The 2009 Double Hummer Completely redesigned with U.S taxpayer auto-bailout money, the new Double Hummer will be marketed as the perfect four-wheel-drive vehicle for American Interstate highway driving. With a 116-inch wheelbase, the double-wide track allows all 280 cubic feet of cargo space to be distributed in a single, six-passenger…
Bubble wrap is the new lace curtains…..
The study of neighbors through their lawn ornaments… Figure 13. Congress Park: Yard Stools Placing toilets in the front yard might yield less artistic results in any other neighborhood of the city. However, in this perfectly pleasant corner of Denver, the homeowner never has to worry that her flushers will…
#4. The suburbs gone ghetto…..
#3. Hustling to Forestall Foreclosure…..
#2. Home business startups grow…..
#1. Relaxed residential zoning codes…..
The study of neighbors through their lawn ornaments… Figure 12. South Park Hill: Birdhouse Village A yard arteologist once said, “Some of us are born in birdhouses, some of us make birdhouses, and some of us have birdhouses thrust upon us.” The comment was made while examining a shipment of…
Jay Cutler’s and Josh McDaniels’s ability to sustain their sports spat should qualify them to be the closing speakers at this week’s Sustainable Opportunities Summit at the Colorado Convention Center…..
Mayor Hickenlooper opened the Sustainable Opportunities Summit by introducing his new “Greener Denver” plan, and the fun continues all week long…..
Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper welcomes a host of global thought leaders from business, government and academia by trotting out his new “Greener Denver” program…..
Originally published in the January 14-20, 1999 issue of Westword. This hand-colored Hip Tip illustrates the first encounter between chickens and eggstra terrestrials…
The study of neighbors through their lawn ornaments… Figure 11. Jefferson: Silvery One-Eared Bathtub Bambi After ass-soaking and tornado shelter, the third most popular use of a clawfoot tub is in the commission of a yard shrine. With clawfoot legs removed, the bathtub is upended and buried half-way into the…
LOL! Have a great spring break in sunny Summit County…..
Are U.S. State Department warnings about the dangers of traveling in Mexico harshing your buzz? Keep it local this year! Help create the party that transforms Summit County into the “Cancun of the Colorado Rocky Mountains…”…
Colorado State University students are being asked to be very cautious when considering a trip to Mexico for spring break. The U.S. State Department has even issued a warning that reads like a proverbial grocery list of national problems. Why risk it? It’s really hard to keep looking over your…
The study of neighbors through their lawn ornaments… Figure 10. Hilltop: Daily Platitudes In addition to sculptors and painters, there is a more literal sub-species of yard artist known as the yard author. These creators are small in numbers and usually have big problems finding successful ways to transform the…
This Hip Tip was originally published in the February 4-11, 1999 issue of Westword. In the ten years since then, I don’t recall that this comic was in reference to any specific breaking news story. I probably was just on deadline and needed to go grocery shopping…
This Hip Tip was originally published in the March 11-17, 1999 issue of Westword. It seemed at the time to be the perfect solution to a new parents’ need for the latest baby gear, and society’s need for better baby discipline. In the decade since then, advancements in the snack-food-additive…
In this week’s Westword cover story, Kenny Be takes a look at Ward Churchill’s quest for free speech. See his cartoons on the Latest Word blog…
This Hip Tip was originally published in the February 11-17, 1999 issue of Westword, at the height of the go-go Nineties! On February 12, 1999, the U.S. Senate failed to get the two-thirds majority vote that it needed to convict and remove President Clinton from office for the perjury and…
