Good morning, folks. You’re getting your Roundup a touch later than normal because yours truly got to be the overnight producer at denverpost.com, which is only important to you because that means today’s newsletter is going to be loosier and goosier than its already normally elevated levels of goosiness and loosiness.
With that note in mind, let’s pour out an ounce of coffee for the memory of Brock Osweiler and get right into it.
The Rundown
+ Today’s Weather: Average. Just average. Average cloud cover. (A little above) average temperatures. .
+ Today’s Valu-Pak of : “”
+ Today’s Poll: “”
Broncos made it a Brockbuster night
I can’t stop looking at that photo. Just yesterday I was complaining about how boring NFL games are (and don’t get me wrong, they still can be), for anyone outside of the Houston metro area. The $72 million man, Brock Osweiler was mightily booed for the first few possessions until the fans realized (seriously, ). (I , but admittedly, I was more than the man himself).
+ I could go on and on, but you should probably just go to get the full rundown (and to get them in your email).
+ In more tragic news, a man fell from a “severe height” at Mile High Stadium as the game let out and . We’ll be chasing this story all day, so keep an eye on denverpost.com
Ballots are already pouring in
132,932
That’s how many ballots have been counted so far in the state of Colorado, with 16 days to go until election day. How did I know that? By . The chart not only tracks how many of what party’s ballots have been counted, but also shows how each day compares to the 2014 election to make it easy to identify trends. Pretty slick!
+ Using this tool, John Frank was able to see that so far, which bucks the trend from the 2014 midterm election.
+ Colorado’s . But why do we have the law in the first place? It was designed to prevent vote-buying, and the example given hits close to home for me. From Noelle Phillips’ article: “For example, a saloon owner in Wray offered pigs feet and whiskey to voters in 1902 who would support moving the Yuma County seat to his town instead of the town of Yuma. The final vote was 707-324 in favor of Wray, according to an article in the Yuma Pioneer newspaper.” At least I can now blame the fact that I had to drive to Wray to get my driver’s license when I was 16 on a crooked turn-of-the-century barman.
Ridiculously good deal: . There is literally no better deal on the internet.
Quick Hits
+ Two earlier this month in Englewood.
“This milestone marks the first time in history that a self-driving vehicle has shipped commercial cargo, making it a landmark achievement for self-driving technology, the state of Colorado, and the transportation industry.”
+ Right here in Colorado, (120 miles for the geographically challenged) without a human ever touching the controls. Statistically speaking, there’s a good chance a few of you reading this shared the road with this history-making robot truck and it was probably impossible to tell. 2016 is actually the future, folks.
+ I love Leadville. I spent most of my summers fishing at Mount Massive Lakes with my grandma, so I’m nervously excited about .
+ Meet Misty Plowright, Colorado’s first transgender candidate for Congress, who has the .
+ at least when you crash into and injure another skier, according to a jury.
+ This story () starts with a feel-good anecdote (89-year-old cart pusher gets crowdfunded windfall so he can retire!) and then gets dark when you realize that his story is the exception, and not the rule.
+ Surprise! .
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+ Jared Fogle’s ex-wife is suing Subway .
+ Who would say know to a Catholic retreat center in the mountain? Neighbors, that’s who, and they say the Archdiocese wants .
+ Friday is National Cat Day and .
What We’re Reading
+ Colorado is a very, very big state and depending on how your high school is classified, it .
+ Part of the Colorado River was briefly caffeinated Sunday as .
+ Jack Chick, the legendary bizarro Christian comics scaremonger, died at the age of 92. The .
+ for how she handles people staring at her port-wine birthmark.
+ Last week we looked at vintage VD posters from WWII. Let’s avoid that subject matter and instead just .
+ A couple on the lookout for a nice wooded spot to get engagement photos ran into black metal band COLDVOID (also looking for a cool spot in the woods or a photoshoot), .
Song of the Day
Song: ““
Artist: Dead or Alive
RIP: Dead or Alive’s lead singer, . We’ll always have his insane videos (and ).
Head over to our , or, if you don’t have a Spotify account, .
Hat Tips & Corrections
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