HAPPY MARDI GRAS, ARE YOU GIVING UP ANYTHING FOR LENT? I realize that most of you are not Catholic, but Lent is worth taking a peek at. It's a really cool way to sort of re assess what's going on in your life and maybe refocusing on God and how God plays in your life. Or just re assessing if God isn't your jam. Find the meaning behind Lent here.
IT'S A LIVING: COOL WILDLIFE DUDE EDITION! Technically Jeff Butler is retired from his role as TV and Radio Information Officer for the Colorado Department of Wildlife and he's coming in to talk about wildlife and stuff and how cool his old job was.
IT'S ALSO NATIONAL PANCAKE DAY! Coincidence? I think not. Our friends from Snooze are bringing in King Cake pancakes today which they will have all week long! Find the Snooze near you by clicking here
FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER FOR TONIGHT'S DEMOCRATIC DEBATE Because it's just super fun to live tweet these things. Here's a handy and snarky guide of what to watch for this evening if you're in the mood. Find me on Twitter by clicking here.
SO I AM GOING TO HAVE SOME FUN WITH A BLOOMBERG COMMERCIAL TODAY Because I keep hearing it and it's a young woman asking people who are upset that things have been ruined by "an older generation" to call a number and tell Mike Bloomberg what YOU want to see happen. So let's come up with some good ideas to flood his phone line with, k?
JOE BIDEN IS UTTERLY AND COMPLETELY LOSING IT Just watch this.
And he can't remember from one day to the next what he said a month ago. Like this. And he said he did a deal with a long dead Chinese leader.
BOOHOOO, SEXUAL PREDATOR HARVEY WEINSTEIN IS FOUND GUILTY And he was supposed to go straight to Rikers, but he had chest pains so he went to Belleview Hospital instead. Poor, poor man, who lorded his power in Hollywood over stupid women who wanted to be famous.
THIS MONKEY STILL WANTED TO MONKEY AROUND A male baboon and two of his female paramours escaped from a research facility where the male monkey was scheduled to get a vasectomy. I guess he wanted kids.
THIS POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS A WICKED SENSE OF HUMOR They gave out Get Out of Jail Free Cards with one catch: they are only good on February 30th.
NO PIT BULLS IN DENVER AFTER ALL After the Denver City Council didn't have the votes to override the Mayor's veto on the breed ban that targeted pit bulls. I don't care for pit bulls, but there are other super mean dogs that can kill people too. I think bans like this actually make people who probably don't need an aggressive breed GET an aggressive breed. But I've known pit bulls raised by nice people who turned on children or owners so again, I don't recommend them.
COULD YOUR CAR BE YOUR NEW LIVING ROOM? The technology needs to come along a LOT further before I have confidence, but this article says pretty soon, being in your car will be like being in your living room. With the car driving itself, we will have plenty of time to spend doing the same crap we do in our living room.
THIS IS NEXT LEVEL GRANDSONING RIGHT HERE Get a kleenex.
AND NOW, HOW TO OPTIMIZE YOUR LIFE IN A VIDEO
NO, IT'S NOT OKAY TO LEAVE A GINORMOUS MESS AT A RESTAURANT Unless you are a total pig. This family falls into that category. They were properly shamed on the internet without being identified but I doubt they care. If they did they would have done SOMETHING to tidy up before they left. DON'T BE THESE PEOPLE.
BOULDER SCIENTISTS MAKE IT SNOW, BABY! And for the first time they proved the viability of cloud seeding and it's ability to produce snow. Game. Changer.
AND BERNIE OPPO RESEARCH IS BEGINNING TO DROP AND IT'S MAGICAL Just listen to this Bloomberg adviser.