Author: Jesse

A Morning Walk 0

A Morning Walk

This morning, Shauna decided that we needed to take a walk with the dogs. We started off in the neighborhood and wandered our way into Dimple Dell along Dry Creek, then under 1300 E to the side with the horse...

Unintentional Hilarity in Google Searches 3

Unintentional Hilarity in Google Searches

I'm pretty sure Google doesn't mean to make some suggestions to the Humane Society, but… See the original search results here. 

A Conversation While Channel-Surfing Tonight 1

A Conversation While Channel-Surfing Tonight

Shauna: "So… wanna watch American Idol?" Me: "No, because I don't want to hear another person talking about David Archuleta." Shauna: "Who's David Archuleta?" Me: "I wish I could say that." 

As Overheard Today in Sacrament Meeting 3

As Overheard Today in Sacrament Meeting

Shauna: "What's a 'family mission plan'?" Me: "I dunno. Having kids far enough apart that you can afford to pay for them?"

As Overheard Tonight On the Way to the Hospital 5

As Overheard Tonight On the Way to the Hospital

Me: "I was really looking forward to eating dinner tonight" Shauna: "If it makes you feel better, I haven't eaten either." Me: "Why would that make me feel better? 'Oh boy, you're hungry too'?" Stupid abdominal pains. More to follow...

My New Toy 6

My New Toy

I've been talking about getting one of these nigh on forever and on Saturday, I finally took the plunge. Say "hello Moto": Yes, it's really as cool as it looks. Camera, Bluetooth, GPS, full Internet access… it has the works...

Selling Out 3

Selling Out

You may have noticed a few extra boxes over on the right for Sponsored Links and an offer to buy advertising. It's true: a year after we thought about it, we're sellouts. Don't worry: I don't feel any particular obligation...

Texas: Kicking Butt, Taking Names and Violating Rights 6

Texas: Kicking Butt, Taking Names and Violating Rights

Only someone living under a rock wouldn’t know about the grave injustices being done to the FLDS in Texas right now. Allow me to summarize for those of you not following the story. A woman claiming to be a 16-year-old...

Cronyism, Insidership and Corruption: Why I'm Not a Part of Utah's Republican Party 4

Cronyism, Insidership and Corruption: Why I'm Not a Part of Utah's Republican Party

Something is rotten in the state of Utah. It seems that we can't go a week without some new controversy embroiling the Utah Republican Party. At the heart of it all is a political machine that would make Boss Tweed...