Where Are Clooney and Wahlberg?

Let me tell you about the "Perfect Storm" of bad traffic here in Denver yesterday.

1) The local bus drivers went on strike yesterday. It had appeared a last minute settlement between the company and union was going to be reached, but instead, a strike began on about 9 hours' notice before Monday morning rush hour.

2) It was the opening day of baseball season. The Rockies generally suck, but that didn't stop droves of people who otherwise would never go to a ball game from heading to this one. (They actually did manage to beat Arizona, if you care. I don't.)

3) It was the first weekday evening following the Daylight Savings Time shift, which suddenly put the western sun squarely in the eyes of basically every driver leaving downtown.

Not a pretty picture.