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Lent, Mormons, and Me
Tomorrow starts the Lenten season for the majority of the Christian world. It lasts from Ash Wednesday to Palm Sunday. The season is meant to be a time of repentance. As a child I was encouraged to pick one sinful thing to give up during Lent. I was never any good at that. I tried…
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The Value of Work
What were your parents doing at your age? My parents have worked hard all their lives. My dad has been a practicing Episcopal minister since around the time I was born. He technically retired a few years ago but still works as a “supply priest” filling in the gaps from the full time priests in…
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Exceptional
Sometimes I think I am an exceptional human being. Everybody is unique and special, but I get to thinking that I am more unique and special than most. I am, I think, objectively smarter and more articulate than most of the people I deal with. I also have more awe and gratitude for how amazing…
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Constitutional Amendment AP:1
If you had the power to change one law, what would it be and why? I want a law that no other law may be voted on that is over 5000 words and that to be eligible to vote on any law the voter must read the entire law up to 5000 words.
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Dream House
Write about your dream home. First of all I want something big: a compound, or a villa, or a castle. I want people who love me to live in my castle with me. I want it to have all the amenities. Electricity, plumbing, indoor air, WiFi, a library, a game room, carpets in the main…
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What’s So Amazing
You get some great, amazingly fantastic news. What’s the first thing you do? Three kinds of amazing news come to mind. The first is enough money to pay off my debts which I would do. If there is some left over I’d try to have a party. Maybe rent a hall to feed all my…
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Bathtub Dream
I had a dream that I came back from an airport and saw a naked woman and her kids in a bathtub in the grass outside a house. The bath water was dirty because it had been raining, and she was trying to bail it out. I got closer to help her bail (and of…
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Retiring Board Games and Cards
When I was a child there were two things that I used to pass the time. The first was board games. I would set up elaborate rules so that I could play them by myself and keep score. Sometimes I would even rope people in them. I also played war games and chess with my…
Latter Day Sinner 