Category Archives: Folks

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

The Sunday News

Categories: Education, Exercise, Folks, Happy Things, Health, News, Relationships, Science & Tech

Yes, I have other things I want to write about, but there are just so many funny news stories to comment on. I have deeper thoughts coming though. Town moves against Islamic school: This story just makes me sick. It’s … Keep reading

Meme: Cultural Viruses

Categories: Folks, Learn Something, Meme

Someone elsewhere asked what a meme is. I knew how I’d describe it. I’d describe it as a blog thing, a list of really random questions that someone answers on their blog, and then they tag other readers to do … Keep reading

Folklore and Phone Books

Categories: Books, Folks, Musings, Questions, Science & Tech

I read this story earlier, and the folklorist in me just had to comment on it. The Book of the Undead: Why Won’t Phone Books Die? The article talks about how phone books have outlived their usefulness. Any more people … Keep reading

What does it say about you?

Categories: Books, Exercise, Folks, Musings, Quilting/Sewing/Knitting/Crafting

My last semester at BYU I took a folklore class. I have participated in the final for that class almost every semester since. The professor was my mission mom in Brasil and for part of the final the class meets … Keep reading