I know, I know. I already did this in this post about leaving Facebook, right? I am completely satisfied with my decision to leave. The problem is, these issues keep popping up in my life. I keep being included in the problems, so I am going to vent about them some [...]

Yep, another customer service Rant.
Standard Optical Bountiful
is by far the worst customer service experience I have had in a long time.  If you are looking for an
eye doctor in bountiful, utah
let me suggest you go anywhere but here. There are plenty of places for a good
eye exam in Bountiful
but in my [...]

I just finished my exam to become a notary public.  I know, its prestigious.  (Who am I kidding!  Its a young man’s game!)
I am always amazed at how poorly the government uses technology.  This is a great example:
1.  The test is online, unsupervised, but “closed book”.
2.  The test must be completed on a Windows machine [...]

I just read a brilliant commentary about the current state of US politics, and I couldn’t agree more. Its by Rudy Ruiz, and you can find it here.
I tried to make this point a few months ago, but he does a better job. Our politics are becoming so polarized- not because of inherent [...]

For the past few months, I have been working on a little project called The Give Initiative.  The concept is simple-  if you want to give and anonymous financial gift to someone (because of a job loss, medical challenge, or other need) head over to TheGiveInitiative.org and do it.  They get a check from The [...]

The whole lineup is now available. I was already excited about M.Ward, Jenny Lewis, and The Black Keys. I just found out about Iron and Wine and Robert Randolph and the Family Band. What an incredible lineup!
July 9 Bon Iver | Jenny Lewis
July 16 The Black Keys | Human Highway
July 23 [...]

One of the best things about living in Salt Lake City is the Twilight Concert Series put on every year by the Salt Lake City Arts Department.  All summer long, these amazing acts come in to town and put on free shows in the Gallivan Center plaza- and the City picks up the bill.
A few [...]

Lately something has really bothered me that didn’t used to.  The negative conversation that so many politicians, pundits, commentators and broadcasters are carrying on in the media is a drain on the moral strength of our country.  Talk radio is riddled with loud voices, each with stations representing a “side” of the national debate.  They [...]

For about 3 weeks now, I have been trying to solve a constant migraine that has plagued me.  In part of my searching, I went to a chiropractor. I am not going to lay in to whether or not chiropractors are real doctors (which they are not) or whether or not they do a good [...]

The legislature is in session, laws are being made, budgets are being slashed….  you can smell the democracy in the air.  So here is a timely post about why Utah State Government sucks.
I have been dealing with a few different departments this week, and none of them have any idea what is going on in [...]