Author Archives: Melva Gifford

These are notes from an LDS writing workshop. – Presentation at LDSPMA by Michael Shane – Your website must be able to perform across multiple media devices. – word press accounts for about 60% of the web. – You have … Continue reading →

These are notes from a church talk. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker. – No idol worship – Elder oaks “No Other Gods 2013. Thought shall now bow down to them (idols) I am a jealous God. … Continue reading →

How the Iroquois Great Law of Peace Shaped U.S. Democracy https://www.pbs.org/native-america/blogs/native-voices/how-the-iroquois-great-law-of-peace-shaped-us-democracy/ Great Law of Peace, the American Precolonial Roots of Democracy https://www.huffpost.com/entry/peace-american-precolonia_b_1932921 Iroquois Confederacy Constitution https://www.warpaths2peacepipes.com/native-american-indians/iroquois-confederacy-constitution.htm The Native American Government That Inspired the US Constitution https://www.history.com/news/iroquois-confederacy-influence-us-constitution American Indian Influence on … Continue reading →

Bad: speciality Good: specialty I keep putting in a second I at the end of the word. Here is how I can remember there is one i. To be special you need to be unique, thus you have one I … Continue reading →

These are notes from a SF/F symposium of Life, the Universe, and Everything. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker. Enjoy Q: What are the different theories? – Einstein: time lows at different speeds depending upon what you … Continue reading →

These are notes from a church talk. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker. – God has a weight room, which is a ‘wait room’ where we can prepare for God’s future – In life, we are waiting … Continue reading →

For those who want to accuse President Trump of inciting violence, it looks like the mobsters were already there at the capitol when he started his speech. https://www.theepochtimes.com/what-happened-in-dc-on-jan-6-2_3648252.html?utm_source=morningbriefnoe&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mb-2021-01-13&fbclid=IwAR0NMEB7LUVNhOZ4x94ybLxt2DYNpyMX-JHrv7kc4zfQxTWjtGBlTedkt5s

Bad: nortorous Good: notorious I remember the three Os. But think that someone who wants to be NOtorous, says no to shyness or invisibility.

Bad: Hypercrate Good: Hypocrite It’s like an injection (HYPO) of not seeing the beam in our own eye when we might CRITicize someone else for a thing, we, ourselves do (HYPO-CRITe).