Monthly Archives: November 2009

Happy Thanksgiving

I am very grateful today for all of the blessings I have. As I think about each of the privileges which I enjoy, my mind keeps coming back to the meaning of this holiday–why it was instituted and by whom. … Continue reading

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Branding – It Stinks But You’ve Gotta Do It

Recently, I have spent a fair amount of time reading about social media and promotion. Whereas social sites like Facebook and Twitter used to be the magical realms where only the brave, computer savvy individual would dare tread, more and … Continue reading

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Did I ever mention that sometimes I sing?

I am sorry about the lighting in this video, but the sound turned out pretty good, considering. This is a double-quartet that I participated in this evening. We assembled at 6pm to do a warmup/practice before our Stake General Priesthood … Continue reading

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NaNoWriMo Pep Talk – by J. Scott Savage

This post by Jeff Scott Savage was too good to not share. For those of you who are writers, and perhaps are participating in the NaNoWriMo challenge, here is a link to a super pep-talk. http://sixldswriters.blogspot.com/2009/11/you-have-to-convince-yourself-first.html Enjoy! And keep writing!

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Happy Veteran’s Day

My father was in the National Guard. Grandpa Fred Fraley was in the Navy in WWII. I still have his navy cap and his navy training manual. My father-in-law Wilmer ‘Doc’ Farley (no, that is not a typo) was in … Continue reading

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Do Christians Believe There Are Other Planets With People?

Picture from NASA: Farthest galaxy cluster ever imaged. This is a follow-up to my last post “Can a Mormon write Christian Fiction”. Because of comments posted there, I would like to know if Christians of various faiths believe that there … Continue reading

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Can a Mormon write Christian Fiction?

Those of you who follow this blog know that I have a book being released in March with Valor Publishing. The book is categorized as Speculative Fiction because of the setting and subject matter. But in my mind, the book … Continue reading

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Valor Publishing Book Launch tonight

Hey folks, I am going to the Valor book launch party tonight. Are you? Details below! **** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mark L. Shurtleff, Utah State Attorney General and author, will be joined by Lynne Jackson and recording artist, Alex Boye’, … Continue reading

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