http://denver.yourhub.comThe latest blog posts in The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.comen-usnews@yourhub.com(c) 2009, YourHub.com5Yesterday it was snowing, cold and looked nasty. In fact my wife and I did not venture out of the house except when I realized the good fairy was not going to come and shovel the snow. I should have bought that snowblower. We just stayed inside and entertained ourselves with Facebook, Twitter, W...http://denver.yourhub.com/DenverSouth/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~687627.aspx11/16/2009 11:20:45 AMTom TreloarThe tea party express was in Denver at Civic Center Park. Tuesday Nov. 3 at 5 p.m. was the scheduled starting time. The program started about thirty minutes late. The program lasted around one and a half hours. I was there. This is the first time in my life I ever attended anything like this...http://denver.yourhub.com/DenverSouth/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~681653.aspx11/3/2009 8:07:34 PMTom TreloarFor all radical, extremists, and people unhappy the direction this country is going.http://denver.yourhub.com/DenverSouth/Blogs/Your-Voice/Blog~677453.aspx10/26/2009 9:09:19 PMTom TreloarMy wife, Dee, and I took two of our grandchildren, Jada and Jarad, to The National Wildlife Refuge at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal in Commerce City. This is an island of wildlife habitat surrounded by metro urban developments. The visitor center is the hub of 8.7 miles of trails going around or ...http://denver.yourhub.com/DenverSouth/Blogs/Archive/Blog~643557.aspx8/4/2009 10:12:48 PMTom TreloarToday my wife Dee and I went to the Cussler Museum. Here I have lived in Denver all my life and I never heard of this museum until recently. The museum is a collection of over a hundred fine vintage automobiles. We went with a senior group and someone had knowledge of this place.It was well wort...http://denver.yourhub.com/DenverSouth/Blogs/Archive/Blog~631853.aspx6/30/2009 6:50:26 PMTom TreloarThe hot topic today is health care reform. The president will have an infomercial on ABC telling the nation why a government run insurance plan is necessary. Many are for and many are opposed to government involvement in health care. You hear comments that a government run health care program...http://denver.yourhub.com/DenverSouth/Blogs/Archive/Politics/National-Politics/Blog~630000.aspx6/24/2009 8:14:23 PMTom TreloarI recently read in the newspaper "Congress OK's massive war-spending bill." When I think of war spending I think of bullets, bombs and military equipment. Included in this bill is twenty billion dollars of unrelated items. For example the "cash for clunkers" initiative is included. You know the ...http://denver.yourhub.com/DenverSouth/Blogs/Archive/Politics/National-Politics/Blog~629132.aspx6/23/2009 7:09:09 AMTom TreloarWhen I read or hear the word czar I think of king or ruler. It reminds me of the Russian czars in the early 1900's who were cruel, oppressive and not liked by the population. Their actions led to revolution and overthrow of the reign of czars. All my thoughts are negative when I think of czar. N...http://denver.yourhub.com/DenverSouth/Blogs/Archive/Politics/National-Politics/Blog~626243.aspx6/12/2009 10:35:09 PMTom TreloarThis morning I read in The Denver Post that Denver's mayor John Hickenlooper will not challenge Colorado's governor Bill Ritter . Too bad! If he did he would have my vote. I am a longtime resident of Denver and seen many mayors come and go. For example, there was Wellington Webb, Fede...http://denver.yourhub.com/DenverSouth/Blogs/Archive/Politics/Local-State-Politics/Blog~625201.aspx6/10/2009 10:37:21 AMTom TreloarI have eaten at Sunrise-Sunset restaurant in the Denver metro area many times in the last 10 years. They have three locations, primarily on the west side of Denver. Twenty-five years of serving eggs and pancakes is quite a feat in these times. The locations serve only breakfast and lunch and clos...http://denver.yourhub.com/DenverSouth/Blogs/Archive/Blog~625092.aspx6/9/2009 9:41:16 PMTom TreloarOn November 12th of last year Eric Lubbers had the idea to start posting a photo a day for six months. He invited others to participate and I was one who joined the challenge. As time went by all others decided that they had other commitments to pursue. On April 6th Eric also decided that...http://denver.yourhub.com/DenverSouth/Blogs/Archive/Blog~623242.aspx6/4/2009 8:42:57 AMTom TreloarNow that General Motors has filed for bankruptcy protection with the government to have over sixty percent ownership and the unions seventeen percent. The stockholders will get the short end of the stick, I can now say, No GM for me. I was a loyal GM customer. Most of my cars were GM produc...http://denver.yourhub.com/DenverSouth/Blogs/Archive/Blog~621696.aspx6/1/2009 8:04:45 AMTom TreloarSix months ago, November 12th, the challenge was put out, "take a photo a day for six months and post it on YourHub.com ." I took up the challenge and today is the