Last night I had the chance to meet with Sen. Niederhauser after the meeting of the Government Competition and Privatization Subcommittee. (You can read more on the subcommittee meeting here.) While talking to him, I brought up the anti-spam law I had proposed back in July. I was pleased to find out that both […]
Filed under: Geek, Politics on September 27th, 2007 | 4 Comments »
There's nothing a politico loves more than a poll backing up his or her position with popular support from the voting public. We're constantly inundated with "the people want this" and "the people want that" in an attend to get us jumping on the bandwagon. It's bad enough when you're John Q. Voter. I can't […]
Filed under: Politics on September 25th, 2007 | 10 Comments »
After the discussion recently had on A Liberal Mormon concerning Social Justice, I've been thinking a lot about what I call "political bundling". "Political bundling" is the practice of making a particular issue or problem inseparable from one of its potential solutions to the exclusion of all other proposed solutions. It's occurred to me that […]
Filed under: Politics on September 23rd, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Going out of town can sometimes be a pain in the rear. I spent the 12th through 16th in fabulous Omaha, coming back to a desk full of more work than I knew what to do with. This was no vacation either: I spent two days in travel and each of the other days working […]
Filed under: Food, Travel on September 23rd, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Better use your best pirate voice.
Filed under: Entertainment, Pictures, Tender Lumplings on September 19th, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Many moons ago (a few over 200 to be more exact), I had a teacher who was big-time into HAM radio. I was pretty interested in it from the few times I saw him using one and started studying what it would take to become a HAM operator too. I even soldered together my own […]
Filed under: Geek, Church on September 18th, 2007 | 4 Comments »
That was the first song played at the funeral I attended today . And between each speaker, they played another song, each just as seemingly out of place at a funeral as the one before it. It was fitting for Penny though, her family said, because she would have wanted us to remember all the […]
Filed under: Life on September 12th, 2007 | Comments Off
Everyone in the office knows to lock their PCs when they step away from their desks, even for a moment. You might ask why this is. It's because if you don't, you risk getting Hoffed. That's where your background gets changed to a random picture of David Hasslehoff. I neglected to lock my PC today […]
Filed under: Work on September 10th, 2007 | 6 Comments »
You Suck.
I mean, seriously. Have you guys ever seen a measuring tape, a level or a square? Is it really that hard to ensure that cabinets hung next to each other are at the same height? Is it too much to ask that a piece of drywall not bow inwards at odd angles? Is it […]
Filed under: Rants, Homeownership on September 8th, 2007 | 5 Comments »
It seems that strong opinions and high emotions are working hard to keep clarity in the voucher debate well at bay. In the last several days, I've witnessed an incredible number of absolutely false statements concerning Utah's voucher law ranging from simple misunderstandings to outright fallacies. It's time to reign in some of the egregious […]
Filed under: Politics on September 5th, 2007 | 30 Comments »
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