Home Buying

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My last post was more than 8 months ago! I want to start updating my blog again, So we'll start with the biggest update I can think of: we bought a house. A little background: [caption id="attachment_1630" align="alignright" width="300"] In early 2015, Boulder housing prices began to climb steadily[/caption] The city of Boulder is surrounded by a moat of open-space...Read More

About 100 year floods (and probabilities, and risk analysis)

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I'm based in Boulder, and it's flooding.  Luckily, we're all fine here. Flooding is kind of a weird natural disaster.  First: It doesn't feel very threatening: It's just raining outside... a lot. But it does post some serious risks and deserves to be taken seriously. 100 year floods (Should be called: the 1% flood) [caption id="attachment_1348" align="alignright" width="300"] Near Boulder Creek...Read More

Cool Picture: Sunrise on Marshall Mesa

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[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="640" caption="Boulder in the Fog"][/caption] This morning my friend Andrew and I got up early to do a quick ride on a local favorite, Marshall Mesa.  It was foggy and cold, and looked like pretty crappy weather to go riding in.  However, not 3 mins into our ride I asked "Where'd all the fog go?" and looked...Read More