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aspens outside of marble, colorado
september 2008
nikon d200, 18mm, f/8, iso 100, 1/200 s

Jeremy spent a few hours researching the ballot initiatives for Colorado last night because he is a good and responsible citizen. There are a lot of initiatives on the ballot – the second highest number for Colorado ever. So he found a progressive reference site on the ballots which discusses the issues in detail, but also has short summaries that are pretty hilarious. My favorite summary is about ballot initiative 58 which increases state funding for higher education. The oil and gas industry is adamantly opposed to it:

Update: The No on 58 group claims that students will just waste this money on beer. The Oil & Gas companies would rather keep this money for hookers and blow.

Last week when I met with Manisha and Kitt for lunch, I took the traveling NaBloWriMo canvas home with me to add my bit of *creative artistry* before passing it along to Kitt. I don’t draw. I don’t paint. I didn’t even know how to use pastels (I had to look it up online). I consider it a huge victory if my drawings come out looking better than my nephew’s (when he was 6). Today I finally busted out the pastels, drew in my share, and then sprayed it with fixer. It’s ready for Kitt, now.

now you see why i prefer photography

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Recipe: thirteen bean soup

Okay kids, I really have been thinking of that giveaway. I believe I have settled on the prize, but I need a little more time to come up with an interesting question – something that allows me to learn a little bit about my readers. You can be sure that my questions are out of curiosity and not some bloody marketing strategy.

It’s soup season. I was going to say it is soup weather, except it wasn’t when I made this – it was positively balmy and sunny. I wanted to cry my eyes out. Where the *bleep* is my snow?! But today IS soup weather. Overcast, cooler (high in the 50s), rainy… I love it. I have been wanting to try a recipe for seven bean soup for several years. When I walked into the grocery store, I searched the bulk bins for beans. I needed a half cup each of seven types. And then I came across the bin with THIRTEEN beans, all mixed together, right there for me! It was so pretty, I could not resist.

13 kinds

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