So Curt Bramble, the Majority Leader of the Utah Senate, ordered a pizza from a local pizza joint and didn’t understand their policy on not taking personal checks - no big deal, right?
Well, it wouldn’t have been if Curt hadn’t been so difficult about it, flaunted his title and money (he’s a public servant - […]
Entries from August 2008
Curt Bramble - Professional Pizza Eater
August 28th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Local Government · Politics · Random Stuff · Rants
LDS Church to buy Facebook?
August 21st, 2008 · No Comments
That’s the rumor I read on Venturebeat this morning.
Seems ridiculous - I agree with the theory that some LDS people are probably buying employee shares (which the company is currently allowing them to sale). Possibly the LDS church themselves is buying these shares, but that seems more unlikely to me. If so, though, props to […]
Tags: Goings On · Local Business
Doggy, I Do
August 15th, 2008 · 4 Comments
For many people, their wedding is one of the major highlights of their lives. But apparently marriage isn’t just a human event anymore. Many animals are now taking the plunge…thanks to Pet Weds. Cats can marry dogs, goats can marry fish. It doesn’t matter the match up to Reverend Tyker (a little dog that wears […]
Tags: Goings On
Utah Company Makes Advances in Airline Safety
August 15th, 2008 · No Comments
No doubt you’ve heard in the past about airplanes and passengers being grounded for hours due to wiring problems. Or perhaps you’ve actually had the misfortune of being one of those passengers. LiveWire Test Labs, a Utah based company, may have found more efficient ways to inspect the wiring of airplanes, especially aging […]
Tags: Goings On · Local Business
Stone Arch Collapsed
August 11th, 2008 · No Comments
This last week at Arches National Park, one of the famous stone arches collapsed. Out of the park’s 2000 arches, Wall Arch was ranked 12th in size at a height of 33 feet and a width of 71 feet. And apparently no one witnessed the arch collapse.
The trail up to that arch is currently closed […]
Tags: Goings On
Liberty Land chooses the wrong name
August 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Anybody who has driven through American Fork on I-15 has probably noticed our own Mount Rushmore - pretty cool, huh?
I was baffled about what exactly what this place was until I finally noticed some water was running down the statue (a fountain) and I saw a roller coaster near it - it must be some […]
Tags: Local Business · Random Stuff
Volunteer Opportunity
August 4th, 2008 · No Comments
If you are looking for a way to help around Utah, consider joining the Big Brothers, Big Sisters program. Right now in Utah, there are 225 kids who don’t have a big brother or big sister. They are just waiting for one. All it takes is one hour a week with your little sister or […]
Tags: Goings On
Event of the Week: Culture Yourself!
August 1st, 2008 · No Comments
The Utah Museum of Fine Art has a special exhibition this summer featuring works from the famous Monet and Picasso. Everyone has heard of them…why don’t you find out why?
via UMFA
Tags: Goings On