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From acting to singing, Jeff “bridges” the arts
Photo credit: Wendy Fopeano Here’s how the Jeff Bridges’ Boulder Fox Theater concert went last Friday night: He walked on to the stage in a denim shirt, flat shoes, loose pants and a shock of thick gray hair and began to sing. There were guys in the crowd dressed “Big Lebowski-like,” i.e., in robes and […]
Finding the good news in the FAA fiasco
I knew that talking taxes would not be pretty, but I did not realize just how hideous it could get. I had to start with downright ugly and navigate through really bad and pretty bad to find something that was almost good. As I am sure you know, the FAA has had a rough couple of weeks. After Congress […]
Dave on film: Monkeying around can be fun
What if there was a research drug in the laboratory right now that had a good chance of curing Alzheimer’s but it needed more testing on animals before it could be released for human trials? And what if that same neurogenesis drug made its research subjects smarter? That’s the premise of the exciting and surprisingly […]
Do you really want a job?
I get it. Things are brutal out there. It is the summer time. Finding work is hard work. It is very hard work. But I am very, very puzzled at some of the things I am hearing and seeing in the job market right now. Here are a few of the things that are making […]
Bring me a rock
We’ve probably all worked for a boss or a client who can be difficult to please. It’s even more challenging when he or she plays a game called “Bring me a Rock.” The game consists of you doing your work and getting what you think the “boss” wants, only to present it to him and […]
The ignorance of ignoring Brazil
Until relatively recently, a person born poor in Brazil was destined to die poor. This is no longer the case: since 2003, more than 32 million people in this country of 200 million have entered the middle class, and about 20 million have risen above poverty. Yet, while Colorado business is taking notice of profound […]
How to fix the patent troll problem
A recent story on NPR took a negative view of the patent enforcement practices of various non-practicing legal entities, such as Intellectual Ventures. The basic gripe of many in corporate America is that these so-called “patent trolls” exist for the mere purpose of obtaining bogus patents, typically in the software arena, and then using them […]
Dave on film: the Old West meets alien invasion
There’s something timeless about a good Western, even if the genre has generally fallen out of favor with modern filmgoers. Sprinkle in some scary aliens, stunning special effects, and a great cast and the mashup film Cowboys & Aliens turns out to be a terrific and highly entertaining summer tentpole adventure. Set in sparsely populated […]
Keb’ Mo’ gets in a mellow groove for “The Reflection”
KEB’ MO’ The Reflection (Yolabelle International) Keb’Mo’s first album in five years is marked departure from the blues-based sound that first won him fame, when his records included some stripped down solo guitar and vocal tracks, such as covers of Robert Johnson songs or his own hypnotic “Was I Wrong” from his debut disc. On […]
Your health care biz’s economy: gloom or boom?
For several years the media has emphasized the economic state as one in recession. As a result, casual conversation has transformed into doom and gloom about the economy. Contrary to popular belief, I am in the midst of an economic boom! So what is my evidence that I’m living in an economic boom? If you […]
Reinventing monopolies: Part 2
In the late 1990s, there were many competing search engines, like Lycos, AltaVista, HotBot, and Excite. In the 2000s, there were many social networking sites, including Friendster and MySpace. It was “us” driving the marketplace that made Google and Facebook dominant. The biggest sites were faster, better and easier to use than their competitors, and […]
Colorado’s medical marijuana laws leave employers in a cloud of smoke
The number of medical marijuana users in Colorado is rising exponentially, and this is leaving employers, well … dazed and confused. There are already approximately 145,000 people on the Colorado Medical Marijuana Registry, and the state’s website warns that it is still processing a backlog of applications. Presumably, many of those card-carrying members hold jobs. […]
