Feb

4

Monday Morning Quarterback

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Microsoft may be buying Yahoo. They also might be buying the Sun complex in Broomfield. Despite Google’s meteoric rise, Microsoft is/are still the Joneses and Google knows it!

The caucus in Colorado is Tuesday. Isn’t twenty years of Bush (4) + Clinton (8) + Bush (8) enough? For the record, I’m a huge fan of Barry. If you read his bio, you might become one too. He’s half African, half Caucasian. Raised in Hawaii. Lived in Indonesia. Schooled in California and NY. Senator for Illinois. He’s got the whole country and a lot of ethnicities covered plus according to the NY times he’s a MAC.

Rate cuts, rate cuts, and more rate cuts.

I’ll be the first to admit that I really didn’t think the Giants had a shot at winning the Superbowl. I grew up watching both the Jets and the Giants but since my brother liked the Giants, I adopted the Jets as my team just to spite him. Boy do I regret that move big time!

Despite being a Jets fan, it’s hard for me to hate the Patriots. New England line backer Tedy Bruschi is the same ethnic chop suey as I am.

Why do we love sports? My brother said it best, it’s unscripted drama.

My brother is now a Broncos fan.

Suck it Peter King!

    Jan

    3

    Spanning the web

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    Interesting stuff from around the web:

    Rocky Mountain News: File under nice hotel but will it give me Marriott Reward points? Ritz puts on finishing touches: It’s the home stretch for the $75 million Ritz-Carlton Denver, which opens its doors a week from today.

    Paul Kedrosky: File under the misery gets worse or how California Dreaming is turning into a real nightmare Option ARM Misery

    Calculated Risk: File under what happens when corporations don’t pay their debt Analysts: Corporate Defaults to Rise “Drastically”

    Zillow: File under 2007 ends 2007 - It’s a wrap

    Trulia: File under 2008 begins New Year’s Resolutions for Online Real Estate and Trulia

    Alex King: File under now this is what I call a year end review 2007 in Review

    4Realz: File this under A trip down the memory super-highway

    AMG: File under Chop Suey Subprime Woes Gives the Chinese Politburo 10% Stake in Major US Bank

    PhotoMatt: File under Misery is the key to happiness.

    If you have an interesting link that you’d like to share, just post in the comments. I’m always on the lookout for interesting readz!

    Oct

    10

    Are you a local?

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    I’m still on vacation in Hawaii. In two days I’ll be on a plane headed back to Denver. Here are some casual observations about Hawaii.

    • Are you a local? Kama’aina is the Hawaiian term used for resident. Wherever I go, I get asked if I’m a local. Sadly, I haven’t received any kama’aina discounts.
    • Everyone looks like me. Everyone is “chop suey” or what Hawaiians call people who are of mixed descent.
    • Pearl Harbor is amazing. You’re treated to a 30 minute video detailing the events that occurred on December 7, 1941. Afterwards you’re taken by boat to the memorial that sits atop the USS Arizona. It’s simply amazing knowing that Pearl Harbor hastened the US involvement in WW2.
    • Tan man no more. I was called “tan man” in college. Like Denver Bronco head coach Mike Shanahan, I have a year round tan. However, I never used sun tan lotion until my late 20’s when I first suffered sun burn. Now it seems like when I don’t put sun tan lotion, I get sun burn. Maybe those global warming experts are right after all…
    • Surf or Turf. Given the choice of learning how to surf or playing golf, I opted for playing golf. For the same price as a 2 hour surf lesson, I can play a round of golf which lasts 4 to 5 hours. To me it’s a no brainer.
    • I’m a fast reader. I read “Prey” by Michael Crichton in 2 days while laying on the beach.
    • You’re in America but you’re not. Hawai’i became a state in 1959 but it feels more like a foreign country. Maybe it’s because it’s the only state where whites are the minority. Maybe it’s because beaches are the state parks. Maybe it’s because there are no streets named Main, Elm, or Maple. I just wish Starbucks wasn’t everywhere you go, after all this is Kona coffee country!

    When I return to Denver, I’ll probably have more observations on my Hawaii trip so check back soon.