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- Multi-published and syndicated blogger and author.
- University lectures at University. of Colorado, Boulder, Denver University Law School, Univ. of New Mexico, Las Vegas NM, and many other schools at all levels. Numerous lectures for the NORML Legal Committee
- Former Judge
- Media work, including episodes of Fox’s Power of Attorney, well in excess of many hundreds media interviews, appearances, articles, and podcasts, including co-hosting Time For Hemp for two years.
- Life Member, NORML Legal Committee, Distinguished Counsel Circle.
- Photographer of the Year, AboutBoulder 2023
- First Chair and Originator of the Colorado Bar Association’s Cannabis Law Committee, a National first.
- Previous Chair, Boulder Criminal Defense Bar (8 years)
- Twice chair Executive Counsel, Colorado Bar Association Criminal Law Section
- Life Member, Colorado Criminal Defense Bar
- Board Member Emeritus, Colorado NORML, and prior chair during legalization, as well as pre and post legalization
- Chair, Colorado NORML, 7 years including during the successful effort to legalize recreational pot in Colorado
- Senior Counsel Emeritus to the Boulder Law firm Dolan + Zimmerman LLP : (720)-610-0951
- Board member, Author, and Editor for Criminal Law Articles for the Colorado Lawyer, primary publication of the Colorado Bar Assoc. 7 Years, in addition to having 2 Colorado Lawyer cover photos, and numerous articles for the Colorado Lawyer monthly publication.
- http://www.Lfrieling.com
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Humans have always had a complicated relationship with weather. Ancient cultures prayed and made offerings to gods in hopes of receiving conditions conducive to growing crops. Adverse weather, then, w…
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Humans have always had a complicated relationship with weather. Ancient cultures prayed and made offerings to gods in hopes of receiving conditions conducive to growing crops. Adverse weather, then, was often interpreted as displeasure on behalf of those same beings—a punishment for failing to observe proper rituals. It doesn’t take a history scholar to understand this impulse. Weather, now as then, is both an enemy and ally. On one hand, it provides everything from the raw material for food—sunlight driving photosynthesis, wind the primary method of plants spreading their seeds—to …
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Sometimes, writing about art and theater feels a lot like falling down the proverbial rabbit hole as I try to find the angle to write about wandering through a haunted-theater immersive experience, ge…
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Sometimes, writing about art and theater feels a lot like falling down the proverbial rabbit hole as I try to find the angle to write about wandering through a haunted-theater immersive experience, getting splashed in a Halloween horror show in the basement of a spaghetti emporium, sweating through a DIY D&D in a comic shop, savoring (har har!) Sweeney Todd’s enraged high notes, and trying to quiet my howling dog in a public house. I’ve found myself in some odd and awkward scenarios. To update the metaphor, writing this column is a lot like drunk-clicking through an endless algorithm o…
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Chief Niwot, Left Hand, is certainly the most famous of our Native American Boulderites. Niwot is known as a peacemaker and as a truly great chief of the Arapaho. Lives lived large spawn legends. Left…
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Chief Niwot, Left Hand, is certainly the most famous of our Native American Boulderites. Niwot is known as a peacemaker and as a truly great chief of the Arapaho. Lives lived large spawn legends. Left Hand has birthed several. THERE ARE NO ACTUAL IMAGES OF CHIEF NIWOT KNOWN TO EXIST. TRUE! The closest we may have come are the magnificent photographs of Dona Bollard. Her sepia-toned masterpieces of a blood descendant of Niwot and Snake Woman, Eldred Poisal are a great example. He was in his 80's when he wrote about how proud he was to have his image used as an "image" of the great chief. Sna…
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Dona Bollard, photographer and winner of the 2024 Boulder Art Fest 2D Art Award, has shared some of her finest and most interesting historical pictures with AboutBoulder and our readers. We are blesse…
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Dona Bollard, photographer and winner of the 2024 Boulder Art Fest 2D Art Award, has shared some of her finest and most interesting historical pictures with AboutBoulder and our readers. We are blessed and grateful! Along with her museum photographs of the blood descendant of Chief Niwot, Eldred Poisal, she has shared the history of the genetic link from Left Hand to Eldred, as well as a letter from Eldred. My gratitude is immense! The "Face" of Chief Niwot: Eldred Poisal, "Squash Blossom" photo by and courtesy of Dona Bollard Eldred, when he was in his 80's, wrote a letter laying ou…
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To me, this is as exciting as breaking the story of Watergate. To Boulder Valley, this is the discovery of a real missing link in Boulder history, a picture of Chief Niwot (almost). Santa Fe is hom…
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To me, this is as exciting as breaking the story of Watergate. To Boulder Valley, this is the discovery of a real missing link in Boulder history, a picture of Chief Niwot (almost). Santa Fe is home to photographer-artist Dona Bollard. Dona was declared the Best 2D Artist at the Boulder Art Fest. The competition was brutal and winning was a significant accomplishment. Of greatest interest to Boulderites is one of the subjects of her photographic masterpieces. Boulderites generally know there is no image of Chief Niwot (Left Hand) extant. No painting, no photograph, and no other image…
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Smoking a joint and breathing air on a high particulate day exposes your lungs to a variety of harmful substances. The nature and concentration of these substances can vary significantly. Here's a c…
