As you may have seen in Chad’s post, both he and I are disappointed with the obviously political left turn of the new Bill Nye “science” show. Both he and I grew up on Bill Nye the Science guy and loved learning about science from his fun, zaney but informative show. Science made fun for... Continue Reading →
Bill Nye let me down
I was stoked to sit down and start the first season of my favorite childhood show now grown up "Bill Nye Saves the World." I grew up on Bill Nye and The Magic School Bus, and I have been so excited to see Netflix bring new life to them. I liked Bill's clever way of... Continue Reading →
“Are there no workhouses?”: On not being a Scrooge
Homeless, homeless like the Christ-child was. Homeless, homeless, but there is hope because He came down to earth to lead us He vowed he’d never leave us Homeless, homeless, for in his love there is a home[1]. This beautiful song in Michael McLean’s The Forgotten Carols always brings me to pondering. It challenges how we... Continue Reading →
Response to “Mormon leader explains why children must go hungry so the church can have money”
The semi-annual conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was held this past weekend. There were several exciting and remarkable moments. Five new temples were announced, including the first in east Africa, Nairobi, Kenya. President Uchtdorf condoned sleeping in church. And Elder Holland acknowledged that gay members of the Church in his... Continue Reading →
Book Review: War Against the Weak
I first came to appreciate history under the wise direction of a high school instructor, Mr. Wood, in his AP US History course. I remember getting one essay back with a huge x over my mistaken assertion, "Not only did Jefferson's actions show his Federalist sentiments…" It took a while to live that one down. ... Continue Reading →
History Engineers 