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Graduation Parties
2008-06-06 00:44:00 For the past two weeks I have been putting on little graduation parties at the different elementary schools where I organize English classes for the parents. This is the project I have been working on as an Americorps volunteer for the English Skills Learning Center, a private non-profit in Salt Lake. The idea is to ... More About: Parties , Graduation
My new hat from my fabulous husband
2008-06-02 21:06:00 Neil went to San Fransisco this weekend for an interview with Greencorps. He spent one day going to antique shops looking for a 1920s hat for me (a recent obsession). He found this 1950s retro hat that was copying the 1920s style. What a great man! More About: Husband
You?re not a racist
2008-05-29 20:13:00 Today we had a little graduation party for one of the English classes I organized for parents at an elementary school here in Salt Lake. The students are so sweet. They bought flowers for the volunteer who teaches the class, Laina. They just kept repeating how grateful they are to be taught and to have the class. ... More About: Blogroll , Racist
Brother Peter Marries Chrizelle
2008-05-26 07:14:00 [Show as slideshow] 12► What can I say more than the wedding was fabulous. Chrizelle, our new sister-in-law is from South Africa and it has been about a year since she and Peter decided to get married. What they thought would be a 6 month processes to get her finance visa turned out to take about a ... More About: Family , Marriage , Weddings , Wedding
A sunny place for shady people
2008-05-15 18:29:00 We have returned from our great adventure to the Yucatan peninsula. We stayed in a fantastic beach house in a small town on the “Riviera Maya” called Akumal. It is about 90 minutes south of Cancun, depending on the driver. It was gorgeous and very peaceful. Our last night in Mexico, we stayed in Cancun in ... More About: Family , Blogroll , Swimming , People , Adventure
Cancun=Sunburn
2008-05-10 16:17:00 Well so far we have been running around the Yucatan trying to have the times of our lives. We have visited the ruins of Tulum and Chitzen Itza, swam in a cenote or two, and snorkeled in a sea turtle infested bay. Actually the snorkeling with the turtles has been my favorite part. Although every ... More About: Adventure , Cancun , Sunburn
Vamos a Mexico!
2008-05-05 02:30:00 Neil has prepared for our voyage to Cancun by buying some new shorts. The closeup view below will give you a glorious view of the brand name of these plaid wonders. Yes, that’s right… Phat Farm. That is an American clothing brand. Wish us well on our journey. We are going with my entire immediate family. ... More About: Family , Adventure , Mexico
Try this for Earth Day 08
2008-04-22 18:39:00 One of the biggest problems affecting our planet is over-consumption. Especially prevalent in more affluent countries is the idea that everyone can have everything they can buy even if it is harmful, wasteful, or unnecessary. We have also been taught that progress can only be measured by GDP and that they only way to increase ... More About: Earth , Earth Day , Consumerism
Cancun countdown
2008-04-21 03:47:00 We are going to Quintana Roo on Cinco de Mayo. Aw-yeah! In true lunatic fashion, my dad had 1 million presents professionally wrapped for a pre-Cancun party. Phew, not I’ve got the perfect hat to pack. More About: Adventure , Mexico , Countdown
Vive la Révolution: Or How I Crashed an Airbus into the Statue of Liberty w
2008-04-16 00:36:00 I know we are so over it and so back to drinking Perrier, flying on Airbus planes, coating our faces with L’Oreal and reading Rolling Stone magazine, even so I want to write about the old French product protest “we” had a few years ago. My first question about our protest of French products is; ... More About: China , Statue , Liberty , Nation
Buisness in Boise
2008-04-13 19:59:00 So since I’m currently “under the weather” in the employment arena I have started to do a little work with my father in law until ether he hires me full-time or I find another full-timejob. This meant that I spent the weekend with him up in Boise and McCall, Idaho running various errands in regards ... More About: Adventure , Buisness
Old kids on the block
2008-04-09 05:05:00 It’s confirmed. The New Kids on the Block are back. They are having a reunion tour. If you think that I didn’t have NKOTB sheets when I was little, think again. I got up early Saturday mornings to watch their cartoon, complete with their shar pei dog Nikko. And I also recorded and obsessively watched & ... More About: Entertainment , Reunion Tour , New Kids on the Block
Adventures with Jim Kelly #1,045,905
2008-04-02 06:37:00 So, Jim found a red Ford F150 pickup in a small junkyard off I-15 in Willard, Utah. Apparently he memorized the mile marker and on a return trip exited the freeway, found the owner of the truck, and convinced him to trade it straight-up for a working, but probably not for long, BMW. About a ... More About: Adventure , Kelly , Adventures
A sick commentary on our ?Healthcare? system
2008-04-02 03:51:00 Oregonians are now using the lottery to determine who will qualify for the state’s healthcare program. Life and death is now determined by the Lotto. If this isn’t a sign that our healthcare system is SICK, I don’t know what is. More About: Politics , Health , Commentary , System , Healthcare
Miss Teskie
2008-03-29 06:41:00 Last weekend we had a “Miss Teskie” farewell bonfire for our friend Ash. She is going to work for Nader in DC and to save this nation from the corporate tyrants. This explosive tradition was discovered by Peter Ransom as a child in Kenya. While starting a fire with candles, Peter and a friend noticed that the wax ... More About: Family , Entertainment
Ultimate fighting for kids
2008-03-27 23:12:00 This is when I begin to doubt universal suffrage. HOW is this not considered child abuse? More About: Politics , Kids , Ultimate Fighting , Fighting , Ultimate
Stuff white people like
2008-03-25 18:56:00 This Stuff white people like website is hysterical. As a white person, I can really identify with many of the items on the list. While I’m sure a list entitled “Stuff Black People Like” would be considered racist, this one is just too funny to pass up. More About: White , White People
Found Magazine
2008-03-22 18:56:00 This note was found stuck in a library book called “How to Get Into Law School.” It’s particularly hilarious to me. If you’ve never been to Found Magazine ’s website, I suggest you go. It is a hilarious collection of objects people randomly find. This lovely little note was found in the parking lot of the University ... More About: Media , Entertainment
DON?T stand by your man
2008-03-20 05:58:00 I have volunteered at a battered women’s shelter in Provo, and now at the YWCA in Salt Lake. According to statistics it takes the “average” women 7 times of running away to actually stay away from her abuser permanently. 7 times! It’s no wonder these women are struggling in a culture of oppression and slight-handed ... More About: Politics , Marriage , Stand
Vote for our future
2008-03-19 06:04:00 I was accepted to Southwestern Law School in L.A. They gave me a scholarship for $8,000. So, now, since I have only heard back from 3 schools, the choice is between L.A. and San Diego. Vote in the comments which you would prefer. I am calculating all kinds of things like cost of living, law clinics ... More About: Future
We?re on the downhill slope!
