tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70461629857577665522012-01-25T21:26:44.481-07:00Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314336700575539413noreply@blogger.comBlogger911100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046162985757766552.post-60051740356280345432011-06-30T00:37:00.003-06:002011-06-30T01:05:43.095-06:00

I just finished watching 8: The Mormon Proposition, a documentary film written by Reed Cowan. It was hard for me to watch for a number of reasons: misrepresentation of the church, use of propaganda (they make church leaders look down-right villainous), and a one-sided argument. I recognize that advocacy-docs are notoriously bias, but this film had a chip on its shoulder. Googling Reed Cowan

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Friday Mel and I went to go see Wicked at Shea’s Theatre in Buffalo. Mel really wanted to see a Broadway musical so we bought tickets for our 3rd anniversary date. I went into the play thinking I would enjoy it, but like most things of this nature, I figured I’d be glancing at my watch throughout the show wondering how much more time it had left. In other words, I didn’t think I would love it.

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I am on Spring Break, although Spring seems to have missed the memo. While the weather isn’t cooperating I am enjoying some precious free time during my first year of medical school. The year has been wild. It’s no joke that medical school keeps you busy, that’s a good description of the experience. Too busy might be better, insanely busy may be better yet. In this post I want to write about

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We live in the age of disconnect. Cell phones, internet, social networking, technologies designed for the purpose of bringing people together are subtly tearing us apart. (Many readers, who like myself, spend far too much time playing with their smart phone and fiddling on Facebook, are already thinking of a rebuttal to this post). This epiphany came to me after a four hour long experience with

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So, my little brother, Devan, does stand up comedy. He performs with the BYU group Humor U. Some of my loyal readers (yeah I don’t have any of those, but I like to pretend I do) may remember that I posted one of his first shows on my blog a couple years ago. Now he is much better! So for your enjoyment here are a couple of his shows. Hope you like them as much as I do. And ladies, he’s single and

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I just finished reading The House of God by Samuel Shem, MD. The House of God is a medical satire about a group of interns’ experience during their first year of residency. The book follows Dr. Roy Basch, a ‘red-hot’ medical doctor fresh out the the ‘Best Medical School’ and starting his residency at The House of God, a prestigious hospital in Boston affiliated with the Best Medical School (

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I received wonderful news this week. I will be attending the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in August as a first-year medical student! As Melanie and I research activities and sights in New York, where we are going to live, how we are going to pay for tuition, and other logistical necessities, I continue to find my mind wandering and worrying about what lies up ahead. In

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So I used Windows Live Movie Maker for the first time and made this: Enjoy!

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View Full Album I am now back in Bangkok (which feels like home… strange). For the past month I have been in Nepal spending time in the Himalayas. Here are some notes on my trip: We arrived at Kathmandu airport on Tuesday, March 29. The airport was a worn-down dust box. Guards stood around holding automatic firearms, employees begged for money after helping lift baggage onto a cart, and the

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"There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things. For the reformer has enemies in all those who profit by the old order, and only lukewarm defenders in all those who would profit by the new order, this lukewarmness arising partly from fear of their adversaries … and

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In five months I will sit in on my first medical school lecture and officially begin my professional education. This thought is both exhilarating and terrifying. I am excited to take my education to the next level, to apply my scientific background to the art of practicing medicine. I am also terrified at the idea of eventually cutting somebody open, allowing people to put trust in me knowing

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Even though I want my blog to be more focused, I will still have the occasional picture post of fun things Mel and I are doing. This is one of them :) We spent the last week in Koh Tao (Turtle Island) in Southern Thailand. This is a remote backpacker’s island which offers the best value scuba diving in the world (or so I’m told). I took the PADI open-water diving course and am now certified!

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The new year has come and gone. During this time of year many people reflect on their lives. This leads to people adjusting their focus and resolving to change a few things. It’s time for a change in OUR BRAVE NEW WORLD. Up to this point my posts are schizophrenic in nature, lacking a common theme. A good blog is predictable, the reader knows what he or she may find and comes back because the

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It can be quite frustrating when people refuse to accept science (or anything for that matter) because they fear it may not coincide with their religious beliefs. I could sit here lamenting for hours about how infuriating these types of people can be. I won’t. Instead I would like to explore why these people frustrate me. I just graduated from BYU with a bachelors of science. During the coarse

