gdp's Comments

Daily Camera.com: : A spring nature walk: North Table Mountain, Golden - Boulder Daily Camera

Thu, 15 May 2014 22:12:00 +0000

You WILL encounter rattlesnakes. It IS NOT a nice place to hike. It's hot, dusty dry, with a great view (and smell) of the Coors Brewery. I know. I bought a house on Sharon Parkway and sold it almost immediately (that was after the skunk attack on my dogs in our own yard and two encounters with rattlesnakes in my home.) Don't know what the authors consider a good spring nature walk (well, apparently they like this one), but with all the beauty and natural open space trails in and out of Boulder County ..... Table Mesa isn't one of them. Join the Birding Group ... they take Wonderful! hikes, with nature and beauty all around, as well as our area's incredible birds.

Daily Camera.com: : Krauthammer: Obama the oblivious - Boulder Daily Camera

Wed, 18 Dec 2013 20:30:00 +0000

Pugnacious comments, Kerry. What Obama Care DOES do, is cover mental illness and preexisting conditions. It assures that you, with preexisting conditions, can get the care you need. Have you even looked? Even Illusions mentions he found a great plan.

Daily Camera.com: : Mystery at Lafayette\'s Waneka Lake: Floodwaters retreat, leaking stops - Boulder Daily Camera

Wed, 27 Nov 2013 17:15:22 +0000

my thought as well. Don't know why you're getting negative reaction to such an obvious conclusion.

Daily Camera.com: : Greenlee: No real surprises? - Boulder Daily Camera

Sun, 10 Nov 2013 17:49:15 +0000

Except when they decide to sell off parcels, which seems to be occurring more and more.

Daily Camera.com: : Umberto\'s Auto Sales reaches end of the road - Boulder Daily Camera

Wed, 23 Oct 2013 23:52:31 +0000

Now that I know the family's history, it makes sense that they went out of their way to allow the Bosnian Refugees who had jobs buy their first car in this country on a monthly payment basis, with little or no interest as I recall. We've referred a lot of folks there over the years; a more honest "used car" dealership you'll never find. Glad Robert has such a good job now, and we wish Dad a grand retirement!.

Daily Camera.com: : Lafayette opposes fracking ban, occupation tax ballot items - Boulder Daily Camera

Wed, 2 Oct 2013 17:02:13 +0000

Do you actually think people will vote on "hints" you've heard? How stupid do you think we are??? (that's a rhetorical question, since your bias and previous intrusions prove you DO think we just fell off the turnip truck.)

Daily Camera.com: : Lafayette opposes fracking ban, occupation tax ballot items - Boulder Daily Camera

Wed, 2 Oct 2013 16:37:00 +0000

Every statement quoted by a council member speaking to this issue sounds like a pre-approved script written by Gary Klapake. Everyone carried one of Klapake's buckets, except Christine, who .... SURPRISE was out of town ........again. As far as Christ-Janer Karey hearing "hints" .... HorsePucky. Why don't you tell us exactly what these "extremely innovative programs" are, Karey? And, how do you know these "hints" would be available to cities which DO have franchises, too? What do you people not get about NOW. We have to stop using coal/petroleum/gas polluting energy products NOW. Again (sigh) ... why would ANYONE sign up for twenty years with a corporation/company and not be free to implement the innovative products immediately as they become available???? Don't any of you object to paying for Xcel's mistakes in other jurisdictions? E.G. Boulder's Smart Grid. E.G. Boulder's Eruv. E. G. Cost over-runs on many of Xcel's projects -- For heaven's sake .... THINK for yourselves!

Daily Camera.com: : Greenlee: Should we trust the government? - Boulder Daily Camera

Mon, 16 Sep 2013 14:47:56 +0000

Weather services and news stations report rainfall in Boulder at 16.22. Close enough, Comp.

Daily Camera.com: : Evans: The poor are always with us - Boulder Daily Camera

Mon, 26 Aug 2013 15:26:12 +0000

Q.E.D.

