In this day and age of high gas prices one should remember that every time the brakes in a car are applied, that is wasting energy. Anytime you impede momentum energy is wasted. You will need to brake when driving but the jack-rabbit starts where someone punches the SUV so that at the end of the block you have to slam on your brakes, this is just not necessary anymore. No one is impressed. Relax and save gas.
I saw an ad recently in the local paper that stated, "The hottest workout in LA and NYC is now available in Carbondale" with the catch phrase "Are you ready to get stripper fit". Of course this is a Seven Week Striptease Dance Class series. Now my thoughts on this is has porn become so mainstream that women now strive to be like the stars of it all. Are all women secretly wanting to be striptease dancers. Now I don't mind a good night out once every six months but I always thought that the women dancing were there because they were at the botttom of their luck and had no where else to go. And seriously, are they really in good shape because of their dancing or in spite of it, along with their daily workout routine. I talked to a dancer one time that told me she did 100 pushups along with her daily workout. Maybe this is a good thing, I don't know, but don't forget a good bike ride when getting in to shape.
I was watching "We were Soldiers" and all I could think of is what happened to Madeleine Stowe's lips. Do we as a society like what happend to her. I couldn't help staring at them the whole movie. They had more collagen than Andy Mcdowell's new breasts. What I wonder is because of her star power is the media afraid to tell her that her plastic surgeon should be arrested. I can't help but laugh at "the Donalds" hair everytime I see him. Are we supposed to believe that it is just a really bad dye job. The top half of his head is redder than Madeleine Stowe's lips. Couldn't the Donald be just as attractive showing his age and wisdom. At least can't he afford a real hairdresser. If stars are going to be as superficial as they are we deserve to call them on it when the work is bad. Or they could just age gracefully.
ANother 4th of July has come and gone and due to prevention and banning of fireworks, the fire season surrounding the fourth was fairly light. Aspen cancelled their fireworks but Carbondale, Glenwood and Avon all had exceptional shows which could never be surpassed with anything purchased at the roving firework stands that always seem to appear this time of year. I wonder if with global warming and common sense maybe it is time to just ban over the counter fireworks all togeter and leave the shows to the public municipalities. If you think about it what intrinsic value do fireworks provide. The answer is none! The only provide for a lot of taxpayer money dipensed to fighting fires and occaisonal property damage, along with frequent injuries to mostly kids. Maybe it is time for our generation to make a societal change that would benefit all future generations.
"In 1916 Congress passed a public lands act containing a general reservation of valuable minerals in the lands, reserving “all the coal and other minerals in the lands” in all lands patented under the Act. And Colorado, like most other western states, recognizes separate ownership of the Surface Estate and the Mineral Estate and the distinct private property rights associated with each." This is the single most threatening piece of legislation to the future of Colorado. As gas companies seem to have their way with municipalities of the west there is no powerful way to police these companies, because most of the leases/places that they drill are often lining the pockests of owners of mineral rights that live in other states. The most important thing we could do to police these companies that seemed to be raping and pillaging the remote places of Colorado is to reverse this law. "All mineral rights should be transferred at the time of sale, of all properties at every transaction, making the current holder of the title of every property also the current holder of all mineral rights that accompany that piece of property.
There is a new jet service in Grand Junction that is offeriing one-way flights to Las Vegas for $59. This is a great deal with the price of gas what it is these days. You can book by going to www.allegiantair.com Service starts July 29th.
Welcome to the first entery in to Basecamp Colorado. This will be a site for information on everything around Glenwood Springs Colorado. From mountain biking to climbing to golf. Sta Tuned.