tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-179816952024-03-14T02:26:15.648-07:00Warnsers Wonderful Web WondersA rambling journey through the things in my life.
Almost always fun to write, and probably sometimes a little fun to read as well.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger208125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17981695.post-42500197379593532252014-09-02T13:09:00.000-07:002014-09-02T13:10:11.443-07:00Iron County PoliticsHere is a link to a website for my former neighbor.
Jon "Toro" Whittaker
Republican Nominee for Iron County ClerkUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17981695.post-45810844956638959682014-06-03T14:46:00.000-07:002016-03-29T23:09:07.547-07:0010 more strange but true facts... maybe tidbits is a better wordHere's a few more tidbits of the strange but true (dramatic emphasis added), because what else are you going to do while you're house sitting a needy cat? ;) Of course this means I can never play this game with any of you, because I'm practically giving a lot of my best material away for free. ;)
Also it should be noted that many if not all of these things are not nearly as impressive as Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17981695.post-37034011068120199902013-11-01T21:15:00.002-07:002016-03-27T21:52:58.524-07:0010 Truths and a lieThe other day some friends of a friend and I were playing one of those notorious party games: Two Truths and a Lie. I wasn't terribly excited about the game, but I was curious to see if I could stump a room full of near strangers... or if the one person that I did know would be able to tell which one was my lie. It turns out I'm just not that great of a liar. I kept coming up with some Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17981695.post-54393461965085445572013-03-26T21:06:00.000-07:002016-03-27T00:01:00.447-07:00In a Garden Far Away.At
the end of two years of religious service, I had an experience that I
will remember forever. My family and I traveled to Jerusalem. We
didn't have a lot of time so we went with a tour group that could show
us as many of the highlights as possible in the short time that we
had.
A
large bus picked us up at the port. There were a lot of people in the
tour group, and the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17981695.post-25416683619990626972012-02-06T09:00:00.000-08:002012-02-07T07:46:28.771-08:00Snapshots: Lookout MountainA few years ago my family decided visit some of the southern states. In Georgia we ate the most amazing fresh peach ice cream. We took a boat through the Okefenokee swamp and saw ton of alligators (in case you were wondering, they are huge). We also drove through the town that has perhaps the most miniature golf courses per square mile any where in the US... we didn't stop to play, but I'd like Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17981695.post-40435207996149641442011-11-05T12:08:00.000-07:002014-07-06T00:05:52.405-07:00Question (Yep I'm still writing... well, maybe occasionally) I know, I'm sure you thought I would probably never write again. But alas, here I am. Of course it is only fair... given that circumstances that you may not be reading this anymore. I get that. And I'm ok with it. But I've been pondering a question, and I think it would be interesting to find out what people think about it.
Yep, you guessed it... It's a dating question. Kind of a dangerous topicUnknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17981695.post-53274037685847618972011-08-17T21:20:00.000-07:002016-03-27T21:56:42.680-07:00We interrupt you're regularly scheduled programingFor a PSA
Ah, Who am I kidding,
There's no regularly scheduled programming,
Heck we're lucky if there's any programming at all.
But since my parents up and bought a car last weekend, I thought I would take a minute to share some thoughts on driving.
(the car is being built right now... if everything is going as it should be)
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17981695.post-67816365122593527912011-05-05T20:54:00.000-07:002011-05-09T19:53:24.288-07:00Bougatsa, I'm not posting it for you, I'm posting it for me.This is close to my real recipe, but there are some differences.
I'll fix it some time when I... well have time.
Ingredients4 cups milk
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup (2 sticks), plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Zest from 1 lemon
3/4 cup fine semolina (preferably Greek)
3 large eggs
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
9 sheets phyllo
3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17981695.post-57928251780939934432011-03-18T13:13:00.000-07:002011-03-19T10:11:48.492-07:00Confessions of a Serial EntrepreneurI guess you could say that I'm an idea guy.
