Colorado Wildfire Photos: The Waldo Canyon Fire in Colorado SpringsPlog Photo Blog

Colorado Wildfire Photos: The Waldo Canyon Fire in Colorado SpringsPlog Photo Blog

They say a picture is worth a thousand words.
These are worth a million.
There is no way I could accurately describe the feelings and emotions being felt as we watched this unfold yesterday. It was just so surreal and unnerving.

Note to everyone out there: Trust those in charge when you are involved in a natural disaster. If they tell you to leave your home, leave.
Your life is their #1 priority. It should be yours.

Houses can be rebuilt but "homes" are harder especially if you or part of your family are not there because you thought you could save your property with a garden hose.

Thanks to the Denver Post for this gallery.

Thanks to all the firefighters for all their hard work.

Scruples Question #7

 

Uhmmmmm…..no.

I live in Colorado Springs, CO. (Population: approx. 430,000)

You know, that quiet little hamlet nestled between the plains and Pikes Peak… where at least once or twice a week there’s a shooting or a brawl.

And I’m not just talkin’ about at the bars, folks. I talkin’ about in the neighborhoods and on the streets.

Colorado Springians (or is it Springites?) have a severe problem with “Old West” mentality. They would prefer to settle their differences in the middle of the street at high noon.

Spurs janglin’ , tumbleweeds rolling by, etc.…

No sense talking about it. Just pull out your piece and open fire.

Have a little too much to drink, get disoriented and accidently try your neighbor’s door?

Bang! Bang! You’re on your way to the hospital.

In 2011, there were 32 homicides in “the Springs”.

In 2010, your odds of becoming a victim of a violent crime were 4.7 in 1000.

Now before you NRA members get the wrong idea and think that I’m advocating the government taking away your weapons, I’m not.

I believe you have the right to bear arms and protect your loved ones or yourself. I don’t believe you need an AK47 or another type of automatic weapon to do that.

A handgun or shot gun should do nicely. Also I said to protect you or your loved ones.

There’s no sane reason to open fire because someone scratched your car.

That’s what insurance is for. And besides it’s just a car. It’s not worth someone’s life and you spending yours in prison.

With all that said. I like Colorado Springs.

Most of it.

The weather’s great. It’s just about the right size city. Not too big, not too small. I have some good friends here. The mountains are right there. 

I would recommend it to anyone. You just have to know a few things:

1. There ain’t nothing you need in the neighborhood around Fountain and Murray. You just found the best deal ever on Craigslist? Screw it. You can live without it.
2. Don’t make eye contact.
3. Keep your head down.
4. Just smile and nod.
5. Don’t touch other people’s stuff.

#5 is the reason your battery is going to run down if you leave your lights on.

Sorry.

 

 

Disclaimer

The game, A Question of Scruples is owned and copyrighted by High Game Enterprises. All questions posted here are from the 1986 version of the game which was copyrighted by the Milton Bradley Co. (now Hasbro).

I have no official ties to High Game Enterprises or Hasbro and I am not receiving any compensation for these posts.

My only hope is that they have a sense of humor and don’t sue my ass over this.

See definition of sarcasm here.

 

 

While writing this I was listening to " Superfly" from "Instant Party: Whole Lotta Soul" by "Curtis Mayfield"

Wakey! Wakey!

 

This morning as I was eating my McDonalds breakfast when I looked down at the bag that held the hash browns and saw this:

Immediately my mind went to the TV show “My Name Is Earl” and Earl’s infamous line as he tried to get his brother Randy out of bed:

"Wakey, wakey, hands off snakey."

Then I imagined how this marketing scheme came to be.

Picture a marketing team sweating out ideas while an upper level executive hounds them for results but at the same time rejects all the decent ones.

Suddenly one of the frustrated and fed up ad guys throws out “Wakey! Wakey!

The clueless exec loves it. “Go with it!”, he yells.

The ad guy just sits back and smiles smugly knowing that millions of people are not going to associate the phrase with hash browns.

That’s my theory. Let’s hear yours.

Goodbye Picture of the Day

 

What picture of the day?

Come on, I know you thought it.

Back in March I decided to take a picture a day and post it. It was supposed to be a year long project.

That lasted 6 days and then my laptop died. So after fixing that problem, I decided to just post a picture a day from my archives.

That lasted 13 days.

Sadly with my work schedule, school schedule and a desire to spend my free time with my wife, I just don’t have the time.

So here is lame fix #2.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tgford

There are some really good shots here (most of them by mistake) and some really crappy stuff (my usual quality of work).

I hope you enjoy them and would really like to hear your comments (good or bad).

 

 

While writing this I was listening to " Favorite Year" from "Taking the Long Way" by "Dixie Chicks"

Scruples Question #6

 

“No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.”

-Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution-

 

 

Disclaimer

The game, A Question of Scruples is owned and copyrighted by High Game Enterprises. All questions posted here are from the 1986 version of the game which was copyrighted by the Milton Bradley Co. (now Hasbro).

I have no official ties to High Game Enterprises or Hasbro and I am not receiving any compensation for these posts.

My only hope is that they have a sense of humor and don’t sue my ass over this.

See definition of sarcasm here.

 

 

While writing this I was listening to " The Steamroller (Infinity in Music)" from "Fresh Aire 8" by "Mannheim Steamroller"

Let’s fire this thing back up!

 

Ok, maybe not today….

I’ve got a friend who has issued a challenge to people she knows to revive or start their blogs by posting something everyday in June.

I thought what a great idea since I have been so lax with mine lately.

So all day long I have been thinking of ideas and subjects to write about and here it is 9:55pm on June 1st and I’m too exhausted to recall even one of those ideas.

So here is my lame attempt at the 1st post of the challenge.

 

Good Night…ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz