Salt Lake in Sept

This past weekend I had the chance to go to Salt Lake for a dear cousins wedding. What a fabulous weekend it was. I got to spend some time with my ever amusing Walker cousins. I definitely cement my place as the Alpha Cousin! So happy I was able to be there and be apart of things.

So good to see so many dear faces and spend sometime catching up. I just love how there are people in our life that might have been around for a short time and some longer, but when you are able to get together, its like no time has passed. It was a weekend full of these fabulous visits.

A few pictures. Definitely didnt get near enough.







Also. Mistakenly was referred to as my (other) cousins girlfriend, and then wife to same said cousin, and then a friend's sister, and surprisingly also as her husband's twin. Funny stories. Lessons to me on not making snap judgments, or at least voicing them!

Out Of Office

I just had to pass this along. I found it rather amusing. Its from a co-worker who took 3 weeks off for his wedding and honeymoon.

Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening-

On the scale of lameness, this out of office email will rate rather highly. Do you ever have those periods when you’re just not feelin’ it? Call it writer’s block, temporary correspondence atrophy, or general email funk; the malaise goes by many a name. Like those medic-alert bracelet commercials of yesteryear, “I’ve fallen and can’t get up.” Sigh…this too shall pass. Until I get my groove back, you should probably contact one of the following highly communicative individuals to obtain more astute commentary on the state of affairs:

For data requests, please send an email to

For email campaigns, please send an email to

For issues regarding eFolio, please send an email to

For hosted Delphi support issues, please send an email to

For ISAC > Opera interface support, please send an email to

For questions about Hoovers, please send an email to

For concerns about the mapping tool, thank you for your feedback. I will be refreshing that data in late September upon my return. I am grateful for your continued patience.

For everything else, please send a note to:

If these guys are also experiencing a temporary communication shortfall, be not afraid. You can only keep good people down for so long before they rebound and send something really ridiculous. Until then, we can only ride out this storm comfortable in the knowledge that better times lay ahead.

Have a great start to September, and I will look forward to speaking with you on or around September 20th when I return.

Warmest Regards,

Conversationally Deficient in White Plains

Daily Amusement

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Religious Freedom

Warning. Politics and Religion are not usually topics that I share through this venue. But I feel the need to share. . . .

In the wake of controversy here in New York City over a Mosque near Ground Zero, I am thankful for a country that allows for religious freedom. Being that I am Mormon and our history is packed with countless stories of being treated horribly for having beliefs different to those of the communities we lived in, my heart goes out to those Muslims that are looking for more space so that they may practice their religion.

Yes, yes. The events of 9/11 are pinned back to members of the Islamic world. But it was a small portion of the Islam world that have these radical beliefs. And in comparison, there are plenty of things that the general public pins on Mormonism, that is not the whole or even a part of the Mormon faith. It is frustrating and sad that people dont find out the truth but rather just listen to (non researched and bias) voices around them. I had the chance to study the Islamic faith earlier this year, and found many commonalities with my own faith.

My heart goes out to all those that experience hatred and fear due to where they live and the faith they practice.

Im grateful for those that came before me and made it possible that I may go 60 blocks north to attend church every Sunday, that I may attend a Temple not only in Manhattan, but all around the United States and even the world, and that I may outwardly share my religion with those around me. Thank you.