“Perception is our duty” And for the record, I like going to a wacky school and I’m fairly certain I’m not the only one. Want to go to a school where people are boring? Get better grades and transfer to the zoo. Oh, and I am that student with Facebook up on his laptop and […]
Val Peterson is a busy man. I’m unannounced and uninvited, occupying the only free fifteen minutes he has today. “So,” Peterson said, “you think there’s a problem with parking?” “No,” I tell him, “but everyone else seems to think so. I just park and keep my mouth shut.” What I don’t tell him is I’m […]
“My impressions of BYU’s decision to discontinue its WRI? In a word: denial. In a picture or icon: head in the sand,” said Peggy Pasin, coordinator of UVU’s Women’s Resource Center. There has been a good deal of criticism circulating with regard to the discontinuation of BYU’s Women’s Research Institute (WRI). Skepticism prevails, considering that […]
Holidays seem to produce by-the-books recitations of “giving thanks” as much as a sewer produces stink. “I’m so glad to have [things I am socially required to be glad for]” or some such phrase is heard before every turkey dinner from November to January. One of the most interesting refrains is a recitation of thankfulness […]
These days when someone encourages you to give up driving in favor of riding a bicycle, they usually bathe their argument in rhetoric about breaking dependence on foreign oil and stopping global climate change. Worthy arguments. Unfortunately, people are rarely motivated by moralistic calls to action. Plus, your individual choice not to drive a car […]
I have never drunk a curdled glass of half-and-half. Neither have I read Sarah Palin’s new book, Going Rogue. I’m definitely sure that I wouldn’t feel good after doing either one. It is neither secret, nor negative, that Utah is a staunchly conservative state. There are drawbacks to living in a subculture where a dominant […]
The room smells of Christmas trees and eggnog, the creepy guy you work with is trying to get all of the ladies underneath the mistletoe, and you’re forced into awkwardly talking to people with whom you don’t want to be more than office acquaintances. However, there can be a bright spot in your holiday parties […]
I wish I could feel sentimental when I hear Christmas music like everyone else seems to, but all I can seem to feel is nausea. Let me explain by taking you back to 1992, when for Christmas my brother and I received a CD player and our very own CDs. My brother, a hard rock […]
What should be a modern replacement for coal in a person’s stocking? A flash drive with a computer virus. –Lindsey Linge Scorpions. Wait, that’s probably more primitive, not modern. But that’d teach those naughty kids! –Jordy Kirkman Twilight, book or DVD. –Rob Steffen A membership to Gold’s Gym. –Jennie Nicholls For Republicans President Obama and […]
Ingredients • 1-1/2 cups sugar • 2 cups miniature marshmallows, divided • 1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk • 1/4 cup margarine or butter • 1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate pieces • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 1 (10 to 12 ounce) can mixed nuts Cooking Instructions 1. In two-quart glass measure and microwave […]