final day. Mission accomplished! Some days it was fun. Other days it was a chore. I am glad it is complete. It was a disapoint...http://denver.yourhub.com/DenverSouth/Blogs/Archive/Blog~614343.aspx5/12/2009 8:45:41 AMTom TreloarOne more photo and the challenge will be over. November 12th to May 12th. Larger photohttp://denver.yourhub.com/DenverSouth/Blogs/Archive/Blog~614189.aspx5/11/2009 3:29:20 PMTom TreloarHappy Mothers Day to mother, daughter, grandmother, great grandmother, and great great grandmother. Larger photohttp://denver.yourhub.com/DenverSouth/Blogs/Archive/Blog~613588.aspx5/10/2009 12:32:47 PMTom TreloarTulip time !http://denver.yourhub.com/DenverSouth/Blogs/Archive/Blog~613521.aspx5/9/2009 3:55:09 PMTom TreloarWhen ever I need a subject for a photo I go to Washington Park. I can always find something to photograph there. photo one photo two photo threehttp://denver.yourhub.com/DenverSouth/Blogs/Archive/Blog~613380.aspx5/8/2009 4:32:39 PMTom TreloarWhen two years old I trust people around me. They haven't given me any reason to not trust them. As long as I have food in my stomach, my diaper is clean and I don't need a nap I am happy. Life is good! Wouldn't it be nice if you stayed this way through life. Larger photohttp://denver.yourhub.com/DenverSouth/Blogs/Archive/Blog~612804.aspx5/7/2009 6:33:22 PMTom TreloarI recently finished this puzzle. This was a dollar puzzle from Dollar Tree. If you like puzzles these are a good deal. I am still working on the puzzle of life. I don't know when I will finish that puzzle. Larger photohttp://denver.yourhub.com/DenverSouth/Blogs/Archive/Blog~612178.aspx5/6/2009 4:56:46 PMTom TreloarOn April 15th I blogged about the first two flowers on the season. (link) In close to twenty days these two flowers have expanded to hundreds. A couple of years ago I purchased a packet of wildflower seeds and distributed them in an area that is hard to grow anything. These little flowers...http://denver.yourhub.com/DenverSouth/Blogs/Archive/Blog~611660.aspx5/5/2009 3:05:12 PMTom TreloarIts that time of the year. The little leagues and the adult baseball leagues are getting ready for the summer baseball games and maybe a championship.. Larger photohttp://denver.yourhub.com/DenverSouth/Blogs/Archive/Blog~611189.aspx5/4/2009 5:28:39 PMTom TreloarAll you need is a little sunshine and warm weather to enjoy some quality time with your children teaching them how much fun it is drowning worms. They might even catch a fish. Larger photohttp://denver.yourhub.com/DenverSouth/Blogs/Archive/Blog~610787.aspx5/3/2009 5:27:01 PMTom TreloarLife is like a large puzzle. As you go down your path of life you find more and more pieces of your puzzle. Some find many pieces and others find not so many. How many have I found? I don't have a clue. I don't even know the size of my puzzle. Larger photohttp://denver.yourhub.com/DenverSouth/Blogs/Archive/Blog~610560.aspx5/2/2009 3:11:30 PMTom TreloarDo you ever wonder how much communication radiation is bombarding your body every hour of the day? Larger photohttp://denver.yourhub.com/DenverSouth/Blogs/Archive/Blog~610421.aspx5/1/2009 6:22:29 PMTom TreloarWouldn't it be nice if everything grew as easy as those pretty yellow flowers they call dandelions? Larger photohttp://denver.yourhub.com/DenverSouth/Blogs/Archive/Blog~609937.aspx4/30/2009 3:30:15 PMTom TreloarI spent this afternoon at Coors Field enjoying the great American pastime of baseball watching The Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres seven to five. Watching baseball on TV is nice. However, being at a game has a special mystic of its own. The hot dogs and beer does not taste any bett...http://denver.yourhub.com/DenverSouth/Blogs/Archive/Blog~609562.aspx4/29/2009 4:49:08 PMTom TreloarI found this mobile in the front of a Denver Public Library on the corner of W. Mississippi Ave. and S. Tejon St. I don't know how a mobile like this is linked to a public library. Maybe the artist donated it to the library. Only two weeks left. Larger photohttp://denver.yourhub.com/DenverSouth/Blogs/Archive/Blog~609026.aspx4/28/2009 3:25:41 PMTom TreloarYou have to love Colorado weather. Where else can it be snowing like crazy in the morning and then in the afternoon the sun is out and the snow starts to melt and will probably be gone by tomorrow. Larger photohttp://denver.yourhub.com/DenverSouth/Blogs/Archive/Blog~608515.aspx4/27/2009 3:15:49 PMTom TreloarMy wife and I have been season ticket holders at Town Hall Arts Center in Littleton for over ten years. All in all we have been very satisfied in the performances and story lines. However, there are the few shows that are just not our cup of tea. Bat Boy happens to be one of the few that did not ...http://denver.yourhub.com/DenverSouth/Blogs/Archive/Blog~608179.aspx4/26/2009 5:36:33 PMTom TreloarBefore photography there were portrait painters. Some were good and others were not so good. You decide. Larger photohttp://denver.yourhub.com/DenverSouth/Blogs/Archive/Blog~607977.aspx4/25/2009 10:13:43 AMTom Treloar