My sister was confirmed today by the Hawaii State Senate as Director of the Department of Land and Natural Resources (cabinet position). Yes she's a Democrat but Governor Lingle had already appointed all 3 Republicans in the state to other positions.
My lunch with...
- Ali Hassan
- Andrew Romanoff
- Andrew Romanoff - 12/09
- Bernie Buescher
- Betsy Markey - 4/08
- Betsy Markey - 4/09
- Beverly Ingle
- Bill Ritter
- Bill Ritter - 12/10
- Bill Ritter - 7/09
- Brandon Shaffer - 04/09
- Brandon Shaffer - 05/10
- Cary Kennedy
- Claire Levy
- Dan Maes
- Diana DeGette
- Don Marostica
- Duke Aiona
- Duke Aiona
- Ed Perlmutter
- Greg Brophy
- Greg Lopez
- Jared Polis - 12/10
- Jared Polis - 3/09
- Jared Polis - 8/07
- Jared Polis - 9/09
- Joe Rice
- John Hickenlooper
- John Salazar
- John Suthers
- Josh Penry
- Ken Buck - 08/10
- Ken Buck - 4/09
- Ken Buck - 10/09
- Ken Salazar
- Mark Ferrandino
- Michael Bennet - 4/09
- Michael Bennet - 12/09
- Mike Coffman
- Mike Johnston
- Mike Johnston - 12/10
- Morgan Carroll
- Mufi Hannemann
- Neil Abercrombie
- Neil Abercrombie
- Pat Waak
- Paul Weissmann
- Rollie Heath
- Ryan Frazier
- Tom Tancredo
Boulder Interviews
BVSD
- Affecting real change at BVSD
- BVSD - continuing to screw the students
- My lunch with Superintendent King
- BVSD - not insane
- The naked kid is the reasonable one
- BVSD - no improvement
- Lies, Damn Lies, & Statistics
- BVSD split - bad idea
- Another Teachable Moment
- Talk about screwed up priorities
- Buzz Off - It's none of your business
Recent Posts
- Moving to substack
- The Coming Twitter Death Spiral
- Candidates Always Vet the Background Before accepting an Interview
- Thoughts on Homelessness & the Louisville City Council
- The Colorado Races - State of the State for this Election
- The Gubernatorial Races
- Too Much Money is Detrimental to Campaigns
- The Secretary of State Races
- The key Races to Defend our Democracy
- Creating a Technology & Innovation Hub in Grand Junction
Excellent Books
John Ferling: A Leap in the Dark : The Struggle to Create the American Republic
- Hans Hebe: A Thousand Must Fall
William Manchester: American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964
James M. McPherson: Battle Cry of Freedom : The Civil War Era (Oxford History of the United States)
Reisner, Marc: Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition
Miller, Chris: Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
Quinones, Sam: Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic
Thomas E. Ricks: Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq
Stoller, Matt: Goliath: The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy
How Race Is Lived in America : Pulling Together, Pulling Apart
Stanley Karnow: In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines
Kayla Williams: Love My Rifle More Than You: Young and Female in the U.S. Army
Perlstein, Rick: Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America
Bing West: No True Glory : A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah
Dickey, Christopher: Our Man in Charleston: Britain's Secret Agent in the Civil War South
Taylor Branch: Parting the Waters : America in the King Years 1954-63
Eric Foner: Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877 (New American Nation Series)
Robert Leckie: Strong Men Armed: The United States Marines Against Japan
Canellos, Peter S.: The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan, America's Judicial Hero
Bird, Kai: The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter
Robert A. Caro: The Path to Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Volume 1)
Rory Stewart: The Prince of the Marshes: And Other Occupational Hazards of a Year in Iraq
Daniel Yergin: The Prize : The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power
David Zucchino: Thunder Run: The Armored Strike to Capture Baghdad
David Halberstam: War in a Time of Peace: Bush, Clinton, and the Generals
Pelson, Jonathan: Wireless Wars: China's Dangerous Domination of 5G and How We're Fighting Back
