Monthly Archives: June 2008

If you live in Utah, and think you might want to get your home listed on the MLS but don’t want to hire a Realtor, stay far, far away from Fidelity Realty. They stinketh. They took almost a week to … Continue reading →

Dad: “Come on Spencer, get out.” Spencer: “In a second!” Dad: “You’ve been in there for 45 minutes, Steven has to go.” “Spencer: “I’m trying!” Dad: “New motto for our house, If IT’s not coming out, then you come out.” … Continue reading →

It is an older person’s right to be cranky. They’ve lived their life, they put up with crap, and now they get to kick back on a porch somewhere, wave their gnarled cane, and mutter. It’s a circle of life … Continue reading →

I am in a small writers group here in Logan, Utah. It’s made up primarily of published authors, but a few that have not been published, but their work is very good. The other day, as it turned out, the … Continue reading →

The other day I woke up to this lovely exchange. Sue: “Are you listening to me?” Jared: “Yes.” Sue: “We do not point our naked bums at our brothers, do you understand?”

Great discussion going on over at the Chronicle of Higher Education over the LMS vs. Web 2.0 debate. The comments are what makes it interesting. A few highlights: “Why should we, #4, “adapt to the learning styles of all the … Continue reading →

Good news on the diamond front. Maybe finally the cartel will fall. “Diamonds are a con, pure and simple. The topic is vast, so we won’t discuss worker exploitation or for that matter “blood diamonds” used to finance African wars. … Continue reading →

Today a couple of us were crammed into a truck on the way to lunch. Several of us have kids, and we ended up talking about how incredibly popular WebKinz is. Somebody said it was simply a training ground for … Continue reading →

John: “You know what I want on Christmas day?” Dad: “What?” John: “A bad dream.” Dad: “What? Why would you want that?” John: “So I can wake up early! I hope it is one where Santa comes down the chimney … Continue reading →