Monthly Archive: December 2006

Minimum Wage Advocates Miss the Mark Again 6

Minimum Wage Advocates Miss the Mark Again

A recently released study shows that the cost of housing in Utah has been creeping up steadily and affordability for a 2-bedroom apartment now requires making just over $13/hr. Predictably, advocates of a higher minimum wage latched onto this to...

MySQL'd! (Ow, my web site!) 7

MySQL'd! (Ow, my web site!)

One of the first things I do when I'm all ready to go is jump on our website to check for comments that are awaiting approval. Imagine my surprise when I got up this morning and found that it wasn't...

Budget Growth Done Right 3

Budget Growth Done Right

Gov. Huntsman announced his new proposed budget and after some time to digest it, it's looking like it's going to do things right. It's heavy on spending on one-time capital improvements while being modest with increases in annual expenditures. Way...

More awesome spam (Or: My first political post) 5

More awesome spam (Or: My first political post)

When a senator procrastinates, the imaginative bottle of beer flies into a rage. A wisely childlike garbage can knows the senator about a steam engine, or a garbage can gives secret financial aid to a sheriff about the tabloid. Financial...

Suddenly, our mouse problem doesn't seem so bad. 6

Suddenly, our mouse problem doesn't seem so bad.

A couple in Miami Beach just had 3 million bees removed from their apartment as well as over 60 pounds of honey. The real question is why they put up with it for two and a half years before calling...

Real Salt Lake Shows Its Arrogance 3

Real Salt Lake Shows Its Arrogance

After months of delays and tons of secrecy, Real Salt Lake finally comes up with the goods on its financing. Or does it? I would hardly say that a pile of spreadsheets with no analysis, charts, graphs, or any kind...

I hope you're hungry. 4

I hope you're hungry.

On our way home from Cedar City, we stopped at the Wendy's in Fillmore to grab something quick to eat. The signboard had one of the more bizarre things I'd ever seen at a Wendy's: "All you can eat chili,...

Two Dogs??? Part Deux (Or: Everyone, meet Annabelle) 16

Two Dogs??? Part Deux (Or: Everyone, meet Annabelle)

Isn't she lovely? She's a little whiny right now, but we're hoping that's just a bit of separation anxiety. She's used to being on this huge ranch with like 30 other beagles. We just got her today and she's about...

Make Your Blog Not Suck 5

Make Your Blog Not Suck

I'm always on the lookout for articles on blogging with tips and tricks for keeping things interesting. It seems like the biggest problems are infrequent or irregular updating or the so-called "noodle posts" where you describe your entire day in...

Social Blunder #25 5

Social Blunder #25

Bluetooth wireless headsets are not a fashion accessory. The only times it is acceptable to be wearing and/or using one of these things is if you are driving a car or doing Mission Impossible-style acrobatics while talking to someone on...