The Will of the People
How many times do you hear someone in politics proclaim "the will of the people" as some all-empowering phrase in… whatever it is they happen to be doing? Far too often if you ask me. It's one of those phrases...
Author: Jesse
It's a lot like Sanford and Son
What, you might ask, has this to do with anything? Take a look at this picture from our living room: Yes, that's 16 computers and a 17" monitor. There's three more monitors downstairs and 12 more waiting for pickup. The...
Legislature Played a Shell Game with Mountain View Corridor
The Legislature walked away from this year's session with a bag full of goodies for everyone, transportation included. The funds will pay for new and expanded highway projects all over the state, especially in fast-growing urban counties. When it came...
A Case of Mistaken Identity
I had a message left on my voice mail today from the National Republican Congressional Committee telling me I had some kind of "small business leader" award or somesuch. Though it seemed like an obvious solicitation, I decided to blow...
Why I Don't Buy New Video Games
Hi. My name is Jesse, and I used to be a video game junkie. I played 20+ hours a week, I bought at least 20 new games a year and I spent tons of money on computer upgrades to play...
Desperation From the Anti-Voucher Lobby
A new group calling itself Utahns for Pubic Schools has recently jumped into the voucher debate to try and derail it with a voter initiative. Their goal is to get the voucher program recently passed by the legislature overturned by...
I'm going to declare this the best song of 2007.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzA0nG_PurQ It's like Freddie Mercury rose from the dead and anointed Mika his official successor. I'm totally stoked for the US release of his album on March 27th.
I guess we *don't* have to leave town for good eats.
Holy moly. In two weekends, we've sampled two local places that floored us with the quality of the food we consumed. Granted, neither of them is exactly budget-friendly, but it's so worth it. So without more introductions, I'll move on...
Tech Giants Agree: Education Needs An Upgrade
Steve Jobs didn't hold back at all when he slammed teacher's unions on Saturday, calling them "off-the-charts crazy." Michael Dell didn't go for the throat like Jobs, with whom he shared the stage, but he did follow Jobs by bemoaning...
I'm strangely compelled to buy one of these.
A toaster that puts a skull and crossbones on your toast. Must have. Speaking of which… do you know what a pirate puts on the toast? MARRRmalade.
Jesse
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