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Smoking a joint and breathing air on a high particulate day exposes your lungs to a variety of harmful substances. The nature and concentration of these substances can vary significantly. Here's a comparison based on the types of pollutants involved and a chat about health concerns and remediation: Smoking a Joint 1. Combustion Products: Smoking a joint produces combustion products, including tar, carbon monoxide, ammonia, and other toxic substances. 2. Cannabinoids: The smoke contains cannabinoids like THC and CBD, which can have various physiological effects. 3. Carcinogens: Cannabis…
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Boulder's Art Fest had woodworker Robert Wilhelm as an exhibitor and I loved his work! Robert, out of Santa Fe, was showing salt and pepper shakers. But not just any shakers. These whimsical wonders s…
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Boulder's Art Fest had woodworker Robert Wilhelm as an exhibitor and I loved his work! Robert, out of Santa Fe, was showing salt and pepper shakers. But not just any shakers. These whimsical wonders scream "look at me!" On the one hand with a wood lathe, some paint and we could do this too. NOT! In addition to the skills on the lathe and with paint, and the brilliant work with color and line, it's the creative imagination that brings these hunks of wood to life. Taking the art to the next level by filling it with coarse or extra coarse Himalayan Pink sea salt, what could follow except…
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Boulder is included in today's smoky air alert, declaring an ozone action day alert for Monday. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has recommendations. How to stay safe d…
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Boulder is included in today's smoky air alert, declaring an ozone action day alert for Monday. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has recommendations. How to stay safe during air quality alert The National Weather Service has offered the following tips on how to stay safe on Monday while the action alert day is in effect. Stay inside if possible, especially if you have respiratory concerns or other health problems If you must go outside, limit the amount of time you are out to strictly essential activities Minimize your use of items that increase po…
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Meet Gary Chaffin I admit I am overwhelmed. Overwhelmed by the level of talent that visits our Boulder Mall to hang their masterpieces for our enjoyment and hopeful purchase. IMO (in my opinion) …
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Meet Gary Chaffin I admit I am overwhelmed. Overwhelmed by the level of talent that visits our Boulder Mall to hang their masterpieces for our enjoyment and hopeful purchase. IMO (in my opinion) some of the art was without question of museum quality, the artists achieving true artistic professional status. Many are in fact professional full and part-time artists. I was overwhelmed and remain tongue-tied. As a recovering lawyer, that does not happen much. Over the next couple of days I'm going to focus on one artist per blog. The creators are as interesting and delightful as their creati…
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Fairs, fests, exhibitions, art shows and the like have long been a place where new art styles, schools, have been displayed. One which is worthy of great attention and which gets short shrift at time …
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Fairs, fests, exhibitions, art shows and the like have long been a place where new art styles, schools, have been displayed. One which is worthy of great attention and which gets short shrift at time is the Paris Exhibition of 1900. The Boulder Art Fest, in its final day today, Sunday, is a chance to see a wide variety of styles of art, and is a real treat to the eyes! The Paris exhibition around the turn of the early 20th century, specifically the Exposition Universelle of 1900, was a landmark event in the history of art. This world's fair was held to celebrate the achievements of the past…
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This weekend, Friday, Saturday and Sunday has Boulder again hosting the annual outdoor Art Fest on the Boulder Mall. Many local artists display their works, lining the already beautiful Boulder Mall. …
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This weekend, Friday, Saturday and Sunday has Boulder again hosting the annual outdoor Art Fest on the Boulder Mall. Many local artists display their works, lining the already beautiful Boulder Mall. I will write a blog with "real" pictures of my Sunday visit to the Art Fest. In the meantime, in anticipation of the fundamentally human-created pictures, I put together these CHATgpt pics. I'll take a little of the credit for knowing how and what to ask CHAT to paint. On the other hand, I could not have done this alone. CHAT frequently does better with the Boulder Mall. I love the display …
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pics Lenny Lensworth Frieling pic Lenny Lensworth Frieling pic Lenny Lensworth Frieling Sunsets in Boulder get all of the credit. But is that rational, fair, and a good visual decision? Photographers, painters, very fast weavers, and artists of all flavors have long known that the "golden hour," the time of sunset and sunrise, produces a special light simply not present for the rest of the day. The low angle of the sun coupled with the special colors it brings forth provide for amazing pictures, whether photographed live, painted en pleine air, quickly outside of the scene …
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This Papilio, a Two Tailed Swallowtail, or perhaps a Western Tiger Swallowtail, flitted from flower to flower fascinated by the pollen and the Beatles. I was playing guitar on the deck, switching betw…
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This Papilio, a Two Tailed Swallowtail, or perhaps a Western Tiger Swallowtail, flitted from flower to flower fascinated by the pollen and the Beatles. I was playing guitar on the deck, switching between the Fender guitar tuner app and the phone camera. The Butterfly seemed fascinated (anthropomorphizing perhaps on my part?) by the Rolling Stones and Beatles. It hung out for a while exploring every flower in 10 pots surrounding me. Lenny Lensworth Frieling (all pics) Shared Knowledge Is Power!