I like to think about things. I think about things that I need,
I think about things that others need,
and I think about things that people might want.
And sometimes I think 'you know I actually like that idea.'
So sometimes when I like an idea, and things start to come together I just go with it. Last fall I had one such idea. I decided our community Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17981695.post-3791933174380901742011-02-22T17:11:00.000-08:002011-02-22T17:14:31.605-08:00Put it all together and what do you get?Soup for one.
Yep I got the soup and it was worth it.
I learned perhaps even more than I expected to, and I am now a professional onion stirrer.
He even asked us if we wanted to know any of his other soups. He taught the one that I was looking for, so I didn't think to ask him about any others... yes I have failed every one of you. I didn't not learn the secret of the Tomato-Basil.
Drat.
But IUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17981695.post-55489711045088378242011-02-01T23:30:00.000-08:002011-02-01T23:30:55.013-08:0033 Random Thoughts for the 33nd Day of the YearMan it's cold outside, I'm so glad I'm not a mailman today.
You may not know this, but I will almost never cross my legs with the right leg on top.
I got my 1099 from Amazon today category: Royalties, and I smiled.
Best advice I ever got at the post office, 'just be faster.'
Second best advice I got... when I asked how to deal with the snow "Find a relative with a 4-wheel drive vehicle."
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17981695.post-5930678588176827092011-01-25T15:46:00.000-08:002011-01-25T15:46:36.966-08:00Life of a Letter Carrier: the PerilsWhen you start at the Post office, they warn you about some of the common things you might run into. Dogs, cars, thugs, and of course the occasional wasp or bee sting. On my first day out, I realized just how many dogs there were in the area. There are tons of them. But mostly they didn't seem to be a problem. The USPS provides it's letter carriers with some dog spray, but it not actually Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17981695.post-35674697281758355152011-01-25T15:28:00.000-08:002011-01-25T15:28:46.143-08:00I'm learning the secret soup.Hey everybody, I just wanted to let you know that I am learning the secret soup. Or perhaps its the secrets of the soup.
Ok so here's the scoop,
The other day I was just sitting there, minding my own business, and I got this email. It was all about some upcoming food events in this area. Quite honestly most of them didn't really appeal to me, but then my eyes caught something. I saw a name Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17981695.post-54137336022980237092010-12-20T13:37:00.000-08:002010-12-20T13:37:00.673-08:00You know what's cool? The Census.Ok I admit it, I'm just a little bit nerdy,
but I just found out that the Census Bureau is about to release the 2010 findings,
and I totally geeked out.
In 2000 our state (Utah) was the fifth fastest growing state.
We were up 29%.
If by chance we go up by about 25% this year we will finally get our fourth congressional seat.
There are a few other ways we could get one, (I'm not totally sure Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17981695.post-68757934026306593852010-12-14T23:08:00.000-08:002010-12-14T23:08:03.794-08:00More of that life changing pieThat's right, "the pie that changes peoples lives" is back.
Or it's here.
I'm not sure which way it is but it's real.
The increasingly popular recipe has been added to the holiday supplement for the community interfaith cookbook (all proceeds go are donated to the local food pantry).
I thought the pie might have been in the first edition of the book, but alas, it didn't quite make it, but now,Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17981695.post-59866397058502691132010-12-07T22:50:00.000-08:002010-12-07T22:50:23.782-08:00Pizza EccelenteHey everybody,
I'm assuming you already know about this,
but if not, or if you would like more details, here are the details for the party.
