Blogging Bumps
Well, the good news is, the spellchecker works again! You may have noticed over the last few days that things on this...
I Wish I Didn’t Have to Believe This
Sexual harrassment in the City of Madison (Big "C") tolerated. This. Looks. Bad.This just made me sick. Let me get...
Brenda the Bad Blogger
My apologies for my lack of blogging recently. About two weeks ago, all hell broke loose at work and sent most of...
District 2 Race
So, I'm interrupting the regularly scheduled program to answer questions people keep asking me . . . I don't intend to use my...
Occupy Madison Events – The Final Countdown?
Party Saturday, clean up this weekend, rally and march Monday and . . . stay tuned.
And the Killer of the RTA Enabling Legislation Will Be…
I just got back from a meeting hosted by the Wisconsin Urban and Rural Transit Association downtown. The event featured an impressive array of...
The Great Great Plains – and what Madison can learn about economic development
Work at Epic? It may be the best thing you can do for Madison is to quit your job. [...]
Is a Rollback of Car Insurance Minimum Coverage Needed?
On the surface there seems to be a tension between protecting people from a relatively slight risk of excessive bodily injury costs versus saving an inconclusive amount of money on their insurance. Why not provide both? Keep the 2009 minimums and help Wisconsin motorists save money by promoting Pay As You Drive (PAYD) car insurance to allow Wisconsin's drivers to control their costs. As an added benefit, research has shown that PAYD can reduce crash rates and congestion.
Making a bad situation, worse. And then better.
A compliment for the Wisconsin State Journal, the Mayor's Office and the Police Department. All in one day!Last night the first version of...
Friday Round Up!
8 hours off email can really mess up your day! Especially two days in a row. CHOO CHOOThis little waiting game seems...
TODAY: Rally to Stop the Bailout
I keep trying to think about what I would do to change the world with $700,000,000,000. And, are they saying that capitalism has failed?...
The Collins House as a Hacker House
At the most recent James Madison Surplus Property Committee meeting, I testified on an idea I’ve been kicking around about enhancing the local high-tech startup scene in Madison. Wondering what the hell that has to do with James Madison Park? It comes down to Collins House, and if the people who wake up there in the morning should be tourists or hackers.