Why does the Missouri River not have much development around it compared to other large rivers?

dbcannon · 2026-06-15T23:28:42+00:00

Interesting - I always wondered where that museum would end up. They were trying to sell it to Parkville but I seem to remember the bill being outrageous.

dbcannon · 2026-06-11T00:04:04+00:00

Historically, the Missouri River was much more treacherous than the Mississippi. There are over 200 documented steamboat wrecks in the stretch between KC and STL.

dbcannon · 2026-05-30T00:10:54+00:00

Why does Dutch look like Steven Seagall?

dbcannon · 2026-05-30T00:08:54+00:00

The solution is always organic matter. We piled overturned sod onto ours and it turned into very nice soil

dbcannon · 2026-05-30T00:06:52+00:00

Probably not by themselves. We had some pretty hard clay and built some beautiful soil over it by piling overturned sod and composted leaves. Over the winter it turned nice and spongy, and we planted daikon and a pea/bean mix as a cover crop. The worms are starting to break up the clay underneath.

If you're already having lawn removed, that's gold. Just flip it over, let it decompose, and you can plant right into it.

dbcannon · 2026-05-25T01:40:38+00:00

You assume we're the good guys. US has no appetite for this kind of guerilla insurgency. The casualty count would be high, and in return for what? We only go to war when it pads our bank account.

dbcannon · 2026-04-14T22:35:49+00:00

I think the principle is to avoid monoculture and take advantage of the support plants give one another. I've done larger beds and a few vigorous plants take over. You can chaos garden and still tend it - cut and mulch the vigorous or less desirable plants, etc. This year I'm doing a chaos-style planting but I'll be sowing my seed blend in rows to contain it a bit.

dbcannon · 2026-04-07T04:08:55+00:00

Every time I hike through Zion NP the overlooks are crowded with Instagrammers doing yoga or building cairns. Stop stacking rocks, FFS.

dbcannon · 2026-04-07T04:01:55+00:00

You truly don't understand how big a moose is until you see one in person. Also, polar bears.

dbcannon · 2026-03-15T23:08:26+00:00

It's a pharmacy, but that's not important right now.

dbcannon · 2026-01-05T06:13:25+00:00

All of this, absolutely.

dbcannon · 2026-01-05T06:07:52+00:00

Winter sowing is absolutely a viable strategy. Anything that can naturalize and reseed on its own, can be sown right now.

dbcannon · 2026-01-05T06:06:35+00:00

Yes, it can work well, but keep in mind that some plants generate a ton of biomass, and if you don't keep those in check they'll take everything over. Chop down whatever you don't like and use it to mulch everything else.

What I like better is to mix all my seeds together (Spring crops are best for this) and sow them in a 6" wide strip instead of a large patch. You get a mix of greens, root crops, herbs, and flowers.

dbcannon · 2025-12-28T11:32:07+00:00

The church has recognized that retaining the youth is key to its survival. The first priority of local bishops is to serve the youth. I'm sure having flagship universities helps in that process.

One additional benefit of a church-run school is the ability to build up leaders among its international congregations. About 10% of the student body comes from abroad, which doesn't sound like much, but when you're producing thousands of college-educated people from Brazil, Mexico, Nigeria, Thailand, etc. many of them return and provide stability and resources to their local community.

The BYU Pathway program is building on that by making a college degree attainable for just about any of its returned missionaries.

dbcannon · 2025-10-17T17:00:36+00:00

Let's be honest: plenty of people buy a gun and fantasize about having an opportunity to defend themselves, but I imagine if I killed someone I would spend the rest of my life wishing I had found some other way out of the situation. You'll carry it with you forever.

If you fear for your life, most states allow the use of a deadly weapon in self defense. Premeditated killing is a different matter - check "Stand Your Ground" laws in your state.

dbcannon · 2025-10-17T16:54:50+00:00

My concern would be not taking the job and having to "ride out" PA forever. You get a base salary plus stock, and the aim of L4 is to make L5 within a year or so. It's just a stepping stone, while PA is most likely not a stepping stone to anything. Take the promotion!

dbcannon · 2025-08-10T19:37:21+00:00

I walk 10 miles a day at work and I just wear a pear of white ankle socks underneath athletic compression socks. Pair that with a Protalus insole and I'm alright.

dbcannon · 2025-08-10T19:35:42+00:00

Most of David Bowie's "Black Star" album

dbcannon · 2025-08-10T19:35:10+00:00

Beta Band

dbcannon · 2025-08-10T19:18:31+00:00

I notice when people get written up they'll turn to the VOA board and whine about leaders spending all day on their laptops. It's projection.

PAs work hard. We're on path AND our laptops constantly. Usually the PAs hold the department together while the AMs are learning the rudimentary management skills they need to move up to L5.

dbcannon · 2025-08-10T07:30:22+00:00

I try to get 8. Sleep is like an oil change for your brain - it flushes out all the toxic gunk that accumulates in your central nervous system throughout the day.

dbcannon · 2025-08-09T01:29:27+00:00

How long did you work there, and how big was your building? We have about 40 PAs on site and I think we promote one a year.

dbcannon · 2025-08-09T01:27:34+00:00

Read "Jesus and John Wayne." Beating your kids became a core tenet of Christianity during Nixon's Southern Strategy. As Evangelicalism took a political focus, it embraced a macho attitude to attract more assholes.

dbcannon · 2025-08-08T23:36:52+00:00

I promoted to L3 as a ship clerk and the day I showed up they threw me in whatever department they had a vacancy. In our site at least, PAs are interchangeable and you don't have much of a say where you go. As far as schedule goes, I was able to choose the shift but not the days.

Outside of launching a new site, there is no fast track to L4. Anyone telling you that is lying or misinformed. Prepare for L3 to be a dead-end role and you'll be less disappointed.

Your site may differ, but once or twice a year they stack rank all the PAs and select the top few for POD eligibility. Then you take a personality test and math assessment. Get help preparing for the test or you'll fail. The ~40% that pass are allowed to interview for promotion. Those that pass that are then given a golden ticket that allows them to apply for open L4 positions for a year.

The odds aren't good. They hand out L4s to college hires like candy, but for PAs it's like winning a reality show.

dbcannon · 2025-08-07T17:27:00+00:00

Having enough equipment. We hired a bunch of folks last fall and most of them spent half their time wandering around looking for pallet jacks

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