Architecture Wednesday: Denver Four Square

Step into the timeless elegance of this meticulously reimagined 1912 Denver Square, a captivating blend of classic charm and modern sophistication. Purchased on its 100th birthday in 2012 it was lovingly transformed to echo the spirit of a boutique hotel in Paris, with clean lines and refined details throughout.

As you enter, a sense of grandeur envelops you, with marble tile flooring guiding you through the entryway and into the living with its original brick walls exposed, elegant panel molding and a dramatic black fireplace.

An open-concept kitchen—a chef's dream—beckons with its expansive layout and luxurious marble countertops, while the adjacent dining room with built-in China hutch opens to a cozy family room retreat with French doors leading to the outside; and just off the kitchen is a boldly colored pantry and laundry area that also opens to the back garden.

Upstairs a solarium, a peaceful sanctuary bathed in natural light, serves as an extension of the master bedroom, complete with a walk-out terrace, en-suite bath and walk-in closets. On the same floor are another bedroom, home office and bathroom, while the basement level features two more bedrooms and a bath, as well as additional laundry space.

This home is a touch of the old with a dash of the new, with both history and a hint at the future in its walls.

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Dwell

Meme Dump

Bald or Not: Stanley Tucci Edition

It’s never been a secret of my love, lust, for actor Stanley Tucci, AKA The Tooch. I have always found him attractive and smart and funny and sexy AF, and especially find him a Seriously Hot Bald Man … so imagine my surprise when the internet collectively swooned when Stanley Tucci  shared a picture of himself from more than four decades back when he was a young, luscious-haired hottie:

“Really wish I could convey to young people just how awesome it was to be a kid in the 80s and 90s, before cellphones and internet and social media exploded. This was taken 42 years ago.”

But few people cared about his observations on technology’s impact on culture because they were too busy looking at his hair:

“So handsome, Mr. Tucci!”

“Thank you for this very important reminder that you have always been insanely hot.”

“He really said ‘if you think i’m hot now, let me show you how i looked when i was younger.’”

“oh look at me I’m stanley tucci I’ve been hot for 42 years.”

“Every version of Stanley Tucci is HAWT!”

“Jesus. Thought you were Freddie [Mercury] for a sec mate.”

“You never told us you were the lead singer of Queen, Stanley.”

So, comparisons to Freddie aside, which Tucci would you hit … bald or fully maned?

I know what I’d do …

The Funny Papers

Michael de Adder, Marc Murphy, Pedro X Molina, Jack Ohman, Nick Anderson, Rick McKee, Jeff Stahler, Randy Bish, Marshall Ramsey, Chris Britt, 

Why Is It ...

… that when someone asks, “Who got you smiling,” I always say, “The voices in my head just cracked a joke. Leave us alone.”

… that after this past year I wanna give myself a big hug because I’m still standing.

… that Family Dollar always seems to have just one cashier. Where’s the rest of the family?

… that winter doesn’t bother me; I also become cold and dark after 4PM.

… that one of the weirdest things about being an adult is having a favorite stove top burner; no one ever talks about it but y’all know it’s true and y’all have one.

… that it’s always, “How was work?” and never, “Quit and I’ll support you.”

… that I still miss that part of 2020 when it was illegal for anyone to come near me.

…that when I yell at birds in the street to move so they don’t get run over is kind of how I see the universe watching me live my life.

… that I know I would not waste away in Margaritaville; in fact, I would thrive!

Jimmy Carter Said ...

… in his inaugural address as Governor of Georgia:

"I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over. The test of a government is not how popular it is with the powerful and privileged few, but how honestly and fairly it deals with the many who must depend upon it."

… in a New York Times op-ed in January 2022:

"Our great nation now teeters on the brink of a widening abyss. Without immediate action, we are at genuine risk of civil conflict and losing our precious democracy. Americans must set aside differences and work together before it is too late."

… after the January 6 insurrection:

“This is a national tragedy and is not who we are as a nation. Having observed elections in troubled democracies worldwide, I know that we the people can unite to walk back from this precipice to peacefully uphold the laws of our nation, and we must. We join our fellow citizens in praying for a peaceful resolution so our nation can heal and complete the transfer of power as we have for more than two centuries.”

… about his wife, Rosalynn:

"I’ve never won an argument with her; and the only times I thought I had I found out the argument wasn’t over yet."

… what he and Rosalynn said to each other every day of their 77-year marriage:

"I love you the goodest."

… on Jesus and gay people:

“I'm a worshipper of Jesus Christ, who never mentioned homosexuals in any way — certainly not in a deleterious fashion. And when it has been mentioned in the New Testament, it's been combined with things like selfishness or something like that. So I've never looked upon it as any sort of reason to condemn a person. I think it's an inherent characteristic just like other things that we do with our lives. I believe Jesus would approve gay marriage, but that’s just my own personal belief. I think Jesus would encourage any love affair if it was honest and sincere and was not damaging to anyone else, and I don’t see that gay marriage damages anyone else.”

