Odds & Ends

Over on the Eastern Shore,  I drive through the small community of Gargatha frequently, as it's on highway 13.  I read, with horror, last night of the fact that a State Trooper was sent to check up on a possible suicide call in a mobile home in Gargatha.  The Trooper found five bodies inside the home.  An investigation is continuing.   ....  The Great Western Bank at 1900 9th Street, here in Boulder, was robbed this morning.  A man wearing a hoodie and "with long brown hair" robbed the three open tellers inside - a hoodie and a hat, with a long brown wig sewn into it, were found in the parking lot.  The man was described as 5 foot 9 inches, white, about 200 pounds, and "with a gut."  ....  Joel called me this morning to let me know that Remy had a 10 a.m. chiropractic appointment - but I had already left home.  So I walked Rosie by herself - and we covered a lot more territory than the three of us normally do.  I was doing a walk/jog half of the time we were out and moving.  ....  The kits cuddled on me last night while I watched Person of Interest and The Mentalist.  Thank goodness that Carter decided to help Reese and Finch in the end! Of course, she'll probably get into a lot more trouble because of her help.  At least one of the new shows is worth watching!  .....  Not much else is going on; folks like the idea of seeing bison on the mesa approaching Boulder, but are extremely wary of backing the plan due to lawsuits and/or litigation in case one of the big guys gets loose and a vehicle plows into it.  Someone offered the idea of having a Boulder Bison Foundation, and having folks contribute to it - including sponsoring a bison, or part of a bison for a year.  (I think kids would get a kick out of that idea!)  But most people keep bringing up the cost of fencing and insurance coverage.  It's too bad that we have become such a litigious society!   ....  And, of course, I hope the Broncos and Tim Tebow stomp Tom Brady and the New England Patriots on Sunday!
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