Boulder Social

One of the cool things about living in Boulder is that when your friends get a group to go out to dinner you're sure to meet some really cool people.

Not that people in other cities aren't cool, but how often does it happen that your friend introduces you to three other friends, one of whom is a scientist who specializes in global climate change with particular emphasis on temperature shifts in the Antarctic, another is an astrophysicist, and another is a wildlife biologist studying mountain lion movements in the Rockies? In Boulder it happens quite a lot. Nearly everyone I know in this town is around my age, has a Ph.D., and does something really interesting. And they ride a bike everywhere instead of drive, are into local food and love to drink microbrews. It's pretty awesome.

What I DON'T recommend is that when you get invited to a pool party in Colorado, to not bring a change of clothes in case you end up going out to grab some food and a beer or three afterward. Even in mid-August it's going to be 58 degrees when you come out of the bar and shorts and sandals aren't going to be quite as good an idea as they were when you were swimming earlier in the day.