About 18 months ago, a friend of mine, Bethany Zeyer, let me know about an open position on the Athlos Academy of Utah school board. I've always had a passion for education, and my kids' school seemed like a place where I could have a positive effect on the community. Also, I'd just finished reading "The Smartest Kids in the World" by Amanda Ripley and, based on Amanda's advice, interviewed the school's director. I was in the mood to contribute! I applied and was accepted, and I've been serving on the board for a little over a year now. Since then, I've learned a whole lot about how a school is run. I've learned that someone needs to determine the school guidelines for pesticide usage. And that someone needs to be thinking about the long-term future of the school, whether or not to increase grade capacity, whether or not to match the pay increases big school districts are giving, and most importantly, evaluate whether or no
Recently, I read an article called " Against Marriage " by Clare Chambers, which details the author's view about marriage being an out-dated and discriminatory notion of the state. I found the idea about relationship contracts to be intriguing and hope that it continues to be explored. The part of me that is much more satisfied with a Trust than a Will or an Incorporation than a Sole-Proprietorship is mildly excited to go and write up a "relationship contract" of my own. (Just call me " White and Nerdy "). And while I take issue a bit with her title (it appears to me that "Against State-Recognized Marriage" is a bit more accurate, if not as clickable), I am in agreement with her about the inequality caused by rigid and legally anemic semantics imposed upon a pluralistic society. That said, I believe there is a point to be made about marriage itself which transcends Ms. Chambers's arguments about any state's existing or future