by mmooney | Feb 15, 2018 | The Friday Message
It is finally snowing in Idaho as I write this note! In the meantime, I have played a bit of golf and settled for living my winter sports vicariously. I love the winter Olympics. Not just the sports you would expect – seldom seen contests like luge, slopestyle...
by mmooney | Feb 9, 2018 | The Friday Message
I think it is fitting as the Olympics begin and the stock market is stumbling to consider best in class. During the Great Depression the United States abandoned the system where the value of our currency was defined by gold. Gold is still valuable and I am sure Fort...
by mmooney | Feb 2, 2018 | The Friday Message
I have an exceptional hairdresser – Tara always makes me look as good as is humanly possible. She cannot work miracles so my hair is the only highlight. Like many service professionals she has polished her interpersonal skills and is always entertaining. As we...
by mmooney | Jan 26, 2018 | The Friday Message
I have a friend, I will call him John for convenience. John appears fearless: an accomplished business person, athlete, risk taker, honest, straightforward, someone you can count on – we all need a friend like John. We often ski together and this winter we were...
by mmooney | Jan 19, 2018 | The Friday Message
Politics is a mystery to me. Leverage is frequently used to gain necessary votes, this is not compromise-it is expediency. This week our country and our financial reputation will likely again be put at risk while we properly debate DACA and building a ridiculous wall...
by mmooney | Jan 12, 2018 | The Friday Message
What is 70? Out of any context it doesn’t tell you too much. I attended the 70th birthday parties of several friends this year – those were events to celebrate. At this year’s Idaho Legislative event our speaker Dr. Gregory Washington took us back in time and...
