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September 18, 2009 01:47 AM EDT --
I was asked by an ad hoc committee of arts organizations (an Art Summit) in my community to write an open letter in support of the arts generally in our community and alerting citizens to the fact that . . .
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August 23, 2009 10:09 PM EDT --
Good question! Here is a sampling of where I've been and what I've been doing for the past few months. The future few months look busier than ever as I teach a few classes on Storytelling for Utah State . . .
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February 15, 2009 12:43 PM EST --
Moon Merchandise
I'd like to sell you the moon, I would.
I'll sell it cheap, to you I could.
So grab a jar . . .
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January 29, 2009 03:09 AM EST --
One of the most fascinating and mysterious of all canyon sights in my desert wanderings is the discovery of ancient Native American ruins.
They are scattered all over the desert southwest, but . . .
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January 29, 2009 01:35 AM EST --
Sonnet for Marianne on Her Birthday
The trees outside are bathed in silver mist.
Though cold it is, predictions would suggest
that warmer fronts are coming. I am blessed
that through all cloudy . . .
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December 30, 2008 04:39 PM EST --
A couple of weeks ago, I took my son, Owen, to the Salt Flats of the Great Salt Lake. Specifically, we wanted to explore the area near the Spiral Jetty. These salt flats are often muddy and . . .
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December 06, 2008 01:23 AM EST --
Because I enjoy historic cooking, I really wanted to make some sugarplums this year. We hear of "visions of sugarplums"..."dancing in our heads" and we see the Sugarplum Fairy . . .
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November 29, 2008 04:06 PM EST --
Grandma's Map
The whispering beauty of your face,
with all its cracks and lines and furrows,
makes a map—a map from there to here.
There is where your smile was broad and deep, laughing silvery . . .
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November 25, 2008 02:08 AM EST --
I just thought I'd share a few informal thoughts on California's Proposition 8. Being a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) , it may be interesting for some of . . .
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November 24, 2008 06:56 PM EST --
If you haven't received this via email friends who send you too many "funny" things yet, here it is for you. I threw a few chicken (well, rooster) photos in for your enjoyment.
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November 19, 2008 11:12 PM EST --
We've all experienced it: the bird comes out of the oven, and there's still almost an hour before the big Thanksgiving dinner! Yikes! Soon, a pinch here and a taste there...
And it's . . .
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November 18, 2008 05:15 PM EST --
I'm sure it's too late for this upcoming upgrade, but here are a few suggestions to improve the site and make the experience simpler and more ergonomic:
1. Photo albums should be Group-free. . . .
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November 16, 2008 10:49 PM EST --
A few weeks ago, my daughter, Lotti, and I went to the Tetons! I promised a photo essay, and here it is!
Our adventure began in Idaho Falls, where my brother lives. This is only a couple of hours . . .
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November 15, 2008 01:25 AM EST --
We Had Plans
We had plans,
but they changed. Now,
my brother's finger in his collar
can never make the new tie feel right. Now,
the wrinkles on my hasty skirt won't vanish . . .
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November 07, 2008 01:17 PM EST --
A Length of Tattered Curtain
In the fairy tale
she cannot help herself.
The beastly silhouette, so fraught with mystery and danger
compels her gaze.
The great white bear with candles . . .
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October 26, 2008 01:26 AM EDT --
I've run across several interesting websites, but this one trapped me for a good hour or two. Hans Reichel is a musician from Germany who is famous for his unique guitars he makes and also an instrument . . .
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October 25, 2008 04:19 PM EDT --
Our family makes giant vats of fresh salsa this time of year each year. Without the tomatoes, however, we were doomed to a salsa-less autumn until I discovered Green Tomato Salsa. It was at least one way . . .
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October 19, 2008 03:20 PM EDT --
Howdy all,
I just got back from several days with my Daughter in Grand Teton National Park. We loved out time together. It began as an idea to go on a long hike, but when the kids wanted to come, . . .
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September 29, 2008 12:18 AM EDT --
Cake
Marie scrutinizes the small granules in her hand. There are only a few, dear Reader, and she can easily see their crystalline facets, whiter than her pale palms. With an . . .
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September 21, 2008 10:19 PM EDT --
It once was useful, and maybe even noble.
Now gravity's unrelenting tug warps and sags its timbers,
yet it beckons passersby with nostalgic anticipation.
It may have been red long . . .
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