My Continuing Academic Saga: Does Blogging Boost GRE Scores?
Posted on July 26, 2007 - Filed Under Any | 11 Comments
As many of you long-time Nacclers know, I am a graduate student. Or at least, I was. Right now, I’m between programs
Read More..>>The Mormon [literary figure of choice]
Posted on July 16, 2007 - Filed Under Any | 26 Comments
The Mormon Harry Potter. The Mormon Nancy Drew. The Mormon [Whatever].
After seeing the latest Nancy Drew movie (which was an amazingly excellent movie, BTW - I may post a review later just because I liked it so much) with my wife, I had a conversation with some members of my ward who were […]
“Think of all the Mormons who have to die before a man gets to be president.”
Posted on July 12, 2007 - Filed Under Any | 8 Comments
Before you click through to the source, who said it?
Read More..>>Which of J.K. Rowling’s Characters Will Die?
Posted on July 11, 2007 - Filed Under Any | 36 Comments
In ten days, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, seventh and final book of the series written by J.K. Rowling, will be released. Miss Rowling has said that two of her characters will die in this book. Which will they be?
Read More..>>LDS Chaplains in Iraq
Posted on July 9, 2007 - Filed Under Any | 14 Comments
This is not a political post, so don’t even think about it.
I know two LDS chaplains currently serving in Iraq, who both went through the Divinity School at the University of Chicago.
One hosts a blog, trying to make people aware of the daily events and things that don’t tend to make the news. […]
Area Authorities, Area Authority Seventies, and Area Seventies
Posted on July 9, 2007 - Filed Under Any | 4 Comments
In April 1995, Gordon Hinckley announced “the call of a new local officer to be known as an area authority. These will be high priests chosen from among past and present experienced Church leaders. They will continue with their current employment, reside in their own homes, and serve on a Church-service basis. The term of […]
Read More..>>Some constructive criticism of the Bloggernacle
Posted on July 4, 2007 - Filed Under Any | 49 Comments
Several of my friends at Church have recoiled in horror after visiting Church blog sites like T&S and BCC. When I tell them I am a fan, their response is, “how can you read stuff that basically promotes apostasy?”
Now, let me make this extremely clear: I do not share these opinions. […]
Romney under fire for Marriott hotel pornography
Posted on July 3, 2007 - Filed Under Any | 30 Comments
This story has everything the Bloggernacle could ever want: Romney, the Marriotts and sex! Unfortunately, in my opinion, it’s mostly hot air.
To summarize: some people are saying Romney as a member of the board of the Marriott chain should have done more to prevent the hotels from making money on X-rated movies. […]
Some good July 4th reading
Posted on July 3, 2007 - Filed Under Any | 5 Comments
I’d like to quote some of our modern-day prophets, seers and revelators in anticipation of Independence Day.
But before I do, I spent Sunday with a Canadian who is pretty sick and tired of all of the July 4th stuff she has to put up with in Church. I pointed out to her that I […]
More on the Glenn Beck story
Posted on July 3, 2007 - Filed Under Any | 24 Comments
LDS Living has a nice profile on Glenn Beck and his conversion to the Church. Anybody interested in a long discussion we had at M* regarding talk radio can find that post here.
With his CNN gig and the growth of his talk radio show, Glenn Beck is becoming one of the country’s most famous […]
