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Good morning, you beautiful weirdos. Usually, this is where I’d get all poetic about the weekend and the week ahead, but honestly I’m still just thinking about . No joke, it’s a really, really fun sport to watch, . Sadly, there was so much news that had nothing to do with handball over the weekend that I don’t have much more time to waste. Let’s get into it.
But first, the best links in the whole newsletter: (wear a tank top and bring an umbrella), an editorial from the weekend (the DEA should ), plus every single thing we posted on , , and a .
Let’s. Get. Busy.
Death at Ironman Boulder
Michelle Walters, 34, of McCook, Nebraska, was killed after during the cycling leg of the Ironman Boulder race on Sunday. The Colorado State Patrol this morning said that Walters . Sadly, Walters is the fourth cyclist to die in a collision with a motor vehicle in Boulder County since May. We’ll be following this story all day, so stay tuned to denverpost.com and on & .
The South America that NBC won’t show you
We have so much Olympic coverage — like and our — and that I can’t possibly stuff it all in this email ().
But what I can share here (beside my newfound love of handball) is the remarkable work that our own AAron Ontiveroz, Mark Kiszla and John Meyer are doing down in Rio.
+ AAron and his brother Austin spent the last six weeks on an epic 6,500-mile road trip , and his photos are frankly amazing. He’s also cranking out and now that he’s settled in Rio.
+ Mark Kiszla is also in Rio and unearthing some interesting angles on the stories you might have glimpsed on TV, like .
+ John Meyer is plumbing the depths of the Olympics’ 306 events and finding the Colorado connection in some unexpected places, like .
By The Numbers
658,000,000
That’s how many . Workers claim that no one else can do their job, or they can’t afford it or they are afraid of returning to a mountain of work, but an HR expert says .
Quick Hits
+ The first depth chart of the season is out . No word if they have to share the same pair of shoulder pads.
+ John Elway (heard of him?) sat down with Nicki Jhabvala for an exclusive and frank chat about and .
+ Apparently, , according to our tech advice column. If you’re really in a hurry to dry it, a .
+ Your Vail Epic Pass will now work up in Whistler after .
+ Albus Brooks is the new Denver City Council president, but .
+ The hi-dive has been my second home for about a decade, so I was delighted to .
+ The got his 3,000th hit in Denver yesterday (), so it’s barely worth mentioning .
+ 13 people jumped out of a plane that caught fire over El Paso County. It’s OK, though, .
+ My was stolen and dismantled a few years ago, so I’m always a . RIP Vespa.
+ This , and that’s very exciting.
+ Back when I was a teenage DJ on KNEC radio in Yuma, Don Brown — now the Commissioner of Agriculture for Colorado — told me he liked the music (a mix of Led Zeppelin and anything else we could download from Napster when someone requested it). That’s what counts for disclosure before I introduce a .
What We’re Reading
+ Are you as mad about NBC’s tape-delayed Olympics events as I am? Well you definitely won’t like . At least we’ll always have Mary Carillo’s .
+ Oh my god. They actually did it. .
+ The very existence of The United States of America relies on a number of factors, but one in particular: The losers of elections respect the decision of the voters. That’s why scholars and politicians of all stripes are mighty upset by Donald Trump hinting at a “rigged” election.
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+ Don’t worry, .
Hat Tips & Corrections
Remember, if you see something that doesn’t look right or just have a comment, thought or suggestion, email me at elubbers@denverpost.com or .
Song of the Day
+ Song: ““
+ Artist: MC5
+ Sounds like: The most romantic song ever made by a bunch of hard-rocking proto-punks.
Head over to our , or, if you don’t have a Spotify account, .
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