Archive for the ‘Utah’ Category

Children smell bad.

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

A couple things on my mind today. Has anybody (in Utah) heard the referendum 1 (school vouchers) ads on the radio? I find them really irritating. It makes me wonder if there are options aside from "Yes" and "No" on the ballot. The logic ...

We’re here! We’re queer! We don’t want anymore bears!

Friday, June 22nd, 2007

Ladies and gentlemen, I am bringing back a feature that has long been sitting dormant in the vast expanse of the Internets: the Friday Fatwa. I don't know if I can say how long it's going to be back, but it should show its ugly face every now and ...

Rob is the American experience.

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

I finally got to watch the Frontline documentary The Mormons (I was too busy to watch it when it first aired two weeks ago). I was reasonably impressed with it. It seemed to attempt a fair portrayal, covering the history and culture and interviewing the rank and file ...

A guide to what I’m barely putting up with, part II.

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

Nation Sickened By Sight Of Happy Young Couple WASHINGTON, DC—Three states have already passed "Get A Room" ordinances to combat the Oak Park, IL couple's playful nudging and incessant hand-holding. .onion_embed {background: rgb(256, 256, 256) !important;border: 4px solid rgb(65, 160, 65);border-width: 4px 0 1px 0;margin: 10px 30px !important;padding: 5px;overflow: hidden !important;zoom: 1;}.onion_embed ...

A guide to what I am barely putting up with.

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

“The cacophony of groans, boos and applause echoing inside the University of Utah's Kingsbury Hall was as divided as the men and their politics reverberating on stage,” read the opening line of the Salt Lake Tribune's article covering the recent debate between Sean Hannity and Salt Lake mayor Rocky ...

It Seems Changning the World Will Take Some Time.

Monday, June 19th, 2006

If moral relativists have anything going for them, it is that morals considered good to one social group contradict with those good morals of others. I have been thinking about this a lot lately. I don't consider myself a moral relativist, but I do think that other than a ...

Setting Fire to Sleeping Giants.

Sunday, April 30th, 2006

I would be willing to wager that most of you are aware that many young LDS men leave home for two years to perform missionary service. I did not go, nor am I planning on doing so in the near future. Nevertheless, a solid forty percent of my ...