Nope nope nope, not *me* on a mountain bike. That would be a very different kind of post, ending with photos of northern Colorado’s finest hospital. Dan’s good friend Nathan flew out from Nashville last week. He and Dan spent 3 solid days mountain biking in Colorado and southern Wyoming. I begged Nathan to snag a […]
Read MoreFiesta!
Hickory Street is perhaps half a mile from my house; I ride my bike there often. I met my friend Kate and her two sweethearts for an afternoon of ambling Sno Cones at the Fiesta de Movimiento Comunitario de Hickory Street. Kate and her boys helped judge a salsa competition as part of the festival. All […]
Read MoreBike-up popsicles
I try to ride my bike 3-4 days per week, but if I don’t have time for a jaunt early in the morning I often need motivation to venture out into the heat. (I know, I know, it is just barely June! I’m not going to make it!) On my last ride, inspiration struck: I […]
Read MoreFood truck rally in City Park
From May to September, every Tuesday a fairly massive Food Truck Rally takes place in Fort Collins’ City Park. We showed up too early for the music but had a great time wandering the lineup. To see in advance which trucks and bands are planning to show up each week, check the FoCo Food Rally […]
Read MoreOdell Small Batch Festival
The Odell Small Batch Festival is an annual event, and each year the brewery grants a portion of the proceeds to a local nonprofit. This year’s beneficiary was the Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed, a fantastic organization where one of my neighbors happens to work. A few weeks ago she put out a call […]
Read MoreStalking Treecraft
As Dan and I continue to explore Colorado, we lean on the internet and recommendations from friends in order to find new places to visit. Treecraft, on the other hand, found us — their workshop is located across the street from us, and we have been watching them from our bedroom window since we moved […]
Read MorePop-up dumplings
The other night I received perhaps my favorite text message to date — my friend Kate and her family were going to check out a pop-up dumpling shop downtown, and did I care to join? The someday restaurant Pot Stickers borrowed Fort Collins bistro The Welsh Rabbit for a one-day dumpling throw-down. I believe Pot […]
Read MoreWe’re a bicycle family
Slow news week on the Reid front! The weather has been gorgeous and we have been taking advantage of it. Dan had been toying with the idea of buying a Brompton bicycle for a while, mostly because the bike folds up small enough to fit in our car. Today, his “clown bike” arrived. There’s a […]
Read MoreFree Comic Book Day
Since 2002, the first Saturday in May has been Free Comic Book Day (FCBD). Publishers churn out single-issue offerings of a wide variety of comics, a tool that comic shops can use as a festive reason to visit their businesses. FCBD served as a great excuse for Dan and me to visit Gryphon Games & Comics. […]
Read MoreReview: Urinetown (Colorado State University Theatre)
The Colorado State University School of Music, Theatre and Dance closed out its mainstage season with Urinetown, an early 2000s Broadway hit every bit as irreverent as the title suggests. Following a devastating 20-year drought, a corporation has popped up with a bold solution to a water shortage crisis: a ban on private toilets. Citizens […]
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