… in his Presidential Farewell Address, January 1981:

“But we know that democracy is always an unfinished creation. Each generation must renew its foundations. Each generation must rediscover the meaning of this hallowed vision in the light of its own modern challenges. For this generation, ours, life is nuclear survival; liberty is human rights; the pursuit of happiness is a planet whose resources are devoted to the physical and spiritual nourishment of its inhabitants.”

… about then-Senator Barack Obama’s candidacy for president:

“ I think that this breakthrough by Barack Obama has been remarkable. When he made his speech (on race) a few months ago in Philadelphia, I wept. I sat in front of the television and cried, because I saw that as the most enlightening and transforming analysis of racism and a potential end of it that I ever saw in my life.”

… on how he wants to be remembered:

“I’d like to be remembered as a champion of peace and human rights. Those are the two things I’ve found as a kind of guide for my life. I’ve done the best I could with those, not always successful, of course. I would hope the American people would see that I tried to do what was best for our country every day I was in office.”

… on his life:

“I’ve had a wonderful life, I’ve had thousands of friends, and I’ve had an exciting and adventurous and gratifying existence.”

Bobservations

Our remote control to the garage door opener has died—first world problems, I know—and because it’s the original door opener—the door itself was replaced a few years ago—we need to do some searching to find a new opener; even the universal openers are too new! Until then, this is how we work the door …

I leave for work in the morning and with the push of a button Carlos closes the door after I’m gone.

I come home from work in the evening and with the push of a button Carlos opens the door for me.

We come home together after being out and about and I stop the car and poke Carlos in the side and he shrieks like a howler monkey:

“Quit poking me! I am not the garage door opener.”

I poke him again and he gets out to open the door …

“Aren’t you?”

I’m enjoying this game so I may take my time looking for a real solution.

This Tuxedo Says is still from those dark days of mask wearing:

While some of y’all are out there bitching about being uncomfortable wearing masks think of what else the government has done to some of us …

Tuxedo was always right.

Isn’t it funny how there are no more rapists and criminals storming the border, only rapists and criminals joining the incoming administration.

Linda Lavin, best known for her Emmy-nominated role in the 1976 sitcom Alice and her Tony-winning performance in the 1986 play Broadway Bound, died Sunday at the age of 87 due to complications from recently discovered lung cancer.

A former child stage actor, Lavin started her Broadway career in the 1960s, appearing in the musical It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s Superman and the play Last of the Red-Hot Lovers, which earned her the first of six Tony Award nominations in 1970.

A funny, talented woman. RIP

This is the problem with America:

Bayer is a pharmaceutical company and Monsanto is a pesticide company.

Bayer bought Monsanto. 

Bayer makes drugs for Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma while Monsanto makes a chemical called glyphosate to spray on food crops and Glyphosate causes Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

We have come full circle.

After some Costco shareholders asked the company to end its DEI policies, this was their response:

“Our board has considered this proposal and believes that our commitment to an enterprise rooted in respect and inclusion is appropriate and necessary."

Snap.

Well, well, well … doesn’t he have the perfect name … I mean, did he create the cakes because of his name or did he change his name when he made those cakes?

Either way ...

The Boulder County Courthouse has been designated a National Historic Landmark after it became a beacon of equality and justice in 1975 when Boulder County Clerk Clela Rorex issued the first same-sex marriage license in the nation.

On March 26, 1975, Rorex consulted the Assistant District Attorney to confirm there were no Colorado laws prohibiting marriage between individuals of the same sex and so she began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couple, stating years later:

“After having been so deeply involved in the women’s rights movements, who was I to then deny a right to anyone else? It wasn’t my job to legislate morality.”

This act of courage ignited a nationwide conversation about marriage equality and cemented the courthouse’s role as a symbol of hope and progress for the LGBTQ+ community and, within weeks, Rorex issued five more same-sex marriage licenses.

It’s nice they’ve made the courthouse a National Historic Landmark, but they should have made Clela Rorex one, too.

Here’s a list of some of the men I might choose to hit, or you might choose to hit …

1^st Row: British actor Andrew Scott, All Of Us Strangers; British actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nosferatu; Canadian actor  Charles Vandervaart from Outlander.

2^nd Row: actor and rapper Common,   American Gangster; Australian-Canadian actor, David Berry, Outlander: British actor Jonathan Bailey, Fellow Travelers and Wicked.

3^rd Row: American actor John Cho, Star Trek; American actor Josh Brolin, No Country For Old Men; American actor Kelvin Harrison Jr, Luce.

4^th row: Irish actor Paul Mescal, Gladiator II; German-Irish actor Michael Fassbender, Inglourious Basterds; Scottish actor Richard Rankin, Outlander.

Which One[s] Would You Hit?