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  • Sears Tower vs Willis Tower

    Posted on Thursday July 16th, 2009 at 12:12 in news, chicago, architecture . design, sears tower, willis tower

    The Sears Tower is now the Willis Tower, newly coined after the British company that purchased naming rights. Like my friends in Chicago I am completely against the name change. None of us know one person who will actually call it the “Willis...

  • Of Interest 062309

    Posted on Tuesday June 23rd, 2009 at 10:20 in news, views

    Whether intentional or not, this June 10th article from the Wall Street Journal lays out everything wrong with the underground society of trafficking humans to work for slave wages - or what could be considered a byproduct of our current immigration ...

  • Columbus New Mexico vs Mexico

    Posted on Tuesday March 3rd, 2009 at 11:45 in travel, books, news, Mexico, new mexico, columbus, steven f havill

    The L.A. Times has a series of articles titled “Mexico Under Seige.” After viewing the headlines I might rename it “Holy Shit What the Hell is Happening in Mexico?”  This collection of articles journals specifics of the drug...

  • So Long Rocky Mountain News

    Posted on Sunday March 1st, 2009 at 15:28 in news, media, denver

    Sadly, on Friday, the Rocky Mountain News closed up shop after almost 150 years.  Up until Friday Denver has had two newspapers, the other being the Denver Post. This provided Denver and Colorado an abundance of news and commentary - a blessing cons...

  • Continental 1404 Lawsuits

    Posted on Tuesday January 13th, 2009 at 14:57 in travel, news, views, continental 1404, emily pellegrini, gibson law firm, jason gibson, melissa craft

    Time for some analysis.  First a disclaimer:  I am not a lawyer, nor an expert in rare gold coins; however I do hold a private pilot’s license and am familiar with the basic concepts of aviation. On December 20th a Continental 737 encountered...

  • He’s a Tax Attorney and I’m an Anesthesiologist

    Posted on Friday January 2nd, 2009 at 16:15 in travel, news, views, muslims, airtran

    I guess six and whatever years after 9/11 the best advice to offer “on the go” Muslims wearing traditional garb is this: Keep your mouth shut.  Don’t look the bit stressed or harried.  And whatever you do don’t mutter amon...

  • Phony 20s in Breck

    Posted on Friday November 14th, 2008 at 10:09 in news, breckenridge, counterfeit

    I’ve visited Breckenridge quite a bit and really enjoy sharing my money saving insider tips.  This is not one of them.  According to The Summit Daily News some counterfeit $20 bills have been floating around the city. If you spot one youR...

  • News of Interest 110608

    Posted on Thursday November 6th, 2008 at 10:15 in travel, news

    In Denver the TSA sells ad space in the Xray bins.  Now more airports may adopt this practice.  I’ve never really noticed the ads because I’m always busy tossing my shoes and carryon ON TOP of the ads.     Currently most ads in the...