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Thanksgiving Thoughts

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:09:02 -0800

Coincidence? I doubt it.

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:49:51 -0800

I'm not the only one who has noticed how Obama's recent actions seem to be mimicking Lincoln's (as described by Doris Kearns-Goodwin in her bestseller Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln). Jacob Heilbrunn: Obama's Team of Rivals Obama's 'Team of Rivals' Approach Could Mirro . . .

CNN's Newest: Headline T-Shirts

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:21:40 -0700

Yes, the Senate passed the bailout bill today. Overwhelmingly. Both of Utah's Senators--Hatch and Bennett--voted in favor. Now it's up to the House. But I thought I'd take a break from doom and gloom bailout analysis and ranting to have a chuckle and shake my head in disbelief at CNN's newest . . .

Crisis and the Birth and Death of Political Parties

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:48:14 -0700

I've recently been working my way through James McPherson's outstanding history of the Civil War, Battle Cry of Freedom. As you would expect a comprehensive treatment to do, the book begins by focusing on the years leading up to the Civil War, beginning with the end of the Mexican-American War in t . . .

Bar Exam Results

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:10:44 -0700

I passed. That is all. . . .

Randy's Now in School . . . A Parent's Thoughts

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:54:34 -0700

Well, our oldest son is now officially a school kid. I never thought this day would really come when he was born 5 1/2 years ago, but it did--and faster than I ever thought was possible. It's also hard to describe the emotion that accompanies it. I worry because our sphere of influence over our c . . .

Increasing Demand for a New Bubble - From The Onion

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:56:44 -0700

I thought I would post this very amusing quote from a new article by The Onion: Recession-Plagued Nation Demands New Bubble To Invest In "Every American family deserves a false sense of security," said Chris Reppto, a risk analyst for Citigroup in New York. "Once we have a bubble to provide a . . .

H.L. Mencken on Democracy

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:05:45 -0700

Here's a great quote on democracy from H.L. Mencken: Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard! And the practice is that, even though we deserve to get it good and hard, we rarely do. And, because we never "get it," we nev . . .

Our New Place

Tue, 06 May 2008 21:42:56 -0700

Well, we're back after finals, graduation, and a move. We now live in the exclusive town of Holladay . . . as renters. Yes, it's sad but true: we have not yet become a part of President Bush's "ownership society." But I'm really working to get into the homedebtor crowd by the time I'm 3 . . .

Which Running Watch? Garmin 405 v. Polar RS800SD

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:33:10 -0700

My knee has started feeling better and I've gotten back into running over the last month. I feel as though I've started to reclaim my "life outside the law" over this last year. What really sparked the return to running though was a combination of good weather and my law firm's entry int . . .