Month: April 2013

Circamy college career, I spent three years teaching early morning seminary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Those not of my faith would assume that meant I was training clergymen, but Mormon seminaries are inflicted upon all kids of high school age. I think one of the reasons I felt compelled to be ... Read more

Iwoke up this morning to discover that the explosions in Boston have created a version of a real-life "Die Hard" movie, with suspects engaging in shoot-outs and throwing pressure cookers at police. It's surreal. As the nation continues to reel from this terrible tragedy, it’s depressing to watch some public figures attempt to use these ... Read more

I'mnot going to say much about the Boston Marathon explosions here, as I've written extensively about them as part of a piece I've submitted for publication elsewhere. I'll link to it here should it appear online, or I will post it in its entirety should it be rejected. I will say I share the collective ... Read more

Overspring break, the Cornells huddled together and watched all twelve hours of the Extended Editions of Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" movies. It's been a few years since we've seen them, and I'm pleased to report that they've aged rather well. The CGI still holds up, although the trickery to make the hobbits look ... Read more

Thedeparture of the Shatner's Toupee blog has really bummed me out. Perhaps I should hold out hope - it's still there, after all, despite being surreptitiously yanked off the web for a brief period. The webmaster made a grand announcement on New Year's Day that he was going to get up and running again, ... Read more

"Areyou saving all your newspaper columns?"That was the question my mother asked me on the phone the other day. I pointed out that, no, I wasn't, because all of them are online, and saving newsprint is no longer the thing to do. (You can read my latest column, which appeared in hard copy today, online ... Read more

TheChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints holds its semi-annual General Conference this weekend, which I affectionately refer to as "church on TV." Instead of dressing up in my Sunday finest, I will greet Sunday morning by sitting in my pajamas, eating bacon, and lying on the couch as church leaders offer televised counsel that ... Read more

A visit to the White House can be an arduous process. It requires months of advance preparation, because names have to submitted to the Secret Service in order to run background checks. Consequently, those who travel to the nation’s capitol often plan their itinerary around their appointment for a tour of the Executive Mansion. If ... Read more

MY DOG, HE IS FATa poem by Stallion Cornell------My dog, he is fatMy dog, he is fatMy dog, he is fatFat is my dog. He is. (Fat, I mean.)------(c) 2013, Stallion Cornell. May not be reproduced or replicated without express written or implied oral consent. May not be folded, spindled or mutilated.------Recently, ... Read more