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Laurel Singing with Mormon Tabernacle Choir

admin — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 01:34:54 +0000

Laurel, my wife, sings with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. On Easter they sang at the church’s General Conference, and her beautiful face was shown in a close-up at the end of a song. See for yourself. (Thanks to my bro for pointing it out.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4Mp9qmjfQQ&feature=related

50 Miles in a Day

admin — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 02:29:38 +0000

I just put up a new post on my running blog about a race I’m running tomorrow. You can read about it here.

You Know You’re Getting Old When…

admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:34:40 +0000

…you go to a BYU basketball game, and one of the players is the son of a guy you used to watch play when you were a teenager.

How to Share Files Among Multiple Computers

admin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:25:34 +0000

Let’s say you have two computers. Maybe you just bought a new one and need a way to get files from one computer to the other. Or you and your spouse each have a computer and you need a way to share files between yourselves. Or let’s say you just have one computer but want a simple way to be able to back up your files in case your computer completely crashes.

All of these scenarios apply to me.

I came across an awesome new service that addresses these problems. It’s called DropBox. You install a program on your computer, and then you just drop files into a folder on your computer. It will automatically save your files out to their servers. So that gives you a backup of the files. Then if you install it on another computer, you can access the same files on that computer. If you make a change on the second computer, the change shows up on the first computer. It works on Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Some of you may be worried about whether this is secure–whether they will safeguard your files or peek at them or whatever. Their web site explains their security policies, which seem great to me. But if you want to be extra careful, you can just store files that you’re not super worried about someone else seeing. For me, that’s 99% of my files.

You get 2 gigabytes of space for free. Or you can pay a little per month and get 50 or 100 gigabytes. I signed up for the free service and doubt I will need to pay for more.

This is something I’ve been hoping to find for a long time. Try it!

Figure This One Out

admin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:21:41 +0000

Have you ever wondered why we call it the “roof” of our mouth when really it’s the ceiling?

One Way to Define Intelligence

admin — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:55:29 +0000

“It is true intelligence for a man to take a subject that is mysterious and great in itself and to unfold and simplify it so that a child can understand it.” (“Discourse,” Deseret News, Sept. 30, 1857, 238.)

This makes a lot of sense to me because I am currently in the process of reading journal articles and books that have a lot of technical information. One of the big challenges of doing research is to understand it at a level that I can explain both to people with a background in these fields and to people who have none. I think it’s pretty hard to do, but when you succeed you can make a great impact.

Glenn Beck’s Conversation with Jon Huntsman About Integrity and Cancer Research

admin — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:50:00 +0000

I came across a video of when Glenn Beck interviewed Jon Huntsman, Sr. on CNN in December 2007. He highlights some of the experiences from Huntsman’s life and how he became who he is and attained the success he has.

Among the topics they discuss:

How he gave up $200 million in a business deal to maintain his integrity
How he grew up in a home with cardboard walls separating families
How he took out a loan so he could keep his commitments to charity
How he supports cancer research in unique ways
Some of the research techniques used at the Huntsman Cancer Institute

The discussions about cancer research can help you understand a little bit about why I’m so interested in this field and why the Huntsman Cancer Institute is such an amazing place.

Watch this video.

Baby Photos

admin — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:10:00 +0000

I uploaded a bunch of photos and videos. Click on the link below to get to them.

KateBirth

Baby Girl!!

admin — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:06:00 +0000

Laurel delivered the baby at 12:01 PM!! Sorry I haven’t posted anything sooner. Was kinda busy…

She’s doing great and healthy. She has cried a lot but now is settling down. I think she is tired. She weighs 7 lbs 4 oz and is 20.5 inches long. She had a checkup and everything looks great.

Laurel is also doing well. She delivered quickly, especially for a first baby. She’s great.

I’ll post some pictures soon. I just wanted to get this out.

P.S. She’s a lucky Friday the 13th baby!

She’s Moving Quickly

admin — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:17:00 +0000

Laurel is already dilated to a 9. The doctor said she is moving very quickly for a first baby. He said she might have the baby by lunchtime if things keep progressing like this.

Laurel isn’t in any pain right now, which is an amazing thing.