I initially heard that 12 men were found alive in a West Virginia coal mine. I was very sad to hear that the initial report was in error, and only one soul survived. I don’t know if we should blame the media (as it seems blame is part of the way things work today) nevertheless; this is very unfortunate for many of the coal miner’s families.
It is late, or early, and I have the day off of work tomorrow so I am browsing around the internet. I started looking through LDS historical sites and I eventually wound up at FamilySearch.org
I typed in the name of my late grandmother Zelpha Jones Dayton. As I have witnessed before, I found a rich web of linkable names of heros of my family history. I really wish that my granmother and my mother LaRayne were still with us today. They provided a valuable link to the history of my family that I can not recover.
I beg of all of you who may read this: Learn about the history of your family. You will find that in some strange way their struggles are the same as your struggles, even though you are seperated by time.
As a project I would like to start extensive work on documenting the stories that I can recall of my family history. I will think about this for a few days.
–Paul
Well I have completed the first day of 2006. I am looking forward to a new year. Tuesday will be the big first day of the year at work. I have a sense that a lot will change this year at work. As to what direction things may go I am not quite sure. In guessing that things will change at work I am not really going out on a limb. Things have all-ready changed a great deal, and in my opinion, the jury is still out on the lasting effects of 2005’s change.
On a completely different note, I am really liking Word Press. If I just want to blog, word press provides me with all of the tools that I need to make an effective blog. I should also note that I don’t want to give up on a more robust Content Management Solution. My boss has been playing with Mambo and he appears to have had a great level of success.  Perhaps http://www.pauldayton.net will spring up with a similar test when I get around to it.
I had an LDS seminary teacher in Payson, UT who told our class that, “God roots for the Denver Broncos.” Now I may not be the best mormon but I am going to guess that that was an untrue statement.
Here in Utah comcast has been hourly running an “Abduction Alert” over their digital cable service. The girlfriend and I have been trying to watch “Meet me in St. Louis” but comcast keeps breaking in.
Now don’t get me wrong I think the good old media master should be running these alerts, but there is something peculiar about how comcast is doing it. After the alert all programing switches to KSTU Fox 13. Fox sucks, and Fox 13 especially sucks.
While this year was by no means as impressive as last year’s perfect season the Utah Utes did score two key victories. On Nov 19 they beat the BYU loosers, and last Thursday they beat Georgia Tech in the Emerald Bowl. I don’t quite know why it joys me so much to see BYU loose. Before attending the University of Utah I was a BYU fan. Now BYU just seems gay.
2006 will likely mark my first full year in South Jordan. What is a workoholic no good son of a gun like me to do to make 2006 worth the trouble in South Jordan? Well first things first: I have got to fight the politics of this conservative area. My Utah state Senator for South Jordan is none other than Chris Buttars. Chris thinks that Utah government should reflect the values and teachings of his heavenly father. To Buttars I say this: “Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s.”
I am going to give this “Word Press” blogging software a try. There are still a few bugs that I would like to work out with word press before I make a full blown switch. Until then consider this a beta blog for Paul Jones Dayton.
For probably another 30 years I will continue as I am now. Working for others, producing products (services). I will receive money for my services, but that is all. When I am no longer necessary I will be “let go,” for the next lowest bidder. Do you think this is how God wants life to be?
What the fuck is this. I am so sick of this un free democracy that we live in. I can not believe that the government believs that is has such authority.
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