Month: September 2007

Thiswas such a big hit yesterday that I thought I'd provide the conclusion. (Actually, I'm travelling to Kauai all day today, so I don't have time to write anything else.) Mitt's speech, continued: ______________ With that said, let me share the Twelfth Article of Faith with you.

We believe in being subject to kings, presidents,

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Ithink Mitt Romney needs me. In an attempt to get hired by the Romney campaign, I drafted my own version of the big "Mormon speech" that everyone expects Mitt to eventually give. Many recall JFK's speech to the Baptists where he allayed fears about a Catholic, in the White House, and most pundits assume that ... Read more

TheUtah Education Association has already spent more than 1.5 million dollars to fight a ballot initiative authorizing school vouchers. That’s reason enough to vote for it. Despite the breathless TV and radio ads warning of public education’s impending collapse, the actual voucher proposal itself is pretty tame. Utah parents who decide to send their kids ... Read more

Quelquefois,il neige dans la sale de bain. That’s one of the few phrases I remember from my high school French class. It means “Sometimes, it snows in the bathroom.” I’ve never had occasion to use the phrase in an actual conversation, but it’s nice to have it in the arsenal in case I ever need ... Read more

Asa Latter-day Saint, I’ve been taught all my life that you don’t refuse an opportunity to serve. Consequently, I’ve held many teaching and leadership positions in the Church throughout my life, and I anticipate several more before I’m through. Some of them have been more fun than others, and some of highlighted my strengths, while ... Read more

SawThe Bourne Ultimatum last night with the missus. The movie’s gotten stellar reviews across the board, and it’s easy to see why. It was always engaging, and you really didn’t know what was going to happen next. This is in contrast with, say Live Free or Die Hard, which was always engaging, partially ... Read more

Lastyear, I ran for the Utah State Senate. I worked as hard as I knew how, and I thought I acquitted myself well. And at the Salt Lake County Convention, I came up short. I lost by six votes. Believe me, that’s no fun. For the next 24 hours or so, I wanted to crawl ... Read more

Thetouring company of Spamalot is now in Salt Lake City, and, last night, my wife and I went to see it as part of a night out on the town. She loved it. I’m far more ambivalent. I certainly had a good time, and there were plenty of laughs to be had. It was also ... Read more

MiltonBerle flipped me off once. I was singing with a children’s choir outside the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, and our group was getting our picture taken. Milton Berle thought it would be funny to flip us off. Maybe it was to get us to smile. Maybe it was because he was a deeply disturbed, strange man. ... Read more

OnSeptember 11, 2002, I was the Communications Director for the city of Sandy, Utah. A few days earlier, I had gotten a phone call from a guy named Paul Swenson, who ran a business called Colonial Flag, which had its offices only a few blocks away from Sandy City Hall. He had, what seemed to ... Read more