so sweet!

I heard this story on NPR (All Things Considered) and learned about a Chinese police officer who found a great reason to take off her uniform. She is feeding hungry babies after the earthquake.

Flash Flood and Avalanche .... run

Flash Flood and Avalanche .... run, originally uploaded by JakeEssl.

turn around!

IMG_2172.JPG, originally uploaded by futemc27.

it's a trap!

Take That, Smoking Dogs

Take That, Smoking Dogs, originally uploaded by mikepirnat.

No fair.

a verdict has been rendered

Quoted from this article
Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius won his appeal Friday and can compete for a place in the Beijing Olympics.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the 21-year-old South African is eligible to race against able-bodied athletes, overturning a ban imposed by the International Association of Athletics Federations.

CAS said the unanimous ruling goes into effect immediately.

"I am ecstatic," Pistorius told reporters in Milan, Italy. "When I found out, I cried. It is a battle that has been going on for far too long. It's a great day for sport. I think this day is going to go down in history for the equality of disabled people."

get ready to laugh

I made this
Originally uploaded by *antonia*

I hope Antonia doesn't mind if I post this. The option was there, and resistance was futile.

she kills me

front blowing in

30 minutes ago it was 79 degrees here. Now it is 63 and dropping, with a possibility of snow tonight or tomorrow.

getaway, part two

Friday night we ate and drank at Osteria Marco.

i love the lamps, and the green wallpaper in the loo.

more resting, then Saturday night we met up with Kris' friend Liz and ate & drank at The Ninth Door.

devils on horseback

cafe and postres

We rode the free shuttle back to the hotel.

Kris & Liz got all caught up on high school gossip

Sunday morning we ate Mother's Day Brunch at Rioja.

St. Germain cocktail complete with house-made grapefruit bitters and grapefruit gelee. Deee-lish!



and then it was time to go back to the airport. Now I'm verklempt, so talk amongst yourselves. Topic: Mother's Day getaway 2010. We're thinking a warm beach in a nation knee-deep in avocados.

Oh yeah, we also went to the Hammond Candy Factory to buy peppermint pillows, elected not to attend the Chocolate extravaganza, but did see Baby Mama. Fun!

Now go wish Sinda a belated Happy Birthday!

getaway, part one

We stayed at the Magnolia Hotel. We shopped in Boulder at Boulder Bookstore and Prana, where Kris flirted with a girl from Tyler, Texas. We ate at Centro and had a really bad server named Ashlee.

nipples!

Suddenly a stranger appeared. Poking her head out of the bathroom stall she appeared startled to see a photo session taking place.




We rested, and we read.


to be continued...