Category: Utah

For those of you that live in Salt Lake County… 5

For those of you that live in Salt Lake County…

You may or may not be aware, but today the Salt Lake City Council will be considering an ordinance that will ban smoking in all city parks, outdoor recreational facilities, and at public events with more than 500 people in...

We shouldn't have to leave town for good eats. 12

We shouldn't have to leave town for good eats.

When we travel out of town, one of the most exciting things for us is eating really good food from really good restaurants. Our last trip to Vegas was entirely centered around what restaurants we planned to eat at. Our...

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. 0

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Reports are showing that Utah is tied for having the lowest rate of unemployement in the nation. This only means good things. One, it means we're growing our economy briskly without Gov. Huntsman's tax reform plans. Two, it means wages...

The Bad Neighbors 7

The Bad Neighbors

There's an old adage that the abused will often become the abusers. After decades of having its water and power taken by neighboring California, Nevada has finally cracked and decided to extract a little vengence upon it's neighbor to the...

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...

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...

Arrowed! (Ow, my nuclear waste dump!) 2

Arrowed! (Ow, my nuclear waste dump!)

Looks like the Goshute nuclear dump isn't gonna happen. In the famous words of Nelson Muntz, "HA ha!" This is a big win for Utah specifically and the West in general. Having lived in Nevada for 14 years under the...

The view from our roof. 2

The view from our roof.

This was the view from on top of our roof tonight. Even though this one turned out pretty good, I wish I had a better camera to truly capture the beauty. It was like the sky was on fire.