Springtime in the Rockies

This week was a mixed bag, weather wise. Monday it
was 80 in Boulder and Wednesday and Thursday it
snowed.

I had a doctor's appointment on Monday to check
on the basal cell carcinoma I had removed in November.
It is fine and no news ones to worry about.

Wednesday was book club here. We discussed "Whistling
Season" by Ivan Doig. It is, like most of his books,
set in rural Montana and in this case in 1910. I
had read it several years ago, but re-read it so I
would be prepared to discuss it. We had a good
discussion, which is unusual for our book club.
There have been times when we spent less than 5
minutes on the book and the rest of the time
socializing. I enjoy the socializing, but find it
frustrating not to have a good discussion first.

Everyone except Allison left about 9, but she
stayed since it is "her night out" and she
wasn't ready to go home yet. We had a good
visit until about 10 talking about her kids,
Alyssum, Winter Count, and politics.

Last evening Robert went to his Cosmology book
club at the library and I went to Norlin Library
on the CU campus for a panel on "How Serious
is Global Warming?" I had invited Fred Clare to
come, too, so I would have a familiar face to
sit with. It was good to have Fred there, but
I need not have worried about familiar faces.
Bob Grossman sat on one side of me, Fred on
the other and Jack Herring next to Fred. In
front was Warren who runs the Future Salon which
Robert and I attend on the 4th Friday of each
month and so on. The main speaker was Kevin
Trenborth whom I new also. The Panel organizer
is Richard Brenne whom we see regularly at
the Future Salon and so on and on it went. It
was sort of like old home week I knew so many
people out of my past and present.

Fred retires in May and expressed an interesting
in volunteering at the Carnigie. We'll see if
he follows through.

This afternoon I do my stint at the Carnegie.
Tomorrow afternoon there is an Obama Rally on
the Pearl Street Mall and Sunday is our Sunday
morning conversation group.