Ooooh, Aaah. That comes first. Then later there’s running and screaming.
Posted in asides, interesting links, politics on Jul 16th, 2008
One of the designers on the new Project Runway is from Salt Lake
According to the New York Times, it takes 36 hours to make perfect chocolate chip cookies
Woolen organs
Does anyone else get the feeling John McCain may not like women very much? He commited adultery while still married to his first wife, called his second […]
Posted in politics on Jun 19th, 2008
“I refuse to be lectured on national security by people who are responsible for the most disastrous set of foreign policy decisions in the recent history of the United States. The other side likes to use 9/11 as a political bludgeon. Well, let’s talk about 9/11.
The people who were responsible for murdering 3,000 Americans on […]
Posted in politics on Jun 17th, 2008
A funny clip about networks using fear about Barack Obama being black, muslim or “the most liberal senator in America” to smear his campaign.
Michelle Obama didn’t call people whitey, Obama is Christian, he was born in America, he says the Pledge of Allegiance and he didn’t write about hating white people in his book. […]
Posted in Uncategorized, asides, interesting links, politics on Jun 4th, 2008
Barack Obama makes history by becoming the first African-American presidential candidate
The Boston Globe’s graphic on the differences between McCain and Obama on the issues
How Obama overcame overwhelming odds to become the nominee
A man sticks 2008 pins in his head to celebrate the Olympics
A sunset on Mars
10 amazing uses for peanut putter
Posted in asides, interesting links, politics on Mar 21st, 2008
Strongman shatters karate chopping record
White House press secretary Dana Perino says things like missiles are tough for women to understand. Luckily men understand them through osmosis
Man builds robot to kill himself
Two scenes told in Typography, one from The Office and one from Ocean’s Eleven(video)
Food Porn of the day, Smoked Salmon on Olive Bread
CEO of […]
Posted in politics on Mar 19th, 2008
Addressing concerns about the minister at his church, and in a larger way addressing race in the United States and politics, Barack Obama gave an amazing speech on Tuesday. I’ve quoted a few of my favorite parts, but recommend you read the full text here.
I chose to run for the presidency at this moment […]
I decided early on that I wasn’t going to vote for Mitt Romney. The main reason is because he’s Mormon. I don’t know if you can call me a bigot for that view, it’s more in defense of the church I belong to.
But if he did get elected, how does a missionary in Brazil, […]
Posted in politics on Feb 4th, 2008
(for Obama)
Find your polling place in Utah
Information on primaries/caucuses
Register to vote
If you’re reading this in an RSS reader, there’s a movie to go along with the post.
Posted in politics on Jan 28th, 2008
Everyone should vote early for the February 5th primary. I went last Friday and it was different than any other voting experience I’ve had. No lines, no stress and I was finished in less than 5 minutes. There was one part that’s a little strange though, if you’re registered as an Independent, they only let […]
Posted in politics on Jan 19th, 2008
Helmuth Hübener is an interesting figure in Mormon history (his birthday was a couple of days ago, which is what led me to write this post). He was a third generation member of the LDS church growing up in Germany while the Nazi Party came to power. He started listening to illegal […]