Monthly Archives: June 2013
Motivations of some religious citizens:
Last Friday, I tried to write a blog entry that discussed why certain religious people want to maintain the status quo of a marriage being between a man and a woman. Some people who disagree with this opinion have … Continue reading
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Are religious people self-righteous:
I suspect we all have dreams of grander, especially if we have a chance to read, biographies of successful people or of great people in history. I guess the genesis of this idea was inspired by some Facebook entries that … Continue reading
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Spelling candidates:
Wrong spelling: canidates (with a southern Utah accent) Correct spelling: candidates. How to remember? When you vote for someone you want to remember what they DID in the past. Also, you want someone that CAN do the things they promise. … Continue reading
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Making it personal:
I am a currently attending two different Toast Masters meetings. One is called Mainstreamers which I attend one evening of the week and the other called Toastmasters, which is at noon at noon, once a week. There are some very … Continue reading
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Scheduling events for family/camp reunions:
This is the next segment of planning of camping family reunion. The nice thing about this discussion is a chance I have too milk off the knowledge and experience of family members. Now I can share with you what they … Continue reading
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Where is our True Grit?
Today’s title of today’s blog is inspired by the movie True Grit. I have always enjoyed this movie. Beside it having John Wayne, the protagonist was a girl who endures personal challenges with courage and spoke. So I would … Continue reading
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More of the same, because we condone it:
I think a lot of people today are becoming increasingly concerned about the state of our nation. I know a lot of people who are leaving their political party. This is happening on both sides of the aisle. I think … Continue reading
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Spelling Chocolate:
Bad quality chocolate sometimes has a CHOky texture. When we love it, we never want to be LATE to eat CHOcoLATE. If you have any ideas to help remember this word’s spelling, please feel free to share it.
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Using vision boards to create new stories:
This last weekend I had the opportunity to attend an annual story telling retreat called Roots and Wings. This is the first time I’ve been introduced to the concept of vision boards. A vision board is when you will randomly … Continue reading
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Thanks God:
Whenever God, our heavenly father needs to talk to me. He usually needs to employ a 2 x 4. I don’t get subtle promptings very well, but in this case I did. Last Wednesday, my purse tipped over in my … Continue reading
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