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Colorado cool stuff: Leashlocket, glide-on wax, Flexfire
LEASHLOCKET After running a collection agency in the Denver area for years, the husband-an s xd-wife team of Dave and Valerie Marshall dove headfirst into the pet products industry with the LeashLocket last year. Available in two sizes and four colors, the LeashLocket contains a 6-foot retractable leash, then snaps onto your dog’s collar when […]
Former HP chief took on Senate campaign in California
Carly Fiorina didn’t wait too long to work on her second act. After leaving Hewlett-Packard in 2005, the first woman to run a Fortune 20 company took on another big challenge: running for U.S. Senate. While campaigning in 2010, the Republican challenger to incumbent Democrat and ultimate victor Barbara Boxer faced personal hardship but […]
State of the state: Energy
After responding to critics in Congress about the $534 million loan to bankrupt Solyndra, Energy Secretary Stephen Chu flew to Colorado in November to make the case for an active federal hand in energy innovation. His prime witness: PrimeStar Solar, a homegrown manufacturer of solar-film technology developed in a federal laboratory and then nudged into […]
Bring on the powder!
Die-hard skiers might be a little frustrated by the lack of snow in 2011, but not enough to keep them off the mountains, say the pros in Telluride, Vail, Winter Park and other towns. While conditions aren't ideal, the traffic up I-70 has been steady, according to reports from communications directo...
Power to the people: The great consumer backlash, Part 2
(Editor’s note: The is the second of two parts. Read Part 1.) Ever since George Orwell published his 1949 head-turning classic 1984, people have had a lingering fear of government usurping too much power and — especially in the electronic age — monitoring our every movement. The 1984 paranoia surrounding Big Brother is still alive today, […]
Power to the people: The great consumer backlash
On Dec. 29, Verizon announced it would begin charging a $2 “convenience fee” for any customers paying monthly bills with a credit or debit card via the Internet or telephone. Within 24 hours, online petitions began to circulate and commenters voiced their condemnation of Verizon’s corporate greed. Instantly, their messages started showing up on websites […]
Welcome to the real “Real World”
Men of a certain age have problems that they’ve never encountered before. Most of us were never even warned. For me it started simply enough: Sports Radio was no longer preset number one. Instead, when I started my car one morning, some guy with marbles in his mouth was trying to rhyme “cash” with “blast” […]
Can I BMOB?
I do not know – and I should know – the laws that allow or don’t allow me to carry in and drink my own bottle of wine in a restaurant. Perhaps you know. Perhaps you’ve read all 152 pages of Colorado’s liquor laws. If you have, would you please write me at [email protected]? I’d […]
Dave on film: Streep’s powerhouse performance
Review: Iron Lady On the surface, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher might not seem like a good subject for a biopic. She wasn’t flamboyant, there’s no romantic back story, and she was more known for her steel will than her diplomacy. In these politically charged times, however, The Iron Lady is surprisingly timely, with […]
Apparently, God is a Broncos fan
God, apparently, is a Broncos fan. That’s good news because, since Elway left and someone thought Josh McDaniel was a football coach, we’ve needed the help. Of course I don’t believe much of what I’ve written so far. Let me be upfront about this: God doesn’t care who wins a game. If it turns out […]
Executive wheels: The Cadillac of SUVs is…
2012 CADILLAC SRX AWD PERFORMANCE COLLECTION It’s an interesting – and fortunate – twist of fate that the top-of-the-line in anything should be called a Cadillac – “The Cadillac of Toothbrushes,” or “The Cadillac of Snow Shovels,” or whatever. That General Motors, owners of the Cadillac nameplate since 1909, still basks in its glory after […]
The last of the 28 trends for 2012 and beyond
Here are the final seven trends for 2012 and beyond: 22.) The Drone Side of Life – Sometime over the coming months you can expect to see a version of the following help wanted ad: “Help Wanted: Full-time aerial drone pilots needed to help manager our growing fleet of surveillance, delivery and communication drones. We […]
