Still in Colorado.

Fires being brought under control. Still haven't seen them. Probably just as well. Big fire + Denver = BAAAD mojo.

Going to see if I can find Cherry Creek Mall tonight. Supposedly has The Tattered Cover bookstore, which tourist guide in hotel claims is one of the finest bookstores in entire USA. This is a legitimate reason to go to a mall.

Everyone on this job has a drawl. Even the guy from Long Island, New York has a drawl. I find I cannot avoid using one myself when speaking to these people. V. peculiar.

Information sheet I have here on altitude sickness & acclimatization indicates that one of the common aspects of body getting used to higher altitude is frequent urination. Considering 2 paragraphs ago document said ppl. should drink vast quantities of water, response to this on my part was: DUH. That's not kidneys reacting to blood chemistry changes, buddy.

Amazing number of Vietnamese restaurants/markets in this area. Not as many as Mexican, but close. Would go to one for food except I don't know what to order or what to look for in terms of trust.

No Toon Disney or Animal Planet @ hotel. Discovery Channel ran all military crap last night. Spent evening reading Kenzerco's Hackmaster version of Little Keep on the Borderlands instead. May listen to Learn to Speak Chinese tape course tonight if TV similarly lackluster.

Job going well. Fires controlled in some areas, worse in others. Hoping nobody gets hurt, waiting to be called on to do stuff (and I am, the folks here have touchy computers).

In short: job going OK, enjoying myself, getting used to Denver.