2008-03-17 19:46:00 The tonsillectomy diet is over! Well, nearly over. I am on day 10 of recovery & on Saturday I took my first departure from an all-baby food diet and ate solid food for the first time. It was glorious, gloriously painful, of course. I have also switched from my delirium-inducing prescribed narcotic to Tylenol as ... More About: Health
Follow Up to Inquiry Conference Presentation and Jane Goodall Speech
2008-03-13 23:41:00 Okay, so last week I presented my senior thesis research at BYU’s Inquiry Conference (mentioned in a previous post). Everyone said I did well, although I feel I did better the week before when I presented at the Utah Conference for Undergraduate Research. If you are bored enough to want to watch my presentation then ... More About: Presentation , Jane , Speech
Bling Compensation
2008-03-10 00:44:00 All persons located in the United States who purchased any diamond or diamond jewelry between January 1, 1994 and March 31, 2006 may be eligible for money back from DeBeers. Beginning in 2001, Plaintiffs in several states filed lawsuits against De Beers in state and federal courts alleging that De Beers unlawfully ... More About: Compensation , Bling , Consumerism
The good ship lollipop
2008-03-08 18:50:00 Despite Neil’s earnest last-ditch attempts to convince me to fly to Thailand, Mexico, Cuba and finally Calgary for medical tourism for my surgery…. I still went ahead with it in the good ol’ US of A. The tonsillectomy went well, as far as I can tell. I was out the entire time. Until they woke ... More About: Good , Ship , The Good
T-minus 24 hours
2008-03-06 18:13:00 The procedure has been described to me by adult tonsillectomy veterans as more painful than, “3 natural childbirths,” “blunt-force stab wound,” “Broken nose,” “broken arm,” “any injury you can possibly sustain.” So, as you can imagine I am very excited for my upcoming weeks of recovery. Apparently your nerve endings in your throat must increase exponentially ... More About: Health , Hours
Jane Goodall is Coming to Town
2008-03-03 06:30:00 I can’t wait. This Tuesday evening, I am going to a speech and book signing by Jane Goodall, one of my childhood heroes. I actually listened to her two times before while attending the International School of Kenya. Her work in the Gombe Stream National Park has always fascinated me. I mean, she was the ... More About: Town
Mail for Sale
2008-03-02 06:21:00 We have added a new page. “Mail for Sale ” (see also tabs above) is a listing of items that you can buy and we will send you in the mail. We will really do them. It will be a sound investment. Jason Dilworth is really fun and creative. He inspires us. (We’ll do Jason for free ... More About: For Sale , Consumerism
Things for sale that I will mail you
2008-03-01 00:13:00 If you give me $1,266 I will go to an EZLN community in Chiapas, Mexico and send you a genuine, handmade rebel doll (don’t worry, I’ve been there before, I know where to go). I will send it from there. Thank you Jason for alerting us of this genius. More About: Mail , For Sale , Sale , Things
Kate wants to adopt
2008-02-26 14:39:00 So, I left my job at the IRC. The demands on my time, family life, and sanity were too much for the pay I was receiving. Although I will truly miss working with refugees, this Monday was the first in months I’ve enjoyed. Yesterday I had an interview with Friends of Great Salt Lake, an environmental organization trying to preserve the ... More About: Kate , Adopt
Forget Castro, viva California!
More articles from this author:2008-02-21 05:35:00 We drove to L.A. this past weekend in a 15 passenger van. Here’s a shot of the glorious vessel. This vehicle brings new meaning to the phrase “unsafe at any speed.” We drove down with my Disney land-bound family… but ended up skipping out on the “happiest place on earth” for the beach. We rented beach cruisers ... More About: Travels , California , Adventure , Castro 1, 2 |
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