Dec 2019: Ft Lauderdale
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Fashion vs Style at Burning Man
As one travels into the desert toward Black Rock City, the last bit of civilization occurs as a group of road side pop up shops hawking “Burner gear”: Cheetah print vests with fuzzy purple trim and blinking LED’s, cowboy… Continue Reading
Reputation, money, and the iMac
Happy story time: A few weeks ago, I bought a used iMac on KSL Classifieds from a guy named Daniel who is in the business of reselling refurbished Macs. The price was right and he offered to deliver. SOLD! I… Continue Reading
Thou Shalt Not Shoot Thy Sexy Secretary Ever Again
During my time at Mackley Designer Portraiture, we needed a new secretary. In no time, Steve had somehow found a candidate, interviewed her and hired her: a stunningly beautiful recently engaged 24 year old with no experience in the photography… Continue Reading
The Understudy Years
My first few months working with Steve at Mackley Designer Portraiture were odd. I felt a sort of resignation to a life that was less than what I had hoped for in terms of significance and impact in the world. … Continue Reading
2019 July 22 Journal: mmm….beeeeeer!
Today I took a tour of Uinta Brewing, the maker of my favorite beer – Cuthroat Pale Ale. It is a perfect beer creation.
THE GREAT COMPROMISE
“Despite all my rage, I’m still just a rat in a cage” – Billy Corgan COMPROMISE settle a dispute by mutual concession.”in the end we compromised and deferred the issue” accept standards that are lower than is desirable.”we were… Continue Reading
RETURNING HOME FROM PHILLY
As the the MD-80 banked on it’s approach to the Salt Lake City Airport, I saw Cache Valley beneath us. I could almost see my house. I was struck by how barren, brown, and broadly distributed everything was in Utah,… Continue Reading
The Mormon Mission Years
A quick primer on the organization of Mormon missions – A “mission” is both the act of the two years of proselytizing, and it refers to the geographical boundary that one proselytizes in. For instance, I served my mission in… Continue Reading
Formative Years
I’m going to sound like an old man for a minute here – Kids these days. They don’t know how easy they’ve got it. We had to work hard for our porn when I was a kid. Despite my parents… Continue Reading