Wow... hear what Clay Jenkinson, a nationally syndicated Thomas Jefferson expert, TJ impersonator, renowned humanities scholar, had to say when he passed through Salida:http://www.makochemedia.com/files/Enclosures/Show%20776%20Barns%20and%20Parks.mp3 I wanted to go hear him when he was here, but unfortunately, it was sold out... I heard it was ...

A headline from our our local paper, The Mountain Mail, yesterday: Division of Wildlife to host big game pubic meeting in BV I'll bet you they have record attendance at that meeting! 

This is really disturbing.  While I don't necessarily agree with Democracy NOW's stance on everything, no member of the press deserves this kind of treatment just for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.  The video below shows Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now simply trying to inquire about her other staff which have been ...

We participated in Pangea Day last Saturday by going to a local viewing here in Salida. We were originally going to host a Pangea Day gathering, but ended up merging with a larger gathering in downtown. The goal of Pangea Day is to bring the world together through the power of film. http://www.pangeaday.org/ Not being a huge fan of movies, I ...

I got this in an e-mail and thought it funny enough to post.  It is interesting to note, for our Southern friends out there, that there are rednecks everywhere... It's in a Jeff Foxworthy style, but I am unable to actually figure out it's source.  It probably started as a chain, went back and forth a few times, ...

I went to fill out an RMA form on a Hitachi GST website and saw this... made me laugh. Would a supposed terrorist actually click ''I do not agree''?

Every now and then, a really amazing, yet simple product comes along that just blows your mind.  This is probably old news to many of you, since it's showed up on digg.com, among other sites, but it is so impressive, I just have to share it: http://www.yoshiritsu.com/sentol/ http://www.whynotbe.com/ A simple bottle opener, ...

This article was published in the Denver Post: http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_6483345 There are some fears here that increasing real estate values will make Salida become the next Aspen or Vail, where the workforce can't afford to live in the town they work in.  However, there's one major difference... Salida doesn't have a major ski ...

I received this in my inbox this morning, and I will be calling my senators and representatives today: IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED FOR THURSDAY, JULY 12TH Greetings, Time and options are running out for Internet Radio.  Late this ...

Please help save internet radio.  Recently, the Copyright Royalty Board has declined to hear webcaster concerns.  The new royalty rates to be paid by webcasters will put most of them out of business.  Nearly all internet radio webcasters WILL SHUT DOWN on May 15th, declaring bankruptcy in the process as the fees are retroactive ...