Christmas Report/Movie Reviews

I'm at an Internet cafe in Port Angeles, Washington, home of all manner of Twilight paraphernalia. (The town is much dumpier than it is in the books.) The lovely Mrs. Cornell is using my computer, so I have some time to kill, and what better way to kill time than blogging? This blog featured ... Read more

So Close to Greatness…

Soif you haven't seen this, watch it. You'll need it as background for today's post. Actually, I thought that was far gentler and funnier than it could have been. All in all, it was very much a positive. I wasn't the only one who thought so. One of my friends works for the Mormon Tabernacle ... Read more

Cleta’s First Talk in Sacrament Meeting

Mytalk is about Jesus Christ, the prince of peace. This title for Christ comes from the scripture in Isaiah 9:6. It says: ‘For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The ... Read more

A Very Bad Decision

Iknow, I know. Climategate. It's huge! I have much to say, but I'm waiting for the story to unravel just a bit more. I want to talk, instead, about what may well be the worst decision of Barack Obama's presidency. I recognize that that’s a very high threshold. His bloated, wasteful stimulus package, his ill-conceived ... Read more

The Third Floor Wallpaper Birds

Onenight in my apartment, I, Jake, was on my bed. I was sleeping when I heard stomp stomp stomp. I heard a creeeaaak. My door was opening. It was... It was? Boom! I was hit with a magic spell and went right back to sleep. That morning, I woke up. I was looking around and ... Read more

Obama and Afghanistan

Ona side note, I keep getting spammed by some Russian mail order bride company. I don't know why. Most of them show up on the "Call Me Ishmael" post. So I've changed the comment moderation settings - for posts over two weeks old, your comments will be moderated. I think that will cut off the ... Read more