The word scrape is used to describe a property that is razed or leveled then rebuilt from the group up. Some of Denver’s neighborhoods prized neighborhoods have been fighting this epidemic for years. Where bungalows once stood, now stand monolithic mansions. Click on the graphic to go to the Denver Post article.

If the terror alert is Bert, you’re in the clear:

Check it out here: http://www.geekandproud.net/terror/

Over the weekend I caught Property Ladder, a fix and flip show on TLC. This past weekend they had a couple purchase an 800 sq ft home for $590K and after renovations were complete they tried to sell it for almost $800K. I thought $1000 per square foot seemed high until cracked open today’s Rocky Mountain News.

Condo near Denver Country Club listed at $13.9 million

A 9,854-square-foot penthouse just west of the Denver Country Club is hitting the market at $13.9 million, far more than what any condominium in the Denver area has ever fetched.

$13,900,000 ÷ 9854 = $1411

When it comes to the Broncos, I’m not their biggest fan. Through the years there have been a few Broncos I’ve enjoyed watching. Here’s my top five:

1. Ed McCaffrey: Wideout who played with reckless abandon. He went across the middle and took on any defender in his way.
2. John Lynch: John puts the strong in strong safety. Mike Shanahan should be paying his fines.
3. Terrell Davis: He put Denver on the map with a stellar albeit short lived career.
4. Clinton Portis: Clinton was The Man til they traded him to the Redskins for Champ Bailey. While Champ is good, I’d rather have Clinton.
5. Alfred Williams: CU product who played DE for the Broncos in the 90′s. I ran into Alfred at DIA. I asked him “Do you play professional sports? Let me guess, hockey!” He busted out with his trademark laugh.

From JULY 29 – LABOR DAY the 2006 Parade of Homes will take place in Commerce City, CO. Featured are six extraordinary homes created by some of the region’s finest custom builders, landscapers and interior designers. Visit the site: www.paradeofhomesdenver.com

One of the builders is Scott Carter of Brookline Homes. Who built this creation called “La Grande Cannoli”

Anyone who’s switched their DSL service to Qwest and has a DLINK wireless router is probably scratching their head wondering why their wireless internet isn’t working.

Try this solution:

use the wifi router as a switch by just plugging the lan port on the dsl modem into the wifi router’s lan ports and turning of dhcp on the wifi router

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On Sunday with temperatures easily hitting 100 degrees in Denver, a friend and I decided to catch the Rockies play the San Diego Padres at Coors Field. Our seats were on the 3rd base side so we avoided the blazing sun for most of the day.

Jason Jennings was pitching for the Rockies. I remember the first game Jason pitched back in 2001 against the NY Mets. He pitched a 1 hitter and hit a home run. Jason gets his fair share of ground ball outs. Sometimes it’s a good thing because he doesn’t give up a lot of home runs and sometimes it’s a bad thing because Clint Barmes and Garret Atkins are sub par defenders. Note: Barmes has 12 errors. Atkins has 15 errors. Their total (27) is actually the same amount as Derek Jeter (9) and Alex Rodriquez (18).

During the game, Jason induced several ground ball outs. However, a couple of times, the umpire called the batter safe. Each time the batter was called safe, a guy in the stands wearing a Padres hat, stood up to applaud the call and said to a rather tame Rockies crowd – “ties goes to the runner!”

Under further scrutiny:

Rule 6.05 A batter is out when: After a third strike or after he hits a fair ball, he or first base is tagged before he touches first base.

There is no such rule. You’re either safe or you’re out. There’s no tie. Just like Snufalufugus, “Tie Goes to the Runner” is just a figment of our imagination. It’s a hoax.

Rockies won 3-1.