Stallion Cornell

I find that my most effective and productive prayers take place when I'm walking my dog.Granted, these prayers are highly unorthodox. They don't involve closing my eyes or using King James English. They're structured more like conversations, and, I confess, the conversations have gotten a bit heated at times. I am not yet righteous enough ... Read more

Ifind myself in the uncomfortable position of being out of step with my church, and it's tying me up in knots. As my Facebook friends already know - and I'm taking a short weekend-long sabbatical from Facebook in order to calm down - I am deeply troubled by the Church's new policy to withhold blessings ... Read more

SoI have an idea.My regular columns for the Deseret News have cut into my blogging time. I wish it weren't so, but it is. I've thought about simply reposting my columns over here, but that's kind of pointless, given that they're already online over at the D News website.Producing these columns is a process that ... Read more

WilliamGoldman, screenwriter of "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "The Princess Bride," is famous for coining the phrase "Nobody knows anything." He was talking about Hollywood, but his assessment is far better suited for Washington DC.This adage doesn't just apply to the talking heads on cable television who have to fill up a 24-hour ... Read more

So,on Facebook, an old friend threw down the gauntlet on a subject that is near and dear to my heart and rather boring to most folks.I quote his original post in full:

I now vent in the specific direction of "Oxfordians" who believe that William Shakespeare did not write his own poetry and plays: REALLY?

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Mormonshave long been hesitant to discuss the subject of temple garments in casual conversation, because such garments serve as reminders of sacred covenants that aren’t to be taken lightly.That’s why I bristle every time someone dismisses them as “magic underwear,” or worse. I don’t think such comments are always intended to be cruel, but they ... Read more

Thismay seem odd, but I'm over here at my blog hiding from Facebook, where, so far, 180 very sweet, wonderful people have decided to wish me a happy birthday.  (Yes, today is my birthday. I am a year older, not much wiser, and still devastatingly good-looking.)Every time someone is thoughtful enough to take time out ... Read more

TheCivil War was brought to a close when General Robert E. Lee arrived at Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia to surrender on behalf of the Confederate Army. The terms of the surrender were remarkably generous. Confederate soldiers were promised immunity from prosecution even though they were officially guilty of treason, and they were allowed to keep ... Read more

Todayis Family Fun Day, which means I  participate in an annual ritual wherein the Rockamatics let me embarrass myself by singing a couple of Stones tunes in front of a crowd of (mostly) Mormons.I always post these on Facebook, but I don't think I've ever put one up on the blog before. So that ends ... Read more

Recognizingthat anything I write on this subject will be offensive to somebody, I decided to plow ahead regardless. Batten down the hatches; here we go.While surfing the web, I stumbled on an article in Canada's National Post that introduced me to the concept of “transabled” people. According to the article, transabled individuals feel like “imposters ... Read more