Darlene and I headed out to see Tammy over Labor Day weekend and had a great time. It was really beautiful and we had a good time running around during the days, doing very little in the evenings, and sleeping late.
I set up Tammy's new computer while I was up there, so spent the better part of a couple days setting that up, showing her how to use it, the digital camera, and the card reader. I set up a wireless network because there was no cable jack where she wanted to set up the computer (and didn't want a cable running up the outside of the house), only to take it down because the signal sucked and the throughput was worse than dialup. In the end, Curtis and I ran 100' of coaxial cable underneath the carpet...
We got in an evening of gambling in this mining town turned boomtown, called Black Hawk. It was really interesting as it was carved out a of a narrow canyon and really had the feel of a romanticized mining town. Everyone lost their ass (Curtis didn't get killed like the rest of us) but we had a great time.
We stopped on the way to Black Hawk in Boulder because I wanted to visit Excel Sports. I buy all my bike gear from them and their web and catalog operation is amazing. Turns out the storefront is about the size of my garage with about four bikes in it. The warehouse behind it and the server farm in the data center are the heart and soul of the operation.
We also ventured up to Estes Park to take in the sights, feed the squirrels, do a little shopping and a little fishing.
Altogether a great time!
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