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My Wonderful Ami & 2011 Goals
Wives just don’t get enough credit in general and mine is no different. 2010 was an interesting year for us. I started working for Matchbin Inc in December of 2009. I learned a lot from the great people there and the company introduced me to my future employer. The work required a lot of travel…
Read MoreLost and Found Wild Goose Chase and a Lesson Learned
Circumstance had it that I was at the same gate as the week previous so before I sat down to call the city lost and found I asked the gate attendant if they had their own lost and found, explaining about my jacket left there the previous week. “Did you already check with Delta’s lost and found?” At this point I’m wondering how many independent lost and founds there are in this airport and how come none of them know about each other.
Read MoreLucy Elizabeth Mercy Paulsen: 6lbs and 15oz of Joy & Beauty
The name Lucy comes from Lucy Mac Smith, the mother of prophet Joseph Smith who restored the church we belong to. The name Elizabeth comes from her own mother, my wife, Ami Elizabeth Paulsen. Incidentally Ami’s middle name comes from the mother of John the Baptist another great prophet. The name Mercy comes from Mercy Warren a great mother of our nation. Her last name, Paulsen, is of course a great part of her noble heritage.
Read MoreUtah Paulsen Vacation
This week Ami and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary. Since we spent last week together in Denver we decided to have our family vacation here in Utah. We saved a lot of money by not traveling and staying in a hotel so we had a greater ability to do some fun things and go…
Read MoreTeam Paulsen Triathalon
One year ago today I ran my first 1/2 marathon. Yesterday I competed in a Triathlon relay with my Father and my Brother. One year from now… who knows. The BAM triathlon takes place in Midway UT. My 35 yr old brother Jeff swam 1500 meters in the Deer Creek Reservoir to start off the morning. While he swims…
Read MoreBoston, The Great American City
I had a great trip to Boston a few weeks ago. Boston is in every way the classic American city. Since I was in town for business I was only able to do any sight seeing in the evenings. My first evening there I walked around Harvard square, and drove through and past MIT, Harvard,…
Read MoreHonoring our Nation / My Trip to DC
July 4th is perhaps my favorite of holidays. The last several years I’ve been on a bit of a US history kick reading all the books I can on founding fathers and the revolutionary war. Thinking about the miracle that surrounds our nation’s independence is truly awe inspiring. The founding fathers often referred to “providence”…
Read MoreSelf Discovery: Retracing my Steps
One of the biggest steps of personal development is self discovery. Self discovery includes the search for one’s own strengths, weaknesses, inspirations, motivations, and more. The better you understand yourself the greater chance you have at improving the core. One of the things I have been doing recently to understand myself better is in searching…
Read MoreWhat Inspires Us to be Heroes?
I suppose that I’m only normal if I find some of my very greatest inspiration in movies, literature, and art. Well maybe I’m a little more nuts than most because I consciously think about these things and the themes and lessons that are being taught. I suspect sometimes that I’m even finding hidden meanings where…
Read MoreYour Legitimate Speed Dial: Who Do You Really Call the Most?
I had a recent reality check that came from an unlikely source; my cell phone. The Android smartphone platform has a unique feature. As part of the dialer application there is a favorites list. This favorites list is not a user generated speed dial but instead a list of the contacts you actually talk to…
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