Stallion Cornell

Soa family member is officiating at mixed-faith wedding. He put together pieces of advice he had foraged from various sources and asked me to compile it into counsel he could give at the wedding. So I did. And I quite like it, so I'm going to post it here.A few bits of trivia - the ... Read more

Sothe Somae Health plan works in phases. Phase One begins with three servings of fruits and three of vegetables - 1.5 cups per serving -and three servings of lean meat per day - either 4 oz. of fish/chicken/beef, or 2 eggs. You eat about twenty raw nuts, and you take some multivitamins and digestive enzymes, ... Read more

Ona Sunday night, as I contemplated a new life free of the burden of eating whatever I wanted to eat, I recalled the words of my mother on the occasion of my parents' fiftieth wedding anniversary at the end of last year.All the family had gathered at the downtown Marriott Hotel in Salt Lake City ... Read more

Letme share with you my personal incentive to lose thirty pounds.I was part of a church performance called "A Night of Broadway," where I was asked to sing "Mama Says," a song from the stage musical "Footloose." I had never heard it prior to being assigned to it, but it seemed goofy enough for my ... Read more

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