Mike Foley's blog
Here are a couple of samples:
Elder Ballard speaks on BYUH, PCC impact
[Story by Mike Foley: Published originally in the BYU-Hawaii online “Newsroom,” June 11, 2008] Elder M. Russell Ballard [pictured at left] of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, emphasized the importance of the generosity of members of the BYU-Hawaii and Polynesian Cultural Center President’s Leadership Council (PLC) at their April 7, 2008, meeting in Salt […]
My one-and-only ice storm . . . up ’til then
I was reading a novel the other day which included an ice storm in its plot. Now, I essentially spent my first 20 years growing up in Salt Lake City, Utah, so I’ve had plenty of opportunities to experience snow and ice as well as Utah’s deep “powder” at places like Alta, Snowbird, Brighton and […]
Please ‘courtesy flush’
After several hours of doing research at the BYU-Hawaii Archives in Laie this past week, I went to one of the men’s bathrooms, and was surprised to find that a previous patron in the only available stall had not bothered to flush. Ewww, he left his stinky mess behind . . . which, you may […]
Upu ‘afakasi: Samoan “half-caste” words
A few posts back I blogified about Samoan pronunciation and names. Now I’d like to do a little follow-up on ‘upu ‘afakasi — Samoan half-caste words.