Posts under ‘opinion’

The Big Three Automakers (e.g. the three largest auto makers in the United States) are begging congress for a bailout. CEO Rick Wagoner told the Senate Banking Committee that it was not a lack of management, lack of vision, lack of leadership, and etc. that is causing the Big Three to lose money, but a [...]

I am offering the world my list of priorities. These are the things, and to some extent the order of priority, that I take into consideration when making some of the choices I make. Believe it or not, different priorities will leap to the top of the list that seem rather low. That is because [...]

One of the few things Rush Limbaugh ever said that I thought was worth hearing was, “Words mean things.” Granted, that is a rather simple way of saying that words have definitions and we are required to understand not only what the definitions of words are but also how those definitions affect what we are [...]

One of my favorite scenes from A Beautiful Mind is where John Nash is looking at the cover of Forbes Magazine and noting that he was supposed to be alone on the cover and that he should not have to share (even cover space) with lesser people. Since he was at MIT at the time [...]

First things first. I spoke to my boss and on my own volition and with Erin’s support, I have cut back my hours to nil or next to nil with the possibility that I might return to work in three or four weeks or not until the end of the semester when I come in [...]

I’ve made no bones about what I think in relation to hunting. I think hunting, in general, is an abhorrent activity and for the majority of people who hunt, it is done as a sport with the intent to kill and not to feed and as a result, is an activity that (in my opinion) [...]

I think I’m tired of defending why I will vote for Barrack Obama. It doesn’t need defense. Sure, I am open about the decision and on occasion I will outline some of the reasons I think he is a better candidate than John McCain. Truth told, if we drop this argument down to a separation [...]

For those who have ever lived in Utah over the past several years will undoubtedly recognize the name Dell Schanze a.k.a. Super Dell. The once owner and proprietor of the computer store chain Totally Awesome Computers. What makes him recognizable is not that he owned a local chain of computer stores (sold to one of [...]