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The Moral and Religious Incompatibility with Contemporary Politics
Can one be very political and very religious?
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Miles Farnsworth
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March 2024

New Ways of Looking at Film and Fiction
Fiction becomes more fun when you understand the structure of the underlying world
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Miles Farnsworth
1

February 2024

The One Where We Move To Spokane, WA
Thoughts on Leaving Maryland and Following Promptings
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Miles Farnsworth
1

January 2024

Never Waste a New Year
A 2023 Recap and a 2024 Look Ahead
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Miles Farnsworth
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December 2023

2023 Year in Books
Year Six in the Pursuit of Great Literature
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Miles Farnsworth

November 2023

The Library and the Bookstore
Consider subscribing to City Reads
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Miles Farnsworth

October 2023

Listening to Every Taylor Swift Album
My journey to become a Swiftie... maybe.
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Miles Farnsworth
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September 2023

An Ode to Great Gear
Life is all about appreciating, discussing, and acquiring great gear
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Miles Farnsworth
2

August 2023

Do Latter-day Saints have an Assimilation Problem?
What we've gained and lost by fitting in
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Miles Farnsworth
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July 2023

Trip Report: Rafting the Selway to Heaven
5 days whitewater rafting one of Idaho's most remote rivers
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Miles Farnsworth
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Farewell, Cormac McCarthy
What the loss of America's greatest writer means for literature
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Miles Farnsworth
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June 2023

Three Observations about Fatherhood
With another kid on the way, it's time to reflect about being a dad
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Miles Farnsworth
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