If you’re from Holladay, you know Normandie Cafe. If you’re not, get yourself to the east side, and get a sandwich, a brownie, or some quiche, and get to know the Normandie Cafe. At the recommendation of the staff, I ordered the black bean burger with sweet potato fries. “Is it beef, or black beans,” […]
Archives for December 2011
E-Book Review: “Chasing the Runner’s High” by Ray Charbonneau
December 29, 2011 by
If there’s one thing Ray Charbonneau understands, it is runners. In Chasing the Runner’s High he may claim that he isn’t sure what a typical runner is, but if the proof is in the pudding, not only is Charbonneau a true blue, died in the wool, run in the sun, rain or snow runner, but he talks […]
In the Arena, Failure is an Option.
December 28, 2011 by
Failure is an option. Anyone who says otherwise is either in a movie, naive, or asking for your vote.
No, I’m not becoming pessimistic in my early middle-age. Rather, I’m beginning to learn that the world is not shifted by those who stand on the sidelines and taunt, but rather by the men and women who risk, who dare to make the effort, who put themselves in the arena at the risk of failure. [cont…]
The Patrick Henry Caucus getting some love from GOP voters?
December 27, 2011 by
Rep. Stephen Sandstrom (left) & Rep. Carl Wimmer (right). (Photo KSL.com) The Deseret News put a poll out this last weekend. It shows, among other things, that if the election for the 4th Congressional District were held today, Matheson would probably win. Meh. This same polling company also put Philpot at 26 points behind Matheson back […]
A [very] Short Book Review: “The Appeal” by John Grisham
December 23, 2011 by
I read this in April of 2008 after Justice Nehring (of the Utah Supreme Court) told me he was listening to it on CD during his commute each day. Three quarters of my way through it, he told me it was not worth finishing. He was right.
Every time Gingrich calls himself a conservative, an angel loses its wings.
December 22, 2011 by
Ok, maybe not an angel. But I am sure that Ronald Reagan is rolling over in his grave. This one’s for you, Marco. Today’s witness to the lack of conservatism in Newt Gingrich is George Will who, frankly, says things better than I do, including when he calls Newt the “anti-conservative”: When discussing his amazingness, […]
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