Author: Jesse

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...

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,...

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...

Think Tank Slams iProvo, Municipal Broadband 2

Think Tank Slams iProvo, Municipal Broadband

This is cross-posted from FreeUtopia. The Reason Foundation, a libertarian think tank from California, has released two studies recent slamming iProvo specifically and municipal broadband in general. They make a solid case that city-run WiFi networks (as with all WiFi...

Thanks for Wasting Our Time and Money 5

Thanks for Wasting Our Time and Money

Good job, Utah Legislature. You spent a bunch of time and money drawing up all kinds of redistricting maps for nothing. Yep, Congress decided to table the proposal to give an extra seat to Utah in exchange for a House...

Mom's right, as usual. 10

Mom's right, as usual.

Mom always said to wear clean underwear. This obviously requires wearing underwear in the first place. This is especially true if you are wearing a skirt, kilt, or some other kind of open bottoms. I guess Lindsey Lohan and Britney...