Category: cultural

Pay No Attention To That Man Behind the Curtain

If you've ever seen the Wizard of Oz, you might remember when the Great and Powerful Oz tells Dorothy and her companions to ignore the man behind the curtain. [video:youtube:YWyCCJ6B2WE] Note  that the video will ask you to go directly to YouTube for… more »

In Four Hours

In less than four hours I will be sitting in the J. Reuben Clark Building on the BYU campus taking a test to advance my amateur radio license.  There's a chance my beard might make it beyond the invisibility filter my crutches will bring. This is the t… more »

A Difficult Subject to Breach (Reader Be Warned)

This blog entry may not sit well with some people.  You've been warned. Today's topic is something of a more delicate nature.  To be more precise, the topic is of a very egestive nature.  Egestive... think opposite of injestive.  Look it up.  This is y… more »

Road Rules: A Courteous Driver

This is part five of a five-part special this week called Road Rules. On Monday, I wrote about people who don't know how to make turns. Tuesday, I wrote about the ballet of cars that I find constantly dancing in front of me. The topic of Wednesday'… more »

Road Rules: Get On Your Bikes and Ride!

This is part four of a five-part series this week entitled Road Rules. Bicycle!  Bicycle!  I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike! OK, so I'm not Freddy Mercury, nor am I in any shape to ride a bicycle with my foot the way it is.  But a lo… more »

Road Rules: Let Me Tell You About Pedestrians In Utah

  This is part three in this week's series called Road Rules. OK.  All flattery aside.  No cute attempts at flexing my writing muscles.  No creative illusions.  I'm going to be dead serious here. Pedestrians in Utah suck. Let me preface this blog… more »