my boy left for college last week. over the course of 6 phone calls (to mom of course) on the first day of classes he told her physics was too easy and he should find a more challenging physics class and that he was quitting STEM cause physics and calc were too hard. All in one day (the first day of class). His freshman advisor who is also head of the physics department and had clearly read his college application said that in 30 years of teaching he had never met a student who had made their own cloud chamber in their garage and maybe just maybe he should 1. talk to his physics teacher about the homework assignment he was struggling with and 2. SUCK IT UP BUTTERCUP
He also seems to be popular with some of the older frat boys--he has been asked to DJ a couple of their parties and is invited to two different frat parties tonight. yes i guess most freshman boys do not get invited to frat parties so it does require an invitation. my son said "great thanks "and the frat boys said what is your facebook profile so we can send you an invite. it took my boy all his will power (actually he failed) not to laugh and asked if the frat was actually made up of 50 year old soccer moms cause he was pretty sure that was the last demographic still using facebook
getting back to aspen--the Aspen Public House is in the Wheeler opera house which is subsidized by public money. one of the requirements when the Public House restaurant opened was that they would 1. stay open and 2. offer affordable food. They don't actually stay open all year as was required and the only really affordable item a $13 burger that isn't even on the menu. you have to know they have it to order it. Kinda like "if a tree falls in the woods and no one hears it does it make a sound", "if an affordable item isn't actually on the menu does the restaurant count as offering affordable food?" And when an order of fries or onion rings to go with the burger costs $10 putting a burger and fries and a beer with tip and tax at $55 is it actually affordable.? And yes the city of aspen pretty much covers their rent taking about $800k off fair market rents a year. My guess is the only reason they are profitable is the city paying their rent and in return the citizens get an off menu $13 burger.
I should post something on facebook about that.
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