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It’s a Small World… I Suppose

Long before my wife and I took our son to DisneyWorld he heard the iconic, catchy, and terrible song “It’s a Small World” and believed the lyrics to be “It’s a Small World, I suppose.” We got a great laugh about it and looked forward …

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America, Disney, kids, Laziness, Media, Memories, parenthood, Rants, society, Strollers, TravelLeave a Comment on It’s a Small World… I SupposeMay 28, 2014 By todd

Unrepresented

I’m pleased to say that we’re on the home stretch. Two weeks from now the political ticker that is Facebook will quiet down and everyone can go back to inane comments and photos of their dinner. Well, actually it will probably be three-weeks from now …

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2012, America, Election, Gary Johnson, ISideWith, Libertarian, Presidents, Rants, society, Stupidity2 Comments on UnrepresentedOctober 23, 2012 By todd

Building Heroes: Armstrong vs. Armstrong

At the end of August, two men named Armstrong were both in the news. Neil Armstrong was mentioned because he died at the age of 82. Lance Armstrong was mentioned because of an ongoing investigation into doping during his cycling career. Very different men with …

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America, Armstrong, Belief, Heroes, Inspiration, Lance, Media, Neil, Rants, society, Technology1 Comment on Building Heroes: Armstrong vs. ArmstrongSeptember 19, 2012 By todd

Best Pictures of 2011 – Part 1

I love photography and I do believe it can say things that can’t ever be captured in words. So while this is obviously a text heavy blog, I wanted to share the photos which said the most to me this year and a few of …

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America, beauty, Belief, Christianity, Dog, Fear, Inspiration, iPhone, marriage, Muslims, Photos, Presidents, Riots, society, Steve Jobs1 Comment on Best Pictures of 2011 – Part 1December 20, 2011 By todd

WordsWordsWords

The English language fascinates me. Unlike French or Italian, English lacks a lyrical or sensual structure, even when coming out of Kiera Knightly. Yet, whenever I think I should really learn another language I’m reminded how much I really don’t know my first one. I …

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America, English, Exegete, kids, Learning, Rants, society, writing3 Comments on WordsWordsWordsJanuary 17, 2011February 10, 2021 By todd

Mormon Revolution

I’ve had this thing nagging at me for a while, an issue in the back of my mind which I keep bumping into and then turning away from. But since moving to Utah, I’ve come face to face with it a few times and now …

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America, Belief, Christianity, Faith, Fear, marriage, Rants, Utah5 Comments on Mormon RevolutionAugust 1, 2010 By todd

I’ve been Punk’d

Celebrity is one of the things I find fascinating and infuriating about our society. People who are our entertainment have now become our idols. It’s as if the court Jester ( a slave-like role in its day) has now become the champion of the kingdom. …

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America, Ashton, Cameras, celebrity, Film, Media, Nikon, Porn, Rants, society, StupidityLeave a Comment on I’ve been Punk’dMay 27, 2010 By todd

Occupational Hazzard

The minute I saw this news story I knew I’d found a blog entry. A strange mix of irony, tragedy, and sheer stupidity converging to create fantastic commentary on the strangeness of our society. Here’s the short version: A 20 year old girl in Detroit …

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America, beauty, Media, Rants, society, StupidityLeave a Comment on Occupational HazzardMay 20, 2010 By todd

iPhone to the Rescue…

I’ve resisted writing about Haiti because, while incredibly tragic, it irks me to see our nation running to the aid of some other country when there’s so many terrible problems at home. I don’t think we should be policing the world or trying to save …

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America, iPhone, Rants, society, Technology2 Comments on iPhone to the Rescue…February 8, 2010 By todd

Unwelcome Extremities

I’ve been thinking about two news events which happened within 24hrs of each other on Christmas day 2009: Two men with deeply held religious beliefs illegally traveled into other countries to spread their messages. Neither succeeded, but both made news. And though the news coverage …

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America, Belief, Fear, Presidents, Purpose, Rants, societyLeave a Comment on Unwelcome ExtremitiesJanuary 11, 2010 By todd

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