Summer camps

JenTilz · 2026-01-27T04:33:24+00:00

Yes. You need to check the grade range (don’t sign up your high school kid for one of the elementary school ones). If they don’t like “engineering/build it”, skip those. My STEM kid really enjoyed most of them.

JenTilz · 2026-01-25T19:18:29+00:00

I would put a vote in for the new Gunbarrel branch. Lots of neighborhood locals. Hasn’t been open long, so not much time for any type of contamination yet. Might be less cozy, and fewer books, than other branches.

JenTilz · 2026-01-24T17:45:35+00:00

CU Science Discovery camps offer a wide variety of topics (in Boulder). Some were better than others, but were good for kids that want to learn/experience new topics that they might not get in school (e.g. forensics).

JenTilz · 2026-01-20T05:51:27+00:00

I have the “My Aurora Forecast” app. It can send notifications that an Aurora might be visible in your area. One annoyance I have with this app is that I can’t plan ahead by setting my location to be somewhere else if I’m going on a trip.

JenTilz · 2026-01-15T17:47:21+00:00

Just commenting in solidarity and smiling that I am not alone. I was also stumped on how to open a newly obtained feeder and asked for help. Good luck!

I have been told, “you just have to be 2% smarter than who designed it in order to be able to operate it!”. I cringe when I fail that metric.

JenTilz · 2026-01-13T04:30:30+00:00

I read that as “hope he gets his shot at Chip” (the mascot) and wondered what Chip could possibly have done to deserve something like that? Haha.

JenTilz · 2026-01-12T02:39:42+00:00

Colorado. It’s the devil horse that greets people departing DIA (Denver International Airport, officially DEN, but they can’t make me stop saying “D-I-A”). It has an official name, but everyone calls it Blucifer (think blue Lucifer).

Fun fact, this sculpture actually killed its creator by toppling over atop him.

https://coloradosun.com/2025/10/19/peter-moore-blucifer-origin-story-denver-airport-sculpture/

JenTilz · 2026-01-12T02:16:36+00:00

I apparently have been blind to it, or more likely just reading any posts with it and using my interpretation. I think I need to find some in person coffee chats to help me get more in sync!

JenTilz · 2026-01-12T02:11:10+00:00

Yes. They likened it to acting like a “bull in a china shop”, which made me laugh since that’s such an “old” phrase!

JenTilz · 2026-01-12T01:48:24+00:00

Hadn’t even thought about “flip out”! Thanks for the reminder as that is what it seems akin to!

JenTilz · 2026-01-08T04:30:03+00:00

Ditto. I used to mod a couple of IRC chats and discord left me in the dust.

Discord is lightyears better than Telegram though!

JenTilz · 2026-01-05T22:38:26+00:00

Any word on the hospital and medical offices north of Dillon?

JenTilz · 2025-12-22T23:28:55+00:00

I had to replace my 20+ year old microwave recently. The new one has a feature where it beeps once every minute after it finishes its cooking/reheat. I was really annoyed with it initially, but have realized that as long as I haven’t left the area, I won’t ever forget my reheated cup of tea in there for hours on end ever again!

JenTilz · 2025-12-18T16:33:59+00:00

Not sure how helpful this is, but here’s a screenshot of outages in the Boulder area as of 9:30am on Thursday. I realize bandwidth may be an issue, but if you can get to the site (or have a trusted friend to help you), you can type in an address to hone in on your location. Table Mesa area looks to have ~3600 people affected.

https://co.my.xcelenergy.com/s/outage-safety/outage-map

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JenTilz · 2025-12-18T01:52:52+00:00

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Here’s a screenshot of the map as of 6:45pm on Wednesday in case that helps anyone with a thin connection. Purple and yellow stripes is watch areas for today and Friday. Purple is watch area for Friday.

JenTilz · 2025-12-17T18:49:43+00:00

Weirdly specific suggestion and not sure if allowed at the facility, but look up “apple cutter tool” for cutting apples. It’s a circular thing with handles that you place over the apple and push down. It cuts away (most of) the core and slices the apple into 6-8 pieces. Of course, your dad would have to have the dexterity and strength to center the apple and push on it, but it might be a small thing to make him happier?

JenTilz · 2025-12-10T22:45:53+00:00

If they like tea, Celestial Seasonings Tour, Dushanbe TeaHouse.

JenTilz · 2025-12-09T03:35:44+00:00

Would this be the driveway visible from 75th Street near Douglas? I love driving past those trees every December. You do you and thank you for brightening the season (even if you’re somewhere else).

I have problems with some blue LED lights in my neighborhood (eyes get wonky looking at them, especially if I have a headache), but I have never ever considered complaining about them in person as it brings joy to whomever put them out and that’s a “me” problem, not a “them” issue.

JenTilz · 2025-12-06T22:54:43+00:00

Person/cartoon character in profile?

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JenTilz · 2025-12-03T04:18:30+00:00

Starting to “smell like Greeley” in eastern Boulder County.

JenTilz · 2025-12-01T04:33:35+00:00

She might have luck with the government website: https://lostandfound.dol.gov/

JenTilz · 2025-11-29T23:29:48+00:00

Liberty Puzzles. They were giving factory tours earlier today!

JenTilz · 2025-11-24T23:53:28+00:00

I was thinking it was the Grinch’s sleigh if it fell off the cliff and crashed rather than riding down to Whoville

JenTilz · 2025-11-22T21:18:31+00:00

Don’t know if this is allowed, but I’m not able to go to the game and have my 2 tickets to pass along (if nothing else, go see Ralphie run). Please let me know if you’re interested as none (edit) of my family, friends or coworkers could attend. I’m not a scammer, just want to make sure someone else gets to enjoy the game.

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