Mountain Biking: Rubber side down- Time for a TurnaroundWell, my friends, things are finally looking up, and good timing, too, since I’m sure you’re all sick of me bitching. Recent bike build, including wheels… fun! In what feels like a fairly short time, I’ve come from sitting around … Continue reading → […]
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- Time for a Turnaround
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Boulder County recycling
A friend of mine was walking across what shall remain an unnamed expanse of space in Boulder the other day, when he overheard two individuals in a state of bewilderment.
“What’s ‘landfill’ mean?” person #1 asked person #2 as they walked past a set of three labeled disposal containers. She was holding something she needed to throw away.
“I don’t know,” person #2 replied. “Just throw it in recycling.”
Did you just gasp as loudly as I did?
Let’s start here, with a definition of landfill. According to dictionary.com, a landfill is a “low area of land that is built up from deposits of solid refuse in layers covered by soil.” According to me, Courtney Holden, a landfill is a stinky expanse of garbage that goes on and on and on.
And it’s important that we all know the difference because throwing garbage into the recycling bin can actually do a lot of damage. Don’t believe me? Take a tour through the Boulder County Recycling Center (don’t worry, you don’t have to leave your chair) by checking out this video: Single Stream Recycling at the Boulder County Material Recovery Facility (MRF).
Eastern mountain lion declared extinct
Did you read the title and pause a moment for of silence in honor of that once great species?
Yeah, we have our share of mountain lions in Colorado … but that’s the western mountain lion.
Looking back over the years, relationships between Boulder residents and cougars have been tenuous to say the least. Some want them to stay because, after all, the big cats were here first. Others fear for the safety of their children, cats and dogs. David Baron’s chilling tale, “The Beast in the Garden,” provides a particularly detailed account of the early 1990s when tensions were especially high.
Most of those worries are warranted. Mountain lions are scary.
But in the midst of those concerns, the animal itself is a pretty darn cool.
So what do you think? Is Boulder blessed to have them? Or is the east coast lucky they’re gone?
