Monthly Archives: May 2010

The Window Cleaner, Part 2

Posted on May 28, 2010 by dddtchristian

See Intro here, and Part 1 here. After working with Pulte Homes for almost two years, things in the industry were very grim. The bottom had fallen out more than a year earlier. I had survived a few rounds of … Continue reading →

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Summer in the Rye

Posted on May 26, 2010 by dddtdavis

Because I am a true American original, one of my favorite books is “Catcher in the Rye.” Just a pretty obscure and impenetrably deep novel that I am virtually alone in liking.

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Getting Lost

Posted on May 24, 2010 by dddtryan

There are only two kinds of people in this world– those who watch Lost, and those who find those who watch Lost super-annoying.  It’s a funny experience, being a Lost fan.  It’s like how in high school there were several … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: I Am My Own Worst Intern, or “On The Wings of LOOOOVE!”

Posted on May 21, 2010 by dddtchristian

Christian here. When the fellas and I started discussing signing on guest contributors we asked ourselves what gaps we wanted to fill in our collective expertise. The first we came up with was the Mormon Single Scene. Enter Ron. And … Continue reading →

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The Governor in My Brain Is Dead. I Have Killed Him.

Posted on May 19, 2010 by dddtdavis

A month or so ago I read an article about a Slovenian cyclist named Jure Robic, who has attained stunning success in a series of ultracycling events.

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A Hero Lies in You

Posted on May 17, 2010 by dddtryan

Everyone loves to be a hero.  Those of us who really are heroes love it just as much, but we don’t make as big a deal out of it as normal people do.  Last week the whole family was at … Continue reading →

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The world’s finest window cleaner: part 1

Posted on May 14, 2010 by dddtchristian

Before today’s post, I want to ask you all to do me a favor and always email me (sharkmanbell@gmail.com) any cool animal pictures you run across so that I  can share them with everyone else. Thanks. …. You’ll find the … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: I Wanted That Worm

Posted on May 12, 2010 by dddtdavis

We’re happy to present to you a guest post from DDDT Matters Pertaining to Single People Correspondent Ron (not sure why I’m linking there; last post is from January). Upon graduating from BYU I moved east, eventually landing in Washington … Continue reading →

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Fight for the Future

Posted on May 10, 2010 by dddtryan

Controversy is rocking our neighborhood these days.  Someone knocked down a house here seven years ago, and built a ridiculously huge and garish palace in the middle of our community.  It prominently features three garage doors as its major archeological … Continue reading →

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Nostalgia

Posted on May 7, 2010 by dddtchristian

Nostalgia is a fickle sensation. I remember sitting in high school assemblies at the end of the school year; the ones where they show pictures from the school year set to Midnight Oil’s Forgotten Years. 95% of the pictures are … Continue reading →

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