31 Things About Jack Bauer – Plus Six Bonus Things!

I'mholed up in Vernal, Utah, which is just as exciting as it sounds. As I travel, it becomes difficult to write a full-on blog entry, but I wanted to share a goofy list of Jack Bauer facts that I found online, because they make me laugh. After the crapfest that was Season 6, I was ... Read more

25 Things About Me – Plus Two Bonus Things!

There'sthis weird dealie going around on Facebook where if you're tagged by your friends "you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you." So I wrote it, and, not wanting to waste it just on Facebook folks, I thought I'd share it with the public at large. ... Read more

GINO can’t end soon enough

I'm watching the rest of the Galactica In Name Only Series out of a perverse sense of duty, and it just keeps getting worse. If you don't know anything about this series, allow me to elaborate.  The Cylons were created by man. They rebelled. They evolved. And they have a plan. Part of the plan ... Read more

Not Ready to Make Nice

Ifinally put my finger on what was bugging me about the inauguration when I read this article, which perfectly summarizes my feelings about today’s political landscape. If you’re too lazy to read the article, let me summarize. The guy is commenting on the following video, which I provide here for your educational purposes only. ... Read more

Inauguration and the Draper Temple

Wehave a new president. I don’t have a lot to say about it. His speech was workmanlike; the poem was strange and unnecessary; the closing prayer was racially divisive tripe. “When the Red Man can get ahead, man?” What the hell is that? I spent all day yesterday as far removed from politics as possible. ... Read more

The End of Bush

Ijust read PJG's Facebook status, which says that PJG is "starting the mental countdown until our national nightmare finally ends!" I presume he means the departure of one George W. Bush, but he may be talking about the return of Battlestar Galactica tonight. I doubt it, though. He's in line with Robert Redford, who, ... Read more

Southern Utah, Tuacahn, and Mountain Meadows

I’vebeen on a road trip for work these last few days, which messes up the blogging rhythm. I’ve been travelling through the state and have come to the conclusion that Utah is essentially unpopulated. Drive from Cedar City to Delta and try and tell me otherwise. My journey began in St. George, and I decided ... Read more

What were we thinking?

Thisis a picture of yours truly, de-Yullified, taken circa 1976: This photo is disturbing on many, many levels. In the first place, why did I own a shirt with a pair of smelly old shoes on it? When did my parents pick that out for me? My birthday? Christmas? I can imagine the conversation: "Old, ... Read more

Community

Twoyears ago, My Esteemed Colleague was fretting as to whether or not he should attend his 20th high school reunion. As I’ve outlined in all my references to him on this blog, he’s always been quite the unapologetic Bohemian, and he had little in common with the people he’d meet there, and it had been ... Read more

The Year So Far

Stateof the world as the New Year grinds forth… So the Senate won’t seat Blagojevich’s appointment. Neat. But that concerns me far less than the fact that they probably will seat Al Franken the moment he’s certified as the fraudulent winner of Minnesota’s election. This election was stolen in broad daylight, and nobody seems to ... Read more