I have lately had the happy misfortune of picking up a book that contains ideas that stir the soul. It has rekindled the embers of ideas that have been long banked. It is a feast for the mind, but is a banquet that I enjoy even more when I do not eat alone. I am […]
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Change the Election System
The 2016 South Carolina Republican primary highlights two very large issues I have with our election system. First past the post voting is “just about the worst possible system.” Take a look at this Stanford News article on ranked choice voting. “One advantage of the system we use in our national elections, the ‘first past […]
On Donald Trump’s Proposal to Ban Muslims from Entering the United States
We don’t need to sacrifice our principles to save them. We are stronger than that. I’ve studiously avoided wading into the 2016 Presidential election circus. I really haven’t had anything to say. Then Donald Trump proposed a “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out […]
Rejoicing in Our Gifts
The following is the talk I gave in Sacrament Meeting on Sunday, 19 July 2015. I am Lynn Taylor. There have been a lot of new families that have moved in after Donna and I arrived, so I’ll give a little introduction. We have four boys. Devon finishes his mission in Japan this November. Joshua […]
Another Angle on “Age of Ultron”: A Response to Sady Doyle
This is a response to Sady Doyle’s well-written article titled Age of Robots: How Marvel Is Killing the Popcorn Movie. As much as I’d love to have this conversation over shawarma, with all of the back-and-forth “getting to know and understand each other better” that an actual discussion allows, I’ll have to settle for a […]
Hello world!
The last thing the world needs is another blog. So, here’s one more! I’ve been thinking about blogging for some time now. Well… here it is!