stallioncornell

Todayis my father’s 75th birthday. He doesn’t read this blog unless I tell him to, so I can let all of you in on a little secret. In the tradition of Ronald Reagan, he offers Jelly Bellies to the folks who happen to visit his office. So my wild-eyed sister got the idea that all ... Read more

...and I don't know why. I'll let you know as soon as I figure it out. ... Read more

Iwas a bank teller in Korea Town in Los Angeles way back when, which is where I learned how to say “Na neun se sangh ih suh ka jhang tung tung han salam imnida.” I’m sure the spelling is atrocious, but phonetically, that’s Korean for “I am the fattest man in the world.” One of ... Read more

Iwent to the BYU football game this weekend. You may not understand what a big deal that is. See, I was a USC student who did all his laundry in the dorms during the football games because there was nobody else around. I decided early on in my academic career that I would avoid football ... Read more

As I wrote on this blog last year, Jacqui Landrum and I weren't friends, due primarily to my own petulance. All the same, I was saddened to hear of her recent passing, and I wish her husband well. You can read her obituary here. ... Read more

Sawpieces of the Palin interview on the web both yesterday and today, and I'm more than a little disgusted at how she was treated, and not just by the insufferable Charlie Gibson, who was smug and condescending throughout, but by the whole process. The whole thing was filmed with a single camera that allowed the ... Read more

Mysister and I visited the World Trade Center in the fall of 1993, right after I'd graduated from USC. It cost money to go up to the observation deck, which I thought was a little bit tacky. Even so, I paid the seven bucks - I think it was seven bucks - and went up ... Read more

Bynow, most of you have heard this clip from the Almighty Obama:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPd4yk0x-eg&hl=en&fs=1I think it's clear from the context that he's not referring directly to Sarah Palin. I also don't think it matters. Based on the crowd reaction, the true believers took it as a Palin slam, based on her famous "Pit Bull with ... Read more

Mrs.Cornell blames my children's dramatic proclivities on me, and while I protest that such is not the case, deep down I know she's got my number. All of my children are capable of dramatic overkill, and they come by it so effortlessly that you know that there's some genetic predisposition involved. My kids all look ... Read more

Hada great visit from two old mission friends – one a favorite companion I haven’t seen for a while, and the other a beloved former zone leader who I haven’t seen for over twenty years. The occasion was this zone leader’s arrival from across the pond – he’s an Englishman who’s now relocated to Calgary ... Read more