Apparently far too many. So I updated my blog the other day so regular people can actually post comments at my regular website. Before it was not clear how to post comments, and you had to have a WordPress username and password to do so. Alas, now I find myself receiving comments on months-old posts. The comments are sometimes pretty innocuous. But why would someone bother to post something little more than ... Continue reading »

My brother, Richard, has a hearing tomorrow, which will determine if he is free of medical supervision associated with his detainment last month. Law enforcement thought he was mentally ill. No doctor that has actually evaluated him appears to have found this assertion to be substantiated. Since this is the eve of the hearing, I am posting an e-mail I sent to the Provo PD Detective I was told is in ... Continue reading »

Several months ago I joined the book group held by ladies at my church. And tonight we met to discuss Cokie Robert's Book, Founding Mothers. It's a relatively small group, but I've come to treasure these women. Reading about the women who shaped America's separation from British rule was a wonderful thing to do in tandem with these women. Our hostess for the evening served "tea." Herbal tea, since we don't drink ... Continue reading »

I was at an reception/lecture last night where Jan Shipps talked. Mingling afterwards, she and I had a chance to talk, and got on the topic of Joseph and Nauvoo polygamy. Jan says her closest Mormon friend was Valeen Avery, co-author of the Emma Smith biography 'Mormon Enigma.' Jan described how Val was so upset by the chapters about Joseph and Nauvoo polygamy that she could only write a short bit. ... Continue reading »

This is my mother's written description of events in this extraordinary and extralegal set of events. I've made minor edits for privacy: _____________________ After 2:00 PM on Wednesday, April 21, I returned to my home in Provo driving a red Toyota truck belonging to my oldest son, D----------. As I turned onto I noticed at least three armed men wearing vests going through the neighbors yards proceeding in the direction ... Continue reading »