http://www.mormonmentality.org Thoughts and Asides by Peculiar People Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:46:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mormon Matters and Zelophehad’s Daughters have generously volunteered to do the Niblets. Here is the link for nominations: http://mormonmatters.org/2009/06/28/welcome-to-the-niblets-nominations/ http://www.mormonmentality.org/2009/06/29/its-that-time-of-the-year-niblets-nominations-being-taken.htm Billy Mays died today at age 50. Most people connect Billy Mays to the products he pitched, like OxiClean, and I'm guessing that would make him proud. I never met Billy, but I wish I had. Many people will remember him for his enthusiasm, and that is fitting. I'll remember ... http://www.mormonmentality.org/2009/06/28/rip-billy-mays.htm Michael Jackson hasn't been dead for more than 24 hours, and the jokes are already pouring in. Here's the best one I've heard: Farrah Fawcett died, and when she went to heaven God granted her one wish. She asked Him to protect all the little children. So He killed Michael Jackson. What ... http://www.mormonmentality.org/2009/06/26/michael-jackson-humor.htm I read last night of Michael Jackson's death at age 50. My first thoughts were "how sad". Here is a person who had the world at his fingertips when just a young man. In the 1980's, while in his 20's his fame was turly amazing after the ... http://www.mormonmentality.org/2009/06/26/michael-jackson-end-of-a-life-filled-with-promise-heartache.htm Bookslinger sent me the link to this post a woman wrote about her abortions (2). In heaven I'm going to have so much time to blog. Because now I'm busy and there's so much good and interesting stuff out there that I've never heard of! ... http://www.mormonmentality.org/2009/06/23/miscellaneous-thoughts-about-abortion.htm As everyone has seen in the news lately, there is a major confrontation occurring between factions of the Iranian government and also between Iranian police/military forces and the Iranian people. Some demonstrators are being killed. It is difficult to foresee what the future of Iran will be. ... http://www.mormonmentality.org/2009/06/23/pray-for-iran.htm I was in China last week for work (2nd visit in a year). There are several things that are fascinating about the country that I observed: 1. Scale - everything is big. The number of brand new skyscrapers either new or under construction is amazing. 16 of ... http://www.mormonmentality.org/2009/06/22/observations-from-china-its-impact-on-the-world.htm About a month ago, I thought my ward did Mother's Day just right. They had some fine Sacrament Meeting speakers who spoke about mothers in a non-offensive way. At the end of the meeting they gave every woman a small bag of chocolates. Someone arranged for substitutes ... http://www.mormonmentality.org/2009/06/21/moms-v-dads.htm Father's Day is coming up, and Rhapsody.com is ready. They've teamed up with Hallmark to provide us a Father's Day Playlist. This is great news for country music fans, because based on their list, being a father is all about country music. Surely we can do better. Can we collectively ... http://www.mormonmentality.org/2009/06/18/a-fathers-day-playlist.htm It’s pageant season again! On the heels of ESO’s excellent rundown on the particulars of attending perhaps the most well known of them all, the Hill Cumorah Pageant, I’d like to turn the spotlight to one of its fledgling younger siblings: Corinne; The Gentile City [Don’t ask me why they use ... http://www.mormonmentality.org/2009/06/16/pageant-watch-the-gentile-pageant.htm