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Apparently it is a wine decanter cork that is erotically shaped. I would never have guessed! Thank you to those clearly way more cultured than I am who knew what it was.

This community is amazing and hysterical! So many clever responses, medical advise (thank you ER Dr.) and Archer references. Thank you for making me laugh and helping me solve this!

Broomfield ARC had record sales this afternoon 🎉😉🍆🍷

I was looking at the candle sticks/holders and found this.

I didn’t buy it and used a gallon of hand sanitizer when I left the store. 😳

We are getting some rain today and I happened to see my toss pile. I couldn’t help taking pictures…I love them all even though they are imperfect. 🥰

Did you know the same guys setting up the cage match at the White House also run Dawson K-12 private school out off 287 in Lafayette? Above is literally a photo of the two ‘owners’ of Dawson school, ringside with Donald Trump at a recent UFC fight. Thought it was a local school with Boulder County values? Think again…

Here are some facts you should know about this local institution, which has about 400 students.

Campbell is the chief business officer and top legal/business executive for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).  Campbell also is a member of the governing board (Vice Chair and General Counsel) of Dawson School in Lafayette (which has a sister school in Las Vegas, both operate under the Dawson Foundation). The Dawson Fund has $ 290 million in assets and charges nearly $ 40,000 a year for tuition, per student.

– Campbell took $ 374,000 in compensation last year
– George Moore, the principal of the school took $ 502,000 in 2024
– Kimberly Johnston took compensation of $ 742,000. Most private school trustees are volunteers, but Dawson’s leadership is cashing checks like this is a hedge fund instead of a school.
– Unfortunately, most of the teacher salaries are in the 40 - 70k range

OTHER SCANDALS
The school does its best to cover up the last 18 years of scandal during Moore’s time as the local school president. He just retired this month and the Las Vegas, actual ownership team, just hired a new guy, who is expected to be even worse.

One of many recent lawsuits against Dawson puts it pretty well,  with “the school’s callous disregard for the safety and well-being of its students—which appears to fit a long-standing pattern of covering up and minimizing sexual assault on its campus and marginalizing the victims of those assaults."

TOO CRAZY TO BE TRUE?

Financials from ProPublica including the 990. Because, remember, this is for a supposedly "non-profit" school.
https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/226044616

Yes, Dawson has been mentioned before on Reddit, but the UFC really takes it to the next level, here are some prior posts.

https://www.reddit.com/r/boulder/search/?q=dawson&cId=bb754d22-dc2f-47a6-8e30-8500cc8e891f&iId=74f06133-acc8-4457-8980-2c007aaffc36

Wikipedia on Campbell…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_Campbell

Wikipedia on Whtite… who also beats his wife (allegedly)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_White

Wikipedia on Dawson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawson_School_(Colorado)

I found this purplish, thing while tide pooling and have no idea what it is. When I flipped it over, it felt solid, kind of like cartilage. Has anyone seen this before or know what it is? I have been looking online and was wondering if it could be a type of protozoan, but that is just a guess. Any help would be awesome.