So John Denver Wasn't Full of It...

The Rocky Mountains are indeed... rocky.

But the trip up could not have gone smoother.

I arrived on Thursday and saw my new home. It's beautiful. Sharon picked a good spot.

Upon arrival I decided to take a walk and work off some of the drive. Less than a block up the road there is this beautiful little park with a creek that runs through it. There are two baseball diamonds in this park and I noticed there are signs above each that read: Children and Handicapped only.

I think I'm going to play there anyway and if they stop me I'll just tell them, "Hey, I'm still a handicap at heart."

It's a really cool area. There is a Chipotle within walking distance. At the sight of it I felt my heart dance a little jig of joy.

There is also a McDonald's within walking distance, this did not make my heart dance, but Sharon soon showed me a wonder of this particular Micky D's:

$1 new release rentals.

Has anyone else seen this phenomenon? Sitting out front of the restaurant are a couple of vending machines with full-color, touch sensitive screens. You browse through the list of movies in "stock" and select the ones you want to rent (all new releases, surprisingly good selection). Then you swipe your credit card, it bills you one dollar and the movie pops out of a little slot. The movie is due the next day by 10pm. If you're late, it just bills your card another buck. To turn it in you just stick it in the slot, it reads it, and then says, "Thank You."

I reply, "You're welcome." or, "No, thank you." but I don't think it understands.

Probably wouldn't be quite as cool if it wasn't just a short walk from the house, but still pretty cool.