Stallion Cornell

Ihave seen precisely one episode of HBO’s signature series “Big Love,” ostensibly written about a polygamous family in Sandy, Utah, with roots in early Mormon doctrine. What I can tell you, from that episode, is that nothing in the show bears even a passing resemblance to Utah, polygamists, or Mormons. Trust me. I live in ... Read more

Icome to announce my opposition to Daylight Savings Time in the strongest possible terms. I see no valid reason to let it continue. It is fundamentally disruptive of every aspect of life, with only antiquated agrarian benefits to show for it. We no longer need it. It’s completely unnecessary. It’s intrusive, maddening, and worse than ... Read more

Tuesday’spost generated a considerable amount of controversy, and I’ve considered a follow-up, except that the issue has been hashed and rehashed in the comments. So I thought I’d devote a post to several mini-controversies which are sure to generate all kinds of interest. I have a new iPhone. Yes, I like it – my wife ... Read more

Today’smetaphor begins, as all good metaphors do, with the first verse of the theme song from The Jeffersons:

Well, we’re movin’ on up To the East Side To a deluxe apartment in the sky We’re movin’ on up To the East Side We finally got a piece of the pie

Yummy! A piece of the ... Read more

TodayI spent the afternoon at Larry H. Miller’s beautiful funeral service in the Energy Solutions Arena, listening to his family describe the marvelous man that he was. Among other things, Larry was a first-class philanthropist. With no fanfare or media attention, he once gave a considerable sum of money to a non-profit arts organization with ... Read more

Ididn’t watch Obama last night. I wasn’t protesting per se; it’s just that I knew what he was going to say, and I knew what everyone’s reaction was going to be. He bolstered his support; he made no new converts, and he changed very little. These kinds of speeches have become something of a Kabuki ... Read more

To anyone reading this blog outside of Utah, the name Larry H. Miller probably means nothing to you. But that’s not the case if you’ve spent any time in the Beehive State, where Larry Miller’s car dealership empire floods the airwaves with commercials using the slogan “You know this guy!” Well, in point of fact, ... Read more

Ifyou don’t know the story of Languatron, then my opening analogy will be lost on you. To summarize, Languatron is a lunatic in Chicago who thinks I am Glen A. Larson, the creator of Battlestar Galactica. We have never met, nor shall we ever meet, but he hates me more than life itself. To further ... Read more

I’mjust about done with the Gitmo thing. I think I’ll let POUNDS have the last word on yesterday’s discussion, at least from my point of view. However, I did want to offer this e-mail, which I received over the past two days. It comes from the wife of a serviceman, and I think it provides ... Read more

Interestingand provocative issues raised by yesterday’s post demand a sequel. I’m not interested in repeating myself, but there’s much more in this issue to explore, and many of the comments to yesterday’s essay raise excellent questions. I’ll skip past the anonymous guy who tells me I’ve “lost my marbles” and start with POUNDS, who asks ... Read more