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Wanna see an anvil get launched into the air with explosives? You’re in luck. I just happened to visit Jamestown, CO, (pop. 205), where they celebrate each Independence Day with music, a barbecue, games, and….hourly anvil launches, one of which I filmed for you below.

Jamestown is 15 miles north and west of [...]

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I Can Haz… Eco Pass?
Originally uploaded by Catherine Taylor

Last Friday, Lisa handed me a form. “Here, you might want to get one of these.” It was an application form for an Eco Pass - the free travel pass provided to various qualifying groups, including those who work in downtown Boulder. Now, I don’t [...]

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Rob Johnson (a previous TechStars founder) recently wrote an awesome post, analysing the thorny question of “what your choice of Boulder coffee shop says about you”. The undoubted merits of his post aside, the fact is, coffee is my beverage of choice - indeed, my co-founders may prefer a different delivery mechanism for their caffeine [...]

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There’s a swan in my coffee…
Originally uploaded by Catherine Taylor

Let’s see:

Because I love coffee, and the Baristas here have turned a cup of coffee into a treat for the eyes, as well as the olfactory and gustatory senses;
Because Boulder is one of the most beautiful cities, in one of [...]

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Boulder Leads in Latte Art Per Capita

Originally uploaded by lisa.williams

People say that Steve Jobs has a reality-distortion field; Bill Clinton has one too, some say.
But I’ve made a big discovery: The Cup, a Boulder web 2.0 hotspot that happens to dispense caffeinated beverages has a mistaken identity field.
Yesterday, I was walking out [...]

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Rowan [L] and Joe [R]

Originally uploaded by lisa.williams

I returned to Boulder this week after a week in Boston, where I live with my husband Evan and our two kids. Boulder is wonderful, doing a startup is amazing — try it if you get the chance — and life would be completely and utterly perfect [...]

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Situation: I am missing skin on four out of ten of my knuckles. Of course, how you lose skin on your knuckles differs greatly depending on your current location:
Boston: Lakers supporter who makes unwise attire selection prior to entering local bar.
Boulder: Kickboxing class where another attendee tips me on a “fabulous vegan restaurant.” [...]

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