Mark McGee

Tuesday Rockpile: Things have improved, but the Colorado Rockies are still a five-alarm fire Colorado Rockies News and Links for Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Since it’s a Tuesday, it’s my day to write about the Rockies.

Today, I just want to remind folks that the Rockies are still a bad (if improved and more fun!) baseball team.

Screen shot of the train schedule from Denver to Grand Junction. Cost $111, duration 7 hrs 44 minutes.

As bad as that is check out our "once daily" from Denver to Grand Junction. Rarely on time. It doesn't even get you out of the State of Colorado in a scheduled travel time of almost 8 hours duration. ~244 miles. Avg speed ~30mph.

Beating the Dodgers at home is the best. Particularly because so many Dodger fans come to Coors Field.

Rockies Win! Rockies Win! Beat the Dodgers! Woot!

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squealing silently to myself w/glee over this test microbroadcast of a Barenaked Ladies demo tape I bought in 1991 to this extremely cute gathering of radios humming along themselves. if you need a reason to come to the Boulder Public Library 09/09 5pm for my lecture-peformance here it is!

Republicans are unpopular in Texas.

Thanks to Congressman Gabe Evans and the Colorado GOP, Colorado has a $1.2 billion hole in its budget.

@shannonbird4co.bsky.social explains how Republicans are making working families pay more.

Photo of a triangle shaped moth on an outdoor light fixture. There is a black spot on each wing and a red streak in the middle of the moth.

Delta wing flyer.

That noted left wing corporation Monsanto says hold my patented petunias.

I usually listen to the voice that says not to comment on such. But sometimes? Fuck it.

How can one be able to purchase a smart phone and not be able to identify a grasshopper!? Can you see the commercial value of large numbers of [redacted] folks using AI? It sucks, but, oh my, it will make money from the rubes.

I would donate to that "GoFundMe."

Mejia gets the save, Bernabel gets a sack.

I've got some Sherlock Holmes, Ellery Queen, and other items on eBay. Take a look. www.ebay.com/usr/dcypser

Elk fire fully contained east of Meeker as crews make more progress on nearby Lee fire Rain helped efforts Saturday on Lee fire, which has burned more than 137k acres in northwestern Colorado.

Elk fire fully contained east of Meeker as crews make more progress on nearby Lee fire

A large area of pumpkin vines (about 30' x 20') in the foreground. The vines have many flowers. A large sunflower with many blooms in front of a Ponderosa pine in the middle of the frame.

Pumpkin patch and sunflowers. The pumpkins and sunflowers are volunteer plants. They are very happy growing in my compost pile. The large sunflower in the center is over 8' tall.

My friend, I love you and the time we have shared. It has sadly come to an end in this place and this time. Forgive me for making the end for you but understand that my love for you makes it necessary. Until we meet again, my friend.

Yah, no. Like NO.

RUN!!!

But beware the seagulls!

Player of the game: the bullpen.

Oh bummer!

What? I’ve only got gameday.

LAST WEEK, A VISITOR LOOKED AT OUR MOUNTAINS (THE "MOST BEAUTIFUL" MOUNTAINS IN WORLD!) HE SAID TO HIS "FAMOUS" FRIEND, GAVIN C. NEWSOM, (WITH TEARS IN HIS EYES!) "SIR, THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE SHOULD BE HELD HERE! AND NO "TINY HANDS TACO TRUMP" ALLOWED! THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER! -RMNP

A hotshot’s search for belonging among the flames - High Country News A wildland firefighter reckons with the male-dominated culture found on the fireline.

Read this excerpt, and then, go out and buy Hotshot: A Life on Fire by @riverselby.bsky.social! 🔥 www.hcn.org/issues/57-8/...

Soft Ginger-Molasses Cookies and Ginger Syrup These dark, rich, soft-chewy molasses-ginger cookies are a classic.

I have used the recipe from King Arthur baking. Makes a lot, suggest cutting amounts in half. www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/soft...

The Trump Admin Is Arguing Cities Have to Suck It Up And Put Up With His Military Takeovers Are there any limits on President Donald Trump’s push to send troops into states that don’t want them? A judge will soon decide.

After a three day bench trial weighing whether the Trump administration violated the Posse Comitatus Act, I unpack it all -- and the very high stakes involved -- in my report for @HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

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Only if the follow up volley is a bag of Doritos.