Category Archives: Folks

Folk art. Folk tales. Folklore. The ways we decorate our lives.

Creating

Categories: Education, Folks, Gospel, Learn Something, Quilting/Sewing/Knitting/Crafting

When I got off my mission I had roughly one year left at BYU before I finished my bachelor’s degree. I took a few classes during the summer and then did my student teaching in the fall (I should really … Keep reading

My name is…

Categories: Books, Education, Folks, Meme

I read recently an article about nicknames (What’s in a nickname – BBC). It is interesting to think about how they come to be and who uses them. So I’m going to think about it here for a minute. I … Keep reading

Tagless

Categories: Books, Education, Exercise, Family, Folks, Gospel, Health, Life, Meme, Quilting/Sewing/Knitting/Crafting, Relationships, Science & Tech

I think memes are interesting just from the folklore aspect of them. Over the last month or so I’ve seen several on friends’ blogs. And I was even tagged in one of them. So I’ll give a few of them … Keep reading

Knowledge is Power

Categories: Education, Folks, News, Politics

I’m taking statistics for my degree right now. I’m not that bad at it actually. I can handle the hand calculations great. I have a bit of a problem with the numbers the computer spits out at me and figuring … Keep reading

Objects and Memory

Categories: Family, Folks, Relationships

I finally managed to catch the PBS show Objects and Memory when it was showing rather than after it was over. It looks at how we hold on to objects to remind us of events, people, places, and how we … Keep reading

And how are you feeling today?

Categories: Folks, Science & Tech

Legend says that it was on this day, 26 years ago, that the emoticon was created. (The emoticon is older than my sister. huh) Of course my vote for the best use of an emoticon is much, much older than … Keep reading

Connected them with another

Categories: Folks, Science & Tech

A few weeks ago NPR did a series of stories about e-mail – The E-Mail Age, how it helps to keep us connected, but also how it can be abused. Since I often tell people that the best way to … Keep reading