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- Aug 16, 2004
- 4 min
There are at least a thousand ways to say ‘Thank you’
The summer before 9-11, I was in New York City, riding in a taxi. I admired the music that was playing and asked where it was from. The...
- Jul 26, 2004
- 4 min
Michael Moore’s hammer-over-the-head style
It’s hard to be a Democrat in Utah, harder still to be a full-on peace nerd. In our crimson state, during the administration of a guy...
- Jul 5, 2004
- 4 min
Seattle’s new library may be good, but ours is better
Not to brag, but our new library is much cooler than Seattle’s new library. Maybe you’ve noticed the recent hoopla about Seattle’s new...
- Jun 21, 2004
- 4 min
The mystery in my own back yard
My dogs, Sydney and Allie, were barking like mad downstairs, but they always bark at innocuous things such as school kids and the mail...
- Jun 7, 2004
- 4 min
Taking the toll of the funerals in our lives
I’m going to a friend’s funeral today; it’s a thing I’ve done many times. When I was 14, Frankie died of cancer. She was an adult whom...