The clock tower and the Moon
Sorry for the lack of posts the last couple of days. I haven't moved up the date of my blog retirement, I promise. :) I've just been super-busy in Denver. And speaking of Denver, here's a cool photo of the D&F clock tower and the Moon last night:
During a previous trip to Denver, it became something of a running joke among Becky, the SHA girls and myself that I was constantly taking pictures of the clock tower. But I think that one's actually pretty neat!
The Moon and clouds weren't the only things in the sky over Denver last night. All evening long, a pair of military helicopters was circling over downtown. They were making a lot of noise, but at some points their lights appeared to be off, as if they were operating in some sort of (admittedly rather ineffective) stealth mode. I have no idea what that was all about ("we're being invaded by Utah," I hypothesized at one point), but it was a little creepy.
Oh, and speaking of, uh, security and stuff: I'm now at the airport waiting for my flight back to Phoenix. This will be my third of four flights in less than a week (Nashville to Phoenix, Phoenix to Denver, Denver to Phoenix, Phoenix to Nashville). So I've been spending a lot of time in airports, and I have a question. It's now been almost two years since the implementation of the "new" security measures involving liquids and gels. Yet all the signs and announcements still talk about these as temporary steps, due to "increased" security. At what point will we end this charade, and acknowledge that these measures are here to stay permanently, or at least indefinitely?
The helicopters were Black Hawks. Drudge has a link http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jun/17/copters-rattle-residents-of-city/
Posted by: Marty West | Jun 17, 2008 10:09:33 PM
Or how about we just drop them since they aren't actually useful in making us more secure?
Posted by: David K. | Jun 17, 2008 10:47:23 PM
Dude, I am so doing this:
http://www.slate.com/id/2193754/?from=rss
Slate explains how to become a trained weather spotter. AWESOME!!!
Posted by: b. Minich | Jun 17, 2008 10:48:54 PM
Did you take that photo from the Westin by chance?
Posted by: Angrier and Angrier | Jun 18, 2008 8:56:24 AM
Nope. :)
Posted by: Brendan | Jun 18, 2008 9:36:55 AM
Is it real? wonderful shot
Posted by: Kudzu Fire | Jun 19, 2008 9:07:43 PM