Okay, so the balloon drop was a little bit like John Kerry’s convention, as you’ll see. The fishing line somehow got stuck in the middle of the wrapping paper, so it took a couple of extra steps to get all the balloons down. But it was successful in the end, and the kids loved it. 🙂 Video, from three different… Read more »
It’s no #snowpocalypse, but 2011 will start in Denver with several inches of snow on the ground, and bitter cold in the air — 4 degrees now, below zero tonight.
Tomorrow night. Midnight Mountain Time. DU Bally Drop. Be there.
Tomorrow is Loyette’s third birthday, and we’re hosting a “Noon Year’s Eve”-themed birthday party for her. Becky (who is awesome) is doing the vast bulk of the planning, preparation and house-cleaning (did I mention Becky is awesome?), but she tasked me with devising a way to have a “balloon drop” at noon. So last night, after Becky blew up several… Read more »
I wish all of you, Living Room Times readers, and your families and loved ones, the very happiest of holidays. Merry Christmas!!!
Deadspin’s list of 10 Things That Christmas Would Be Better Off Without (warning: profanity!) is very, very wrong — for instance, #1 is Jesus — but also very funny in parts. My favorite is number 3: Christmas Cards That Do Not Include An Awkward Family Photo The only reason to send me a Christmas card is so I can look… Read more »
So, I was thinking this morning about ringing in the New Year this December 31. Alas, the countdown to midnight promises, once again, to be a bit of an anticlimax, what with Loyette’s “Noon Year’s Eve” birthday party being the centerpiece of the day, and Becky most likely going to bed after the Times Square countdown at 10:00 PM Mountain… Read more »
Always my favorite two ornaments on our Christmas tree:
Yes, the jack-o-lantern at left says “VOTE OR DIE.” All credit to Becky on that — indeed, on both of our awesome jack-o-lanterns. Anyway, here are some shots of trick-or-treaters coming to our door. Between 5:00 PM and roughly 7:45 PM, we gave away more than 1,100 pieces of candy. And we could have given away several hundred more, if… Read more »
In the Denver neighborhood of Stapleton, with its enormous “stroller population” — it’s an absolute mecca for families with little kids — the 4th of July is marked with a parade through Central Park. Who’s in the parade? No floats, no veterans’ groups, no marching bands, no Shriners. Just the residents of Stapleton, with strollers and wagons and bicycles (and… Read more »