Inaugural Fear

MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERAYou 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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Is Dixie University a Good Idea?

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

10th Grade Stallion

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

Cult Mormon Thoughts

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

Reviews

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 HOBBIT20130104-223306.jpg I saw this the day before it came ... Read more
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Tea Party Tax Hikers

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

Les Miz: One Vulcan’s Perspective

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

Do the Facts Matter?

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