3/25/09 DYNAMIC DENVER GETS A BLIZZARD

Thursday, 10:00 AM. We are not to escape winter completely on this trip, as the Rockies and the Denver area are being buffeted by the worst snow storm of the season. Having seen little snow thus far, and needing all the moisture it can get, Denver is welcomg the predicted 8" to 16" of snow. About 2" is on the ground, and it does not look to me as though predictions will be met. Anyway, after a cold night it is to warm up to the thirties tomorrow and the fifties on Saturday, so it looks like the storm will not much affect our return drive Sunday and Monday. Yesterday we all went to the Denver Children's Museum, a very hands-on, activity oriented place which the kids enjoyed. Denver has a lot of top-notch cultural institutions, located downtown and easily reached by public transportation, including the very successful metro rapid transit line which more or less follows the I25/I225 ring-route and is super convenient and efficient. That is all to the good, as Denver traffic is pretty horrific. Denver is fast-paced and dynamic, a real city with many sports, cultural and economic offerings. It has lots of parks, city and regional, and its education system is dynamic, with many charter and magnet schools and a full range of colleges, universities and business schools. It looks to me like a good place to raise a family. Too busy for this old guy, though. Lucky has gotten used to yet another dog and two cats, and all get along more or less well together, except when they get bored and then revert to type, and fight like cats and dogs.