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2022 April

Narrowing It Down

Looks like we’re in for nasty weather … — “Bad Moon Risin’,” John Fogerty Since its inception in the early 1900s, “be prepared” has been the time-honored motto of the Boy Scouts. Now,...

2022 March

The Road Ahead, Part 3

Don’t stop thinkin’ about tomorrow; don’t stop, it’ll soon be here … — Christine McVie Back in January I succumbed to a temptation to foretell what the upcoming year might hold in store...

2022 February

The Road Ahead, Part 2

Don’t stop thinkin’ about tomorrow; don’t stop, it’ll soon be here … — Christine McVie Last month my narrative seems to have degenerated into what many columnists fall victim to in January, that...

January 2022

The Road Ahead, Part 1

Don’t stop thinkin’ about tomorrow; don’t stop, it’ll soon be here… — Christine McVie Please excuse me if I seem to descend into the realm of banality here, but I am going to...

2021 December

$crooged?

A poor excuse for picking a man’s pocket every 25th of December! — Charles Dickens Well, it’s that time of year again: Carolers at the door demanding figgy pudding (whatever that is), the...

2021 November

Sticker Shock!

Now you can’t walk away from the price you pay—Bruce Springsteen, from “The Price You Pay” I guess it’s been five, maybe six months ago that a vendor quote turned my head around...

2021 October

Bidmeister for Rent

My musings frequently harken back to the time when I was operations manager for a small to mid-size commercial drywall outfit in Southwest Colorado. It was something of a gravy train during that period...

2021 September

Retro-fits: The Stop-gap That Pays Off

Having known my share of colleagues in my perhaps-too-lengthy stint as a bidmiester, I feel pretty confident in saying that we are a singularly astute bunch—at least for the most part. And so it...

2021 August

Proposals Reprised, Part 2

It feels like déjà vu all over again.—Yogi Berra Last month we established five distinct components to an effective proposal: the opening statement, the pricing breakout, an inclusions list, an exclusions list and...