I thought my first blog post would be something widly techy and geeky.  Sorry to disappoint.  My girlfriend and I went on a bike ride through downtown Denver yesterday.  We live a mere 9 blocks from Broadway where some good protest rallies occured.  DNC Protest: Standoff on Broadway .  If i were in shape and just a bit quicker riding my bike back from the Highlands, we would have been right in the middle of this.  I am a believer and disbeliever of protests.  I believe simply out of expression.  I am a disbeliver because i have a rational mind and know little if nothing is ever accomplished from a perspective of a protester and their cause.  Sadly, you could probably find more evidence that the expressions carried out hurt the cause.  But what do i know, I am just a 33 year old white guy who designs/creates software and still has reaccurent dreams of playing high school football and life as an international House DJ