He’s Dead, Jim

I can count only a handful of times that I've experienced some kind of computer hardware failure. The most recent was a little over a year ago when the power supply in the desktop blew out unexpectedly. This morning, I got the rare "pleasure" of experiencing it again when I found that the desktop refused […]

I am seriously, SO BLESSED…

…to have found this website . If you're not sure why people think it's a BAD THING when they call you a "Utah Mormon"… this site is probably not for you. Otherwise, this may just be the funniest thing you've ever read.
A taste: "When I pack his lunch every day I make sure to […]

First Fruits 2008

Last year:

This year:

Much improved, no? 

On Sacrament Bread

In our ward today, the sacrament bread was rye bread. As much as I personally like rye, who thought that was a good idea?

An Idea So Bad, You Almost Don’t Believe It

Someone at Kellogg's thought it would be a really good idea to make these:

No, this isn't a parody. This is a real product. I think that Gabe at Penny Arcade put it best:
I just spent the first three years of my sons life trying to get him not to eat blocks, and now you're telling […]

The Diminishing Value of a College Education

For decades, it's been considered common knowledge that a college degree was your ticket to a well-paying job. Salary surveys back it up, usually showing substantial wage differences between those with a high school diploma and those holding a bachelor's degree. Despite this, the value of a college degree has been rapidly diminishing and could […]

Doing Something About High Energy Prices

If you want to see Americans get angry, just start talking about the price of gas. Or maybe ask a Californian about electricity prices during the blackouts. It seems that we're enormously sensitive to the cost of energy. I myself can remember paying just over a dollar per gallon for gas just over a decade […]

Letting the Cat Out of the Bag


Is Your Kitchen Restaurant-Quality?

No, I don't mean that you make meals that could be served on Iron Chef or have the really fancy Electrolux induction cooktop, but that you're following proper food handling guidelines to make sure nobody picks up a bug. The Los Angeles County Department of Health has a quiz up so you can self-grade your […]