Joe Biden
Before I started learning about Joe and his presidential run he was just a name to me. As I studied him and his positions I found a candidate who has lots of experience in our national government. In his own…
David
David is the father of 8 children. When he's not busy with that full time occupation he works as a technology professional. He enjoys discussing big issues with informed people, cooking, gardening, vexillology (flag design), and tinkering.
Pearl of Great Price (and other parables)
In Sunday School today we were talking about the parables in Matthew 13. After the discussion I got to thinking about the parable of the pearl of great price in particular and about discussions concerning parables in general. Again, the…
Amazing Grace
If you have not already gone out to see Amazing Grace you should go as soon as you can. I had heard that it was really good, and I have been wanting to go for weeks, but every attempt has…
The New Zone
Just before I started this job I posted some predictions of how it the new situation would affect the members of my family. After four months I think we have settled into a new comfort zone where the real effects…
Reach Upward
I have been wanting to post some thoughts on Scott Hinrichs post Gross Incompetence? As I have come back to it, I realize that I could quote much of the same material he is quoting or I could thoroughly botch…
Fences and Cattle
While I was out running this morning I noticed a calf getting out of the field where it was supposed to be. It was stuck about 60% of the way through the fence. I stopped and wondered if I should…
The Value of Objective Mesurements
When I woke up this morning the last thing I wanted to do was go running – which is why I went. Multiple times during my run I noticed that my brain told me to just give up. Fortunately my…
New Insurance
I felt like giving a follow-up to my post on insurance from October. Insurance through my job will be starting soon (as the waiting periods expire) and I feel that I have a much better deal than I had before.…
Anxiously Engaged
I have been weighed down today by all the things that I want to be doing in the near future, and more specifically with how many of those things conflict (time-wise) with each other. As I pondered this little frustration…
Community Activism
I have been involved with a citizens group which is initially acting out of concern over some of the proposals for the Mountain View Corridor. We have met with representatives of UDOT to voice our concerns and today we received…