What I Read (End)

Date: November 27, 2008
Title: His Excellency
Author: Joseph J. Ellis
Thoughts: A readable and balanced biography of a great man.

Date: December 25, 2008
Title: The Spirit
Author: Darwyn Cooke
Thoughts: Great, fun detective stories.

Date: December 28, 2008
Title: Wisdom from the Batcave
Author: Cory A Friedman
Thoughts: A fun way to look at serious ethics.

Date: January 3, 2009
Title: Blink
Author: Malcolm Gladwell
Thoughts: The good, the bad and the hope of snap judgments.

Date: January 5, 2009
Title: The Unfinished Game
Author: Keith Devlin
Thoughts: It’s comforting that someone as smart as Pascal had trouble grasping probabilities, though he was handicapped by having to invent the idea first.

Keith Devlin also coauthored The Numbers behind NUMB3RS.

Date: January 15, 2009
Title: The Water Room
Author: Christopher Fowler
Thoughts: An interesting and enjoyable detective story, but he main draw to me was the underground rivers of London.

Date: January 22, 2009
Title: The Joy of Supernatural Thinking
Author: Bill Bright
Thoughts: A very challenging book.

Date: January 31, 2009
Title: The Big Necessity
Author: Rose George
Thoughts: It’s amazing how many people could have better lives if they could just dispose of their shit, and how hard it seems to be to accomplish it.

Date: February 24, 2009
Title: Why Good Things Happen to Good People
Author: Stephen Post & Jill Neimark
Thoughts:
“The generous soul will be made rich,
And he who waters will be watered himself” (Proverbs 11:25).

Date: March 1, 2009
Title: How to Write Mysteries
Author: Shannon OCork
Thoughts: Lots of good ideas. Now to put them to use.

Date: March 17, 2009
Title: The Emotional Energy Factor
Author: Mira Kirshenbaum
Thoughts: “Worry never comes up with good ideas. It never yields comfort. It never brings your ship to any safe harbor” (quote from the book).

Date: March 26, 2009
Title: Mastering Fiction Writing
Author: Kit Reed
Thoughts: “You’re going to have to write a lot of crap in your life before you write anything good, so you might as well get started” (quote from the book).

Books I Want to Write
Goal Setting that Works
A hardboiled, science fiction crime story
The Prodigal
Phin

Other parts of What I Read:
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5,
Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10,
Part 11, Part 12

What's New April 17, 2009

Action Packed (10)

Alternative Fuels and Energy Resources Articles and Links (Updated)

Asset Management Presentation Available

Bill Would Limit Greenhouse Gas Considerations in Endangered Species Decisions

Bridge Bill Could Require States to Address Corrosion

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Congress Considers Dam Safety Bills

Economic Stimulus Funds 2000 Transportation Projects (Infrastructure Watch, Apr. 14, 2009)

Infrastructure Watch can now be reached at www.infrastructurewatch.net

Infrastructure Watch has a New URL

Missouri Gets Economics Stimulus Fund for Clean Diesel Projects

More Federal Environment and Infrastructure Appointees Announced

Missouri Selects Transportation Projects for Economic Stimulus Funding

Missouri to Hold Public Meeting on Economic Stimulus for Weatherization Program

New Chief of Natural Resources Conservation Service Named

New Commissioner Appointed to Missouri Highways & Transportation Commission

Pharmaceuticals in Water (Updated)

Progress ReportProposed House Resolution Supports National Public Works Week

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday, March 18, 2009

What I Read

What's New March 27, 2009

www.keenanpatterson.net now redirects to Keenan’s Book Reviews

What's New June 3, 2009

Another National Infrastructure Bank Bill Proposed
Energy Appointments Confirmed
Federal Nominees for Infrastructure and Environment Posts Announced
How to Talk About Books You Haven’t Read by Pierre Bayard
Interesting Stuff June 3, 2009
Missouri Plans for SRF Funds from the Recovery Act
Pharmaceuticals in Water (Updated)
Progress report
What I Read (4)
What's New May 16, 2009

What's New March 20, 2009

Celebrate the Little Things
Federal Housing and Transportation Agencies Team Up
House Passes Water Quality Investment Act of 2009
Let's Bank On Rebuilding America
My Googleganger strikes: Commenting on photo flipbooks
Nominations for Federal Environmental and Infrastructure Posts Announced
Progress ReportStimulus Funds Making Their Way to Drinking Water and Wastewater Projects
Stimulus Funds Making Their Way to Transportation Projects
Stories for a Man’s Heart by Al and Alice Gray
U.S. Transportation Dept. Releases Budget Framework
What's New March 5, 2009
Why Good Things Happen to Good People by Stephen Post and Jill Neimark

What's New Oct. 3, 2009

Action Packed (12)
Best of First 100 Books Reviewed
First Featured Book
Halloween Reading & Entertainment
Infrastructure Watch Internal News
Infrastructure Watch Now on Twitter
Interesting Stuff Oct. 3, 2009
Louisiana Transportation Official No Longer Required to be a Professional Engineer
Missouri Water Conference Scheduled, Call for Papers
News from My Alma Mater
Summary of Transportation Stimulus Oversight Findings
University of Missouri to Hold Open House for New Engineering Labs
What I Read (11)
What's New Sept. 6, 2009

