A strife of interests

Following President Obama’s ambitiously upbeat State of the Union address, I was reminded, all too soon, of this Ambrose Bierce quote.

Religion – affinity fraud’s feathered bed of illusion

Utah, and the Mormon Church, have experience a virtual ground swell of affinity fraud, in the last few years. More than usual, even. As it is, Happy Valley – that is to say, Utah County, the home of Brigham Young University – alone, is arguably the MLM (multilevel marketing) capitol of the world. Especially…

The invisible elephant in the room, behind the shutdown

Ladies and Gentlemen of the United States Congress – and I am speaking to both the House and the Senate, Republicans and Democrats. How long can you expect to keep the real power behind this whole ruse, a secret from the American People. And what does any of you think is going to happen,…

GOP opposition to Obamacare – The Lie That’s Too Big To Be True

Anyone looking in on the Ted Cruz 21 hour nonsensical diatribe, on Obama and the Affordable Care Act, would have to wonder at the audacity of this all-but-the-kitchen-sink attack of lies, misinformation, unsupported innuendo, and more damn lies – going on ad-nauseam – like stink on a bug. Or Joe McCarthy on a suspected…

Modern serfdom in America

. The rich, in America, are flirting with revolution, among the rank and file members of this, The Totally Screwed Generation. They need to look at the whole situation a bit more realistically. They either need to work to restore a healthy and robust middle class economy – the one they are primarily responsible for…

Vote to take back your government

Posted on the WLNOB site (We Leave No One Behind). Watch this video – to be taken on a rather remarkable photo-ride – of how we got where we’re at, and some of the work yet to be done. Time to wake up, possums! Let’s all remember some of the housecleaning that’s…

Cemetery plots – Where do they keep finding them?

This Memorial Day not only turned my head at the overwhelming numbers of people you can sometimes pack into a grave yard, but turned my thoughts to once again weighing an apparent conundrum concerning the size of cemeteries. Over the years, I’ve had occasion to mention – to a number of family and friends…

Do atheists have horns?

I see where Dan Ellis – president of the nonprofit, ATHEISTS OF UTAH – is back in the news. I’ve had a nodding acquaintance with Dan for the last number of years, on a couple of atheist discussion-type websites. And I’m familiar the kind of work he and his organization often get involved…