Halloween’s airing of Shark Tank included the founder of a company called Titin, a maker of weight training equipment. The unique twist is that this is equipment you wear. Founder Patrick Whaley explained that it was a shirt with weights incorporated into the fabric so as to be positioned over the chest. He said this…
Jungle Jumparoo – Certainly Nothing New
We’re into the new season on Shark Tank, but not too many patent issues have come up. Most of the ideas I’ve seen so far really don’t have any patent implications—clothing stores, female golf caddies, etc. But, the Jungle Jumparoo segment last night caught my attention—mostly for the blatant misconceptions about patent law. I always laugh…
Annual Trip to the Big Horn Mountains
Every year we take horses back into the Wilderness Area in the Big Horn Mountains. The trip involves five hours in the saddle, each way, over an almost nonexistent trail. Fortunately, my horse, Dino, had a pretty steady step and I wasn’t too sore when I got to camp. Very few people ever get to…
Arrowhead Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park
Sitting across the canyon from the Alpine Visitor Center in Rocky Mountain National Park is Arrowhead Lake. This is perhaps the most pristine and visually spectacular place in the park. The problem is how to get there. Without any trails and its location in the cliffs, only a handful of hikers get there each…
The Denver Patent Office Opens Today
It hasn’t been since Thomas Jefferson opened the first patent office that there’s been a patent office outside of the confines of Washington. With the annoucement of regional patent offices, that has all changed. Today the Denver Patent Office officially opens. It has been a ten year ordeal, with too many politics to mention. Last night…
Boo Boo Goo on Shark Tank
So what of Boo Boo Goo? I came across this stuff last week while watching Shark Tank. Sounds like some kind of slimmy play dough, but it’s not. The stuff is a paint-on bandage. If you get a cut, you’re supposed to paint this stuff over the wound. Sounds like a good idea, at least…
A New Way to Train for a Tri
I’ve been running Olympic distance triathlons for more than a decade, and my training was getting a little stale. This past winter, I was thinking about stopping altogether. I was pretty tired of just running, swimming and biking, and I was running out of time to train properly. Before throwing in the towel, however, I…
My Book Wins International Book Award
This morning I was combing through my emails, hurrying to get off responses to Europe before their day ended while deleting the hordes of accumulated spam. I was just ready to hit the delete button when I realized this was an important email the I really should read. At first, I thought it was…
Baseball as a Road to God
I just finished this little gem of a book. If you like baseball history, this one’s for you. The author, John Sexton, also cleverly overlays the game of baseball with modern religion. It’s amazing how much they have in common. While I’m not going to give a full blown book review, I had to point…
My Review of Beautiful Ruins
I don’t read a lot of literary fiction, but the title of this book caught my eye. When I learned the story took place in Italy, I decided to give it a try. And, I am glad I did. It was one of my favorite reads this year, and for good reason. Kudos to Jeff…