How to correctly pronounce Axolotl #nahuatl #axolotl #ajolote #mexico #pronunciation #pronunciacion YouTube video by A Paquiliztli

I was today years old to learn how to really pronounce “axolotl”. The American accent is so weird sometimes. While watching Pati’s Mexican Table, she visited a village in Mexico where they have canals throughout. They featured an ecologist working to protect them.

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Every morning, the three of them wait for me.

Cool sky tonight just outside of Berthoud CO. #goldenhour #colorfulCO

Oooh that’s really neat! Thank you for sharing.

This is ‘Off the Beaten Path’ a Skynet Art Installation by Patrick Shearn 📍Green Mountain Falls, CO and is to date, one of my top 20 fave art experiences.

My still photos of Off the Beaten Path, a Skynet Art Installation by Patrick Shearn 📍Green Mountain Falls, CO

View of a small bridge that passes over a miniature railroad track in an amusement park a lake, miniature light house and a sunset in the background. An old non-working sign reads “speed boats”.

View of two amusement park rides with a lake and a sunset in the background.

View of an airplane amusement park ride with a lake and a sunset in the background.

Lived in the Denver area for about 8 years now and haven’t ever been to Lakeside Amusement Park until last night. Boy is it a magical place, especially at sunset. #lakeside #denver #colorado

Lauren Boebert’s 18-year-old son has been charged with child abuse against his own infant son, while still on probation, and months after pleading guilty to identity theft. He faced 22 charges in 2024, which included felonies. (Westword)

Cute dog break #coloradosunset

The media’s weasel wording helps Trump Here are 5 ways news outlets sugar-coat fascism with euphemisms.

Just a few days ago I wrote about the media’s cowardly euphemisms and other weasel wording that helps Trump.

Lowe’s is better but not by much.

Some calm for everyone. Momma and baby elk in #RMNP from the Alpine Ridge Trail.

Rocky Mountain National Park - Alpine Visitors Center and Alpine Ridge Trail were absolutely stunning today. Today was a much needed nature reset! #rmnp #elk #alpinetundra #alpinewildflowers #ilivehere

We just ate at Serious TX BBQ in Loveland and it was quite good!! The pulled pork was my fave. There is a foco location but you could grab some near expired but super cheap food at Esh’s next door in Loveland.

-Berthoud Brewing in W Loveland is good. Only food trucks @ the Berthoud location.

And there ain’t nothing in Wyoming.

Well, there are some hot springs apparently, and of course Yellowstone.

And some kind of big rodeo but we aren’t into heat and dust and big truck folks.

Last few:
- the Aerial Tramway in Estes is historic and super fun.

- strolling the river walk in Estes is also quite nice. You’ll get to see trout and hummingbird moths this time of year.

- drive the Peak to Peak Highway while your up there and stop in Nederland. It’s so charming.

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- if you can venture far away Mesa Verde is incredible to see. You’d need to be on your way down south but is in my top 5. Grab one of the guided tour hikes too.

- driving up Pikes Peak is pretty awesome. We haven’t done the cog yet but some day. It was closed for years. 🧵

- Denver Art Museum is in a very cool building and is a great indoor activity when it’s hot. It’s not as big as SLAM, nor free, but it’s still fun if you’re an art person.

- Denver Museum of Nature and Science has incredible historic life-size dioramas and the geology exhibit is my fave. 🧵

- manitou springs, garden of the gods and Red rocks amphitheater <its open to the public unless there’s a show

- dip your feet in Grand Lake, it’s so dang pretty and deep, like a mini Lake Tahoe

- go to the flagship REI store in Denver it’s very cool and huge
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Grew up in StL but live in CO now. Here are some of my fave things we’ve done so far:

-drive up Old Fall River Road in RMNP (no campers and it’s gravel) get entry tix at 7pm the night before you want to go. 🧵

Cotton candy sunset tonight in #colorado

This is the only redeeming thing about summer. Amazing, late sunsets.

Crazy storm is rolling in tonight right at sunset. This is a view looking northwest and then pivoted on the same point looking southeast.

Bragg Soldiers Who Cheered Trump's Political Attacks While in Uniform Were Checked for Allegiance, Appearance As Trump viciously attacked his perceived political foes, he whipped up boos from the gathered troops directed at California leaders, including Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Really important story - army officials asked soldiers to identify themselves if they don't agree with Trump's politics that way he'd get only supportive soldiers in uniform during his political rally on base. Heavier soldiers were also barred from participating.

This was so cool to see. Three Lady Bugs in different stages of development. I believe the one at the top is the youngest and the others are turning into adults.

^^^ This IS TRUE. I have two middle schoolers that use the term all the time and I have tried to tell them not to say it outside of school.

It means something very different to anyone older. Oy vey!

I’ve heard local news about NIST cuts.

(I’m just outside of Boulder.)

Con Jr said exactly this today!!

I’m from StL and last time I was in town I noticed fewer folks with political signs and flags too.

However, I just a saw dumbass in a double flagged flat bed truck driving down Main Street in my very blue county in Colorado just the other day and sure enough, out of state plates (Wyoming). 🙄

AI Is Eating Data Center Power Demand—and It’s Only Getting Worse A new analysis of AI hardware being produced and how it is being used attempts to estimate the vast amount of electricity being consumed by AI.

A researcher calculates that, without increased production, AI will consume up to 82 terrawatt-hours of electricity this year—around the same as the annual electricity consumption of Switzerland.