FRIDAY (sorry I know it's a bad day for some, but we may revisit this in the future)
6:00 (gives us time to make a little pizza, before we get too hungry)
And if you're coming, please bring an Excellent Pizza topping (and perhaps an open mind... I don't Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17981695.post-13234666373934110862010-11-17T16:29:00.001-08:002010-11-17T17:00:58.916-08:00You've got FailIn the news today Facebook announces a new email/ messaging service....Wait what?Facebook seriously? That's like the last company on earth that I want to be in charge of my email. No really, I don't trust those people one bit. And I certainly wouldn't trust them to be in charge of my email.First there is the whole Facebook chat thing. It's perhaps the worst chat service ever created. It bugs meUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17981695.post-67958139080163523492010-10-20T21:51:00.000-07:002010-10-20T22:31:25.378-07:00I'm that boyYou know that boy. I know you do, he's the one in the funny pages.He goes to kick the football, and then whoosh, it's not there.I used to think that was so stupid, I mean you know it's not going to be there,and yet he goes for it anyway.You can imagine my surprise when I learned that he is me.I'm that boy.It was a strange evening, I mean there were some pretty cool things about it,but it was Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17981695.post-29480888009219406682010-09-27T21:11:00.000-07:002010-10-11T21:54:02.188-07:00life of a letter carrier... the pre story part IITraining was good, there were three of us in the training class (which is a lot), and we were all coming to the same post office. Unfortunately the other two were being trained for a virtually indistinguishable job that pays better (the training was the same). I just didn't have to take the test that they took. I would have. I could have. I don't even hate tests. But because they had taken theUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17981695.post-19002435743213782352010-09-21T16:28:00.000-07:002010-09-21T17:03:46.669-07:00Special Delivery: Tales of a Postman - PrologueI thought it would be interesting to share some of my experiences working with the USPS. In a way this is tricky, because there is a lot that I can't talk about... I can't tell you where somebody lives, and I certainly can't tell you what I have given them. But still there are things, some of which amuse me, that I think would be interesting so I thought I would share.First the Prologue, It's Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17981695.post-82847981366539854122010-08-26T18:35:00.001-07:002010-09-07T20:54:21.257-07:00What Snew?Snew? What Snew?Oh wait I think it's new.So what is new?As you've probably heard by now, I got a new job. After what seemed like perhaps the longest application process that I've ever been through, I was hired by the U.S. Postal Service. Yeah, I passed the drug test, and the driving test and even the background check. Last Monday I started my training. They say it's supposed to be difficult, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17981695.post-36461976463483585242010-04-26T11:37:00.000-07:002010-04-28T14:44:58.419-07:00Diary of a Delegate: First WeekI was selected as a delegate on March 23rd, on March 24th I received my first call. It was not a big deal, but already I knew things were going to be a little different for me for a while.By the weekend I had started receiving mail from various candidates.Saturday I began to rethink this whole thing, I was getting a fair amount of calls and mail, usually a couple of each per day.This wasn't Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17981695.post-21075630753705707072010-04-19T09:27:00.000-07:002010-04-19T10:02:51.714-07:00Billionaires are just like the rest of usRight now people of all shapes and sizes are participating in classes on campus all over the country. In one hour Bill Gates will also be in school. At 12:00 noon, Bill Gates will be "going back to school."Yes I said Bill Gates, and my Mac didn't even explode.And while there are somethings that I am less than ecstatic about when I think of Bill Gates. (Read Microsoft Windows - pretty much every Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17981695.post-14717350392313332962010-04-12T10:31:00.000-07:002010-04-12T11:47:22.956-07:00Microsofts new phone: the PumpkinWell they did it they announced today that Microsoft wants to be the new name in cell phones (yeah they've been trying this for years now... currently losing ground).So they've got two new phones.I give you the Microsoft Pumpkin (official representatives will call it the Kin,but I think the pictures speak for themselves).Enjoy.(and this is the app that I'm working on. the Jack-o-phonern)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17981695.post-75777333326199327702010-04-12T09:20:00.000-07:002010-04-12T09:27:57.888-07:00Q of the..._______ 2I read this in a political column the other day, and I thought it was profound... both for politics, and for all of us."Many in this world are afraid and angry with one another. While we understand these feelings, we need to be civil in our discourse and respectful in our interactions. This is especially true when we disagree. The Savior taught us to love even our enemies.13 Yet there are Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1