tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094482550005348460Sat, 27 Dec 2008 05:57:55 +0000Political Positions, Personal Opinion, Crazy Thoughts, and Religious Beliefs of an <a href="http://jesuschrist.lds.org/SonOfGod/eng/?cid=wpatsblg02"> LDS</a> (<a href="http://mormon.org">Mormon</a>) Man. <p></p> “In memory of our God, our religion, and freedom, and our peace, our wives, and our children” – <a href="http://scriptures.lds.org/en/alma/46/12#12">Alma 46:12</a>http://blog.spaldam.com/noreply@blogger.com (sjhollist)Blogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094482550005348460.post-842378117182539187Sat, 27 Dec 2008 05:10:00 +00002008-12-26T21:51:58.514-08:00PartyFinanceBailoutObamaGovernmentPoliticalTaxVoteConstitutionLawAlthough I do worry about some of the things Obama has on his agenda, that most Democrats (who now have majority control of congress) will likely support, I actually have found myself felling better about him then Mr. McCain. I never liked McCain (even being a moderately-conservative republican-leaning voter) as a presidential Candidate and never thought he had a chance at wining. I actually http://blog.spaldam.com/2008/12/my-letter-to-obama.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sjhollist)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094482550005348460.post-835337831442897073Sat, 15 Nov 2008 05:23:00 +00002008-11-22T16:35:22.492-08:00LDSFamilyJesusLatter-daysProphetProphecyEnd TimesNeal A. Maxwell, “A More Determined Discipleship,” Ensign, Feb 1979, 69–73 ". . . [future] events are likely to require each [church] member to decide whether or not he will follow the First Presidency. Members will find it more difficult to halt longer between two opinions. (See 1 Kgs. 18:21). "President Marion G. Romney said, many years ago, that he had 'never hesitated to follow the counsel http://blog.spaldam.com/2008/11/more-determined-discipleship.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sjhollist)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094482550005348460.post-2763712853876975781Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:33:00 +00002008-11-16T19:38:07.126-08:00GunsDepressionGovernmentPoliticalGoldGasEnd TimesI don't know about you, but I feel fine... Elections are over and the people appear to have spoken in this certainly historic event, but how historic is it really? Certainly the U.S.A. has overcome a very dark chapter in it's history, and helped to realize the dream of Martin Luther King Jr., or so one would think that Affirmative Action no longer needs to be compelled upon us. In the first fewhttp://blog.spaldam.com/2008/11/end-of-world-as-we-know-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sjhollist)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094482550005348460.post-1270345324729379488Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:55:00 +00002008-11-11T19:12:18.802-08:00CommunistSocialismKhrushchevProphetA friend of mine sent me this e-mail today about "Ezra Taft Benson Standing Up For Freedom": Ezra Taft Benson was President Eisenhower’s Secretary of Agriculture. Benson once hosted a visit from the Soviet Union’s Communist leader Khrushchev and here is the report he shared with America that should be a plague hanging inside every American home as a warning: “I have talked face to face with http://blog.spaldam.com/2008/11/friend-of-mine-sent-me-this-e-mail.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sjhollist)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094482550005348460.post-9192174485049620195Thu, 30 Oct 2008 03:05:00 +00002008-11-11T17:27:52.146-08:00FLDSMormonPolygamyPoliticalJeffsThe Associated Press released a story this week about Polygamy and Elections in Utah; specifically for the office of Utah Attorney General. I found two source for the article, and I'm sure there are more: Comcast Bay News 9 I've posted a few comments of my own on the matter of Polygamy and how it relates to "Mormons": LDS vs FLDS And a number of other posts back when I was actively involved http://blog.spaldam.com/2008/10/polygamy-in-politics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sjhollist)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094482550005348460.post-7055962175688646773Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:54:00 +00002008-10-26T14:11:12.641-07:00MasteryChristSelfSocialismJesusGovernmentChurchI was reading an LDS produced church magazine called the Ensign, and in particular the message from Dieter F. Uchtdorf, 2nd counselor in the First Presidency, on Developing Christlike Attributes. President Uchtdorf grew up in Germany and had a career as an Airline Pilot, and as such always seems to have a good analogy between flying a plan and living correct principles, but what really caught my http://blog.spaldam.com/2008/10/self-governance.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sjhollist)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094482550005348460.post-7109017040353207721Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:01:00 +00002008-10-20T19:46:27.348-07:00ConstitutionalistBailoutLibertariansGovernmentPoliticalYou don't want to vote for the "bailout" supporters. You don't want to allow the Democrats to gain "rubber-stamp" power over the government. So who do you chose? It almost comes down to voting for the one you fear the least, but is fear really the right thing to base such an import decision upon? Will voting out of fear allow your voice to truly be heard? I say it wont, and have a better http://blog.spaldam.com/2008/10/anti-bailout-vs-anti-philibuster.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sjhollist)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094482550005348460.post-6212971543770614096Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:03:00 +00002008-11-02T11:35:39.611-08:00GovernmentPoliticalVoteA couple of weeks ago our bishop read a statement about voting in the upcoming elections.  It reiterated the neutrality of the church in regards to political parties, while urging everyone to "to register to vote, to study the issues and candidates carefully and prayerfully, and then to vote for and actively support those you believe will most nearly carry out your ideas of good government."  