Monthly Archives: March 2015

If love is the answer, then try it

I do believe that love is the best answer, in spite of my posts to the contrary. I just suspect that for far too many people, they’re living in a Foreigner song: “I wanna know what love is… I want … Continue reading

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There will come soft rains

Our neighborhood is waking up from winter. The trees are in flower (unfortunately, this also means a lot of the ornamental pear trees, which frankly stink), the early spring bulbs are coming up and blooming. The birds are moving into … Continue reading

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Slapping myself

I’ve been feeling somewhat down, a bit anxious, a little restless lately. Part of that is due to pushing forward into unfamiliar territory at work, which has had me uneasy for weeks now, but there’s something more going on. I … Continue reading

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Review: Heart of Annihilation, by C.R. Asay

I met C.R. Asay at LTUE this year. She’s an ex-military counter-intelligence science-fiction writer living in the Salt Lake Valley who recently had a book published by a local small publisher, “Heart of Annihilation”. She’s also a nice person and … Continue reading

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I’m a nerd, but sometimes…

I ran across this video the other day… (though you may want to read on before you invest time in it) This video is just a little embarrassing, frankly. I consider myself a geek, but these people are a little … Continue reading

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Police humanity

We hear a lot about the bad apples out there–or at least the supposed bad apples, since more than a few cases have been purposely miscast for political gain these days. The only way to combat that is to highlight … Continue reading

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What happened to the mall?

My daughter recently had a performance at a nearby mall, and so my older son and I took her there. She had to be there half an hour before the performance was to start, so we found ourselves with some … Continue reading

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Alternate historical art

What do you get when you combine steam punk, Japanese mechs, and Eastern Europe of the 1920’s? This: If I were those peasants, I don’t think I’d be still trying to work through all of this. This is all evidently … Continue reading

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Uncomfortable history

Evidently during World War II at least some german prisoners of war were held in a camp here in Utah. After Germany’s surrender a US soldier at the camp went on a shooting spree, killing nine prisoners and wounding twenty others … Continue reading

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Weapon of Mass Instruction

It’s probably not hard to guess I’m a big fan of books. So it’s probably also not hard to guess that I would endorse this product/service: https://vimeo.com/121404768 The guy seems a little eccentric–or perhaps sold on the idea of being … Continue reading

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