What's New July 2, 2009

Bill Would Axe Stimulus Plaques

H.R.2707: To establish a program to improve... OpenCongress (Thanks for the link to Infrastructure Watch)

Hydropower Funding Available

Indepedence Day Reading

Infrastructure Economic Stimulus in the News

Interesting Stuff July 2, 2009

Missouri Receives Federal Funds for Energy Program

What I Read (6)

What's New June 25, 2009

You Can Write for Magazines by Greg Daugherty

What's New June 25, 2009

75 Book Reviews Posted on Keenan’s Book Reviews
Alternative Fuels and Energy Resources Articles and Links (Updated)
Bill Introduced to Improve, Tax Freight Transportation
Eleven Small Steps for Job Seekers
The Faith of JFK edited by T. S. Settel
Federal Agencies Agree on Sustainable Communities Principals
Federal Energy Nominations
Federal Officials Discuss High-Speed Rail with State Officials
Highway Fund in Continued Trouble; Empty by August
Interesting Stuff June 25, 2009
Me Googled
Missouri Receives Stimulus Funds for Water Quality Management Planning
Progress Report
Stan Lee by Jordan Raphael and Tom Spurgeon
Transportation Department Releases Guidelines for Stimulus Funding of High-Speed Rail
What I Read (5)
What's New June 3, 2009
www.twitter.com/KBPatterson

What's New Oct. 17, 2009

Action Packed (14)
Bill Watch—111th Congress (amended)
Clean Energy and Drinking Water Bills Working Way through Congress
The Hunter adapted by Darwyn Cook
Interesting Stuff Oct. 17, 2009
Mastering Fiction Writing by Kit Reed
Missouri Governor Makes Environmental Appointments
National Chokepoint Congestion Relief ActWhat's New Oct. 10, 2009

What's New Aug. 13, 2009

Contractors Reminded of Lead Safety Requirements
Interesting Stuff Aug. 13, 2009
Missouri Docks and Ferries Receive Stimulus Funds
Missouri Receives Stimulus Funds for Weatherization
Missouri Receives Stimulus Funds to Clean Up Petroleum Leaks
Missouri Receives Stimulus Funds to Reduce Diesel Emissions
Recovery Act and Infrastructure in the News & Elsewhere
Senate to Debate Extension of Transportation Programs
Water by Marq de Villiers
Water Infrastructure Funding Bill Introduced
What I Read (8)
What's New July 30, 2009
What’s New with my googleganger: Daily Cards – Prototype « Thoughts, Plots, and Dots

What's New Aug. 14, 2009

Bill Watch—111th Congress (Amended)
Interesting Stuff Aug. 14, 2009
Maus by Art Spiegelman
Missouri Receives Stimulus Funds for Brownfields Redevelopment
Public Input Sought on Missouri Impaired Waters List
Stimulus Funds 6,000 Highway Projects
What I Read (9)
What's New Aug. 13, 2009

What's New Jan. 19, 2009

Air Pollution News
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
Book Review: One Small Thing Can Change Your Life by Robert Maurer
Civil Engineering Organization Calls for Members to Weigh In on Economic Stimulus Package
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
Drinking Water Investment Could Create 400,000 Jobs
Environmental Protection Agency Accepting Comments on Total Maximum Daily Load Handbook
Environmental Protection Agency Calls for More Stringent Standards on Mississippi River
Glossary (Updated)
Interesting Stuff Jan. 8, 2009
“Introduction to Asset Management” to be Presented in March
Weight Loss Links (Updated)
What’s New Jan. 6, 2009

What's New Halloween 2009

Action Packed (15) - I saw fire flash in Lenny’s eyes.
Bill Watch—111th Congress (Updated)
Environmental, Energy Bills Introduced in Congress
Farm Bill Includes Environmental Funding
Instant Self-Hypnosis by Forbes Robbins Blair
Interesting Stuff Halloween 2009
My athletic googleganger
- Jaguars cruise to 7-0 with thrashing of Warren Cent.
- Ridgeland runs past Mendenhall, 35-12
Thanks for the link
- 90,000 Residents Without Water Service After Mains Break
- Advisory Issued For Jackson, Miss. After Sewage Spill
- EPA Sues West Virginia Town Regarding Failing Sewage System
- H.R.2707 - National Freight Mobility Infrastructure Act
- http://blogs.asce.org/govrel/?m=20090922
- Indy Suburb Begins $6.6 Million Sewer Project
- Pipe Break, Sinkhole Snarls Traffic in Pasadena, Calif.
- Sewer Line Rupture in Kansas
Water Roundup
What's New Oct. 17, 2009

