Posts Tagged ‘Back Seat’

Gwen Bell: How 10 Boulder Businesses Use the Social Web to Cultivate Community

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
"Even your parking garage has a Twitter account!" my friend Liz exclaimed from the back seat. She was in town this weekend, visiting from Sacramento. Yes, Boulder's parking garages have a Twitter presence. So does our police department . Downtown Boulder's Twitter account has more than 2,000 followers. And the account is alive with news, insights on the local scene and discounts galore. Yesterday Downtown Boulder retweeted (RT) three events happening in the local area: a trivia night ,

The Real Hypocrisy of Stephen Harper’s Senate Appointments

Friday, August 28th, 2009
Busy week this week. After the visit to the CNE, I’ve been working on the final book of my three book commission. It’s crunch time, now. I’ve also had to deal with kitchen renovations. I’m excited about both. So blogging has had to take a back seat. But I couldn’t help but notice the pocket controversy surrounding Stephen Harper’s nine new Conservatives to the senate. Or, dare I hope, eight Conservatives and one independent . After all, if Demers hasn’t followed federal politics until now,

Sierra Madre Police Blotters

Thursday, August 20th, 2009
During the week of Sunday, August 2nd, to Saturday August 8th, the Sierra Madre Police Department responded to approximately 338 calls for service. Tuesday, August 4th: 12:19 PM – Grand Theft, 300 block North Sunnyside Ave. A 21” gray Honda rotary lawnmower was stolen. The suspect vehicle was a green or blue green Ford or GMC Tahoe type vehicle, possible car seat in the back seat. The driver was described as a female Hispanic, heavy set, black shoulder length hair and a male Hispanic pass

The Brutal Murder Of Jada Justice

Saturday, June 27th, 2009
Hobart, IN - “She was wearing an orange skirt and a tank top with orange and green stripes.” That was what 18-year old Engelico Castillo told the police on the night of June 16, when her 2-year old cousin, Jada Justice, went missing. Castillo said she went to a gas station in Gary and left Jada in her car-seat in the back seat of her unlocked vehicle while she went inside to purchase cigarettes and milk. When she returned, Jada was gone. Panic engulfed the child’s family, police, and surround

It’s not easy being eight

Friday, June 26th, 2009
Being eight is hard. Between the play dates and the softball games and the gymnastics and the sleepovers and the swimming, it’s a little overwhelming. Add in a birthday party every other week and overnights at Granny’s and it’s simply exhausting. It’s even harder being eight with a fifteen year old sister. That’s really hard. Your sister gets to sit in the front seat with your mom while you’re relegated to the back seat where no one hears you call out “What did you say? I can’t hear yo