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You don't really want to read my depressing thoughts about Barack Obama's second inauguration, do you?If it makes you feel better, I had no such thoughts when he was sworn in four years ago. At least, that's what I thought until I searched my blog and saw what I wrote on that occasion.

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Inthe heart of Utah County, which is in the heart of Mormondom, you will find Springville High School and their football team, the Springville Red Devils.The reason for the mascot is simple enough. The school was constructed by the Red Devil Cement Company, so the mascot was named in their honor. Every few years, this ... Read more

IfI had to pinpoint the time in my life where I learned how to write well, or at least where I learned to enjoy writing, it would have to be my 10th grade Calabasas High School English class under the tutelage of Mrs. Darby. (I have no idea what her first name is/was, but I'm ... Read more

Mynewest friend Nick Smith has responded to me once again! He ignored my "can't we all get along" message and fired back with the following: On Jan 10, 2013, at 8:39 PM, Nick Smith <nicksmith382@yahoo.com> wrote:

I knew you'd be dumb enough to respond. I once tricked a Mormon girl into having sex

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Mycolumn on values in the media that appears regularly in the Deseret News includes online links both to this blog and to my personal email account. Up until recently, all of the emails I had received as a result of my column have been pleasant and respectful, even if the person writing them disagrees with ... Read more

I'vebeen asked to review a bunch of different things, but I don't have a whole lot to say about any one of them. So, instead, I'm going to give you a few paragraphs on each and hope that's enough Stallion to help you get by.THE HOBBIT I saw this the day before it came ... Read more

Pacifismis objectively pro-fascist. This is elementary common sense. If you hamper the war effort of one side, you automatically help out that of the other.- George Orwell 

All of Utah's congressmen and one of my senators voted to raise my taxes by somewhere around $2,000.That's not how they think of it, of course. But that's ... Read more

SawLes Miserables tonight. I commend it to you as a very well-produced piece of cinema. Top-notch performances, beautiful singing voices (except for Russell Crowe, although he was more adequate than I was led to believe) and a revelation from Ann Hathaway, who demonstrates in a single three-minute shot that she is the most talented ... Read more

Igraduated from the University of Southern California in 1993. The year before, final exams were canceled because the school couldn't guarantee the safety of its students in the midst of the Rodney King riots. My friends and I holed up in my aunt and uncle's house in Bel Air for three days as we watched ... Read more

Firstoff, I still think the villain is going to be Gary Mitchell, but yes, I'm hedging my bets here. On Facebook, a friend asked if I was as confident about this prediction as I had been about Romney.Ouch.The answer is no - I was much more confident, and much more wrong, about Romney. So if ... Read more