Is it a sign of the times when monuments are destroyed?
With all the news, I have learned not to believe everything you hear or read. But still, I listen...
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1960s California culture
I grew up in the suburbs of Hollywood in a small town that housed Marilyn Monroe’s mother....
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Are you born good, bad, or just innocent?
An interesting question is whether people are born “good,” “bad,” or just...
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Where did Spock get his Vulcan hand sign?
At a young age, Leonard Nimoy saw a sign that later became his trademark and Vulcan salute of...
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I did the “Duck and Cover” in the 1960s
This photo of school children kneeling under their desks isn’t a bunch of school kids...
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Mug Handles that stay cool in Microwaves
I was shopping at Target when I overheard a couple talking about dishes. The man was saying he...
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Hugh Nibley — But What Kind of Work?
Hugh Nibley searched and searched through mountains of Egyptian texts. He had so many shoeboxes...
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Stone Stacking Story
Ten years ago I recorded my thoughts about chaos. Today, we see a lot of chaos around the world...
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Shifty Science Labs
I was a science major in college–biochemistry, to be exact. I had a lot of science labs as...
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History by the Football Coach
When I was in middle school and high school, the boys’ PE teacher, the football coach,...
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And where was Eve?
I find it interesting that Eve wasn’t present when God forbid Adam to eat the fruit of the...
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covid conspiracy theory
I don’t really get caught up in conspiracy theories. But I like to analyze things and...
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There’s no such thing as false hope
With all of this stay at home business, we’ve been hiking the mountains when we need a break...
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Hugh Nibley — Why Was I Put in This Situation?
This is one of my favorite Nibley quotes — “Why was I put in this situation?”...
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Lorenzo Snow’s vision of Christ
I think it’s important to know that Christ is real. To hear it from someone who has seen...
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Do you have a choice when you die?
What do you know about angels? And do you have a choice when you die? Oscar W. McConkie wrote a...
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Bran Muffin Recipe
Ok, so this is my favorite bran muffin recipe, that I’ve created. I could eat too many in...
Read MoreKeeping the commandments
In my reading of the Book of Mormon, I became aware of how often the prophets reminded the people to keep the commandments. About 124 B.C. King Benjamin explained — And behold, all that he requires of you is to keep his...
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Toasted or untoasted wheat germ
Wheat germ has been around for a long time, under the brand — Kretschmer. You can still buy...
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The Hot Zone Ebola Virus
I like to read about how viruses work, and how drugs work (I was a biochemistry major and...
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