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It’s Christmas time, a time where we visit family and friends, give to others in various ways, and spread Christmas cheer (yeah, I just watched Elf :-). With the spirit  of Christmas resonating in my soul, I want to take a moment and express a few of the things I am most thankful for. These are in no particular order: My wife Melanie: Mel makes my life better in ways I could never have

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So My birthday was yesterday, and my lovely wife knew just what to get me: a stack of books! I couldn't wait to start reading one of them called Your Inner Fish by Neil Shubin a paleontologist and professor of human anatomy at the University of Chicago's medical school. I got through the preface and the first chapter before I went to bed and have loved it so far. In essence the purpose of the

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We are covering the presocratic period right now in my science and civilization class. Today I learned something about the Pythagorean brotherhood that I thought was too funny not to share. The Pythagorean's legacy includes beneficial discoveries such as mathematical ratios and musical theory. It is also rich in the ridiculous. For example, one of the rules of the Pythagorean brotherhood is to

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Melanie is taking the evolutionary analysis class at BYU right now and she had me watch this video with her for a homework assignment. I think it is worth watching for any thinking Christian.

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Here are some pictures from graduation:Mel's parents came from Bangkok, and mine from CaliforniaRight after convocationIn front of the BYU signAfter Graduation I spent 6 of the next 9 days in the wild! After reading Brave New World and feeling how crazy my life has been, it was therapeutic to relax with family in the woods:Our hike up the backside of TimpWe went camping at Trial lake and saw a

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Many people think they don't need to go see a primary care physician (family doctor). They think that specialists handle difficult diseases and so any simpler disease will be no problem for them. These people are wrong. Dr. Erick Cassell wrote:"A common error in thinking about primary care is to set it as entry level medicine... and, because of this, rudimentary medicine-for mostly (say) the

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While serving a mission for the LDS church, I learned the Hmong language and served among the Hmong people living in Wisconsin. Hmong people have a unique language and culture. They are a fun loving people with vivid stories and superstitions. The time I spent working with them was very enjoyable and taught me a lot about the world we live in. Here's a quick seven minute documentary sharing their

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In Vatican City’s Holy Palace August 2nd, 2009 Minutes recorded by Aaron ButlerDeposition: Summoned to the Holy Palace, in the presence of leaders from major Christian Churches of the world, including Pope Benedict XVI, and the Prosecutor of His Holy Office, Galileo Galilei, son of the late Vincenzio Galilei, having taken a formal oath to tell the truth, was asked the following: Q:

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In the past, I have mentioned that one of the keys to fixing our healthcare system, and more importantly improve people's quality of life, is preventive medicine. I thought it might be good to share what preventive medicine means to me.As an exercise science major I have studied extensively physical activity's profound impact on our overall health. In fact, increasing physical activity has a

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Altruism is self-sacrifice which individuals perform for a cause greater than themselves. These actions often are done despite great personal risk. As such, altruism is a characteristic of much intrigue in science, since at face value it seems to be inconsistent with natural selection. From an evolutionary stand point, one could predict that such altruistic traits would be selected against. Oddly

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Dan J. SchmidtI started medical school thinking I wanted to be a family doctor--someone who could work in a small town and deal with whatever walked through the door. But in our third year, when we received our first taste of clinical medicine, I found my surgery and ER rotations exciting. I was at our state's major trauma center, and I loved it. Fixing things gives me a thrill--and the power to

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I haven't blogged in quite a while. The time I usually spend blogging has been displaced recently by some really great books (see my updated book list to the right). An issue on my mind these past few weeks, which I feel affects everyone (especially people in the health care professions), is health care.Now, I don't claim to be an expert on public health, so keep in mind my thoughts are still

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I would like to relay an interesting metaphor Francisco J. Ayala uses in his book: Darwin's Gift to Science and Religion.On April 28, 1937 Nazi airplanes under Franco's command bombed Guernica leaving 1,654 of it's 7,000 inhabitants dead. In response, the Spanish painter Pablo Picasso painted his famous Guernica, a huge painting (25'8" X 11'6"). "Suppose I list the coordinates of all images

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I just watched the Kobe doc made by Spike Lee. Essentially, it's a game recorded from beginning to end focusing on Kobe Bryant. I enjoyed it and thought it gave great insight into the life of Kobe and preparation NBA players go through. Despite Kobe's past (rape charge) he is able to portray a strong family image. Whether he's a good dad or not I can't know for sure, but I think he is. Also

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Here's a thought for the day:There is depth to faith in God that unbelievers will never understand.

