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Them Thar Mountains

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Just outside my truck last evening. For the past few weeks, whenever the weather became too hot, I'd decided to go into the mountains where the elevation keeps the air a little cooler. For example, a couple of weeks ago, when the temperatures in Denver were about 100 degrees Fahrenheit I headed up to the mountains for some much needed relief. The temperatures where I went were in the low-70s. A stark contrast to the sweltering heat in the greater metropolitan area.  I decided to go again these past couple of days and while I didn't share any photos from previous trips, I decided to share a couple from this outing because ... well, why not? I shared a couple to Twitter and other social networks (don't worry, I didn't go back to FB) and only yesterday remembered I have a blog.  Yes, yes, I'm an idiot, but who really reads blogs anymore? It's all short posts and memes. On this particular trip, I spent the first night in a very busy place and that's not what I w

Strangers Aren't Always Bad

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With an hour to kill between appointmen😆😃 decided to stop and grab a quick bite 😀to eat at a fast food joint. I won't mention the name of the place, but they serve tacos and their name doesn't start with "T".  One of the things I enjoy the most is the fries they serve. Thy are crinkle cut 😆😃⬇️, which is good for texture (for those of us who like texture in our foods), thick enough to be sturdy for holding ketchup and long enough that you can usually get a couple of bites out of one fry.  Not wanting anything more than a order of fries and an soda, I decided to stop and eat. Inside, there was a woman and an older man seated at one of the tables with computers and spreadsheets out around them. I assumed the woman to be the General Manager of this particular location and the man as maybe a district manager.  I went to the counter, ordered a medium fries, their mocha coffee thing and a breakfast wrap. The order took a minute to get to me and when she set the fries on