Month: August 2008

Wehad to fold clothes last night. That means we haul huge piles of laundry up to the bedroom and fold like the wind whilst watching whatever’s on the tube. That’s why I was unfortunate enough to watch Hillary Clinton’s speech last night. Let’s get a few things on the table. I do not want Barack ... Read more

Thishas to be seen to be believed.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVi4rUzf-0Q&color1=11645361&color2=13619151&hl=en&fs=1What on earth is the message of this video? Vote for Obama, because Barry Manilow and George Costanza pray to him? All of the Rush Limbaugh-style jokes about the Lord Messiah Obama underestimate the ludicrous, over-the-top worshipping at the altar of the Church of Barack embodied in this laughable ... Read more

Whileputting my three-year-old little Stalliondo to bed tonight, we had the following exchange. "What do you want to be when you grow up?" I said. He paused for a moment. "Ummm... a dinosaur!" he finally answered. "Why do you want to be a dinosaur?" I asked him. He smiled. "So I can kill all my ... Read more

There’sa story that’s been passed around the Senate about a Catholic bishop who wants to deny communion to all Democrats, due to their party’s embrace of abortion rights. “We need to take action, beginning with Joe Biden,” the bishop says. “Why Biden?” answers one of his colleagues. “Because he’s the only one who would care,” ... Read more

Ihaven’t mentioned the Olympics yet in this blog, which is strange, as the Cornells are watching them semi-religiously. Twins Corbin and Cornelius have been up far past their bedtimes to cheer on the Americans and Michael Phelps and the gymnasts and whatnot, and it’s been a whole lot of fun. What’s delightful about the Olympics ... Read more

Onceupon a time, I was part of a group of artsy-fartsy types trying to put together a major performing arts center in Salt Lake City. (I'm now a member of a new group trying to do the same thing, but that's beside the point.) Back then, a prominent local developer told us that he could ... Read more

Tron 2 is in development. They’re not calling it Tron 2, though. They’re calling it TR2N. Which is unreadable and annoying, much like the first Tron movie. Make no mistake – Tron blows. I had a vague recollection of seeing this thing when it was in theatres and not liking it, but I ... Read more

Oneof the first Mormon meetinghouses in Scotland was built in the city of Dundee in the mid-fifties and dedicated by then-church president David O. McKay. It was the largest LDS building I had seen when I served my mission there, and I would wager it’s probably still the largest meetinghouse in the country. However, if ... Read more

Thisblog has been up and running now for exactly one year. It averages about 120 unique visits per day. It has over 300 posts. That is all. I turn 40 on Sunday. Wish me luck. ... Read more

Istopped reading comic books about five years before Watchmen, the “greatest graphic novel of all time,” came on the scene in 1985. I resumed reading them circa 1991, and it wasn’t until this week that I finally decided to supplement my geek education and prepare for the upcoming Watchmen movie by actually reading it ... Read more