Thoughts from Denver

I've come to Denver to see some friends and thought I'd throw a few thoughts down.

1. Bronco fans seem to be fairly stoic in regards to Plummer. Being such an up and down franchise has helped the fans not despise Plummer as much as he should be. Face it, he's Dave Kreig with a stronger arm. They'll never go to the Super Bowl with him.

2. Had some truly fantastic basil tofu at a Thai restaurant last night. It's nice to know that somewhere in a red state, someone knows how to fry a piece of tofu. Seriously, it might have been the best tofu I've ever had.

3. The shit is about to hit the fan here with water. Our friends' house is sinking because the recent drought has lowered the water table. Douglas County, near here, was for a long time the fastest growing county in America. Then people realized that there was no water. They have enough water to last for 4 years. That's right--4. What's going to happen then, no one knows and seemingly doesn't want to talk about. Really, this is just typical western sprawl without any planning, but Douglas County and the Denver area in general could be the first place in the West that just totally runs out of water. But it won't be the last.

4. The open space ordinances in the towns northwest of Denver, including but not only Boulder, leads to enough nice open space that I've seen a lot of ducks and geese flying around. Which is really cool.

5. Most freeway drives are really boring but I-25 from Santa Fe to Denver has to be one of the best freeway stretches in America. Lots of historical places, including Fort Union on the Santa Fe Trail, old mining towns such as Walsenburg, Trinidad, and Raton, the site of the Ludlow Massacre, and great scenery, including lots of views of Pikes Peak. And of course there's the obligatory stop at the Focus on the Family Visitor Center in Colorado Springs.