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He's still in Thailand with Melanie's parents, but they'll either bring him to us when we graduate in August or we'll bring him back with us when we go to Thailand for Christmas.

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It seems that quite a few people have subscribed to the conflict thesis of religion and science. The conflict thesis indicates that the two cannot co-exist. If one gains ground then this must somehow take away from the other. This view frustrates me. Sure, religion and science differ somewhat in their approaches and differ substantially in their evidences, but can’t there be good taken from

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Melanie and I watched this together. I absolutely loved E. Holland's talk and this video complements his words nicely. and we read this:Link

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I love this videoFor more click here

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At least one billion people worldwide are overweight (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2) and at least 300 million are obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2). Obesity is a plaque of developed countries, a direct consequence of increases in energy intake and decreases in energy output. Unfortunately obesity has great consequence to the health of a nation, being linked to numerous chronic diseases. In a study of the western

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The Bush administration put forth a ‘right of conscience’ rule recently (end of 2008) permitting health care professionals to refuse in any procedure they find morally objectionable (this could include abortion, artificial insemination, birth control, etc.). Doctors already had the right to refuse to do abortions by federal laws which have existed for more than thirty years, so what was the

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Euthanasia is defined as the intentional termination of someone’s life by someone other than the person concerned, at the person’s request. Many people with in the advanced stages of illness will request a physician to help in a painless death. The difficulty in dealing with such requests is to ascertain what reason the request was made. Is it caused by psychological distress, or merely an

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Stem cell research is a controversial issue. Even in countries that allow embryonic stem cell research, strict principles and procedures have been established. These include limiting the growth of the embryo to 14 days (enough time for the primitive streak to form), informed consent for the donor, patient confidentiality, noncommercialization (i.e. you can’t pay for embryos), avoidance of

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This weekend I will be studying various health care issues and posting short blurbs about them. The first one should be very familiar: Universal Health Care. Here's some thoughts:Is health care a necessity or a luxury? Right now many consider it a luxury, one that requires sacrifice to obtain. People fear that if a universal health care system is put in place it may ruin the quality health

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It's strange how physician's are often infamously attributed with what many call a Jehovah complex. With this they don't listen very well to their patients, thinking they are the one's that went to medical school and they are the one's who know everything. Dr. House is the personification of this caricature. Now I chose long ago to pursue a career in medicine, resolving within myself to be

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Obama's Attack on Medical Civil LibertiesSunday, March 15, 2009 5:23 PMBy: Newt Gingrich and Rick Tyler Candidate Barack Obama offered a compelling but formless message of hope and change. Many Americans desiring a new national direction filled his empty rhetorical vessels with their dreams and aspirations. It worked.But now, obliged by his office, President Obama is giving those words definition

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So I just found out that my parents-in-law are getting us a french bulldog! I am so stinking excited.

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I just went out with Melanie and watched confessions of a shopaholic. Surprisingly, the movie was great. It led me to some self reflection as we were driving home, mainly because the parents of the main character were so much like my own. My parents are very frugal in the way they conduct their financial affairs. Garage sales supplied me with my clothes, duct tape was frequently seen in

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I read an interesting quote this week: "Poetry of many kinds gave me great pleasure, and even as a school boy I took intense delight in Shakespeare, especially in the historical plays. I have also said that formerly pictures gave me considerable, and music very great delight. But now for many years I cannot endure to read a line of poetry: I have tried lately to read Shakespeare, and found

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In celebration of this wonderful moment I wanted to once again post some Celtics look-a-likes.

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and one day some kids too :-)

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Here's the link to the newest ad campaign of Burger King: LINK. I was kinda bummed to hear all the Hmongers only speaking Thai, I bet they didn't have a Hmong translator so they only showed the responses in Thai. The experiment is very flawed (scientifically speaking), but I think anyone would recognize that, not just a Hmong lover like me. I do enjoy all the recent Hmong media though (this

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314336700575539413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046162985757766552.post-38688015159330482702008-12-04T22:29:00.001-07:002009-04-23T12:41:33.909-06:00

A commercial just came out for Burger King with hill-tribe hmong people from Chiang Mai, Thailand deciding if the Whopper is better than the big mac. I enjoyed the commercial, mainly because I have eaten at that burger king :-) The video isn't on youtube yet, but I'll post it when it is uploaded.

