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How to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo
Might a suggest a lovely day in Charm City to cheer on the annual Kinetic Sculpture race ( Read more... ) -
Alternative Commencement
As most of you know, I was raised Mormon and even had a brief fling as a BYU student. I no longer consider myself a member of that church but it was an important part of shaping who I now am. BYU is scarily homogenous. It is an institution that places indoctrination above education. Utah Mormons, for the most part, are committed Republicans. ( Read more... ) -
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Because I don't post enough here and I want to know more about my LJ friends ( Read more... ) -
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Netflix sent me "The Corpse Bride" yesterday. I am a Tim Burton fan. I am a Danny Elfman fan. The Nightmare Before Christmas is one of my top 10 movies. I was really looking forward to this movie ( Read more... ) -
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Anchorman is superior to Talledega Nights. Discuss. -
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I've gotten a bit of perspective on our trip to Tanzania. You will never again hear me complain about being broke. My mother used to say how lucky me and my siblings were for being born in the US ( Read more... ) -
Winners!
The winning entries from the annual Bulwer-Lytton Fiction contest. An excellent Friday diversion.
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We're Back
We're back and so is our luggage. The trip was the longest vacation (just short of two weeks) I've taken since I was a child. It was wonderful to be able to forget what day of the week it was ( Read more... ) -
Oscar Nominations
http://oscar.com/nominees/?pn=list
Make your picks! I was surprised to Little Miss Sunshine up for Best Picture, but I gotta give the muckety-mucks credit for recognizing the greatness that is Steve Carrell.
Me thinks I need to see Pan's Labyrinth.