stallioncornell

We'retrying to send out Christmas cards/thank yous to everyone who was so supportive after our oldest daughter's skiing accident this year. If you'd like a card, please send me a message at stallioncornell@yahoo.com with your address. Below is the letter that the lovely Mrs. Cornell wrote to accompany the cards. We're trying to send out ... Read more

OrsonScott Card still considers himself a Democrat. Nobody else does, but there you are. Regardless of what his party affiliation may be, he's a stupendous writer who generally makes a whole lot of sense, and he's also an active Latter-Day Saint besides. He's written an opus on the same subject I did last time, ... Read more

Newt?Really?One of the reasons this is so surprising is that I actually like Newt. He's undeniably brilliant; he's reasonable, and he's produced real, substantial, conservative solutions. Wildly successful welfare reform? That was all Newt. Balanced budget in the 90s? Newt again. Child tax credit? Capital gains tax cut? The first Republican majority since Eisenhower? Newt, ... Read more

Conversationsabout the Shakespeare Authorship Question with those who have not studied the issue are a very predictable, four-step CIFA process. They begin with:1. CONTEMPT.“You idiot! Of course Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare! Look at the name on the play! See what it says? It says 'William Shakespeare' right there! Who else would have written it, ... Read more

Withinthe next three to five years, the Chinese will invade and occupy the United States of America and set up prison camps wherein us regular Americans will be tortured because... well, because we'll be tortured for some reason. Don't interrupt.One of these camps will be in a tiny Southern Utah town with less than one-hundred ... Read more

Sohere's the plan.Christmas gets increasingly expensive for a family with five children, and in these times of economic crisis, one must turn to new sources of inspiration to supplement Santa's bounty. Beginning on Black Friday, then, I shall join my twin 10-year-old sons, Corbin and Cornelius Cornell, and embark on a journey to spread Christmas ... Read more

CHAPTERTWO:Lost Boy FoundMore startled than actually frightened, Peter stumbled to his feet to see the four urchins who had come through the newly destroyed window and were now scattered about his room. Each was scruffier than the last, and their ratty, torn clothing and matted hair made Peter wonder if they’d ever had ... Read more

According to Patrick Rothfuss, author of the masterful The Name of the Wind and the less masterful The Wise Man's Fear - the most helpful customer review at Amazon for that one has it right on the money - November is National Novel Writing Month, where novelists both approved and ... Read more

Onenote of blog housekeeping: if you decide to mention specific biographical details about me and my real life identity, your comments will be deleted. In cyberspace, I try to maintain a thin veneer of anonymity, despite the fact that most of you likely know who I am, know where I live, and know how to ... Read more

Ijust got off the phone with a woman who had spent the past month volunteering to get a ballot initiative off the ground in her community, only to watch a Tea Party group swoop in, dump a boatload of money, and swing the election in their favor. "I lost my first election," she said. "I ... Read more