http://yellowscene.com North Metro Diversions Thu, 15 May 2008 19:43:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Nothing goes better with a Saturday evening than watching buses race around in circles. Oh, that and a cold beer, pretzel and views of the mountains. The Colorado National Speedway in Dacono is in full season now, offering a near Nascar environment just east of I-25 to go along with the ... http://yellowscene.com/2008/05/15/this-weekends-pick-fast-times-in-dacono/ I’m a liberal. I went to the University of Colorado. I admit it would have been nice to see a few more right leaning professors on campus. So it was met with optimism when the Boulder college announced plans to lure top thinking conservative minds to teach on the campus ... http://yellowscene.com/2008/05/14/what-a-surprise-tancredo-trashing-a-liberal-idea/ Everyone has a list of dining pet peeves—mine seems to grow exponentially each time I eat out. The office joke is that I am the office snob. Methinks my coworkers might be right. Snobbery aside, there are some baseline standards that must be met when throwing down hard-earned cash to eat ... http://yellowscene.com/2008/05/13/dining-pet-peeves-nos-1-2/ Well, I am sitting here in all my glorious vanity with a charred face. I knew I was going to need to stay home for a day, but I guess I did not really have a clear idea exactly how bad I would look. Living in a household of three ... http://yellowscene.com/2008/05/09/burning-desire-to-look-younger/ Each month, I head out to a new old town or shopping area in search for cool shops, cafes and restaurants. Yesterday, our creative director and I took a field trip to Lyons, the little town just north of Boulder that's the gateway to all sorts of cool summer fun. It ... http://yellowscene.com/2008/05/09/a-little-cream-cheese-with-your-pizza/ Let’s be honest, Kermit Holiday has a great name for a comic. But he is not to be mistaken for Kermit the Frog, although both are skinny and in the profession of making people laugh. Holiday is not green, he’s simply historical. He has even been deemed the “World’s Skinniest Comic.” ... http://yellowscene.com/2008/05/08/the-other-funny-kermit/ If you can’t arrest a gay couple for trying to get married, at least you can fine them 41 bucks and dish out 28 hours of community service. That’s the punishment doled out to Kate Burns and Sheila Schroeder, a couple convicted Wednesday of trespassing for staging a sit in ... http://yellowscene.com/2008/05/08/if-you-cant-arrest-em-fine-em/ This month: Five Great Gift Ideas for Mother’s Day 1. Water Dragons Whoever said pets aren’t good gifts has never seen mom’s expression when she finds a scaly new Chinese Water Dragon. $40 at PetsMart. 2. Longhorn Planters Mom’s a big steer fan? This longhorn planter is a steal at $125 from Longmont’s Cowboy ... http://yellowscene.com/2008/05/06/frenchs-5-8/ A few months ago, my esteemed editor made me promise not to discuss the digital copyrights fight in these margins. Actually, I believe the promise was not to launch another rant about the Recording Industry Association of America. So, other than that mention, I will stay away from the RIAA. However, ... http://yellowscene.com/2008/05/06/the-ever-evolving-world-of-music-downloads/ Victor Wooten From Ray Brown and Ron Carter to Les Claypool and Bootsy Collins, the bass is the least appreciated and most important instrument in music. Drums keep rhythm, guitar and keys provide harmony, singers and horns provide melody. The bass provides groove. A band is made great simply by the ... http://yellowscene.com/2008/05/06/french-connection-9/