Why are my patio fence sconces so dim? Wasps. Made a home.
Mark McGee
@smackmegthermo.bsky.social
USAF vet. SR-71/U2 computer/planning/intel (not pilot). CoCoRaHS observer, Skywarn spotter near Berthoud CO. Happily married. If u r here to apply your purity test, assume I failed. Move along. #BLM
OTD: There Will Come Soft Rains. "Still farther over, their images burned on wood in one titanic instant, a small boy, hands flung into the air; higher up, the image of a thrown ball, and opposite him a girl, hands raised to catch a ball which never came down." www.rogerebert.com/mzs/silhouet...
Silhouettes and Warnings: On Reading Ray Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains" On the Exact Day When It's Set
The events of Ray Bradbury's short story "There Will Come Soft Rains" occur today: August 4, 2026.
rogerebert.com
How many innings can Brett Sullivan pitch? Asking for a friend. @reneedechert.com
Berthoud Indivisible is part of the CD8 Indivisible Coalition. We worked hard the last few months to get a grant for a billboard, radio ads and banner materials. WE GOT THE GRANT! We have a billboard up in Gilcrest on Highway 85. Radio ads are airing on KXPK 96.5.
Ever heard of the historic Lace House in Black Hawk? It's been moved and will open as a museum next year. www.cpr.org/2026/08/03/r...
Why the historic Lace House in Black Hawk was moved from one spot to another
The Carpenter Gothic House Will Re-open as a Museum Next June
cpr.org
Colorado turns 150 years young today. Happy sesquicentennial to the Centennial State.
Colorado turns 150 years young today. Happy sesquicentennial to the Centennial State.
The Colorado Sun has been celebrating many of the things unique about the Centennial State. Take a look at 150 things that just lean into Colorado's awesomeness.
coloradosun.com
In which the transplant from Hawaii who hates snow was given the task of coming up with a BINGO card of quintessential Colorado experiences for the state's 150th birthday this weekend: www.axios.com/local/boulde...
Colorado bingo: Are you a true Coloradan?
Check off the experiences that prove you've earned your Colorado stripes.
axios.com
I am sitting in a lawn chair. On my front lawn before sunset. To determine if the brown bats have found a new entrance to my roof. I was up early this morning and did not see them returning. @mariannedenton.bsky.social
ICYMI because I broke the thread and thank you so much for your support !!
Donate to Support Muddy Cat’s Fight Against Cancer, organized by Marianne Denton
We all know & love our good friend known as Muddy Cat on social media but Mik… Marianne Denton needs your support for Support Muddy Cat’s Fight Against Cancer
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muddy cat 🐈⬛ 🐾🐾🐾🐾@muddycat.bsky.social · 6d agoThis would really help. I have two more bags of meds I had copays for one very expensive.
ATTENTION ! Friends, pals & buddies! A month ago our good friend @muddycat.bsky.social left home to “live to keep on living” at OHSU Hospital. A month of hospital beds & hotel beds. A month of chemo, ER visits, tests, scares & fears. AND -gasp- a month without Thor & DotMatrix! The Cat Crew. 1/3
muddy cat 🐈⬛ 🐾🐾🐾🐾@muddycat.bsky.social · last mo.This is what they’re feeding me. 🙀
With DPO season tickets, you not only experience all five concerts of our thrilling 79th season. You're also investing in the arts, in the community, and in our mission to make classical music accessible to all. 🎶💫 This is how we can ensure classical music reaches everyone. buff.ly/b6BCOa7
Gabe Evans will try to distance himself from Donald Trump and his failed policies and will try to position himself as a "moderate". But we know the truth - he is inextricably linked to Trump and is extreme MAGA. Vote for @mannyrutinel.bsky.social #CO-08 #copolitics Greeley
The Planning Commission voted 6-2 to deny the appeal after hours of testimony from the appellants, the applicant, and members of the community. Following the hearing, the data center developer and an appellant appeared on talk radio to discuss the hearing. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/07/co-s...
CO Springs Planning Commissioners Reject Activists' Attempt to Stop Data Center
Last week the Colorado Springs Planning Commission denied an appeal of the administrative decision to approve the Project Taurus data center. The project will be housed in a former Intel...
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Earlier this month, a New York Times journalist was watching “The Sheep Detectives” when FBI agents showed up at his door with a subpoena. Last week, a judge had some questions. It didn’t go well for the Justice Department. My dispatch from the NYT hearing: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
The Subpoena Detective: A Dispatch from the Times Hearing
On jets, journalism, and a judge
lawfaremedia.org
We're just going to have to make sure that Trump is the millstone around their necks - starting with Gabe Evans #CO-08 #copolitics Greeley
Keep an eye on him and hold him to the task. Jason Crow is the real deal.
Aman Batheja@amanbatheja.bsky.social · last wk.Rep. Jason Crow is not a household name, but his stature is growing on Capitol Hill. He was one of the Democrats who Trump called treasonous for shooting a video about defying illegal orders. If Democrats win back the House, Crow will likely get some of the credit time.com/article/2026...
took a look at the final turnout numbers in the #copolitics primary and talked to some cool folks to get their takes. Thanks @bradjones.bsky.social, Kelly Maher and Owen Loftus!
Turnout surged in Colorado’s primary election | Rocky Mountain PBS
The 2026 primaries marked the second highest primary turnout since 2010.
rmpbs.org
If you've been thinking about subscribing to Chills, now’s the time. Your support helps make independent, unabashed journalism possible. chills.substack.com/p/chills-is-...
Chills Is 75% Off This Summer
If you've been thinking about subscribing, now’s the time. Your support helps make independent journalism possible.
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NEW: Today is officially Denver's hottest day in over 8 years. 103° officially at DIA = hottest Denver temperature since June 28, 2018 (2,950 days ago). #COwx
Environmental laws do not protect anything when we are too afraid to use them. Meanwhile, the road is built, the forest is cut, and the species disappears. My new essay: Waiting for the Perfect Environmental Lawsuit
Waiting for the Perfect Environmental Lawsuit
Why conservation can lose everything while waiting for a better case, court, or administration
open.substack.com
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Gabe Evans' Cow@gabeevanscow.bsky.social · 2w agoMore than 2.4 million SNAP recipients and 27,000 Coloradans have lost SNAP benefits under the "big beautiful bill" that Gabe Evans championed... #CO-08 @twni-indivisible.bsky.social @greeleyweldindiv.bsky.social Greeley Thornton NOCO Moo!
Slow bbq tomorrow. Today I am preparing Borracho beans.
And Gabe Evans gladly voted for that. Be sure to acknowledge this by voting for @mannyrutinel.bsky.social this November. #CO-08 #copolitics Greeley Thornton #GutlessGabe
WatchYourRepsTN&SC@watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 2w agoThe Trump family took $4 billion while building a $1 billion gilded ballroom and demolishing the East Wing. Now 20 million Americans risk losing healthcare. This is what Republicans call leadership. #RepublicanCostOfCorruption
Happy Birthday John D. MacDonald, 1916, Sharon, Pennsylvania. The prolific author created the classic Florida private eye Travis McGee, beginning his career as a magazine writer, moving into paperback originals, and publishing the first McGee book, THE DEEP BLUE GOOD BYE, in 1964.
