January 2012
3 posts
Response from Orrin Hatch regarding SOPA/PIPA
I few weeks ago I wrote to Senator Hatch expressing my disapproval of the provisions of SOPA/PIPA. This was his response, which includes references to the sweeping grandeur of the Wasatch mountains.
January 4, 2012
Mr. Ryan Kendrick
Draper, UT 84020
Dear Ryan:
Thank you for contacting me to express your opposition to S. 968, the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and...
December Running Update
24.24 miles
10.81 minutes per mile
4,254 calories burned
November 2011
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October 2011
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September 2011
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Customer for life
I’m sure all of you remember my post on my broken skis a few months ago (sarcasm). But in the off chance you forgot, here’s the post.
Short version: I broke one of my skis on a fall late in the season at Solitude this year. This is what it looked like:
I’m sure this happens semi-frequently, but this was a first for me. I was hoping that Rossignol/Dynastar had some sort of...
July 2011
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June 2011
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May 2011
8 posts
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April 2011
11 posts
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My notes and photos from tonight's Creminelli... →
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Easiest Bread Recipe Ever
I am a nut for crusty bread. I love the crunch that the caramelized brown crust provides. I found a super-easy recipe that involves absolutely no kneading. Total prep time for this bread was around ten minutes.
Recipe: 3 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon instant yeast 1 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups lukewarm water
Mix all of the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Add the...
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March 2011
10 posts
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It's Official: The Legends Are Dead
It’s official. After a two year love affair with my Dynastar Legends, they decided enough was enough and they broke off our relationship. Literally.
I was at Solitude, about to finish up my day and head down the canyon to go to work, when all of a sudden, I yard-sale all over the run (right under the lift, naturally). It wasn’t a very bad fall, but as I hiked back up to my skis, I...
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Joshua Topolsky: The ocean →
joshuatopolsky:
Just tweeted a video of the incredible destruction in Japan. It is truly, disarmingly horrifying to watch. I wanted to share it here along with a few quick thoughts.
There is no shortage of suffering to go around in the world — certainly Japan is not alone in experiencing the terrible…
Don’t let that reality spook you. Throughout my lifetime, politicians and...
– Warren Buffett’s 2010 letter to shareholders
http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/2010ltr.pdf
February 2011
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Year-round Market at the Rio Grande Depot →
Interesting article in the Salt Lake Tribune, which discusses the possibility of utilizing the historical Rio Grande Depot as a year-round urban market. Just the thought of this gets me excited. Ever since I visited the Ferry Building in San Francisco, I’ve had the itch to see something similar take place here in Salt Lake City.
Here’s hoping that they are able to get this organized...