It was a productive weekend for yard work. Spring HAS sprung. Here are the reasons I know this:
1) Birds are waking us up in the morning.
2) We are able to sit out on the patio with the iPod/donut, NPR podcasts, and duck the sun by 9:00am
3) I am so sore from raking and digging and tilling that not even Christy's strong margaritas can kill the pain.
4) The house floors are disgustingly dirty with paw prints and clots of mud from dogs and shoes.
5) The smell of lawn mower exhaust is in the air.
I LLLLLLOVE IT!

ahhh, finally! A week was a long time to drive in to work. And the biggest concern: The Wall Street Journals were piling up. When you don't drive, you can read. When you drive, all you do is swear at idiot drivers and pray there is a parking spot left for you. Happy endings. The RTD union came to some agreements, the details are few right now. But at least the commuters are happy...and the environment.

So, I am a little late in reporting this, not that anyone really is keeping tabs on this, but our Transit strike has been going on for a week now. It has been eye-opening to say the least, in a few aspects. One, it has made us realize how much the city relies on pub trans. Two, it has allowed the ugly heads of parking lot owners to show through as they raise rates every day to outrageous amounts taking advantage of our vulnerabilities. This process is up for debate in my office, as some think it is just normal supply and demand, others think, yes, they are bastards and gouging us. I feel a bit of both. Three things I have noticed from teh strike. One, the drives DO deserve more than the $1.80 raise over the next three years. Two, buses DO reduce traffic and congestion,  and Three, I get so much LESS reading done now that we have to drive... OH and Four, It's painful to spend $8 bucks a day on parking. I support the strike and hope that they come to an agreement soon. 

at two minutes and three seconds after 1:00 in the morning, the time and date will be 01:02:03 04/05/06 - That won't happen again till the year 2106. - Thanks Beehive