Keeping up with Pat and Libby
on·o·mat·o·poe·ia What is it?
Did you ever hear "onomatopoeia" and wonder what the heck it is? Simply put, it's a word that sounds like what it is, or what it's describing. Boom. Bang. Crash. So, why onomatopoeia now? Think School District 51 illness. Think norovirus. Think symptoms. Think vomit. I never liked that word because it sou...
Nov 21, 2019
Proof Colorado is a Better Place to Live Than California
Colorado gained about 239,153 residents in 2018, but about 203,000 people left the state during that same time frame, according to the most recent data available from the U.S. Census Bureau on state-to-state migration within the United States. That resulted in a net gain of about 36,000 people from the previous year. S...
Nov 07, 2019
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Got extra Halloween candy?
You buy too much Halloween candy...there's a lot leftover...so you snack on it well into November. Same here. This is a much better idea. Pat (confession: ate at least 10 mini-Snickers on 10/31).
Nov 01, 2019
Halloween
Halloween will be fun on "The Vault." We'll be playing classics like "Spooky," "Thriller," and, if we can find it, "The Blob." Why did we save our daughter's "Big Bird" costume from her childhood? To see if our Golden Retriever would like to "Trick or Treat" ...
Oct 25, 2019
Candy Corn Wasn't Always Candy Corn
Love it or hate it, candy corn is here to stay. It's been around since the 1800s, well before trick or treating and other Halloween traditions we take part in now. The National Confectioners Association (NCA) says the candy was invented by George Renninger at Wunderlee Candy, and became widespread after Goelitz Cand...
Oct 22, 2019
Happy Holidays!
It doesn't matter if it's still 70 degrees in October. Spotting eggnog in the grocery store means the holidays are here. The aroma apparently caught the attention of my boy Looey - Pat
Oct 18, 2019
Pie!
MBC Grand Broadcasting is compiling a staff recipe book. Since I'm offering this to fellow Vault employees, I thought a Vault listener like you might like it, too. Pat O'Neill Ingredients: 14 oz. package of coconut 4 cups milk 4 egg yolks 2 whole eggs 2 oz. butter (half a stick) 1 cup sugar 1 tablespoon vanilla 1/2...
Oct 03, 2019
B-17 Crashes at Airport in Connecticut
A few weeks ago I had the privilege of flying in the Sentimental Journey WWII Bomber in Montrose. It's based in Arizona and is one of only a handful still in the air. It's an old plane. A little research and I discovered the first B-17s were built by Boeing in 1935. Then a few thousand more under a nationwide collab...
Oct 02, 2019
Vinyl?
This headline does not surprise me. As a teenager I bought the Elton John "Captain Fantastic" album. The artwork and liner notes were nearly as important as the music. Now a new generation is into albums, to the point where sales of vinyl will surpass CDs. I've heard the audiophiles debate which format is ...
Sep 26, 2019
Mom Comes to Visit
Ever notice how when you live somewhere you forget about a lot of neat things to see until you have company? I have and with my mom visiting, it was time to start looking at the things we all take for granted. Like the "Grand Junction." That's the spot west of the 5th Street bridge where the Gunnison and Co...
Sep 23, 2019