Archive for January, 2012

End of Days, Part one

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

The end is near or maybe a beginning of a new era.  In less than one year the 2012 phenomenon will strike!  Perhaps a 12 part series will get us in the mood. Locally, here’s what’s up:

We live next to one of the largest volcanoes known; A supervolcano as it is called. Read the writing on the wall: We’re boned!

The Volcanic Explosivity Index (EVI) of Yellowstone is 8.

It has been theorized that the last EVI 8 caused the last Ice Age on earth 75,000 years ago. If Yellowstone were to erupt, there would be no North America as we know it.

Some scientists are watching the bulge

The magma (see diagram above) is something like 30 miles wide and 10 miles deep. Of any and all  the 2012 end of the world predictions, this one is the one most likely to occur.  The Venus Transient, Galactic Crossing,  Polar Shift, Planet X or any of the other so-called predictions have NOTHING on the Yellowstone Volcano.  I think Jeanne and I will visit Yellowstone this Spring before it’s too late!

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The Bulls Still Cry in Severance

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

In the town of Severance, Mr. Bruce Ruth posted a sigh that says: “The Town of Severance — Where the Geese Fly and the Bulls Cry”.

Why Severance is Famous

This town of maybe 650 population has this bar called “Bruce’s”.  It was a biker bar that served bull testicles and it was famous for it (i.e. Rocky Mountain Oysters, or RMO). It was one of those famous dive bars that people out East would talk about. In 2006 Bruce Ruth died and the bar closed.

Part of the mural painted in 1972

It looked like the end of Bruce’s after he died. The town wouldn’t allow the new owners to get a liquor license unless building improvements were made.

The Flying goose and crying bulls are back again

Lucky for Severance a group of folks (one of them named Bruce) were interested enough to get the building into an approved state so that they reopened in October of 2009. Yes! The crying bulls are back!

Daddy Rab was there

We saw Daddy Rab at Engaging Loveland last July and when we saw that they were playing at Bruce’s, we just had to go. So we did.  It was a bit like listening to the Blues Brothers performing at Bob’s County Bunker at times, but Daddy Rab knows a lot of cover songs so by the end of the first set they got ’em up and dancing. I hope they come back again soon.

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Winter Break

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

The Winter Break is now over! Today I start the  Spring semester at CSU with “Plants and Civilization” and “Introduction to Astronomy”.  The Astronomy class is in the same lecture hall right after the Plants lecture so my commute is going to be fairly efficient. It’s also in the same building as the “Bug Zoo”, so I can optimize my visit by feeding the roaches and taking in two lectures in about two and a half hours.

Black Sheep Bike at the health club Bike rack

Here I can take one of those “Spinning Classes” when it’s too cold outside to ride on the path. I also enjoy watching the health club members hunt for the closest parking space to the entrance in their SUV’s.  Come on you guys! There’s plenty of space on the bike rack and it’s only 10 feet from the front door.

Christmas Tree Disposal

Here is Duncan Madog’s cart modified to carry a pine tree. The tree disposal area was only 4 miles from my home, so it was worth trying this out.  How nice to have a 61 degree day in January.

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