My wife and I just flew to Utah with our 2 year-old son to spend the holidays with family. Having lived the last 10 years outside of Utah, we’re quite familiar with traveling to Utah for the holidays. The many trips over the last 10 years have developed what is…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Ideas and Advice Edition!
This week it seems like everybody is sharing new ideas and giving (or asking for) advice! Erin is expecting a baby and wonders what to call the new grandma. Andrew is not sure what to call himself. Handing out lists of kids’ pictures, name, ages, birth dates, and addresses to…
Pat Bagley cracks me up.
And Jon Huntsman wins Top Tweet of 2011: “To be clear. I believe in evolution and trust scientists on global warming. Call me crazy.” That’s all.
Infantilizing anyone?
Y’know, I don’t want to be all about criticizing the CoJCoL-dS. I’d like to have some balance, like this post outlining positive things about Mormonism — because there are plenty of them. But I accidentally followed a link on this Mormon feminist post leading to a conference talk that made…
Anti-bullying lesson: Schools should not “out” students to their parents!
A school district in Lehi, Utah, is on the defensive after its decision to out a student to his parents, and the situation backfiring. We are not going to back down,” a spokeswoman for the school district said. “We take bullying very, very seriously. The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education…
The Economic Role of Mothers
A Dec 2011 APA study is making its way through the news suggesting that mothers who work part-time are happier and healthier than stay-at-homes and full-time mothers, and they make good parents. A good summary of the study can be found here. Regarding the “mommy wars” or the debate in…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Comedy of Errors Edition!
It’s hard to tell which story generated more satire: Rick Perry and his interesting ad (with a little help from his friends), or BYU Idaho — which may or may not have banned “skinny jeans”. Perhaps the “skinny jeans” one, since it spawned some great riffs on modesty and other…
Criticism, Power, and Validation
If a subordinate gives you negative feedback, it often implies a bigger compliment. It means that people trust you because you conduct yourself with integrity. Otherwise, your subordinates wouldn’t dare to speak up. Good for you. Of course, I would rather be praised than criticized but when somebody over whom…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: War on Christmas Edition!
December has just started, but the War on Christmas has already taken a rather frightening turn, according to these photos J. Seth Anderson found: Scared yet? In other holiday ideas, check out these stocking stuffers or make your own, and don’t forget the less-fortunate! There was an interesting theme this…
So a Mormon missionary walks into a gay bar…
Steven met a Mormon missionary in a gay bar twenty years ago, joined his church, has lived with him ever since. But apparently, nobody in this story is actually gay. Check out FAIR Blog for the inside scoop. From the link: Steven Wilson is a member of the Church living…