I joined the commuters to Denver the other morning. A visit to my doctor was the reason I found myself on I-25 at about 7:30, joining the masses heading north.

Wow. I don't know how ya'll do it every day. Maybe I've been spending too much time out here at The Homestead lately, but I was blown away by the experience.

Blown away in a depressing kinda way, I might add. Stop and go traffic. Cars passing me on both sides, diving in and out of lanes, each trying to gain that second or two. A lady on a cell phone in her SUV, narrowly missing me as she cut in front, oblivious to it all.

Crazy stuff.

I remember when I-25 was widened south of Lincoln down to Castle Rock. The promise of more lanes, smoother traffic flows, less congestion, all that.

Yeah right.

I see that plans are being finalized for that extension into The Meadows. Man I love it when a place is paved over and covered with houses and named for what it used to be, but I digress.

I see that Castle Pines Village wants to privatize Happy Canyon Road. You know, keep that quaint feeling they all have alive. The country lane feeling, if I have my quotes correct.

When I moved here in the late 70's Happy Canyon was dirt. Now that's a country lane feel. Of course, there are those who would prefer the country lane feeling paved and private.

We are fortunate to do a lot of work in Castle Pines, and I know many wonderful, great people that live there. Many of them I consider to be more than clientele; they are my friends.

But if this doesn't smack of elitism, I don't know what does. I would laugh it off, but it could happen. Dangle a 6 million dollar bond in front of a group of local politicians and you carry a bit of sway. Of that I am sure. This county has been built up on the promise of more money if we would only approve this or that.

And the Castle Rock town council has proven time and again the promise of money can buy their votes.

It seems a little ironic that at a time when plans are being developed for more access to I-25 that one of those plans would involve cutting off an existing access to I-25.

All within a couple miles of each other. Goofy stuff, friends. I would call it rich, but I'll stick with goofy stuff.

In the meantime I've beeen watching the widening of I-25 and the Plum Creek interchange. I'm pretty excited, you know? The promise of more lanes, smoother traffic flows, less congestion, all that.

Yeah right.