This has been a long time coming, but I think it's time to drop the ball. I'm done with Facebook for a number of reasons, some of which are outlined here. The biggest reason, however, is how dangerously scary Facebook is treating your privacy. Over and over and over again, there have been major concerns […]
UPDATE: Some people have taken offense to my post. They took issue to the term "fanboy", as if I was calling each person who own an iPhone a fanboy, and if somehow that term is derogatory. If you interpreted the post in this manner, and got offended, I apologize. What I'm trying to communicate, is […]
To be honest, I don't know why I'm sharing this with you. I was just poking through my email, and noticed that I read a lot of mail. In fact, my email growth has been exponential over the past 6 years. It's fair to say that I'm addicted. But it's not just email; instant messaging […]
I just saw my first email, where in the bottom of the signature, it contained the following, in green italicized text: P Please consider the environment before printing this email. At first, I thought it was cool. But then, the more I thought about it, I thought it was silly. I mean, I understand that […]
My third week of experiencing Ramadan is already documented, this is week four. Ramadan has come to a close. It's the end of an old month and the beginning of a new. At the beginning of the new month, a festival called Eid ul-Fitr is celebrated for three days, while Muslims eat, play games, enjoy […]
Dear Pastor Terry Jones- I understand that on September 11th, you plan on carrying out the act of burning Qur'ans with your local church. Do you seriously realize the significance of the act you're about to carry out? This will create all sorts of complications and security concerns for our troops in Afghanistan. This will […]
My second week of experiencing Ramadan is already documented, this is week three. When studying Anthropology in higher education, you learn in your first class the necessity of "participant observation". This is defined as getting involved with the group you wish to study. In other words, rather than sitting on the sidelines, just watching the […]
My first week of experiencing Ramadan is already documented, this is week two. This week was the week that school started for fall semester at my local university. I'm a bit nervous being able to keep my energy high all day long after going from class to class at school, so it will be interesting […]
I mentioned that I wanted to participate in Ramadan, even though I'm Mormon. This is my first week of doing so. So, the first week of Ramadan has been a good one for me. There have been times when I have struggled with fasting, and there have been times when it wasn't such a big […]
I'm a Christian. Specifically, I belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Yes, I'm a Mormon. In fact, I'm a very active Mormon. I believe the doctrine, I attend church every Sunday, I read the Holy Scriptures, I pray, I attend the temple when I can and I try to live my […]
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The day before Mother's Day, my family went up to the Golden Spike National Monument. We went through the museum, checked out the exhibits, and they even had a reenactment of the ceremony there on Promentory Summit. It was a fun day. On the way back to the car, I head some radio operators: CQ […]
Yesterday, while at school, studying for a quiz, I saw that there was an open mic poetry reading. While passing the sign, I recalled a poem that I wrote about my wife's hair while bored in church. So, I told my wife about it, asked if she and my daughter wanted to come, and we […]
For those who know me, know I use the nickname or alias "eightyeight". I use it on IRC as my main nick I chat with, I use it on the microblogging service Identi.ca, and I use it elsewhere here and there. There are several reasons why I use this nickname, and I'll cover those here, […]
It's the digital age. Computers are getting cheaper and stronger. Mobile smart phones are becoming a household fixture. Networking is more readily available than ever before and increasing its speed. Yet, many of our daily products remain locked in the past, not taking advantage of what technology has to offer. So, personally, I decided to […]
