Oh, reader. That was a weekend and a half (literally, I took Friday off as part of my annual pilgrimage). How was your weekend? Did you go to ? ? Start a ? Remember (we have a )? No matter what you did, we’re all on the business side of August 1 now, so let’s get into it.
Here’s (think “typical August”), plus our favorite links: Everything we posted , and if you’re feeling hungry for headlines.
Adios, Woody Paige
“When I was born 70 years ago, I slept in a drawer in my grandmother’s kitchen. I’ve lived on the edge ever since.”
Woody Paige, in his final column for The Denver Post
It’s hard to say anything original . He’s been writing here longer than I’ve been alive, so (which, as a coworker pointed out, proves that he’s basically the Forrest Gump of sports reporting).
Trump’s bad weekend, Clinton coming to town
“There’s an old adage that when a fire marshal walks into a room, milk curdles.”
Fire marshal Brett Lacey
+ Donald Trump — who — made two stops in Colorado on Friday, including an unscheduled stop in a Colorado Springs elevator. Coming to the GOP candidate’s rescue, who was later criticized by Trump for capping the number of people that could come to his rally (because, you know, fire marshal reasons).
“I’m not saying itap pleasant. But believe me, it works.”
Donald Trump, on the subject of waterboarding
+ Trump is also taking heat for .
+ On the money side of politics (that is such a depressing phrase), the Koch brothers and their “tremendous” resources .
+ , with Tim Kaine in tow. Before she speaks, it might be a good idea .
+ a shout-out to locals Knotty Tie Co. or just a clever alliteration?
+ This Bloomberg writer is .
Broncos getting chippy in training camp
+ The Broncos (remember them?) , despite winning the Super Bowl just a few months ago.
+ The QB battle between .
+ Yesterday the team put on pads for the first time all season and .
+ We’ve at Dove Valley and a .
+ Mark Kiszla is asking a pretty intense $2 billion question: ?
By The Numbers
300 cubits
That’s how long Noah’s ark was, according to the Old Testament, which translates to roughly 450 feet long. It took this Colorado company 11 months of near-constant cutting the 4.2 million pounds of Douglas fir , making it the largest freestanding wooden structure in the world. “I can guarantee you it will not float,” Colorado Timberframe president Keenan Thompson said. (Don’t miss the cool drone footage of the construction in that story about halfway down the page).
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Quick Hits
+ Most states require doctors to get criminal background checks. .
+ in Westminster yesterday.
+ A , according to DPD.
+ RTD is having a banner year, what with all it’s new rail lines, but .
+ Rod Blagojevich, the corrupt former governor of Illinois who is currently serving time in Englewood, has .
+ The Colorado Rapids, who hadn’t lost in 15 games, (but, in fairness, they were playing with only 10 men for 60% of the game).
+ The Rockies are , especially with their newest big hitting fitting into the bigs quite well. But that’s no surprise, writes Irv Moss, as .
+ , including some with ties to Colorado.
+ “”
+ Economists have to see the true value of one currency over another, but .
+ Sure, some , some are being ” but the real problem with the Rio Olympics is that .
+ Obama officially .
+ If you’ve been trying to use Facebook Messenger on your phone without installing the app, .
What We’re Reading
+ Here’s what an Irishman who grew up watching Footloose, The Goonies and Dawson’s Creek and idolizing the concept of “small-town America” . (h/t to an anonymous reader for that one)
+ Credit card companies are blowing it with chip payments … .
+ Chances are, the way you’re using your computer or phone is wrong. Or at least, it could be way easier with just a few tweaks. Lifehacker has a fantastic resource of . I use tons of these extensions and apps personally and I can say it makes my life a little easier every single time a touch a device, and that adds up.
+ “Anthrax sickens 13 in western Siberia, and a thawed-out reindeer corpse may be to blame.”
+ There’s something disturbing in that drug companies are least in the U.S., and now those companies are .
+ .
Hat Tips & Corrections
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Song of the Day
+ Song: ““
+ Artist: TOPS
+ Sounds like: A smoky dance party thrown by a beautiful-but-heartbroken socialite.
Head over to our , or, if you don’t have a Spotify account, .
Hat Tips & Corrections
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