It's a coyote dog!

My grandfather told me about hippies. They wear a lot of different things and carry a tambourine. -Jeremiah, 10

Children should not be kept as pets. -Madison, 8

You called me a dude, so you're a man.

I luuv peacocks. -Lilia, 5

I. Am. Hydrate.

 

There is a kid named Jesus here? -on "Hey-Zeus"

Me...my man...me my man. -Dylan, 11

I'm this age. But i'm starting kindergarten, so I might be one more. -Eli, 5

 

Is there a get out of the way light? -regarding construction trucks back-up lights and beeps

 

Hair gel is slippery, but not flammable.

 

This is your work...are you kidding me? -Lauren, 5 on field trips being my occupation

I can't sit right now. My toenails hurt very badly. -Vincent, 7

 

Yesterday was bad-I broke my mouth.

Should we call social services bc his parents smoke? -Dylan, 11

 

I'm getting pretty good at my ninja moves, so can we do some ninja moves soon? -Anja, 5

 

He's not so much in manners yet. -Kira, 7

I'm gonna play on the realzies.

I have something in my eye-I think it's acid. -Vincent, 7

Except bacon is more crunchier and yummier. -Ian, 10

I brushed it. For twenty minutes straight. And I brush my teeth for thirty minutes...uh-ZOMBIE! -Freedom, 7

I would think you're western...and country... and Amish. -Madison, on my accent

We can't just leave a coupon laying around. -Freedom, 7

I think it's called a round Christmas tree. -random 1st grader on wreaths

Survival of the (not) Fittest -or- How 7-11 is slowly taking over the world

(this post is originally from April...blogger has changed, and it automatically updates. i'm annoyed that my posts will no longer carry the original dates. grr.)

colorado's fine weather has officially kicked in, so i'm riding my bike a ton again. welp, and my car died. in the eisenhower tunnel. that's a story for another day. essentially, i'm biking to the bus and back every day for work. have been for a little over a month. it's pretty rad...i'm on my bike for about 40 minutes a day, and on the bus for roughly the same. AND I GET TO PEOPLE WATCH AND EAVESDROP on the bus. sometimes a hassle, but mostly it's rad.

-not only can you not RIDE your bike on the 16th Street Mall, you also can't even take your bike on the shuttle bus. that's wack. especially considering that the bus advertises alternative transportation and how savvy it is to save gas. not to mention that there ARE NO BIKE LINES ON 15th or 17th. seriously wack. riddle me this: one day, whilst riding between Welton and Lawrence, the shuttle bus was driving ALONGSIDE me. what the what?

-in my opinion, the suburbs are worse. no bike lanes, no shoulders. way to go, colorado. there's this willow tree that i ride by, and since there is no lane and no shoulder, i smack myself in the face with it's low-hanging branches about 33% of the time. (i think i'm done complaining now.)

-i lied. more complaining. in the 'burbs, there are some pretty excellent bike paths. like little roads for bikes. except they're also for horses. which means poop in the way. gross.

-by the end of the year, i will ride the entire 12ish miles of hills to school and back. keeping in mind that suburban hills are very different from city hills, i'm taking it one way at a time. i found a sign on the arvada side that reads Platte River: 7 Miles, so i've got a solid frame of reference for what the ride entails. maybe the last week i'll do the entire commute. (i'm also doing a 5k at the end of april. hrmmm.)