Downtown Action

I was walking toward my gym downtown today, when I saw a formidable police cordon spanning at least two blocks surrounding the Denver Post building. Police yelled - rather viciously - at any bikers or pedestrians that got near the building (they put up yellow police tape around the building shortly after I took the picture to the left). I asked a police officer on the next block what was going on, but he refused to answer, saying only "Trust me, you don't want to be near that building."

What a mystery! After I returned to the office, I found an article in the Denver Post that likely explained this crazy scene. Apparently there was a bank robbery and suspected backpack bomb just blocks away from my office.

A Night Out - Bobby Lee!

Julia and I went on a date night this weekend to see Bobby Lee, of MadTV and Harold and Kumar fame, do his raunchy stand up comedy at the Improv. We speculated on whether he'd strip down to his skivvies (as he is wont to do), and as you can see from my camera phone picture, Bobby did not disappoint. The poor guy on the chair blushed through a comically aggressive lap dance while his niece watched from the audience.

As expected, Bobby Lee was hilarious; and we decided we should make it a point to check out more live stand up acts. Tons of great comedians come to Denver (Stapleton is just minutes from our neighborhood) and great deals can be had. This show was just $20 per ticket; not bad for a date night!

Old Friends from Florida

This post is a bit late, but I wanted to update our blog with photos from our friends Todd and Bethany's visit to Denver in April. My photos are posted in four parts, and Julia's (better) photos are on her site. We had a great time sampling a myriad of Colorado microbrews (our friends are quite the beer aficionados, and Todd taught us quite a bit about beer appreciation), watching the Rockies slog through a loss in the rain, hiking in mountain lion-infested snowy trails, and merrily touring historic Denver government institutions, among other adventures. Todd and I also nerded out over far too many hours at the Denver zoo, to the annoyance of our wives. It was a treat to have our good friends use their vacation time to visit us in our new home - thanks again guys!