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314336700575539413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046162985757766552.post-83671887344450630382008-12-03T19:05:00.000-07:002009-04-23T12:44:15.349-06:00

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Primary care doctors in the United States feel overworked and nearly half plan to either cut back on how many patients they see or quit medicine entirely, according to a survey released on Tuesday.And 60 percent of 12,000 general practice physicians found they would not recommend medicine as a career."The whole thing has spun out of control. I plan to retire early even

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314336700575539413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046162985757766552.post-7102710535526582912008-11-26T18:42:00.006-07:002009-04-23T12:44:15.350-06:00

In order to address the issue of same-sex marriage it is pertinent to have a preface discussion about gender differences. Sex has deep roots, reaching far beyond what one looks at in the mirror. The purpose of sexual differentiation is plain and simple: to reproduce. Women evolved in a way conducive of attracting a mate who would invest resources in her and her children. Men evolved in order

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Anybody following the NBA this year knows that the Lakers are going to prove something. Kobe will prove once and for all that he is heir to MJ, Pau will prove that given the right atmosphere he can be a premier player in the NBA, and Bynum will prove that he was indeed worth more than Jason Kidd. It will be a break-out year for Jordan Farmar, who will not only take Fisher's starting spot, but

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I have decided to put my debates about same-sex marriage on hold. I intent to do extensive research, collect data and the formulate a new opinion (or possibly stick with the same old one). Up to this point I have supported Prop 8 based on opinions of people I respect (namely my old room mate who is studying constitutional law and did his undergraduate work in Home and Family Living (HFL), and

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314336700575539413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046162985757766552.post-41151926839317317492008-11-05T19:47:00.003-07:002009-04-23T12:44:15.351-06:00

The election is over, but this issue is far from dead.I just found this video put together to combat the comparison of same-sex marriage to civil rights.I think Obama made a good (even though it's blatantly obvious) point when he said "there are a whole host of things that are civil rights, and then there are other things such as traditional marriage that express a communities concern and regard

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From the Los Angeles Times Opinion Protecting marriage to protect children Marriage as a human institution is constantly evolving. But in all societies, marriage shapes the rights and obligations of parenthood. By David BlankenhornSeptember 19, 2008I'm a liberal Democrat. And I do not favor same-sex marriage. Do those positions sound contradictory? To me, they fit together.Many seem to

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314336700575539413noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046162985757766552.post-59215272949519393152008-11-02T21:01:00.002-07:002009-04-28T14:40:57.536-06:00

I dunno if this movie looks good, but I'm positive that was a paj ntaub (hmong story clothe) hanging up in that old lady's house. I'll go see it :-)

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So I have learned a lot about myself this week. One: I am very fickle when it comes to my support for our presidential candidates and two: I have a lot of unresolved issues with Barack Obama.So a week ago I was convinced that Obama was the best candidate and decided I would give him my vote. This week however I did a lot of heavy thinking on the subject and came up with a list of reservations I

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I am so stinking excited! So last year with Bynum we were on top of the west. Then he got injured and we traded for Gasol who took us to the NBA finals. Now we have Bynum AND Gasol. Can anyone else see an NBA Championship formula better than this one? The Lakers are back!

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314336700575539413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046162985757766552.post-51564609751890125072008-10-01T22:49:00.003-06:002009-04-28T14:39:52.216-06:00

We were studying impulse in my biomechanics class and for fun my professor showed a clip from 2004 when BYU's kicker Matt Payne rocked Boise State's return man twice. You gotta see this!!That was the Kicker, the KICKER!?!! Awesome!

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Did anyone else think that watching the debate Friday was a HUGE waste of time. McCain is creepy with his slow-progressing points and awkward facial expressions. It pained me deeply every time I had to watch him try to hold in laughter while Obama was speaking. Then there's Obama who kept on going "um.....um.......um..... LOOK.......um......um" like some doofus (isn't he supposed to be the

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PERCHANCE he for whom this bell tolls may be so ill as that he knows not it tolls for him. And perchance I may think myself so much better than I am, as that they who are about me, and see my state, may have caused it to toll for me, and I know not that. The church is catholic, universal, so are all her actions; all that she does, belongs to all. When she baptizes a child, that action concerns

