Since our outdoor activity is limited at this time of year, I’m going to touch on a variety of other subjects this post.
Sports:
The Denver Broncos are in the Super Bowl, to be played next Sunday. They will face the Carolina Panthers. How will the Broncos do? It depends on what team shows up…the dominant defense and the well-executing offense, or the team that won two early games without an offensive touchdown. I guess we’ll just have to see.
Go Broncos!
Politics:
The primary season begins tomorrow with the first votes taken in the Iowa caucuses. Pam and I are registered Independent voters which, in Colorado, means we cannot vote in either the Republican or Democratic primaries – you have to be a registered member of the party to vote in the primary. Leaning more liberal, the Democratic Clinton / Sanders side appeals to us more than the Republican Trump / Cruz philosophy. The next few months should be interesting.
Family history:
Going back through some photos came across this family shot:
Felicity, Toby. Pam and Jerry on June 22, 2008
We don’t have many family group photos and nothing very recent. Since this photo was taken (at our home in De Beque) Toby has moved to Indiana and Felicity is currently in Portland, Oregon. It’s been a while since the family has been in one place at the same time.
Weather:
The past few days have been warmer than average for this time of year, which resulted in snow melt. However, supposedly there’s a big storm on the way. The forecast for the next 72 hours includes the possibility of 7 to 11 inches of new snow beginning tonight. Temperatures will fall to below normal levels which means the entire week will be on the cold side. Pam says she’s ready for winter to be over (except for the skunks)!
Otherwise it has been a mostly routine week here. I put new license plates on the RAV4; this required a trip to the Motor Vehicle Department office in Grand Junction to pay the license fee. At work I received notice my pay will be going up 2% — but — Pam’s take-home income will go down (due to increased insurance plan costs). One step forward, two steps back…
Due to weather conditions we haven’t been able to house hunt last weekend or this weekend, so no news to report on that project. Pam continues to monitor the For Sale listings and when we do get a decent weekend there will be a list of properties to drive by and preview.
That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!
Pam’s Two Cents Worth:
I feel as if I’m in “Seven Brides For Seven Brothers,” the part where everyone is snowbound until the pass opens at the end of winter.
Happy Trails.
Manning’s “Last Hurrah” — probably. He has short & intermediate routes “left in him” — he was in pain when exercising his throwing arm in later quarters in his last game.
Carolina has a physically stronger team — if they can stop the Bronco offense and a time-of-possession advantage, it could be a blow-out.
It will take a perfectly executed strategy for Denver to win…
I’ve too many years of disenchantment and historical observations. Plus, I know Donny Trump. This is a self-glorification rich kid’s game to him. Cruz represents a small faction of fanatics, Clinton the “establishment”, and Sanders appears to be an “aging flower child”.
Whatever the choice, no real change, as “change” is stalemated.
2nd real “snowstorm” of the season yesterday — 8+ inches on the ground. All-in-all, a mild winter with about half the seasonal average of snowfall…
oooh, I love that family picture! I think you should recreate it as closely as you can! Love those comparison pics!
The caucus here in iowa was pretty crazy as you can imagine. I just can’t get behind anybody. Feel like this is some sort of spoof reality tv election year. I’m holding out for some last minute independent candidate to show up and save the day/country!
Pam is trying to get both kids here this spring. If so we’ll take the “comparison” photo and post it!
As for politics….not much a rational person can look at and approve of.