So I was in a room with my friend, the phrenologist, and was complaining that my head hurt; he promptly replied that nothing was wrong and that I was simply making up the ailment to get out of work. My other friend in the room, a doctor, thought I was suffering from a stroke. Not [...]
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My Republican Girlfriend and the Survivaball…
It is not often that I have personal conversations on my blog, however I feel that there is some political importance to the conversation I had with my very beautiful and smart…and…Republican…girlfriend. As we were both pouring over “the Facebook” we stumbled upon our mutual friend, Ashley Anderson’s, photo of himself in his “survivaball…” Please [...]
Bills to Watch: SB 32 – Rainwater Harvesting, S. Jenkins
This time last year, I wrote about Senator Scott Jenkins’ (R – Plain City – District 20) SB 32 – Rainwater Harvesting. Sadly, the bill did not pass, mostly because it was low on totem-pole of bills the House and Senate had to vote on, and so died in the House before it could be [...]
Bills to Watch: SB 36 – Wolf Management, A. Christensen
I am going to cut right to the chase – SB 36, Wolf Management, is a barbaric bill. Senator Allen Christensen (R-North Ogden-District 19) is adding to Utah code that wolves are to be captured or killed if it is found in the wild. The bill uses some overly simplistic logic to justify itself: The [...]
Bills to Watch: HB 91 – Traffic Control Signs for Bicycles, C. Spackman-Moss
I have never been much of a bicycle rider, I much prefer my car. The most obvious reason for this is that I don’t have a bicycle friendly commute, as I would imagine most people don’t. Now, in my particular case, my job often requires me to meet people in far flung reaches of the [...]
Bills to Watch: HB 85 – Responsible Development of Nuclear Power Generation, J. Seegmiller
The ghost of former Senator Scott McCoy is strong, at least it is with HB 85, Responsible Development of Nuclear Power Generation by Jay Seegmiller (D – Sandy – District 49). You see, this bill is, word for word, the exact same bill proposed by McCoy during the last legislative session. For that reason, I [...]
Happy Birthday Trax!
Today marks the tenth anniversary of the Salt Lake-Sandy line of Trax and it is interesting what a difference a decade makes. This time ten years ago, the average price for a gallon of gas in the US was $1.46, adjusted for inflation and you are looking at $1.94 in today’s dollars. At the time [...]
Slowly Going the way of the Buffalo
For nearly the past fifteen years, I, along with the rest of the immediate family, make the annual trek to grandma and grandpa’s house just outside of Twin Falls, Idaho. Over the years I have noticed three unique, but I suspect related, observations: The trip from Salt Lake to Tremonton has grown increasingly urbanized, the [...]
Public Safety Building Hullabaloo
I have avoided jumping into the whole discussion related to the Public Safety Building (PSB) debate because, frankly, I have not taken the time to properly evaluate the proposals and come to any sort of conclusion. After doing some research, I am aware of four proposals: 1, 2A, 2B, and 3. Up to this point, [...]
Earth Day and Modern Environmentalism
For those of you who don’t know, today is Earth Day. I remember, as a child, schools would take this opportunity to talk about things like not letting the water run when you brush your teeth, turning off the lights when you leave the room, and, oddly enough, why we should walk or bike to [...]