Author: Jesse

This old house. 3

This old house.

If it’s not one thing, it’s another. A few nights ago, one of our little measuring cups got lodged in the disposal and was utterly destroyed. It was a really nice glass one for doing liquid measure too, so we...

Raising the Minimum Wage Through Lies and Manipulation 5

Raising the Minimum Wage Through Lies and Manipulation

It's not surprising to see another renewed push to raise Utah's minimum wage to above the federal standard. It's also not surprising to see many of the advocates pulling out the same old lies and tired mantras that sound like...

This is news? 1

This is news?

There was an article in the paper this morning letting us know that the various block numbering systems in Utah County (23 in total) are confusing the heck out of people. Uh… duh? It took me about 2 visits down...

Nintendo Poised to pwnz0r Microsoft, Sony 3

Nintendo Poised to pwnz0r Microsoft, Sony

Have any of you actually seen the prices on an XBox 360 or the constantly-delayed Playstation 3? Charging $600 for a game console seems to be taking excess to brand new heights. The real lunacy is that even at those...

Bankruptcy means you can't pay tithing? 1

Bankruptcy means you can't pay tithing?

A judge in New York ruled that charitable donations, including tithing, can be excluded from your bankruptcy settlement contrary to the 1998 Religous Liberty Act. He's claiming that the newly-passed bankruptcy laws allow him to do so. While he might...

Utah Elections: Now with 50% more voting fraud! 0

Utah Elections: Now with 50% more voting fraud!

I'm just waiting for the day where the phrase "pull a Diebold" comes into common usage to mean "produce a product of laughable quality and pretend not to know it". Their electronic voting machines have been the target of nothing...

Yes, I have some rabble to be roused. 1

Yes, I have some rabble to be roused.

Remember how I ranted and raved about how UTOPIA was a Good Thing(TM) and me not having it was a Bad Thing(TM)? Well… I up and decided to start something over it. Yep, I registered and setup FreeUTOPIA.org to try...

So where do I find "Utah Mormons" anyway? 1

So where do I find "Utah Mormons" anyway?

When you're LDS and live outside of Utah, you always hear about "Utah Mormons". Most of what you hear isn't very flattering either. Based on their descriptions, Utah Mormons are exclusionary gossiping backstabbers who wouldn't give you the time of...

Southern Comfort: Turkey Tetrazzini 4

Southern Comfort: Turkey Tetrazzini

Turkey Tetrazzini is something my mom used to make all the time. It's a Southern spaghetti casserole with turkey (duh), mushrooms, and lots of cheese. It's a good comfort food and not a bad way to get rid of Thanksgiving...