My Political ID

You are a Social Liberal (68% permissive) and an... Economic Conservative (70% permissive) You are best described as a: Libertarian (70e/68s) Link: The Politics Test on OkCupid Free Online Dating Also: The OkCupid Dating Persona Test

A Good Thing About Utah

My friend Mike took me to Snowbird today to teach me to board on the toe edge. I am improving slowly but I had some fantastic wipeouts. ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET. I am sure that at least one of my better wipeouts could have been a concussion without it.

On the lift on our way up to one of the longer runs the cloud cover that had turned the first half of our run into 200ft visibility started to clear, leaving the rocky peaks of the surrounding mountains visible. The air was CLEAN and cold and the mountains looked so dominating. It was comfortable. It was cathartic. I feel like I've had a particularly bad end of the previous year and this helped me forget it. Some people are drawn to the oceans and seas, some to the wide open flatlands. I am a mountain lover. Wherever I end up in this life it will be in the shadow of a mountain.

Its easy to wonder why I stay in Utah. We are second only to Islamic cultures in our homogeneous religious saturation. It makes life hard and it makes reverse discrimination easy, but I can stand up for my own beliefs now. I'm not letting the crazy people take away my mountains.

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Its crazy in this world you have to spell out what you expect from people. Instead of just KNOWING the person you like is showing you the same respect you have to define rules and set limits. Its all verbal. We are a society of lawyers and if you didn't spell it out: well its not their fault now is it?

I like the way this guy talks...

There is something about the plain speech saturated with fact and reason that makes me agree with this commentary.

Carefull!

Wiimotes as multitouch whiteboard sensors

Johnny Lee's description of "Low-Cost Multi-point Interactive Whiteboards Using the Wiimote" may sound boring, but it's actually a very cool and very innovative use of the Wiimote. Since you can hook the controller up to your computer and accept inputs using the Wiimote library interface, you can use its infrared sensors to detect and track infrared light on any kind of surface.

Awesome commercial!

AOL News Presents… Where Are They Now? - Funny blooper videos are here

This Generation of Students

I came across this video while playing with youtube on my ipod. It has a pretty powerful message. I recommend you watch it and leave a comment.

Poli(ticks)

Poli-ticks : from the greek root Poly, meaning many and ticks, meaning blood suckers.

I just wanted to make known that posting the Ron Paul thing on my page does NOT necessarily mean I am voting for him or support him. I just really like the idea that a libertarian has infiltrated the Republican party and is really pissing people off like Hannity!

I have some reservations on some of the things he supports (like how the hell do you have a monetary standard in an economy when 0s and 1s are the primary tender?) But I think he can refresh (or scare) the republican party quite a bit.

Also, on the local side.. after looking into school vouchers, I decided to support the opposition. I don't like the idea that public taxes could potentially benefit a private religious school.

Ron Paul - The R[EVOL]UTION

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Remember remember the 5th of november....