• Uncategorical Weirdness

    U2Charist: I Wish I Could Go To This

    Churches sing the gospel according to U2 | Chicago Tribune On Sunday night the front pews of the Lutheran church will be moved to make room for dancing. On the right will stand a band whose lead singer strikingly resembles Bono of U2. And when the opening hymn begins, worshipers will shout the lyrics to the rock song "Pride": "In the name of love! What more in the name of love?" In a phenomenon that is sweeping churches across the country, Lutheran Church of the Master in Carol Stream is celebrating a U2 Eucharist, also known as a U2charist, in…

  • Flickr - Health And Fitness - Moblog

    Stick Figure

    Here's the story on this image, which I took with the cameraphone, naturally, a week or so ago. This is one of the motivational posters dotted about the health club at work. At least in the women's locker room, the images are mostly of fit, strong, healthy looking women. The poster above is directly across from where my locker usually is, and I was spending a lot of time looking at it and pondering the message.  This is not the picture of health I want to emulate. Strong, yes. Stick-figure thin and disturbingly skeletal, no.   Via: Flickr Title: 02-01-07_1453.jpg…

  • Mini-Posts - Only in Utah... - Religion

    The Ultimate Spiritual Opt-Out

    Will Pope Benedict become a Mormon after he dies? – Yahoo! News PARIS (Reuters) – Pope Benedict was baptised at birth and will most likely be baptised again one year after his death, not by his Roman Catholic Church but by a Mormon he never met. There's apparently no way to avoid it – someone will baptise me after I'm dead someday, too. Irks the hell out of me, too. 

  • Hot Off The Presses - Politics, Schmolitics

    Oversight Is Good

    This is just a quick selection of articles about a topic that's currently dear to my heart: Congressional oversight.  Unfortunately, a lot of shit is going to come to light, but unless there's a sexy-money scandal to get people lathered up over it, nothing will really change for the next couple of years.   FT.com / World / US & Canada – Bush ‘distorted’ climate change reports The Bush administration has routinely suppressed or ­distorted communication of climate change science to the public, a climate specialist at Nasa’s Goddard Institute said on Tuesday. The accusation, before the chief oversight committee…

  • Dear Mom - Food, Glorious Food - Only in Utah... - Random Access Memories

    Craving Fry Sauce

    Hires:Product » Hamburger and Fry Sauce Two PackArctic Circle: Original Fry Sauce  There are few things less healthy to eat, and few things more satisfying, than fries with fry sauce. It's kind of a Utah thing – it was written up during the Olympics, it showed up on pins and posters, but still a locally acquired taste. It's not just ketchup mixed with mayonnaise; there's a bit more kick to it than that. When I was growing up in Utah, there were several local burger eateries, and Mom and I went to them all in turn.  We often went to…