04 November 2009

12 September 2009

132 Libraries of Congress

"To our knowledge, there is no company that does the level of vital records preservation that FamilySearch does," said Brother Nauta. "The records FamilySearch contains currently, when digitized, would equal 132 Libraries of Congress or 18 petabytes of data---and that doesn't include our ongoing acquisition efforts."

What! 132 Libraries of Congress! I looked it up: 18 petabytes is 18,000 Terabytes! This is really an amazing work the LDS Church's Family History Department is engaged in:

03 September 2009

Principal apologizes for showing Obama video in school

The plot thickens. Shame on you Utah Eagle Forum for turning everything into polar issue. Lame.

Video Courtesy of KSL.com

Call it people's veiled racism

Call it people's veiled racism, call it complete paranoia. I don't know, but this is so ridiculous. "Don't indoctrinate my children with your brief speech Mr. Anti-America President!" I'm ashamed. Now to research whether this is happening in other states or just our conservative hotbed.

Video Courtesy of KSL.com

29 August 2009

John Yettaw

An interesting account. Who knows what the future will bring for Aung San Suu Kyi?

19 August 2009

All of These Words

New song of mine. Lyrics:

I'M STILL TRYING TO GET THE MP3 UP. SORRY GOOGLE IS BEING A STONED DOG.

All of those words make me feel as if
I am floating through endless space, alone.


So I try to find those kinds of words
That I know when I play XBOX, alone at home.

I wrote it after told me a kid in her new class explained that reading a book with hard words seems like you're floating through space without any gravity. Ha.

17 August 2009

Concerning this blog

I have noticed little activity on the blog recently. So I want to put it forward to the readership: are the posts not very interesting or do most of you prefer not to leave comments? I guess I'm just curious what the general feeling is among you.

Drop a comment, be not afraid.

Tod

14 August 2009

Awesome kid

Watch the whole thing. A really neat interview with President Obama and Damon Weaver from Pahokee, Florida:

11 August 2009

FLDS Crafts


I stumbled upon this wonderful site as I was researching Mormon fundamentalism. Very interesting stuff. They have a lot of diverse products from baby "hemlets" to nail gun belts to FLDS Hair Styling DVDs!

There surely are a lot of intense claims by all the Mormon fundamentalist factions that began to schism after the Manifestos of Wilford Woodruff. An interesting topic for me to research. Take a gander:

24 June 2009

Media Matters



Word. So much name calling coming from the right-wing of media.

28 April 2009

Did You Know 3.0


I found this on the lovely blog of Eleanor Cleverly (mi hermana), and had to share it with those not familiar with her intriguing posts. Data is overflowing the earth, and what do we make of it?

27 April 2009

Swine flu: we're at Phase 4 now. Whoa.

Now this may not turn into a 1918 situation, but still: not cool. Let's all keep our eyes open and don't forget to cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze. Also: wash you hands frequently! Seriously, people.

24 April 2009

My new blog: Water, Blood, & Oil


I've started a new blog titled: Water, Blood, & Oil on WordPress. The blog will be for my spiritual experiences and various meanderings, also my creations that feel like they need another place of presentation. This blog is fun, and quirky, and usually a good place to discuss lots of random things. This new blog will hopefully be more focused and maybe even reverent (hmm...). Anyhow, hope those who are interested in spiritual discussions and meditations will give it a shot.

Love you all,

Tod

Arnold: My Man

05 April 2009

General Conference: Shazam!

Elder Richard G. Scott's talk, in the Saturday Afternoon Session of General Conference, was a really moving account of his personal experience with God, especially his reckoning with the loss of his wife. Take a look, especially if you missed it. I was in the Conference Center for his talk and was moved very deeply in my heart.

What a great weekend for myself and family.