What's New May 1, 2009

50 Book Reviews Posted on Keenan’s Book Reviews
The Alma Mater
Alternative Fuels and Energy Resources Articles and Links (Updated)
Federal Infrastructure & Environment Nominees Announced
House Passes National Water Research and Development Initiative Act
How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy by Orson Scott Card
Interesting Stuff May 1, 2009
Kansas City Launches Infrastructure Blog
Missouri Water Resources News
More Federal Environment & Infrastructure Nominees Announced
My Googleganger is still going: http://twitter.com/keenanpatterson, Keenan Patterson
National Water Research & Development Initiative Reported Out of House Committee
New profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/keenan.b.patterson
Pharmaceuticals in Water (Updated)
Smart Grid Program Announced
What I Read (2)
What's New April 17, 2009

What's New Oct. 10, 2009

Action Packed (13)
Featured Category
What I Read (12)
What's New Oct. 3, 2009
Write Your Heart Out by Rebecca McClanahan

Interesting Stuff Halloween 2009

90,000 Residents Without Water Service After Mains Break
Advisory Issued For Jackson, Miss. After Sewage Spill
Blowing Up a Bridge in Miami, MO
Business Community Tells Congress and the President to Act on Transportation Now!
EPA Sues West Virginia Town Regarding Failing Sewage System
Indy Suburb Begins $6.6 Million Sewer Project
Interesting Stuff Oct. 17, 2009
People in business
Pipe Break, Sinkhole Snarls Traffic in Pasadena, Calif.
Sewer district board OKs $2.8 million cost overrun
Sewer Line Rupture in Kansas

Interesting Stuff Oct. 17, 2009

20 Years after Quake, Is Bay Area Safer?
A Plan To Knit Together The US Electric Grid
Archaeologists Find Nero's Dining Room
Bird-Eating Fanged Frog Found in Thailand
Cubedudes: 18 Superheroes Built out of Legos
Environmentalists Battle Over Toilet Paper
Interesting Stuff Oct. 3, 2009
Meet The World’s Longest Bridge — If It Ever Gets Built
Other Nations Expand Nuclear Power While America Keeps Watching The Simpsons
Senate: Cut Greenhouse Gasses 20% by 2020
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Kicks Off Historic Summit to Tackle Dangers of Distracted Driving
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces Administration Wide Effort to Combat Distracted Driving

What's New Nov. 14, 2009

Action Packed (16)
Language and the Pursuit of Happiness by Chalmers Brothers
Missouri Environment & Infrastructure Roundup
November Featured Book
November Featured Category
What's New Halloween 2009 (It just happened to fall on a Saturday)

Interesting Stuff July 2, 2009

6 More Great Train Stations Lost To The Wrecking Ball
Chicago to St. Louis on 220-m.p.h. trains
Colorado Legalizes Rainwater Harvesting - Sort Of
Congressman: Make Wall Street A**holes Foot The Bill For Infrastructure
Construction Spending Tumbles in May
House Passes Global Warming Bill
Interesting Stuff June 25, 2009
It’s Now Legal to Catch a Raindrop in Colorado
Mo. Sen. Bond calls river restoration plan “nuts”
Public Domain Soil & Water Assessment Tool
Stone age water well discovered in Cyprus
Summer Reading List With a Twist
Unveiled: First American-Made Streetcar In 60 Years
Walkman Turns 30, but Sony Struggles
Yanking Out Lawns Saves Water and Money (Maybe I should do this with my Missouri lawn.)

Interesting Stuff June 25, 2009

6 Intriguingly Shaped Communities As Seen On Google Maps
36 Reasons Streetcars Are Better Than Buses
Student Arrested for 'Barrel Monster'
Bill Phillips' 1949 Hydraulic Computer Uses Water to Predict the Economy
Blue Kenue ™ Hydraulic Modeling Software Available from National Research Council Canada
Captain America Comes Back to Life!
Columbia's water to undergo new disinfection process
Demolished! 11 Beautiful Train Stations That Fell To The Wrecking Ball
Impress Pretty Girls With Your Infrastructure-Themed Ringtone
In Missouri, a Fight Over a Highway Adoption
Interesting Stuff June 3, 2009
Like Water for Money
Rest Stops, R.I.P.
Soldier's Rare Book Sells for $80,000

What's New Jan. 28, 2009

American Water Works Association Chooses New Officers
Amtrak May Benefit from Tunnel Bill
Book Review: The Unfinished Game by Keith Devlin
Civil Engineers Give American Infrastructure a Low Grade
Congress to Consider Recovery Bill
Drinking Water Not Getting as Much of Stimulus Package as Advocates Hoped
Environmental Protection Agency Announces Decision on Missouri Impaired Waters List
Glossary (Amended)
God Wants You to Be Rich by Paul Zane Pilzer
Googleganger: high school football player
Government Accountability Office Summarizes Shipments on the Missouri River
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Network with Infrastructure Watch on Facebook
New Infrastructure Report Card to be Released January 28
Ray H. LaHood Appointed Secretary of Transportation
Ritual
Spirituality
Take Small Steps to Improve Financial Outlook
The Unfinished Game by Keith Devlin
What’s New Jan. 19, 2009
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