Jason over at The Sidetrack linked to an interesting article on 5 myths about our health care system. I've already written many times about health care, but I thought I could propose some solutions to the problems that this article points out. Because I knew I'd end up writing so much, I'm going to respond […]
Filed under: Politics on November 25th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Over the years, I've found plenty of areas where I disagree with the libertarian view. Too much of what they propose is pure anarchy, stripping government down far beyond the minimum necessary to function. So it goes with most libertarian arguments for removing state influence from marriage or eliminating all restrictions as to who is […]
Filed under: Politics, Church on November 24th, 2008 | 38 Comments »
I'm trying to figure out what makes this toilet paper "advanced".
Filed under: Twilight Zone, Pictures, Tender Lumplings on November 21st, 2008 | 4 Comments »
There's an old joke that Congress does two things: nothing and too much. It seems like the Legislature is being asked to model Congress when it comes to taking on ethics reform. I went to a meeting last night sponsored by Sen. Wayne Niederhauser and outgoing Sen. Carlene Walker where it seems like the audience […]
Filed under: Politics on November 20th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I've pretty much had it with Christmas advertising already and it isn't yet Thanksgiving. Since just after Labor Day, stores have been hawking Christmas lights and playing Christmas music and basically bombarding me with everything Christmas for more than 2 months. There's even neighbors who, I kid you not, have put up Christmas lights… and […]
Filed under: Rants, Tender Lumplings on November 18th, 2008 | 11 Comments »
Shauna and I both have done a terrible job at taking advantage of the recycling bin provided by the county. Most of it boiled down to laziness. It seemed like a real chore to take a few small items out to the bin on the side of the house. Moving it to the backyard also […]
Filed under: Homeownership on November 17th, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Today in church, we had a combined meeting with all of the adults and youth concerning the new temple being finished in Draper. This is going to be a truly massive undertaking with nearly 700 volunteers needed during each day of the open house. With just 25 stakes to draw from, this means that we'll […]
Filed under: Church, Family on November 16th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Thanks to everyone who could make it out to the blogger dinner at Squatter's last night. Jason Williams of The Sidetrack and KVNU's For The People, Marshall of Wasatch Watcher and Frank Staheli of Simple Utah Mormon Politics all came out and Paul Mero (who generously covered the tab for the entire […]
Filed under: Events, Politics on November 15th, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I'm a pretty good pantry scavenger when our fridge is running a bit low on fresh ingredients. We pretty much hit that point with no milk, eggs or bread in the fridge and a lot of empty shelves. What we did have, however, counted in spades. I can't remember what exactly drove me to […]
Filed under: Food, Pictures, Recipes on November 10th, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Finally happy that the election is over? Want to meet the people behind the keyboards? Then it's time to unplug and make your way to downtown Salt Lake City to break bread with your favorite bloggers and political personalities. The plan is to meet at Squatters Pub, 147 W Broadway (300 S) in Salt Lake […]
Filed under: Events, Politics, Food on November 7th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
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