To the Saints in California

By now, a letter from the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been read to you. The contents of the letter were leaked days ago, and the First Presidency has asked you to take a stand in favor of the proposed marriage amendment for the constitution of California.
Since that [...]

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Movie Review: Jumper

We watched Jumper last night. I remember seeing the previews and thinking that it looked really cool, but I also imagined it would be a “turn your brain off” film a la Vin Diesel. Turns out my instincts are pretty good.
The Bad
The lead actor (Hayden Christian?) is alright. He’s by no means great, and unfortunately [...]

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The Funeral

Today was the funeral.
Over the last few days, I’ve been heavily involved with the funeral arrangements, and I don’t think I’ve ever realized how emotionally exhausting it can be. After having been through it, I can only say that I’m grateful that my brother and his wife didn’t have to do that themselves.
I saw baby [...]

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The Longest Morning: In Memorium

Yesterday was the longest day of the year. By virtue of that, last night was also the shortest night and this morning was also the longest morning. It seems fitting.
I took a walk in the early morning to ponder life, to ponder fate. But mostly, I took a walk this morning because I needed to [...]

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Am I Mozart?

I’ve been writing professionally for seven years now, and in all that time, I’ve been searching for the best analogy to describe why professional writers are essential. Many organizations still operate under the idea that the person who designs and builds something is the best person to write about it. It’s just not true, and [...]

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Inroducing: Joe and Lora

Joe and Lora are some long time friends of ours who moved back east some years ago. They were always good for a great laugh, and I can’t even begin to count the number of times we laughed ourselves silly over games or Practice Thanksgivings (that’s a whole other story) or who knows what else.

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So it’s been awhile

So, it’s been a while since I’ve been motivated to write seriously on my blog. There is an awful lot going on right now, and that just gets pushed to the back burner sometimes. We’ve been somewhat silent on the house problem, but I wanted to give a few more details now.
Our roof is [...]

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Dave’s WW of EU: Prepositions and Prepositionsal Phrases

Prepositions connect nouns and pronouns to another word or words in a sentence. The common rule for identifying a preposition is if it is something that you can do to a log or a barn. For example, you can stand IN a barn, ON a log, BEHIND a barn, UNDER a [...]

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Introducing: Madonnaoverdrive

Madonnaoverdrive recently discovered me through my posting on mental illness. She suffers from bi-polar disorder, and is a treasure of interesting tidbits and knowledge.
And, as usual, she’s a talented writer with a skill for anecdotes.
Welcome aboard, Madonnaoverdrive.

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