Well, the evil deed is done. Truth and right have prevailed; and, those who claim to have it, executed the Butcher of Baghdad last evening at approximately 10:00 p.m. eastern standard time. There are at least two posts in the Bloggernacle on Saddam’s demise–both over at Mormon Mentality: One by Danithew, and the other by DKL. Both these posts are well done, and offer an alternative view point than what I share. If I find others, I will certainly link to them. (Update 1/1/07). I did find another. Danithew posted this over on his own blog, Blognitive Dissonance. I’ve commented on it over there.
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There’s a pretty decent article from across the pond, over Ronan’s way. It’s from The BBC, on how Mormons or Americans are ripening, and one in particular, Mitt Romney. It’s actually quite a refreshing article with some touches of humor and good observations. (more…)

BYU cooked the Oregon Ducks in the Las Vegas Bowl tonight and served them up on a lovely Christmas platter. In other words the Cougs crushed the Ducks. BYU rolled over the perennial Pac10 contenders as if the Ducks were a JV team. 38-8? Wow!
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This MSNBC article quotes a study that claims more than 9 out of 10 people have had pre-marital sex, even those born as long ago as the 1940’s (contrary to popular opinion that back then everyone was chaste). In other words, pretty much everyone is having sex before they get married. (more…)

The last thing I expected to read this morning at the gym in SELF Magazine was the tired old adage that Utah women are more depressed than the “average” U.S. woman. (or that Utah women reported 54% more rapes?!)   But here you have it:

Where are the healthiest (and unhealthiest!) places for women to live? SELF ranked 100 of the largest U.S. metro areas to find out. We analyzed roughly 6,000 bits of data in nearly 40 categories, including death and disease rates, environmental indicators, community resources and lifestyle habits. Sperling’s Best Places in Portland, Oregon, helped us gather the data and crunch the numbers, and an expert panel decided how much weight to give each criterion. Where applicable, all data is women specific and weighted for age and population size; averages are for the 100 cities on SELF’s list. How did your hometown do? 

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