Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Introduction to Pikes Peak Summit Photos

    I worked on the summit of Pikes Peak in the summers of 2014 and 2015. All things considered, it was a pretty crappy job: the hours sucked, the pay was barely better than minimum wage, and it was exhausting working at high altitude. But, there are reasons why it is the 2nd most visited mountain…

  • Introduction to Mission Emails

    I served as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between May 2016 and May 2018. I was assigned to serve in the Spain Málaga Mission. Never heard of Málaga? That’s okay, I hadn’t either prior to opening my mission call. Also, on July 1, 2018, the Málaga mission was absorbed…

  • Chapel Hills Mall Blueprints

    This page contains the original blueprints, tenant store design, and construction instructions distributed to tenants during the construction of the Chapel Hills Mall in Colorado Springs, CO.  Since I spent my childhood going to this mall, I’ve always been interested in its history (so much so that I researched and wrote the entire mall history section on…

  • Colorado Springs Colorado LDS Temple Location Prediction

    On October 1, 2023, the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Russell M. Nelson, announced the construction of 20 new temples, including one in my hometown of Colorado Springs, Colorado. According to public records, the Church owns approximately 18.6 acres of land spread over three adjoining parcels at 2396 Vento Way. It has…

  • HP/Compaq/Digital Equipment Campus in Colorado Springs

    A note This was a post I wrote in 2012 when this massive technology campus in my hometown was being demolished. It was a project I had never finished, but always promised myself that I would go back and do so. Better late than never, right? Note that this was written by a sophomore in…

  • Did the journey seem long?

    Hello everybody, First of all, an announcement: I will be speaking about my missionary experience THIS SUNDAY, the 20th of May at 1:00 PM at the LDS meetinghouse located at the following address. Anyone who has been reading these emails for the last two years (or not) is welcome to attend! 5375 Centennial Blvd. Colorado Springs, CO…

  • Ángel

    Email 7/5/18 Hello everybody, This week was a busy one. As normal, each individual day seemed to go on forever, but the week has finished in the twinkle of an eye. Monday was a chill Sanlúcar preparation day. In the evening, we had a Noche de Hogar with Frank and Ana Belén. Frank gave a…

  • Classic

    Hello everybody, My, my, my. Time surely does pass. On Monday, we had our classic Noche de Hogar with Ángel and Yessenia and Aurora and Domingo and Antonio. We have been focusing a lot on getting Ángel ready for his baptismal interview. He has some problems with his memory, so we have just been reviewing…

  • Somos en uno bueno camino

    Email 23/4/18 Hello everybody, Let us travel back in time to last Monday, when I was sitting on this same couch, also writing my weekly email. I had no idea what I would be expecting to happen during another week in Sanlúcar de Barrameda. Oh wait, I have been here for 33 weeks, so I knew…

  • Still tirando paradelante

    Email 16/4/18 This was more or less an average to mediocre week. It all started, like most weeks do, on Monday. We had an exciting Noche de Mike that ended up being a lesson on the Word of Wisdom. Mike is a slow learner, but he’s definitely learning. On Tuesday, we had a fun visit with Bibi.…

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