Okay you guys...

...seriously, its time to get out of my city. You don't have to go home, but you cant stay here. Party is over.

I know, I know, Obama isn't speaking until Thursday. BUT there is this CRAZY new invention we have called the "television." It lets you see things from far away. Kind of like a telescope, but is run by lasers, nuclear reactors, and hamster wheels. You don't even have to be in Denver to hear or see him speak - just turn on that little box.

I went down to Civic Center Park today and counted no less than 6 separate groups protesting something today there. They weren't protesting anything that the Democratic Party was doing...just protesting. Its a forum, not a convention. Wait, no, not a forum...its a damn circus. I knew all along that people were going to protest, but what I didn't know that if you are going to be an activist, you have to take an oath never to shower or bathe again. My highschool locker room smelled like the Coco Chanel Gardenia compared to Civic Center Park.

And the police...the poor, poor police. Man, I guess I'm not going to sound too hip when I say this, but those police are really taking a beating. There were 4 bike cops getting a little reprieve in the shade today while being berated by a NORML activist, "Hey man, you cant just come busting down my door and arrest me for smoking pot in my own house, man. I know my rights."

"Well, I mean, we could. But we wouldn't. We have better things to do than bust a little unshaven stoner for smoking a little pot. Go ahead, go home and smoke pot. Please, go home and smoke pot. Just go home." That was the most sensical thing I've heard in a week. Maybe its because you can peg me for a republican from a mile away, or that I merely wasn't carrying a sign or a megaphone...but all the Police have been really friendly and kind with me all week. Hats off, Denver Police - thank you for doing your job and keeping us all safe.

And here is the real reason, the real cause of my discomfort: I couldn't get a beer at the Wynkoop today. I cant get a beer at the Wynkoop all week, its rented out. BUT I could get a beer at the Great Divide, thank God.