26 12, 2020

Pandemic Year 1: July 2020

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July started with a bang. The bar across the street decided to do their own illegal fireworks show, but with the wind the major/professional style fireworks they lit off kept drifting and going off near my roof. My dog, who has never minded fireworks in her 11 years on this earth freaked out as the booms and lights kept getting closer. At one time I felt the heat and embers hit me from the fireworks. Miraculously they didn't burn down my condo. Beyond that, July was pretty chill. After the whirlwind of hikes in June, I stayed mostly home in

20 12, 2020

Pandemic Year 1: January 2020

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When I think back to the last of the "Before" or "Normal" times my memories of early January are ironically filled with sickness. A double-barrel Flu was sweeping Denver. Co-workers hacked and coughed, sneezed, sniffled, and runny noses abound. And not just at work, the bus became a gauntlet as well. But it was "normal". No different than any other year.  I remember trying in vain not to get sick. Daily "Defense" lemonade/tea from Starbucks. One event standing out was the National Western Stock Show Parade. I ran down with a co-worker, and we missed the cows, but caught some

16 12, 2019

Museum Monday: Vader

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Ralph McQuarrie greatly influenced the design of Star Wars. I was lucky to get a gift of one of his original art books from the 70's and then later when Denver Art Museum displayed his works alongside their Star Wars: The Power of Costumes I was excited to see this original painting. Museum Monday is an every other week series about museum news, objects, and reviews.

1 12, 2019

November 2019 Recap

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It was a very busy month for me! I saw Kathleen Madigan perform, went to a Broncos game with my Dad (they actually won!), watched Monster Trucks with my nephew and went on two trips!   View this post on Instagram   Taking dad to #broncos #clevsden for his birthday! A post shared by Lili (@liliontheloose) on Nov 3, 2019 at 2:39pm PST   View this post on Instagram   Touchdown. Bring on Thunder! #clevsden #broncos A post shared by Lili (@liliontheloose) on Nov 3, 2019 at 3:47pm PST   View this post on Instagram   #clevsden A post shared

18 11, 2019

Museum Monday: Scale of the Dinosaurs

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A few years ago I went to an exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science called Ultimate Dinosaurs and I was struck by the size of Dinosaurs. This massive vertebra from an Argentinosaurus is as big as a person. This leg of a Futalognkosaurus Dukei made it clear no museum would ever be able to display a full specimen. It isn't just herbivores that are massive, this skull from a Carcharodontosaurus is huge, larger than a T-Rex. It really puts it in perspective how terrifying these animals were. Museum Monday is an every other week series about museum news, objects,

2 09, 2019

Travel Luck: Puppies on a Plane

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One of my bucket list items was to sit next to a cute puppy on a flight. I've seen dogs on planes before, such as service dogs or older small dogs in carriers, but I was never near enough to pet the dog. So I was delighted to see this little pup standing in front of me on a Southwest flight a few years ago. She was flying from Denver to Orange County by her breeder, to meet her forever home. She was a Bernese Mountain Dog 8 week pup! She was very well behaved and was quiet throughout the

1 07, 2019

June 2019 Recap

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June was a very busy month for me! I once again attended the Colorado Shakespeare Festival and this year saw Twelfth Night! Later in the month, I saw Fiddler on the Roof which was so moving! I also took my first day off in a while to have a fun Spa day! I've always wanted to see Eddie Izzard, and managed to get a ticket to see him. He was hilarious and one of the best comedians I've seen. So glad I was able to see him this tour. I had two really good museum days. The first was seeing