Author: Jesse

Let's talk double-dipping. 2

Let's talk double-dipping.

It's easy to see why HB260 has gotten stalled in the Senate. The bill would end the practice of retiring from one state job and being hired at another, effectively collecting both retirement and a paycheck. It seems, however, that...

This is, by far, the strangest "eco-friendly" product I've ever heard of. 2

This is, by far, the strangest "eco-friendly" product I've ever heard of.

Thanks, Google, for showing this in my Gmail ads. I give you Mr. Ellie Pooh, paper made from elephant dung.

Recipe: Tilapia with Chili Cream Sauce 4

Recipe: Tilapia with Chili Cream Sauce

This week is a week of new adventures in food. Our goal? Try tasty new dishes that don't pack on the pounds. It's been a while since we've had fish, so I naturally gravitated towards a tilapia recipe. For those...

She's all growed up. 1

She's all growed up.

Monday morning, Annabelle was acting like she really didn’t feel all that well. She didn’t eat her food and spent the entire morning laying down instead of playing like she normally does. We were feeling pretty sorry for her and...

Don't try this at home. 6

Don't try this at home.

Last night, Shauna and I were baffled by a lack of water pressure throughout the house. Fearing the worst, I ran downstairs to check the main only to find no sign of leaks. I couldn't find any obvious sources of...

Legislators Need to Stay Out of Local Government 3

Legislators Need to Stay Out of Local Government

If there's one thing our Legislature just can't resist, it's meddling in the affairs of local governments. From the spat between North Salt Lake and Salt Lake City to the Sandy soccer stadium to the election of school board members,...

Egg White Omelets 2

Egg White Omelets

Every Friday, work buys breakfast for us. Today’s order was from Mimi’s Cafe and this didn’t exactly thrill me. It’s not that I don’t like Mimi’s food, but our new-found affinity for not over-eating excludes just about every dish they...

Stealing an election just got even easier 0

Stealing an election just got even easier

Anyone remember how County Clerk Sherrie Swenson quickly and abruptly dismissed criticisms of the county's election machines from Diebold? And remember how some researchers found that a hotel mini-bar key could open the box to allow someone to tinker in...

The Disingenuous Campaign Against Vouchers 6

The Disingenuous Campaign Against Vouchers

The anti-voucher crowd was handed a narrow defeat this week with the 38-37 passage of HB148, a bill expected to sail through the Senate and land on Gov. Huntsman's desk Real Soon Now(TM). This is despite using misinformation, gross hyperbole,...