Take me out to the ballgame…
Reflecting on the list of things we were planning on doing this weekend, I'd have to say we fell a bit short. We didn't go see Invincible. I didn't mow the yard or pull weeds. We didn't even get out...
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MySpace: The Internet's Largest Cesspool
The more I use MySpace, the more I end up hating it. I'm sure all of you are familiar with the world's largest social networking site. Most of you probably have a profile on there as well. (Someone is creating...
I fought the swamp cooler and I won.
Our swamp cooler has been a consistent source of homeowner headaches. It started with it running out of water all the time, requiring me to jump up on the roof with a hose and fill it up several times a...
All dressed up with nowhere to go.
It's official: I'm an old man. I realized that when I looked at the calendar, saw the extra day off and thought "gee, I could use that time to get a lot done around the house." Good gravy, I'm 25...
The Taxation Shell Game
There's been a lot of interest over Gov. Huntsman's proposed tax "reform" plan. Most of the media is smart enough to call it what it is: a tax cut. Some have even gone so far as to suggest that it's...
Travel Log, Camden SC: Day 4
I got a really good night's sleep last night. I owe it all to going to bed at a reasonable hour and sleeping in until 9:30AM. I took my time getting ready, checked out in time, and then hit up...
Travel Log, Camden SC: Day 3
Being that I'm from the South, I can adjust to and handle humidity with a lot more grace than most Utahns. South Carolina, however, redefines the tem "muggy". I never had any idea that it was possible for my glasses...
It's Time to Grow Up: Fast-Growing Western States Need Full-Time Legislators
I'd have to say that I agree with this blog from State Sen. Howard Stephenson: special sessions are little more than political grandstanding, calling every pet project an imminent crisis that just can't wait for the next session in two...
Score one for hyperbole.
It was just the other day that I went into great detail to discuss how hyperbole in politics will never help you: it just makes you look like a crazed and unreasoning zealot. Proof positive came into my inbox this...
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