Freedom OF Religion
By now everybody in Utah at least has heard about the speech given by Elder Dallin H. Oaks at the BYU-Idaho devotional yesterday on the subject of freedom of religion. It will surprise nobody who knows anything about me to…
Year 2009
What Does It Mean to Forgive?
When Elizabeth Smart testified last week there was a renewed flurry of media coverage of that infamous case. While the contents of her testimony were shocking (as expected) there was nothing in her testimony that actually surprised me. I remember…
OpEd on Iran for America’s Next Great Pundit contest
Nobody (except Ahmadinejad or Khamenei) is very thrilled about the possibility of Iran as a nuclear power. That is one of the few foreign policy positions on which Americans of all political persuasions can agree. Like every other policy position…
Meet the Other David Miller – Torontoist
Let us tell you a few things about David Miller. He’s wary of socialized healthcare. He’s in favour of weakening the federal government, and he also supports strict caps on income tax for individuals and corporations. Yeah, turns out David…
Potato Bar Casserole
When Laura invited me to cook dinner tonight I decided that I was in the mood to make something new. I also knew that I wanted something based on our hash browns. I did a Google search for potato recipes…
Personal Challenges
We had a neighborhood party last Saturday and as we were driving home we got talking with the kids about one of our neighbors and his son who is autistic. As we explained some basics about autism we did so…
WordPress, the OpenID Plugin, and Blogger Comments
I’m a fan of the idea of OpenID which is why I use the OpenID plugin accept OpenID authentication for comments on this site and others that I run. I am under no illusions that it serves as an anti-spam…
The Difference Between Explanation and Debate
I learned some very interesting things as a result of Michael Jackson’s death. I know, most people would look at me and say “David, you seem like the type of person who would not even be paying attention to that…
HAM – KF7DQE
For the last couple of decades I have wanted to get a HAM radio license. I never got really serious about it, but it was always there in the back of my head waiting for “someday.” Someday finally arrived. The…
Protected: Family Reunion Questions
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