Month: December 2007

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Backin ’96, I remember having a political discussion with a Republican Party operative, and I told him I was terrified that Pat Buchanan would get the nomination. Pat had just won the New Hampshire primary, and I was left with the terrifying prospect of having to choose between Pat Buchanan and Bill Clinton. Yikes. My ... Read more

DoMormons believe that Jesus and Satan are brothers? No. Would Mike Huckabee accept that answer? Probably not.  The query came up in a discussion with  New York Times reporter, and it was accompanied by a statement that Huck “did not know much” about the Mormons. Yet he asked a leading question designed to make Mormons ... Read more

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull opens in theatres on May 22 of next year, but all of the movie sites have been buzzing about it for what seems like decades. Before the title was announced, everyone was trying to come up with the cleverest new moniker for the film while at ... Read more

Inmy first month as a 19-year-old Mormon missionary in Scotland, I remember standing outside a grocery store, and a two or three year-old rugrat came up to me, kicked my leg as hard as he could, and said, loudly, “Get a f$&*ing job.” It was then that I learned, if I didn’t know it before, ... Read more

Thursdaynight was Corbin and Cornelius’ first basketball game. If you read the sad-but-true story of their last practice, then you won’t be surprised to learn that the actual game wasn’t all that pretty. The final score was 12-10 – and my boys were on the losing side. My boys do not like to lose. ... Read more

...isbetter than I think the Romney campaign could have hoped for. Rush Limbaugh has spent his entire show praising the speech, and he keeps having to remind people that he's not endorsing any candidate for the primary. Although if he were to endorse someone, I doubt Rush could match the glowing accolades that he ... Read more

Watchedit on TV. Haven't seen the pundit's reactions yet, and I should probably wait to let the thing sink in before I render my own final verdict.  My initial reaction, though, is that he nailed it. He was certainly more passionate and sincere than I've ever seen him, very near tears at a number of ... Read more

Thereis some sinister force in my home that burns out lightbulbs before their time.  Changing poopy diapers never gets fun.  The iSight camera on my Mac doesn't work. This is probably the fifth time I've had to take it in. If I hadn't bought AppleCare, I'd have spent more money on repairs than on the ... Read more

Imagine I'm standing in line and some filthy urchin sings the following song to me: Sir, I want to buy these shoes for my Mama, please It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size Could you hurry, sir, Daddy says there's not much time You see she's been sick for quite a while ... Read more