by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 22, 2011 | for Good
Two years ago I blogged about how I don’t value “being nice” very much. Like any other behavior, it has a time and a place, but it’s neither good nor bad in and of itself. Elevating niceness can be the cause of great harm. So often we...
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 15, 2011 | for Fun
Update: Nominations have now closed. Please vote for the Best LDS Female Solo Blogger of 2010! Nominations are open for Best Female LDS Blogger of 2010. Yes, we’re late to the 2010 awards games, but the Grammys were just held last week. (Or some big award show,...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 25, 2010 | for Fun, Yea Big
Monica (13): If bad breath had a taste, it would be coffee.
by Alison Moore Smith | Oct 21, 2010 | for Fun, Yea Big
Alana (17): Mom, I have to marry someone of a different ethnicity so my children will be beautiful. Mom: OK. Alana: But I never wanted to be the white parent because that would be lame.
by Alison Moore Smith | Oct 9, 2010 | for Good, for Money
One of my biggest complaints about Obamacare is the designers (and proponents) seem completely unaware of the actual purpose of insurance. Insurance is designed to pool risk. Insurance companies gather people together who fit a particular profile, assess the...