Thehttp://blog.spaldam.com/2008/10/who-will-i-vote-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sjhollist)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094482550005348460.post-6324262141889770924Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:14:00 +00002008-10-10T19:29:21.901-07:00InfluencesCrazyMoonhabitEternalPerspectiveDoctorsI was at the hospital the other day, talking to a nurse about child birth, and she mentioned how the full moon has a tendency to make for a very busy night for the Labor and Delivery section of the hospital; especially among the "crazy people" as she put it. It reminded me of some friends I had a few years ago, and I had to agree with her that a full moon can certainly have an effect on certain http://blog.spaldam.com/2008/10/lifes-influances.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sjhollist)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094482550005348460.post-5655320556592697011Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:01:00 +00002008-10-04T22:04:56.696-07:00CatholicVote Mormons and Catholics tend to disagree on a number of basic doctrinal points, but we also agree on a lot of important issues. Take this video for example. It has a very good message that I can stand behind.http://blog.spaldam.com/2008/10/mormons-catholics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sjhollist)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094482550005348460.post-9098792532833723360Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:57:00 +00002008-11-11T17:15:09.972-08:00MortgageBanksFinanceBailoutFinancial Peace"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic. Sell not liberty to purchase power." -- Benjamin Franklin Thanks to U.S. Citizens speaking out against the purposed 700 Billion dollar bailout for banks stuck with bad mortgages, at the cost of the tax payers, the bill has failed. Unfortunately, Congress is at it again thanks to the fear and hast http://blog.spaldam.com/2008/10/answer-to-financial-problems-banks-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sjhollist)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094482550005348460.post-7089096052279282328Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:06:00 +00002008-11-14T21:58:32.992-08:00MoneyDollarFinanceBailoutInflationInterestGovernmentFederal ReserveFed“At this point, Congress is being asked to support an uncertain entity, costing an uncertain amount of dollars, for an uncertain duration – a decision that will have implications for generations to come and requires absolute certainty.” – Congressman Jeb Hensarling, TX, and Chair of the House Republican Study Committee To truly understand what is going on with the financial problems of the U.S.,http://blog.spaldam.com/2008/09/bailouts-r-us-vs-infation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sjhollist)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094482550005348460.post-5615037445477309628Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:53:00 +00002008-09-21T22:57:26.317-07:00LDSProphetConferenceHow would you like to go back in time and talked to one of the Prophets mentioned in the Bible? Which prophet would you want to talk to, and what would you ask them? What kind of advice could they give us today to help us with our troubled world? Your in luck. In just a couple of weeks, you can have such an opportunity when the prophet of our time will address the world along with his two http://blog.spaldam.com/2008/09/listen-to-prophet-of-god.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sjhollist)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094482550005348460.post-343393853857430852Sat, 20 Sep 2008 03:00:00 +00002008-09-19T22:02:08.254-07:00MoneyTheftIDMark of beastIn this digital world it has become increasingly easy to copy just about anything; including your identity. So how do you protect yourself? Here's some tips: Review your credit card and bank statements regularly for suspicious activity.Request your Credit report at least once a year. Examine it for accounts you did not open.Keep sensitive hard copy information in a fire and watter proof safe, or http://blog.spaldam.com/2008/09/identity-protection.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sjhollist)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094482550005348460.post-5138334751606610592Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:57:00 +00002008-09-13T10:11:43.032-07:00SOXTerroristsLatter-daysEnron9-11I was posed the question today as to what has changed in my life since the tragic attack on the U.S.A on September 11th, 2001. The more I thought about it, the more I started to realize that the events on that infamous day, as a singular event, did not have a big affect on me personally. Don't get me wrong, I was just as shocked that morning as the next person, and I'm certainly glad that we wenthttp://blog.spaldam.com/2008/09/9-11-7-years-later.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sjhollist)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094482550005348460.post-2811259663840916609Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:04:00 +00002008-09-05T13:06:16.429-07:00MoneyFinanceCreditSavingsFinancial PeaceFirst of all, what's the whole point to having a good credit score? To borrow money of course. It may also help with setting up other accounts such as for TV or utilities, but they will just require a deposit if you don't have good credit. The only real reason is to get good rates on loans, but if you have too many loans that's not good either. It's really and balancing act, and despite popular http://blog.spaldam.com/2008/08/6-accounts-to-good-credit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sjhollist)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094482550005348460.post-6324730124282040529Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:28:00 +00002008-08-22T06:15:37.126-07:00VideoSocialismPoliticalProphecyWith almost everyone who was running for president this year talking about socialized medicine, I thought this video from over 40 years ago, warning about the political tides in