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My Podcast Appearance on Andy Overthinks

  By thaydawg | March 22, 2018 - 11:31 pm | Soap Box, Uncategorized
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A while back I had an awesome opportunity to chat about the ol’ Lifestyle Porn article (yep, still getting mileage out of that one) with Andy Ballstaedt from the Andy Overthinks podcast. I always love to chat to interested and … Continue reading →

Tagged controversometer orange, interview, Lifestyle Porn, Podcast

Swiggle Room: Why the Word of Wisdom is Due for an Update

  By thaydawg | January 15, 2018 - 6:30 am | Religion, Soap Box
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In September of 2017, Brigham Young University’s half-century long caffeine prohibition officially ended. Provo can now look to a future devoid of campus police raids busting up underground Sodastream caffeination rings. Ever since moving away from my home state of … Continue reading →

Tagged controversometer red, Soap Box, Swiggle Room, Word of Wisdom

Legit Rants – 2017

  By thaydawg | January 9, 2018 - 11:25 pm | Soap Box, Videos and Voices
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Legit Rants

For those of you who don’t follow me on social media, I thought I would post a compilation of all of my “Legit Rants” from 2017. I tackle all the hard topics: People who don’t use credit cards “Ambulance” being … Continue reading →

Tagged controversometer yellow, legit rants, Soap Box

Men’s Fashion Struggles — Selecting the Right T-Shirt

  By thaydawg | June 5, 2017 - 10:41 pm | Soap Box, Videos and Voices
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Think toiling away to find the perfect outfit is a struggle unique to women? Think again. Here I chronicle the troubles that I faced when selecting an appropriate T-shirt for my visit to Harbor Freight, America’s favorite discount hardware store. … Continue reading →

Tagged controversometer green, fashion, T-shirt, video

Radio Interview

  By thaydawg | January 28, 2017 - 12:47 am | Soap Box
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Radio Interview Mike Thayer

  For those that don’t follow me on Facebook, I wanted to post the link to my recent radio interview on Utah’s Alt 101.9. They contacted me the same day the Deseret News article came out and I was on … Continue reading →

Tagged controversometer orange, Lifestyle Porn, Radio

Political Correctness Never Was Happiness

  By thaydawg | January 12, 2017 - 8:13 am | Soap Box
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Well, that was an interesting week. Apparently cranking the controvers-o-meter to the max ends up breaking the internet and “setting the mommy blogging world on fire” as one person put it (I really gotta make sure to put that button … Continue reading →

Tagged controversometer red, Political Correctness

Utah: Lifestyle Porn Capital of the World

  By thaydawg | January 2, 2017 - 4:47 pm | Soap Box
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Lifestyle Porn Mike Thayer

Not every gospel doctrine class shows five minute clips from the Matrix, but some do. Well, at least one did. It was 2004 and I was on my LDS mission in Italy. “Brothers and sisters,” our fine teacher began. “What … Continue reading →

Tagged controversometer red, Lifestyle Porn

Punger Games: 6 Rules to Making Puns Ever in Your Favor

  By thaydawg | April 20, 2016 - 10:28 am | Soap Box
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I have loved a good pun for as long as I can remember.  Anyone that knows my family can probably guess that my affinity for a play-on-words more than likely traces back to my dear old dad.  We were raised on … Continue reading →

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The Power of an Absent Mind

  By thaydawg | March 17, 2016 - 8:54 pm | Soap Box
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As I have gotten older, I have come to better understand myself.  There are some things I like, some things I don’t like, some things that give me hope and some things that worry me.  It is something in this … Continue reading →

Tagged absentminded, Borders, controversometer green

Your Baby Doesn’t Recognize Jesus

  By thaydawg | March 3, 2016 - 9:50 am | Religion, Soap Box
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Cross Eyed Baby

When you read what I have to say, I want you to know that I do not intend to diminish the miracle that is a newborn child, or humanize the divinity of creating a new life.  I wish only to … Continue reading →

Tagged Baby doesn't recognize Jesus, controversometer orange
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