Actually this should be captioned “Yesterday in Boulder” but the inspiration for my blog post arrived in today’s comments section of the Daily Camera.

Derek Falls, manager at Weekends on the Pearl Street Mall, washes a drawing of a swastika off the store’s front display window Jan. 7. Weekends was one of at least three stores to be tagged with swastikas. (Mitchell Byars/Daily Camera)

Seldom (I could easily say never) is there such a voice of reason in the midst of a Boulder “crises”. I blog this post not to showcase the latest late night antics of the creepy little shits drawn to our beloved town’s bleeding heart (more specifically, it’s generosity to panhandlers) but rather to reach out to you, ForemostFelon, and give you kudos for such a wonderful comment. Without having researched any of the other things you’ve anonymously posted on The Daily Camera’s virtual reader’s blog (I’m going to be so bummed if you’re a troll) I want to meet you and hopefully convince you to run for city council. Boulder needs more of this kind of talk.

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