Of general interest
1. A new yarn store opens in the Denver metroplex on June 6, the preciously named Knitty Cat, 7475 E Arapahoe Rd., Centennial, CO, 80112, (720) 493-5648. Welcome. And meow.
2. Nake-id Knits updated its WIPs section (finally).
3. Chanda Hardin, my wonderful sassy mentor student, graduates from high school tomorrow. How did that happen? Yesterday, she was 12.
4. I don't think Lisa is dead on HBO's Six Feet Under.
5. As of 8 p.m. tonight, I will be wearing the title, former Colorado Authors' League president. I like the sound of that.
6. Bill Moyer's show, Now, is the best thing on the public airwaves.
7. I want to find a way to start an after-school knitting program for at-risk kids.
8. Yard work sucks.
9. Here's another Colorado fiber festival: Pagosa Springs Fiber Festival runs Sept. 12-14 at the Archuleta County Fairgrounds, 9:30-5 p.m. 970-264-4458.
10. Do I dare do this? Am I insane?
St. Brigid by Alice Starmore in Aran Knitting
Daily rant: Our governor, Bill Owens, in all his wisdom snubbed a meeting with a French consular official, saying, "I feel it would be inappropriate...your government opposed our efforts in Iraq in order to advance the government's popularity at home and to further French ambitions abroad."
Jean-Francois Boittin, minister counselor for economic and commerical affairs for the French Embassy in Washington, D.C. came back with this: "I draw from your comments...theconclusion that I should strongly discourage French firms from considering investing in a state where they are not welcome."
Touche.
Too bad for us, the citizens of said state, who are enduring one of the worst economic downturns in recent memory. Me thinks, Governor, thou protesteth too much. Are we trying to curry favor with Washington Francophobes at the expense of our constituents? Hmmmm?
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