According to a new study by David Rozado, there has been a big increase in news headlines suggesting fear, anger, disgust, and sadness since 2000, and especially since about 2010. Journalists are pushing your buttons.

If laws don't stop bad people from getting guns then WHY DID HE WAIT UNTIL THE LITERAL DAY IT WAS LEGAL TO BUY ONE?

If I've learned anything from children, it's that shouting someone down is always a valid strategy

With this, we have an opportunity to revisit one of our favorite graphics. Remember, think of it like there's tacos coming to the table... 'We have the ingredients to make tacos' versus 'We're having tacos. RIGHT NOW!'

Hey guys, this isn’t hard. In sports, in work, in politics, on Twitter…really just in life. If you only pick one rule to live by, don’t be an a**hole is probably the right one.

No surprise, the newly updated 30-year normals (1991-2020) are generally warmer and drier for the Southwest US in comparison to the previous period (1981-2010). A few regional subtleties, but that is the overall trend. #utwx #wywx

Is ice a rock?

As winds continue to decrease and our most recent Wasatch downslope windstorm ends, here are some answers and insights into the recent increase in downslope windstorms over the past 8 months.
#utwx

Batteries are just magic rocks

I propose we switch to weekend savings time. Clocks are set forward Friday afternoon and back Monday morning.

If you're not accusing your opponent of eating babies, are you even trying?

Is toilet paper an appropriate gift for Presidents day now?

Top lessons from Mr. Money Mustache:

✅Be the one who makes plans
✅Engage with your community
✅Live close to work
✅Ride a bike
✅Savings rate/income = most important financial #
✅Voluntary discomfort = freedom
✅You can spend any amount of money and be happy or miserable

Oh gawd...I'm a spreadsheet farmer!

'What makes us fragile is that institutions cannot have the same virtues (honor, truthfulness, courage, loyalty, tenacity) as individuals.' - Nassim Nicholas Taleb in The Bed of Procrustes

The election isn't official...but it is officially time to drink.

You know what I love about democracy? How it's just kicking the can down the road. Should we kill each other today over our differences? No! Let's take turns following each other's rules and ensure everyone is unhappy, but alive.

Do you have to pay sales tax on a basketball team? Asking for a friend.

Life is the process of turning stardust into poop.

Guess who has two holes in his brain and tested negative for covid....herr durr