Monthly Archive: September 2006

Blogs Don't Win Campaigns 2

Blogs Don't Win Campaigns

The blogosphere has a pretty high opinion of itself. It's given birth to a lot of insta-pundits and become a buzzword unto itself, the epitome of Web 2.0 hype. There's a lot of back-patting and preaching to the choir that...

How do you improve upon a chile relleno? 3

How do you improve upon a chile relleno?

It's pretty hard to make a chile relleno even better. You take a chile pepper, stuff it with cheese, and coat it in a crispy coating. Well, we found a way: roll it up in a piece of chicken. I...

This old house. 3

This old house.

If it’s not one thing, it’s another. A few nights ago, one of our little measuring cups got lodged in the disposal and was utterly destroyed. It was a really nice glass one for doing liquid measure too, so we...

Raising the Minimum Wage Through Lies and Manipulation 5

Raising the Minimum Wage Through Lies and Manipulation

It's not surprising to see another renewed push to raise Utah's minimum wage to above the federal standard. It's also not surprising to see many of the advocates pulling out the same old lies and tired mantras that sound like...

This is news? 1

This is news?

There was an article in the paper this morning letting us know that the various block numbering systems in Utah County (23 in total) are confusing the heck out of people. Uh… duh? It took me about 2 visits down...

Nintendo Poised to pwnz0r Microsoft, Sony 3

Nintendo Poised to pwnz0r Microsoft, Sony

Have any of you actually seen the prices on an XBox 360 or the constantly-delayed Playstation 3? Charging $600 for a game console seems to be taking excess to brand new heights. The real lunacy is that even at those...

Bankruptcy means you can't pay tithing? 1

Bankruptcy means you can't pay tithing?

A judge in New York ruled that charitable donations, including tithing, can be excluded from your bankruptcy settlement contrary to the 1998 Religous Liberty Act. He's claiming that the newly-passed bankruptcy laws allow him to do so. While he might...