Today I saw a Facebook post by a friend of a friend that really rubbed me wrong. This post was a lengthy stance against the performance of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir at the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump. It contained a few of the stances I have seen elsewhere as well as presenting stances on…
It has been hard to fight the waves of memories that have been let loose as the coming in of the tide at the passing of my grandpa Greenhalgh. I’ve watched as others have shared their memories and it only serves to cause tears to come to my eyes. I hate feeling vulnerable and out…
So this is just a rough outline of my thoughts during the presidential debate tonight. Just bread and circuses as far as I’m concerned: What is Clinton going to do encourage more women to choose higher paying career fields in order to close the “wage gap?” Lots of Trump’s companies are based on foreign workers,…
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away I was a young man with a spark of faith who determined that the best course of action for my life was to serve an LDS mission. Okay, I’m being hyperbolic about it being that long ago and that far away in a literal sense,…
Once again, I find myself attempting to find the right words to convey the thoughts that have been swirling in my mind since yesterday morning when I first saw the article from the Salt Lake Tribune on a recent policy update that affects homosexual couples and the children raised by them. One of the things…
It has been almost a year since I posted anything here. This is disappointing to me. They say that one must regularly utilize a talent lest it become lost. I’ve noticed this truth in certain areas of my life and I hope writing will never be one of them. On a scale of one to…
The national attitude toward authority figures has been rotting for 50 years. The rot has become so extensive, that we can now hardly go a day without encountering its stench. What started as protests against ‘The Man,’ has coalesced into a nation-wide attitude that screams when people engaging in illegal activities are killed when resisting…
There are times I wonder whether to dignify certain events with a response. After all, the best way to silence a fool is to ignore his voice. But what if his voice turns into ten voices? What if those ten voices then become 100? Suddenly you find that you are a mouse attempting to speak…
I just realized that I have played Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) games for just over ten years now. As I look back on this time, I realize some of the valuable lessons I have learned along the way. The first is that I am an independent person. Although the second M in MMO stands for…
Several months ago, I wrote about the freedom of association that gays use as the fundamental freedom that should allow them to marry also applying to the right of private organizations and individuals to discriminate against those they choose. Recent events necessitate further thought into these matters, particularly as it pertains to the relationship between…
Ebola! Israel and Palestine threaten to commit genocide against each other! Hurricanes! Earthquakes! Tornados! Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Russia, and Ukraine! Civil unrest in Ferguson, MO! Evil Liberals! Hateful Conservatives! Stories relating to these topics, or those like them, cross my Facebook news feed almost every day. Craziness is all over the news, and I…
When anybody asks me what my favorite movie is, I never even have to hesitate before telling him or her, “The Shawshank Redemption.” What could be better than a story about a man who is wrongfully accused, sent to prison for two lifetimes, abused by his fellow inmates, and exploited for his banking knowledge, who…
