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Wed Oct 1, 2008 | All (Home), Photography

Bonfire for Jeff’s birthday

Sandi and I invited Jeff and Leta for dinner for his birthday and lit up a huge pile of brush and other stuff we had gathered from around the property over the summer. It was quite a display! I snapped this great silhouette of Jeff while he was tending the fire....

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Fireside at the Veitch’s

Wed Sep 24, 2008 | All (Home), Lifestyle

Fireside at the Veitch’s

We all had a great meal the other night. Appetizers of shrimp and scallops followed by ribs. Sitting by the fire is a tradition that never fails to bring out good conversation and warm...

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Bankruptcy hearing in Denver

Tue Sep 23, 2008 | All (Home), Strange, Work

Bankruptcy hearing in Denver

I've recently returned from testifying in the NCT case and it reminds me why I was happy to leave the legal arena. For the last three years I have steadfastly tried to guide NCT forward for the benefit of the creditors, local community and ultimate new...

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Ma Famiglia in Meeker

Tue Sep 9, 2008 | All (Home), Food and Drink

Ma Famiglia in Meeker

Went to lunch with Brandy, Matt, Justin, Dakota, Jimmy, Eva and Sandi. We were there for Justin's opening game 'Cowboy Football!' Beer choices are sometimes hard, but Drop Top carried the day, and we found that mother Eva reallllly liked it! [gallery...

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Captive in my own home

Thu Sep 4, 2008 | All (Home), Health, Homestead

Captive in my own home

Although my recovery is coming along fine, my mobility is limited by abdominal tenderness. I've been on the couch or in bed for days on end and it is annoying to say the least. The other night brought a beautilul sunset with bright long shadows that enticed me from...

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Hooked up again

Sat Aug 30, 2008 | All (Home), Health

Hooked up again

I had my final surgery on Thursday to reverse my ileostomy and I'm being released from the hospital in a few hours. Woo-hoo! All systems seem to be working fine and I'm digesting scrambled eggs & pancakes as I write this. I still have a month or so of healing...

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Sunset over the Cimarrons

Sun Aug 24, 2008 | All (Home), Photography

Sunset over the Cimarrons

Sandi and I went to Montrose to help Jeff and Leta paint their house and do some grading with the Bobcat. It was a fun day that culminated with dutch-oven ribs server outside under a beautiful sunset. The image below was taken looking almost straight up as the sun...

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Animated Drum Crushing

Sat Aug 16, 2008 | All (Home), Strange

Animated Drum Crushing

This is brutal. What you are seeing is a 55 gallon drum being devoured by a crusher. Imagine falling into that! Just a random animated .gif image I ran...

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Sandi is the Pied Piper

Thu Aug 14, 2008 | All (Home), Homestead, Strange

Sandi is the Pied Piper

Sandi and the geese get along great. They sit in her lap and peck lightly at her rings and bracelet as she pets them. After a bit they quiet down and just relax and poop on her...

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Stringing fence

Mon Aug 11, 2008 | All (Home), Homestead

Stringing fence

Today I added some cross fencing to the horse pasture. It's easy. Just push in t-posts with the Bobcat , cover with the HorseGuard plastic sleeves, pop in the tape guides and string the electric...

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Olathe Sweet Corn Festival

Sat Aug 2, 2008 | All (Home), Lifestyle

Olathe Sweet Corn Festival

Brandy and the boys came down and we went to the festival. All the roasted corn on the cob you can eat! The best sweet corn available...

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Fly fishing

Sun Jul 20, 2008 | All (Home), Me!

Fly fishing

Went to a local spot outside of Hotchkiss with Sandi, Jimmy, Eva, Jeff, Leta, Justin & Dakota. We fished 4 of the 8 ponds and caught a variety of cutthroat, brown and...

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