Paul

Oct

2008

Mormon Repellent

While I have not seen any scientific studies I am going to assume that Barack Obama is not very popular in my hometown of Spanish Fork. As such, I must post the question, am I turning people away from myself by posting my support of the Senator from Illinois in front of my house?

What about if I put the an Obama sticker on my vehicle? Do you think the Spanish Fork folk will give me at least a couple cudos if the sticker is on a truck?

: The Barack Obama sign in front of my Spanish Fork Utah house.

Trucks are essential to the Spanish Fork way of life.

Oct

2008

Paul Dayton October Update

Well it has been a while since I have posted. I am doing ok. Starla, Mandy and I have been sick all week. This morning at 2:00 Starla woke up crying because she just couldn’t handle her cold and sore throat. It is really hard to see your child in pain, but you also feel really good when you can help her feel better.

The pregnancy is going well, however it is trying on Mandy’s body. She is having a hard time keeping her iron levels high and is on a large amount of iron supplements. Sometimes she feels really tired and disoriented. The good news is baby Miles is doing well.

Work is busy, but I continue to enjoy it. This year has been a good year for my work life, with the exception of too many late nights. I don’t think it is possible to work in IT without having to put in one’s share of late nights.

Generally speaking all is going well with the Dayton family. I can’t wait until Miles comes in December, and I also can’t wait for the election of Barack Obama.

Sep

2008

Economy

The bail out is very interesting. It essentially saves companies from their bad investments, while at the same time saving the credit market from freezing up. Poor decisions and abuse of cheap money got our economy to where it is now. Also we must blame years of deregulation of the financial market by decades of Reagan economists.

So now here we sit, with an expensive bail out which is necessary but unpopular. Where do we go from here?

Sep

2008

Black Friday

So last night “Put Country First” John McCain and Republican firends completely broke down negoations for the bail out of Wall Street. My prediction: Get ready for a black friday like none other on Wall Street!

What kind of leadership is McCain trying to pander to the US people?

Sep

2008

Corporate Welfare

Well this has been a very interesting week in the economy. It has seen the end of two prominent Wall Street investment banks, and the bailout of the nation’s largest insurer. Gee wiz, tough times on wall street. Who comes in as the savior for these corporations? You guessed it, the United States government.

I guess you don’t qualify for welfare unless you are a very wealthy corporation which heavily leverages yourself with unsafe investments. That’s the welfare that the Republicans support.

Hey, I wouldn’t mind a welfare check — but I guess I am not rich enough.

Sep

2008

Sick and tired of Palin

I am so sick and tired of Sarah Palin. This person is anything but a Maverick. She reminds me of the hard core conservatives of old. On all of her viewpoints she has a very right wing point of view. She has not shown a history of reaching across the isle.

Sep

2008

Miles Dayton

Here is awesome ultrasound of the soon to be member of the Dayton Family:

Aug

2008

I made it to invesco field

I saw the Obama speech in person. It was awesome.

Aug

2008

In Denver

Well I made it. First stop is union station. The Union Pacific Railroad has some cool trains here. MSNBC has setup shop here as well.

Aug

2008

On my way to Denver

I am going to Denver for a quick one day visit to the site of the Democratic National Convention. I did not get my “community credentials,” but I am extremely interested to witness the mayhem. I am very excited to be in close proximity to the next president of the united states: Barack Obama.

I will post pictures here as I take them.

–Paul

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