Daily Camera.com: : Evans: The poor are always with us - Boulder Daily Camera

Fri, 23 Aug 2013 15:48:55 +0000

My goodness ... you missed the entire point. You -- seems to me you're the bitter one -- are resentful of your fellow human beings who happen to encounter uncertainty and random - well, chaos. Let me give you a short example of victimhood AND acceptance (I know, a concept perhaps beyond your ability to comprehend.) A childhood friend's mother contracted polio. When I met her, she was in a wheelchair. Her husband was in prison for molesting his brother's daughter. There were three children, one, my friend. Her attitude was more than accepting ... she kept her small home spotless by crawling along the wood floor to keep it clean and polished. As time went on (years) a government program made it possible for her to go to Opportunity School to learn bookkeeping. It paid to have a taxi pick her up in Wheat Ridge, take her downtown, pick her up to take her home. She did so well in school she got a job at the Federal Center. Real work, a grand achievement for this victim of polio. All the while, keep in mind, maintaining her cheerful, positive "attitude." On her first day of work, it snowed like crazy, and the taxi driver dropped her, breaking her leg. Being in a wheelchair, the cast on her leg stuck out and she obviously couldn't continue to work. After six months the cast came off, only to discover that the doctors had set it wrong .... sooo....they broke the leg again, reset it, hoped for the best. Finally, the cast came off .... AFTER she'd been diagnosed with breast cancer. Because they took lymph nodes as well as the breast, her arm couldn't drain fluids properly, so she spent her day with her arm tied up to a pole. Of course by this time all but one of the kids were off on their own, so the youngest one shouldered the responsibility of staying home with mom. I won't go into the details of her daily routine, but you can imagine, getting up, dressed, bathing, etc., etc., etc., ... all with such a positive attitude that at times it was unbelievable to me. After healing from that, she got cancer on the other side. This time, she refused treatment of any kind. Of course, she died. All of this over a period of many years; her support came from the government -- from people like you and me. She was my HERO. She did NOT choose to be "exactly" where she wanted to be. She WAS a victim of incredible circumstance and chaos. Now you tell me she was lonely, with a bitter attitude. She was a dear, shining example of positive thinking ... the sort of thinking that has served me well in life's journey. How you can purport that everyone ... EVERYONE ... is exactly where they "want to be" ... proves to me that there is evil in this world, and it is people like you whom I choose to avoid like the plague. You will 'get yours' at some point. With your attitude, you won't survive, let alone thrive. May your black soul at some point be touched by someone like my friend, Florence Zellner ... a very poor person ... in terms of dollars; a wealthy, rich beyond imagination soul, who touched many with her good cheer and courage ... and not an ounce of angst. Someone(s) paid ... but what the world got back from her was priceless. Hang onto your hard earned money, buster ... you're going to need it. (aside: god, I don't know why I bother with you or people of your ilk.)

Daily Camera.com: : Evans: The poor are always with us - Boulder Daily Camera

Wed, 21 Aug 2013 15:59:45 +0000

How neatly you sum things up. If only. Also, interesting that you use a quote from Thomas Edison (if it is), considering the way he behaved in regard to Nicola Tesla. If Tesla had been more worldly (i.e. greedy and conniving) we would be paying virtually nothing for electricity. However, your tidy little basket excludes one thing: The Chaos Theory. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnlkKdDXk-I Random events at a human scale are not tidy. If there are no jobs to be had, what is one to do? Dress up in overalls just in case? If a woman is raped and becomes pregnant, what to do? If a breadwinner loses a job, is the family to starve? An insurance company drops your health coverage because you've had one surgery to remove a spot of melanoma cancer resulting from a skiing trip you took when you were 15 and got a sunburn? A surgeon makes a mistake - two mistakes - three mistakes on the same patient and that patient is disabled for life? Are you saying "Like it or not, at this moment you are where you want to be" as a joke? Or are you just a rigid idiot who cannot think past Mitt Romney's ideology.

Daily Camera.com: : Some Lafayette business owners upset about loan to Boulder-based company - Boulder Daily Camera

Sat, 10 Aug 2013 19:15:42 +0000

Background: On July 9, 2013, the Lafayette Urban Renewal Authority (LURA) held an executive session and instructed staff to negotiate an economic development agreement with The Post Brewing Company for the redevelopment the old VFW building, located at 105 W. Emma Street, into a brew pub/restaurant. LURA also directed staff to present the project to the City Council for their consent. On July 16, 2013, Council approved the LURA project. Staff has negotiated an agreement with The Post Brewing Company and 105 West Emma, LLC, the owner of the property, as follows: 1. Post Brewing will be required to remodel the building in a manner and appearance substantially similar to the plans presented at the July 9, 2013, Lafayette Urban Renewal Authority meeting, and operate an approximate 7,752 square foot brew pub that will be opened to the general public no later than January 2, 2014, and continue in operation for at least three consecutive years. 2. LURA will loan $75,000.00 to Post Brewing at zero percent (0%) interest, with a default interest rate at 12% per annum. LURA’s loan will be subject to the following: (a). The funds will be disbursed to Post Brewing within 30 days of receipt of written notice from Post Brewing that the City of Lafayette has issued a Certificate of Occupancy. (b). Prior to the disbursement of the loan funds, the building owner will execute a promissory note in favor of LURA in the principal amount of $75,000, which shall be secured by a deed of trust on the property, with the deed of trust being inferior only to a first deed of trust on the property. The principal amount of the note will not accrue interest so long as the note is not in default, and will be due in full in three (3) years from the date of the execution of the note, any material default by Post Brewing of the terms of the agreement, or any sale or conveyance of the property owner’s interest in the property, whichever occurs first. (c). During the term of the note, the principal amount will be reduced by an amount equal to 100% of the City of Lafayette sale tax revenues received by LURA that are generated by retail sales at the project. At any such time as the principal amount of the obligation under the note is zero, the note will be satisfied and the deed of trust released by LURA. The project consists of remodeling the interior of the 7,800 square feet, remodeling the building’s front façade, improving the parking lot, adding a screening wall along with additional landscaping around the outdoor space, and converting the outdoor space into a patio area. The site and architectural plans have been approved by both the City and LURA. The benefits of this project are many, it will: redevelop a vacant building; may act as a catalyst project for the continued redevelopment of Old Town; will provide new jobs in Old Town; will increase property values and create new property taxes; and, will create new sales dollars in the Old Town Urban Renewal Area. Therefore, staff recommends approval of the economic development agreement. Fiscal Impact: It is anticipated that the redevelopment of this site into a brew pub/restaurant will generate more than enough retail sales taxes to retire the note much earlier than the three (3) years stipulated in the agreement. IT IS A LOAN -- A Secured Loan