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mm Did we experience any record heat during the most recent heat wave? During the recent heatwave, several cities in Colorado experienced record-breaking temperatures. Aspen: On July 17, …
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mm Did we experience any record heat during the most recent heat wave? During the recent heatwave, several cities in Colorado experienced record-breaking temperatures. Aspen: On July 17, Aspen Airport recorded a high of 90 degrees Fahrenheit, marking the hottest July 17 since 1998. Although this temperature is significant, it does not officially count as a record high because records require 30 years of data from one site for confirmation. Vail: Vail saw temperatures around a degree above normal, with the highest temperature recorded at about 71 degrees Fahrenheit. The region g…
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Of course the honor is again Boulder's! The oldest County Fair in Colorado dates back to 1869. To cool us down let's chat about Ferris's Wheel. since they are so cool and fascinating! Our County F…
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Of course the honor is again Boulder's! The oldest County Fair in Colorado dates back to 1869. To cool us down let's chat about Ferris's Wheel. since they are so cool and fascinating! Our County Fair pre-dates Ferris's Wheel by almost 30 years. Since then the wonderful wheels have appeared sporadically in the County. Ferris's Wheel Towers Over the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Boulder County has had Ferris wheels primarily during local fairs and festivals. Notably, the Boulder County Fair, which is the oldest fair in Colorado, has often featured a Ferris wheel among its attrac…
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I was truly shocked. I had a chat with AI about how much hotter it is on concrete, on blacktop, and on outdoor dirt paths. How much hotter is a blacktop parking lot surface than the "ambient air" temp…
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I was truly shocked. I had a chat with AI about how much hotter it is on concrete, on blacktop, and on outdoor dirt paths. How much hotter is a blacktop parking lot surface than the "ambient air" temperature as reported. I know that when I walk out of the supermarket or out of any air conditioned building, it is hotter in the parking lot. I know that when I walk across a blacktop parking lot it is a lot hotter than the ambient air temperature. But how much hotter? I was pretty sure that cement areas like sidewalks and to a greater extent cities with stone buildings and paved sidewalks and st…
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Ballooning starts early. Light was just breaking (mostly in my imagination) when baskets are already being lowered from the back of pickup trucks. Teamwork and cooperation are essential. Balloons are …
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Ballooning starts early. Light was just breaking (mostly in my imagination) when baskets are already being lowered from the back of pickup trucks. Teamwork and cooperation are essential. Balloons are unloaded, laid out on the ground, and filling begins. The main body of balloon-filling air initially is supplied by large powerful fans run on generators. Once the balloon is partially filled, the "dragon flame" begins, filling the rest of the balloon with hot air. The colder it is outside, the thicker the air, and the better the ballooning. With our 100 degree F, 38 degrees C as consistent daily …
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Art is easy. Photography is easy. What is hard is getting up early enough to see the art. Photographers have long known that the best, most fun and interesting light is during the "golde…
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Art is easy. Photography is easy. What is hard is getting up early enough to see the art. Photographers have long known that the best, most fun and interesting light is during the "golden hours," around sunrise and around sunset. Fine. So we know the secret. What's hard about that? EASY! The hard part is getting up early enough to be outside where you want to be, say at a balloon festival in Erie Colorado, when the sun comes up. In the summer, that is EARLY, say 5:00 AM. In the winter it is later, but it is COLD! In the words of Butch Cassidy, "It's a small price to pay for beaut…
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The sun rises over Eastern Boulder County at the Erie Balloon Festival. I arrived at 5:15 AM to make sure I did not miss part of the show! The rising sun lights the clouds where the hot air bal…
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The sun rises over Eastern Boulder County at the Erie Balloon Festival. I arrived at 5:15 AM to make sure I did not miss part of the show! The rising sun lights the clouds where the hot air balloons are welcomed! Here we are at the third picture and so far not even one balloon! I promised balloons! The early risers admire the fantasy of hot air as the balloons are inflated and lift off the ground. Over a dozen balloons and their pilots and crews in various stages of takeoff surrounded me. I was grinning from ear to ear, non-stop. Balloons have the…
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Pool for cool or for a place to melt? It can be either. Even in the water we are being cooked in the microwave we call the "sun." As the temperatures rise, the summer heat can pose serious dangers,…
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Pool for cool or for a place to melt? It can be either. Even in the water we are being cooked in the microwave we call the "sun." As the temperatures rise, the summer heat can pose serious dangers, especially when engaging in physical activities. It's crucial to prioritize staying cool and avoiding heat-related illnesses such as heatstroke. Whether you're hitting the gym, heading to the pool, or attending outdoor events, knowing the best cooling options and strategies can make a significant difference in your well-being. Staying Cool at the Gym When braving the HOT weather to work out at …
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