B-E-A-Utiful
Tuesday was the epitome of a Colorado day.
I woke up early yesterday to meet a friend for coffee. It was nice and sunny out when I left the house and even on my way to Starbucks. However, during the hour we spent conversing and sipping on Sumatra, I saw some clouds come over head, but didn't think too much of it. I left for work and had only been at work for a couple hours when a co-worker mentions it snowing outside. (I pretty much work in a dungeon and don't have windows near by.) Sure enough though, I get a chance to look and it's snowing. But I think it's nothing too unusual. At lunch I walk outside and sure enough it is still snowing, but the sun is shining bright. This creates my favorite weather: when the sun is shining and it is raining or snowing, I am just amazed by that. There was still snow on the cars and ground when I went back inside from lunch. When I came out a couple hours later, the sun was still shining, but the ground was dry and there was not a trace of snow! It was awesome, and it reminded me of am email that goes around... "You know you're from Colorado when..." Here are some excerpts. If you want to read the whole thing, or find the one for your city/state, click here.
You Know You're From Colorado When...
- You are the third car to run a red light after it has changed. Jesse
- You never plan a picnic between 3:30 and 6:00 in Spring or Summer months.
- The only RTD bus you've been on is the 16th Street shuttle.
- You have a business degree and are frying burgers at a McDonald's in Vail. Josh
- You have a flat tire in your refrigerator and your garage. I think they meant to say "You have a Fat Tire in your fridge and a flat tire in your garage"; or "You have a Fat Tire in your fridge and your garage"
- You are 82 years old and take up snowboarding.
- North means "mountains to the left;" south is "mountains to the right;" and east and west are where all those damned liberals keep moving in from.
- You think gun control is a steady hand.
- You're a meat eating vegetarian.
- You've been tear gassed in a riot to celebrate your local sports team's victory. I have honestly been there at the game!
- You can drive over a 12,000 foot pass in 4 feet of snow, but can't get to work if there are 4 inches of snow.
- People from other states breathe 5 times as often as you do.
- Thunder has set off your car alarm. Yup
- You've gone skiing in July. You've gone sunbathing in January. They were both in the same year.
- You get a certain feeling of satisfaction from knowing that California and Texas are both downstream
- You know the elevation of a town, but not its population.
- You can name only two people you know who were actually born in Colorado. (I am one of them!)
- You don't have AC in your home, but you use it in your car all winter long.
- If it snows in the morning you expect it to be gone by lunchtime.
