Monthly Archives: September 2015

Spelling Inaccuracies: 

Good: Inaccuracies Bad:   Inacceracies I’m only off by one letter. How to remember the u. When you want to present accurate info you need to fill the bucket with facts. The U looks like a bucket, thus inaccUracies.. We’ll see … Continue reading

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Introduction to Wattpad:

An author friend of mine has used a valuable resource in getting beta readers for her book and I thought she would be an asset in telling us more about Wattpad. Welcome to our guest blogger, Lareena Goertz. A few … Continue reading

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Nonfood emergency supplies: 

A friend took some notes about the type of things to collect that are non-food items that will be useful in emergencies. Here is the list toothpaste toothbrushes toilet paper wipes lotion chap stick aspirin colloidal silver melatonin sleeping pills … Continue reading

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Presidential Relationship to Religious Matters: 

A few months ago I attended a conference on religious liberty at UVU. Here are some of my notes. Any inaccuracies are the fault of this note taker.  The lecture gave some info on President Carter that I didn’t know. … Continue reading

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Orem Cottage Meetings: 

Please plan to attend one of these cottage meetings and bring a friend! ALSO mark your calendar for Oct 8th to hear County Commissioner Bill Lee address Proposition 1:  the proposed unnecessary ¼ cent sales tax increase. Governments ALWAYS want to grow.  They … Continue reading

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Spelling Analyze:

Good: analyze Bad:   analize Ok this word is being a pain for me. This is my fourth attempt to use a mnemonic to remember the word. Let’s see if this will help me remember that there is a LY in … Continue reading

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So You Think You Can Write a Memorable Character? 

Here are some notes on a great panel at Life the Universe and Everything SF/F symposium. The topic from a lecture of writing a memorable character. The presenter is by Lima Todd. She provides some excellent information and presented in … Continue reading

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Lessons learned from hurricane Katrina: 

I went to this presentation and found the information useful. Have your important papers in a ready box ready to grab and go. Maybe also have a backup of those same papers in entirely different location, maybe even in in … Continue reading

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The Mormon codecs revisited:

This is not the name of the panel but it is what it’s about. I recently attended a Book of Mormon evidence conference. I listened to a number of panels that gave archaeological evidence of where events occurred in Northern … Continue reading

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Come meet Orem city conservative candidates:

What do you know about utility fees increasing each year until we will be paying an average of $560 more every year?  What is the Southwest Annex and how much is it going to cost you?  What is the State Street Master … Continue reading

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