Author Archives: David

About 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.

Tasks for State Delegates

Posted on 2010-03-19 by David

Heading into the last few days before the precinct caucus meetings I feel that it is important to acknowledge that state delegates have more to do than simply vote for the senate candidate of their choice at the convention. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Local, State | Tagged 2010, Becky Edwards, Bob Bennett, Cherilyn Eagar, Davis County, Gary Herbert, House 20, Mike Lee, senate, state delegate, Tim Bridgewater, Utah | Leave a comment

Campaign Week

Posted on 2010-03-17 by David

I have spent months gathering information and studying candidates and issues as well as learning about my precinct since I didn’t live here until just after the caucus meetings two years ago. I have talked to a number of my … Continue reading →

Posted in life, Local | Tagged 2010, campaigns | Leave a comment

Demanding Accountability

Posted on 2010-03-15 by David

With Kevin Garn resigning, the possibility of closure for the legislature over this sad story is within sight. By resigning promptly Rep. Garn has demonstrated greater wisdom than some of his colleagues who facilitated this public circus by allowing this … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, Local, State | Tagged 2010, Becky Edwards, Davis County, House 20, Kevin Garn, legislature, Utah | 2 Comments

Public Office and Private Morality

Posted on 2010-03-12 by David

photo credit: aurélien. Just to be clear from the beginning, this topic is inspired by the Kevin Garn story and while I will refer to that story specifically everything I say is meant to apply to any matters of the … Continue reading →

Posted in State | Tagged Elevated, ethics, Kevin Garn, media, morality, Salt Lake Tribune, Utah | 11 Comments

Senator Cook

Posted on 2010-03-11 by David

In case anyone has forgotten (or perhaps you simply missed this blip of news) Merrill Cook is running to replace Bob Bennett in the U.S. Senate. If you happen to be among the forgetful or uninformed you are hereby unequivocally … Continue reading →

Posted in State | Tagged 2010, candidates, Merrill Cook, senate, Utah | Leave a comment

Stuck in Limbo

Posted on 2010-03-10 by David

The funny thing about expectations is that they can serve to motivate our actions. I had held an expectation for myself that I would write daily (or almost daily) on all weekdays. It was hard at times to find things … Continue reading →

Posted in life, meta | 2 Comments

Meet the Candidates

Posted on 2010-02-22 by David

Ben Horsley, a friend and candidate for House District 19 this year, put together a meet the candidates event as part of his campaign on Saturday at Bountiful City Hall. This was not a chance to meet the candidates for … Continue reading →

Posted in State | Tagged 2010, Ben Horsley, Bob Bennett, campaigns, Cherilyn Eagar, House 19, James Williams, Mike Lee, senate, Tim Bridgewater | 3 Comments

Resetting Expectations

Posted on 2010-02-17 by David

I have been profoundly disappointed in my lack of opportunity to write here lately (combined with a drastic scaling back in my ability to comment elsewhere or participate in other related activities). I am forced to admit that this situation … Continue reading →

Posted in General, life | Tagged meta | 5 Comments

Evolving News

Posted on 2010-02-12 by David

It’s interesting to watch as nothing turns into a news story. Here’s the roundup of one such process from this week. Holly Richardson writes about Tim Bridgewater’s momentum. When she talks about his fund raising she doesn’t mention that over … Continue reading →

Posted in State, technology | Tagged 2010, candidates, connections, KVNU FTP, media, Salt Lake Tribune, senate, Tim Bridgewater, twitter, Utah | 2 Comments

Multi-Dimensional Political Perspectives

Posted on 2010-02-09 by David

photo credit: mkandlez Jane Hamsher wrote about the 11 Dimensional Chess approach to health care legislation that the Obama administration tried. That sent me back to some earlier thoughts I had shared about how we visualize the political spectrum. The … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, General, pictures | Tagged civic participation, connections, discourse, Elevated, political philosophy, thoughts | 3 Comments