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So I decided since the last article I posted was 8 years old that I would see if Malcolm Gladwell has written more recently in regards to health care. He has and he's flip-flopped! He decided that his previous arguments made with Adam Gopnik were based on the money put into the health care system, i.e. funding problems rather than systemic problems. I really respect Malcolm Gladwell's opinion

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314336700575539413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046162985757766552.post-63500246343118251342008-09-07T23:51:00.003-06:002009-04-23T12:44:15.353-06:00

I just read a debate between Malcolm Gladwell (Tipping Point, Blink) and Adam Gopnik., both are writers for The New Yorker. Each has lived in Canada giving them first-hand experience with the system put in place there. I sided with Gladwell in this debate. He favors our system. This may seem inconsistent with my previous posts, but keep in mind I'm still molding my opinion. How I start

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I decided to post a few clips from SiCKO that I found particularly moving and thought provoking. I still suggest watching the documentary in its entirety to get the full effect that moved me. I want to make it clear however that I am not an advocate of universal health care. I am simply an interested citizen, curious about what the future of health care can potentially become here in the U.S.

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314336700575539413noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046162985757766552.post-30796088112117273642008-09-02T12:31:00.002-06:002009-04-23T12:45:27.213-06:00

My wife and I watched Sicko yesterday. As many of you know I am a year and a half away from starting medical school, so the state of our health care here in America is of utmost importance in my mind. Michael Moore presents a very bias documentary of health care horror stories here in America and the lack problems with foreign health care systems, everywhere from Canada to Cuba (he didn't seem

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314336700575539413noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046162985757766552.post-3484557995068407812008-08-31T18:03:00.003-06:002009-04-23T12:40:38.040-06:00

This one's good.Random and pointless, but enjoyable.This one is extremely inappropriate, mom and dad don't watch :-) or at least don't judge me.

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Anybody who missed Obama's speech at the DNC should take some time and watch it. Up to this point I am very undecided as to which way I am going to vote. I like Obama (who doesn't?), but I cannot help but feel like I am being manipulated by the media, by his skin color, and by his great orating. Although I still maintain these speculations, I was very impressed by his speech. I like the idea

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314336700575539413noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046162985757766552.post-66923681519803693392008-08-20T23:31:00.000-06:002009-04-23T12:46:21.693-06:00

Mel, Myself, and some of our family hiked the backside of Mount Timpanogos last Saturday. It was a long hike but very fulfilling once we got to the top. Here's some pictures of that incredible experience. I suggest everyone here in Utah does this at least once.We went on the most beautiful day possible.I'm all about the bandana when hiking. Here we signed the book of life :-)How beautiful God's

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314336700575539413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046162985757766552.post-42164900647581270472008-08-12T12:52:00.000-06:002009-04-23T12:34:41.834-06:00

The first time evolution was taught to me I contracted an odd fascination with it. I read an article about a month ago about Mike Einziger (the guitarist for Incubus) and how he is in correspondence with Ken Miller, a professor at Brown University and a foreman in evolution/intelligent design debates. Ken Miller has this "rock star" image and style about him. He is well versed in recent

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314336700575539413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046162985757766552.post-24883466895371187452008-08-09T11:46:00.000-06:002009-04-23T12:34:41.834-06:00

I spent some time these past three days watching scholars debate the legitimacy of the evolution theory and trying to come up with an alternate theory. I firmly believe that evolution is the mechanism by which God created and still creates life. This said I also would quickly amend that view if, after I die, God tells me otherwise. The evidence supporting evolution is quite robust. I myself

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Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314336700575539413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046162985757766552.post-20925690280072726842008-06-05T22:15:00.000-06:002009-04-28T14:42:24.141-06:00

So a while back I posted about how the Jazz fans were classless so on and so forth, well time gave a very happy ending to that story. The basketball gods and karma brought the Jazz into Los Angeles in the second round of the playoffs and the Lakers settled the score. Have a nice off-season Utah.I just watched the first game of the finals. Lakers v. Celtics.... hmmm, that sounds familiar.

