BYU NSO – Not Your Typical Pep Rally
Alana, our third daughter, began her freshman year at Brigham Young University last week. This year we have four kids in college — all at our alma mater. In addition to our newbie, Jessica just started...
View ArticleMy Daughter and the BYU Fettish
If you know me, you know I’m a huge BYU fan. My dad was a math professor at BYU from 1968 to forever and was the Honorary Alumni award recipient in 2005. My mom graduated from BYU and worked at...
View ArticleThe Caffeine Debate is Over – Finally
Even if Romney doesn’t win the election (Go Mitt!!!), the church will have at least one enormous positive come from the scrutiny of the Mormon Moment. About 30 years too late to save me from endless...
View ArticleSleazevertising: An Open Letter to the BYU Athletic Department
Note to internet dolts: This letter is not about modesty. (I believe women should be able to dress as they choose and men should grow up and learn to control themselves. You know, like adults.) The...
View ArticleStudent Athletes at BYU
Recently I took a survey sponsored by the Cougar Club. The last question was: What is your main reason for not donating to BYU Athletics? Here’s my response: We donate to BYU regularly, to various...
View ArticleCarl’s Jr.’s Sleaze Tithe – Sponsored by BYU Athletics
Today Paul Rolly of the Salt Lake Tribune wrote an article on the scuzzball advertising consuming Carl’s Jr. He quoted my post from last month, Sleazevertising: An Open Letter to the BYU Athletic...
View ArticleBYU Should Take a Clue from GoDaddy
In 2007 I completed the arduous task of moving over 100 domains from GoDaddy to my new registrar, MyDomain. Every time I moved one, I sent a note to the administration that I was doing so because I...
View ArticleBYU Football: No More Carl’s Jr.
Last year I wrote an open letter to BYU athletics about their affiliation with the slimy Carl’s Jr. franchise. Later I wrote a followup noting that, all claims to the contrary, some local franchise...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to BYU Fans: 3-Step 12th Man Primer
Dear BYU Fans: As Mormons we are taught that we want to be kind to everyone, for that is right, you see. I understand and generally concur. But, as we read in the scriptures, to every thing there is a...
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