When wood alcohol, also known as methanol, is metabolized in the body, it is converted  from methyl alcohol, normal drinking alcohol, into into formic acid. Formic Acid is quite poisonous. It is famous for causing blindness.  Boulder Wood Alcohol! Safe or Deadly? The process occurs in two steps: Methanol, or Wood Alcohol, Is Abbreviated CH3OH. […]

Waneka is always filled with surprises. Some are accessible and hold still, other appear and then vanish before I can hit the shutter. That’s my excuse for missing the picture of a macaw riding on someones shoulder as the walker circled the lake. The Continental Divide In The Background Over Lake Waneka.   Longs Peak, […]

Veterans Day, observed annually on November 11, honors the service and sacrifice of military veterans in the United States. Its origins trace back to the end of World War I, which formally concluded with the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919. However, the fighting ceased seven months earlier, on the eleventh hour of the […]

My personal favorite local to Boulder remains Longs Peak. Here’s Longs  Peak the day after the recent series of storms.

Boulder BBQ comes in a wide variety of flavors, styles, meats, and preferences. But which are considered the best? Boulder’s Best BBQ Here’s a starting point for your BBQ exploration. The top 5 BBQ spots in and around Boulder, Colorado: 1. West End Tavern – Location: 926 Pearl St, Boulder, CO 80302 – Highlights: Award-winning […]

Look Outside! It Snowed! It Snowed Concrete! My mother was a great teacher. One of her skills was teaching me to worry. How good was she? I caught myself in a perfect mellow state worrying about what I was forgetting to worry about!!! Fact. Today my worrying centers on the dangers of shoveling snow. I […]

Chris Cornell at Red Rocks was captured by Lisa Siciliano. Lisa, the official Red Rocks photographer for many years including when this was taken, “works wet.” That means she is shooting her black and white masterpieces using actual film, developing the film, and printing the results. She works with chemistry in the darkroom instead of […]

Is Boulder Weather Prediction Fact or Fantasy? My believe is that it is both!  Boulder weather is a mix of fact and fancy. Even Dumbledore would be baffled!  Historically, weather has been predicted based upon weather patterns over many years. Weather one year give clues to to what to expect the next year. These patterns […]

Boulderites are part of the US electoral process. People struggle to understand it. What IS that process? The Electoral College is a fundamental aspect of the United States’ presidential election process. Understanding the Electoral College, how it works, and why it matters is crucial for citizens to comprehend the intricacies of electing the nation’s leader.  […]

My favorite part of visiting Las Vegas is visiting the Hoover Dam, an art deco masterpiece. Boulder Vacation: Hoover Dam’s Deco! is located in the middle of the desert. Close to Death Valley, the hottest place on earth, it comes to mind during the start of our winter’s cold. Boulder Vacation: Hoover Dam’s Deco! So […]