"God’s kingdom has functioned in several political settings" - Elder Neal A. Maxwell

Very interesting:


"...the word civilization is only used twice in the Book of Mormon (Alma 51:22 and Moro. 9:11), once when its loss is graphically described. It is impressive to note that the loss of civilization was tied to the growing immorality, not to a decline in Nephite art; and the growing anarchy was the outcropping of a decline in their capacity to love, not a decay in their architecture. The author who chronicled this decaying society commented on perversion and violence, not just the failure of the political systems to perform. The inner deficiencies of men impact on the quality of our institutions." -Elder Neal A Maxwell

Sara Morris gave me the link to this fabulous talk by Elder Maxwell from back in 1972 about his thoughts on democracy. It's definitely worth a read, and will call you to repentence if you find yourself politically apathetic. He does it with a finger pointing at himself though, so don't write it off before you read it.

"I thought I could be anything" - Tallest Man On Earth

I have watched almost every episode of Grey's Anatomy. And I have never been so depressed about anything on this show than right now since Christina quit being a surgeon. I'm beside myself. That coupled with her and Meredith's friendship disintegrating, and the possibility that Meredith has early onset Alzheimer's...I'm on overload.

Whew. I feel better getting that out there.


King of Spain - Tallest Man On Earth

"All my friends know the Low Rider" - War

My 6 degrees of knowing Danny Jorgensen:


I know the camera man who shot the film Andromeda Strain, who knows the original story writer Michael Crighton, who is cocktail friends with Tom Hanks, who co-starred with Kevin Bacon in Apollo 13, who was having dinner when Chuck Norris stormed the restaurant and murdered Nazis at the adjacent table and later asked for Kevin's autograph, who obviously knows Danny from previous ninja training.

Everyone should know him.

Low Rider - War

"Doctor said I'd be alright" - Tom Waits

Had Me A Girl - Tom Waits

Man, what is it with newlyweds and their crafts. I have several friends that have turned into craft masters as soon as they got married. (Please see Exhibits A, B, and C.) These are women who didn't do crafts before. Or if they did, it was like one of those terrible relief society "enrichment nights" or "occassions" or whatever they're called now where they felt obligated. I am probably one of those women. (Weird - just called myself a woman?) There must be something about the marriage institution that turns a woman on to crafts.
I'm hoping my marriage turns me on to my husband.

Also, in my LSAC classes (for the billionth time, Licensed Substance Abuse Counselor), my classmates are starting to be divided by those who did hardcore drugs and those who didn't. I am grouped in the latter. I feel discrimated against because I've done no drugs and I'm Mormon, so what do I know? So lame.

I wear my BYU sweats as often as possible to class just to watch people squirm with discomfort.