Category Archives: Musings

My musings ponderings, and pensées on things deep and spiritual.

Dreams

Categories: Education, Musings, Work

About five years ago a movie came out called The Rookie starring Dennis Quaid. It was the summer after I graduated from BYU and I was looking for a job as a teacher. One of my roommates and I went … Keep reading

Stepping outside of your problems

Categories: Books, Musings

I posted this as a comment on Mr. Me’s blog about why we do theater. It was a moment of brilliance for me, so I wanted to make sure I kept a record of it here as well. It is … Keep reading

Space Bubbles and Hugging

Categories: Happy Things, Health, Musings

I never really thought of myself as a physical person. I had a pretty big personal bubble for a very long time. Most people in Brasil have very small personal bubbles, and that was uncomfortable for me for a long … Keep reading

The Sun, The Earth, & The Moon

Categories: Musings, Random

Isn’t it interesting that they proved that the earth went around the sun, not by the movements of the sun, but rather through the movements of the other planets in the solar system? That seems like a roundabout way to … Keep reading

The Local Grocery Store

Categories: Musings

The first year that I lived in my apartment, I did not have a car. That meant that everything I did, everywhere I went, had to be within reasonable walking distance (which changed depending on how I felt that day) … Keep reading

Proof

Categories: Musings

I ended up on the freeway tonight, driving north. It was dark. I had just over a half of a tank of gas. And because of the mood I was in, I was sorely tempted to see just what was … Keep reading

Me, The Cook

Categories: Family, Food, Health, Musings

It is generally accepted that I do not know how to cook. As the Relief Society President in my ward, the bishop was known on much more than one occasion to inform the ward of that as well. And I … Keep reading