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Thursday, July 24th, 2008West of the Rockies and the Continental Divide, is a small community named Meeker. There’s a story behind the naming of this town that shouldn’t be forgotten. As we passed through Meeker last week, Dalton briefly told me of it’s past, why it was named Meeker. So I did a little research, and with [...]
Mayonnaise and Beer
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 by Anonymous
When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours
in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar…and the beer.
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in
front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very
large and empty mayonnaise jar and [...]
Steamboat….traffic everywhere!
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008On Monday while Dalton and I were lazily trying to make our way through Steamboat, which seems to be only on Lincoln Avenue, we were stopped at a red light. Pedestrians were waiting on either side to cross when the little hand turned green. A latecomer on a bike towing his leashed dog started to [...]
Steamboat Springs and the Yampa Valley Curse
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008The French Trappers were the first to come to Steamboat back in the 1880s and they called the area, ‘Big Bend’, mainly because the Yampa River turns west at this point in the valley. Later after hearing the chugging of the natural springs sounding like a steamboat, Steamboat Springs was born. Steamboat evolved from [...]
I’m a Winner!
Monday, July 21st, 2008Dear Winner,
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and Batch:074/05/ZY369. You have therefore been approved to claim a
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online Promo.
Yeah right! I may have been born at night, but it wasn’t last night. [...]
