The Internet’s Delete Button Has a Back Door

Website: https://www.removeddit.com/ Purpose: To view deleted Reddit posts and comments — even after they’ve vanished. What It Does Sometimes, people see a thread on Reddit — perhaps about health, relationships, current events, or advice — and when they return later, that crucial post or comment has vanished. Removeddit allows users to view deleted or removed […]

Every one of us has had that moment: you want to watch a movie or a show, but you have no idea which streaming service it’s actually on. You open Netflix… nope. Then Amazon… nope. Then Hulu… nope. Then you give up and rewatch something from 1997. Enter JustWatch — a wonderfully simple, totally free […]

Heads-up, savvy readers: I recently discovered a seriously fun way to score brand-name merchandise for a fraction of retail, and I think you’ll want in. Meet MAC.BID – an auction app and warehouse-pickup experience where returned, overstocked and open-box items from big retailers land up for bidding. How it works: you use the MAC.BID app […]

In recent issues of Uncommon Sense I mentioned that Scottsdale Community College, one of ten institutions of higher learning that are part of the Maricopa County Community College District, had reach out to me to have me offer various business courses starting later this month. Interesting how word spreads. Another institution within that system, Phoenix […]

In the previous issue of Uncommon Sense, (Issue #340) I mentioned that Scottsdale Community College had brought me on board to offer a course beginning October 27th that will run for 8-weeks. That online course is titled Business Communication (Section #34394). I was happily informed just last week that they would like to have me teach […]

I am pleased to announce that Scottsdale Community College has nabbed me to offer a course next month that will run for 8-weeks. The course is titled “Business Communication” (Section #34394) and I will be instructing my students on the nature of communication, skills in effective writing, how to use effective visual aids, how to […]

I love great art. Great art captures the imagination, brings to mind one’s history, and provides a sense of possibilities. Art can present themes that are a reminder of tragedy, of error, of the regrettable. Art can also reflect triumph, virtue, and a sense of the sacred. Great art that adorns one’s home is a […]

Yesterday evening I was getting ready to go for a run when I received a text message from a close friend who lives in San Francisco. She informed me that she had just landed in Phoenix for a brief visit with family members, one of who was about to celebrate a 90th birthday. She asked […]

I had a great opportunity recently to share some insights into the Book of Mormon with a relatively large audience. This group was riveted by my presentation of what some of the scholarly world has produced over the last 40 years or so. For instance: Joseph Smith, an unlearned farm boy, somehow managed to churn […]

In terms of distance, I think the longest trip I ever took to deliver a speech was in Australia. I believe that happened in 2012 if I remember correctly. Well, I’m leaving on a three-city stop (Vancouver, Manila, Hong Kong) to deliver a program on The Book of Mormon. The talk is not the only […]