Category Archives: life

Established Patterns

Posted on 2008-08-04 by David

After a week on vacation it is nice to have a bit of a fresh perspective on life. We are entering a month where we have to close on our old house in Lehi and our new house in Bountiful … Continue reading →

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When Mandates Are Not Optional

Posted on 2008-07-25 by David

I generally do not favor government action that places a mandate on citizens. I don’t believe that it is the place of government to decide whether citizens should recycle or not, but if the options are between mandatory recycling and … Continue reading →

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Independence From What

Posted on 2008-07-06 by David

In church today there were a number of things spoken related to Independence Day. One of the people who spokle wa a woman from the UK who noted that the celebration was of independence from Great Britain. Of course that … Continue reading →

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Overload

Posted on 2008-06-14 by David

These last couple of days have been overwhelming. I can hardly keep up with everything I need to do – which is why I failed to post. I’m still trying to catch up so this is mostly a chance for … Continue reading →

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Thwarted

Posted on 2008-03-26 by David

I had planned on participating in last night’s caucus meetings, but life intervened and I was not able to. That being said, I am still interested to learn what happened in those caucus meetings for my precinct (Lehi-08). I would … Continue reading →

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Polls Are Open

Posted on 2008-02-05 by David

If you are registered and you haven’t yet – do. If you have already – encourage others to vote as well.

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Crunch Time

Posted on 2008-02-01 by David

January was a very nice month for me as I was able to write every single day. Plenty of things have been happening in politics as the presidential primaries have twisted and turned on the path to next Tuesday. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Iowa Caucuses

Posted on 2008-01-03 by David

No, I’m not liveblogging nor am I going to analyze the results. I do wonder why I find it so fascinating to watch the results come in. That’s the same question I asked myself in November 2006 as I watched … Continue reading →

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Exercise Your Voting Muscles

Posted on 2007-12-03 by David

I discovered Bob’s straw poll on the presidential candidates yesterday. Bob made the poll to serve two purposes but I am linking to it for one purpose – I like the fact that all 18 candidates who are registered for … Continue reading →

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Anti-Materialism

Posted on 2007-11-28 by David

From two very different sources today I was pointed toward two very similar views regarding our overly materialistic society. Misty Fowler linked to Winning the Rat Race by Quitting it: We are a country obsessed with consumption, which would be … Continue reading →

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