Daily Camera.com: : Some Lafayette business owners upset about loan to Boulder-based company - Boulder Daily Camera

Fri, 9 Aug 2013 17:30:46 +0000

Why do you attack Sally Martin? There is a Board .... several people ... who voted to do this. Also, you need to comprehend the words. IF the business were to go out of business, the City would STILL get its money back. Also, WHY are you still involving yourself in matters about which you know nothing .... since you live in Broomfield now? p.s. All rhetorical questions, Kerry, since there are no logical answers.

Daily Camera.com: : Evans: Is Facebook making us gullible? - Boulder Daily Camera

Sun, 4 Aug 2013 17:44:24 +0000

http://www.netplaces.com/tall-tales-legends-lies/...

Daily Camera.com: : Lafayette loans Dave Query $75K to tweak new brewpub - Boulder Daily Camera

Sun, 4 Aug 2013 02:27:06 +0000

Geez - the two of you. Your knowledge combined with Bensman's, couldn't fill a teaspoon.

Daily Camera.com: : Lafayette loans Dave Query $75K to tweak new brewpub - Boulder Daily Camera

Sun, 4 Aug 2013 02:25:21 +0000

The library is great where it is. A community gathering center, plenty of parking, lots of meeting space, a wonderful staff.

Daily Camera.com: : Lafayette loans Dave Query $75K to tweak new brewpub - Boulder Daily Camera

Sun, 4 Aug 2013 02:23:41 +0000

Gad: This is a NEW board. This is their FIRST expenditure. They have a budget. They cannot afford to buy property that you have proposed. This LURA Board, led by Sally Martin (whom I have known for decades) is under STATE mandates, not Klapake or Patterson rules. NO firms of people on this NEW Board have been given a consulting fee, nor work. This is exciting! It's the first time ANY control has been put in Citizens' hands. In regard to "the past few years" .... THIS board has only existed not even a year. Get your facts straight. The meetings are open to the public. And, this IS a loan. A lien will be placed on the property so if the company goes under, the money WILL be repaid. You've made many good points; but are stupidly implicating the current board members, ALL of whom currently live or have businesses in Lafayette!. Carolyn is only serving to bring at least some institutional memory. And she's leaving soon. Yes, these other properties need help. WHERE is the money needed to do them? Have you even read the 2013 budget? If you're going to "call them out" you need to know what you're talking about ... otherwise, even the things about which you are right, fall into the Bensman (Miyadad) category .... hateful and deceitful. The people on this Board are not politicians; what you're really saying is that you can't be bothered to prepare yourself for intelligent comment or participation, but prefer to post to an anonymous board as an anonymous person. Run your cursor over my icon and you'll see that I'm not anonymous.

Daily Camera.com: : Lafayette loans Dave Query $75K to tweak new brewpub - Boulder Daily Camera

Sat, 3 Aug 2013 19:39:45 +0000

WHICH ones don't live here or have a business here? BE SPECIFIC.

Daily Camera.com: : Lafayette loans Dave Query $75K to tweak new brewpub - Boulder Daily Camera

Sat, 3 Aug 2013 19:38:34 +0000

You mean by the City when it acted as LURA. Jamie Ramos comes to mind with Festival Plaza. As to the others, and Martin in particular, we're extremely fortunate to have her expertise from her experience in Boulder. Ramos may have expectations of favoritism, but it won't happen under Martin's watch. And, Gad .... if you're such an expert, you could have applied to serve on this board. Or did you, and weren't selected. ?? And. While we're on the subject, WHO ,,,, EXACTLY ....with this NEWLY formed LURA board ... has had work sourced to themselves? Tread lightly here, Gad ....

Daily Camera.com: : Parker: Weiner\'s Schnitzel - Boulder Daily Camera

Fri, 2 Aug 2013 00:35:02 +0000

yup ... wow.