the US, was very interesting: We have become too numb to our government programs and bailouts that we have forgotten what this country went through during the cold war, while trying to defeat a country deeply involved http://blog.spaldam.com/2008/08/state-of-nation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sjhollist)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094482550005348460.post-1244455263232655638Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:50:00 +00002008-08-27T19:27:39.753-07:00richeswealthyTaxI was listening to talk radio the other day about how McCain and Obama were debating the "rich" mark for tax rates, in regards to were you draw the line for determining who deserves a higher tax rate. Apparently Obama said 250K a year was the line, and McCain replied with a sarcastic remark about "five million" being rich. Interestingly enough, Obama would latter criticize McCain for having 7 http://blog.spaldam.com/2008/08/whos-rich-enough-to-be-taxed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sjhollist)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094482550005348460.post-7384400761470317383Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:22:00 +00002008-08-12T06:54:46.900-07:00ConstitutionalistObamaEnergyLibertariansPoliticalMcCainBakkenGasEver Heard of the Bakken Formation? Well you have now. http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=1911 We actually have a great deal of oil reserves right here in the good old USA. So why aren't we using it? Could it be the same reason the democratically controlled congress has refused time and again to allow energy legislation in this country to even come to a vote? "On the Senate floor http://blog.spaldam.com/2008/08/oil-crisis-why.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sjhollist)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094482550005348460.post-5204920339830328098Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:27:00 +00002008-07-28T05:33:05.077-07:00marketingsolitairehabitmicrosoftWhen Microsoft Windows first came out, and computers started to become a household item, we didn't always know how best to use our new toy. Some of us had modems and dialed up to on-line services like the one I use to run (the most popular of which was AOL). The biggest problem with the on-line world at the time was that not everyone was connected to each other thru the Internet, so you had to http://blog.spaldam.com/2008/07/thanks-to-microsoft-we-all-know-how-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sjhollist)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094482550005348460.post-2016090438063562218Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:58:00 +00002008-06-27T15:17:53.710-07:00PartySeperationPoliticalPowerI received an e-mail from one of my state’s Political Parties inviting me to participate in their national convention as an at-large delegate. Something in that e-mail shocked me, and I realized the true problem with the current political parties. The e-mail had a list of requirements to be considered for either an at-large or an alternate delegate position. The one requirement that made me http://blog.spaldam.com/2008/06/problem-with-politics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sjhollist)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094482550005348460.post-9148033285899500767Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:53:00 +00002008-11-07T04:46:13.171-08:00LDSFLDSMormonHistoryI wrote this document in a writing class I had a few years ago, but revised it here for format and additional content. The purpose of this document is to show the differences between the two best known "Latter Day Saint Movement" churches (as some would like to call it - not me, but it works well for this post).  These two are The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) and The http://blog.spaldam.com/2008/06/lds-vs-flds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sjhollist)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094482550005348460.post-5334068026441635346Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:48:00 +00002008-06-18T12:56:46.578-07:00TechnologyInstant MessagingFutureIMCommunicationI've had a vision of the future in the form of a historical article:“The Last Words spoken”, A History of Humanity, April 6, 2250, pg. 420“In today’s world of telepathic communications threw commonly used brain integrated computing technologies (BICT), one might wonder if humans ever used there mouths for more then just eating. In fact they did. Before the use of BICT humans use to use their http://blog.spaldam.com/2008/06/future-of-communications.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sjhollist)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094482550005348460.post-123735873547356555Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:18:00 +00002008-08-23T20:09:07.322-07:00PayPassTechnologyMarkMergingBeastIDRFID666Mark of beastAs the web continues to emerge from a monolog into a dialog, my thoughts turn to other technologies. Will TV, Phone, Computers, and Internet all eventually merge into a single platform for information, entertainment, and communications? Many people are already receiving all of these technologies from a single carrier threw cable or fiber optics being run into their homes. I see a vision of a dayhttp://blog.spaldam.com/2008/06/merging-of-technology.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sjhollist)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094482550005348460.post-4307456218377083303Mon, 19 May 2008 03:03:00 +00002008-08-23T20:06:33.372-07:00FEMANew OrleansGovernmentWal-MartFrom: http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/2008/may/09/government_vs_you "In 1871 the city of Chicago burned to the ground. There was no FEMA or large federal funding to rebuild it. Instead, the people of Chicago rebuilt their own city and in short order it soared to new heights. In 1906, after a major earthquake, the city of San Francisco also burned down. There was no FEMA or large federal funding http://blog.spaldam.com/2008/05/government-vs-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sjhollist)0