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314336700575539413noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046162985757766552.post-67262709534930243882008-06-02T09:58:00.001-06:002009-10-17T16:38:53.388-06:00

An old Taoist parable describes a certain type of person. There was a man who disliked seeing his footprints and his shadow. He decided to escape from them, and began to run. But as he ran along, more footprints appeared, while his shadow easily kept up with him. Thinking he was going too slowly, he ran faster and faster without stopping, until he finally collapsed from exhaustion and died. If

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314336700575539413noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046162985757766552.post-54599428359983401412008-06-01T02:59:00.000-06:002009-04-23T12:46:21.694-06:00

So married life is good, especially when you can escape the world of responsibility for a while. Melanie and I are living free in Thailand (which coincidentally means "free" land I've learned). We're staying at my in-laws place which is big and has an Indiana Jones feel to it. We justify our existance by selling Southeast Asian antiques on ebay. I specialize in the Hmong stuff :-). I am

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314336700575539413noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046162985757766552.post-89853348386489824032008-05-27T09:38:00.000-06:002009-04-23T12:46:21.694-06:00

So the title here is a little deceiving because a lot of my days here are filled with writing descriptions of things to put on ebay and watching countless movies, BUT today was rad!! We woke up early (at 930 am, i love that that's early now :-) and headed out to our friend Peter's house. Peter is a Thai guy who lives out in the boonies and breeds dogs. He had an amazing house. I fell in love

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314336700575539413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046162985757766552.post-6558497752308490072008-05-17T03:36:00.001-06:002009-04-23T12:46:21.695-06:00

Fire dancers at the sunset ceremony.This is part of one of the pools. Under the waterfall were barstools under water and a little drink shop, how cool is that?!One of the three swimming pools, they were so stinking nice!So when my father-in-law saw this picture from across the room he said "who's that fat guy?" not realizing it was me.We spent a lot of time reading. They had hammocks, beds,

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Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314336700575539413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046162985757766552.post-84424579138395181542008-04-06T17:33:00.000-06:002008-04-06T17:47:14.202-06:00

I'm curious, which is preferable and why Mac's or PC's. Mac's seem to be epidemic in their recent growth and supposed "user friendliness" while PC's are established in the business world, economical, and powerful. I use PC and my friends who study computer science (PC users) say Mac's are a joke and the real debate is between PC and Linux. I know people who have "made the switch" seem to be

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I attended Priesthood session of General Conference in the Marriott Center yesterday. In this meeting President Monson gave his first address as President, Prophet, Seer and Revelator of the church. He made a really funny joke about a young man sitting in the congregation of a meeting where President Monson was sitting on the stand. The young man would mimic everything President Monson did,

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314336700575539413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046162985757766552.post-78935251935028074822008-04-02T22:17:00.000-06:002009-04-23T12:38:23.235-06:00

It doesn't feel good to dislike somebody. Unfortunately some people really bug me. I’ve been thinking about this a little bit and have come to a few conclusions. There is a primary effect that transpires anytime two people meet for the first time. It is during this time frame that you develop a schema in your mind as to what the other person is like. Unfortunately, this initial

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314336700575539413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046162985757766552.post-16709935198745194852008-04-01T11:58:00.000-06:002009-04-23T12:40:38.041-06:00

Devan's (my little brother)lastest gig at Muse music.

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We're almost done with our total synthesis of Kurasoin B. In the past year I've tried my hand in the field of synthetic chemistry helping Dr. Merritt Andrus and Mike Christiansen. We plan to have this project published by the end of the summer. How about that, yours truly getting his name published in the Journal of Organic Chemistry!

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ok, so earlier this season my little brother gave me Jazz tickets for my birthday to see them play my Lakers. I want to add here that prior to this game I was impartial towards the Jazz and if anything felt empathy towards them for their struggles during the Bulls dynasty. As many of you know, my boy Derek Fisher played for the Jazz last year, not only did he play but i seem to remember him

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314336700575539413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046162985757766552.post-74090607067071838622008-03-18T13:22:00.000-06:002009-04-23T12:38:23.235-06:00

Ok, so I'm not the biggest exercise enthusiast, in fact you will rarely see me outside of the house jogging for fun but, an experience I had this week made me think about the lethargic condition I am in as a college student and quite possibly a condition in which everyone living in developed countries resides. We have forgotten the benefit of work. Machines or other people do things for us that

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314336700575539413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046162985757766552.post-76183901416619365342008-03-18T13:18:00.000-06:002009-04-28T14:42:39.919-06:00

By John CelestandNov. 10, 2005In the fall of 1996, my roommate at Villanova, Howard Brown, and I shared a laugh. A skinny bald-headed high school kid, who was a star at the school around the corner, sat in our locker room and told us he probably wouldn’t come to Villanova. The “cocky” kid told us he would probably just skip college altogether. Instead, he would just go straight to the NBA.We

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