Author Archives: Marion Jensen

I like speculative fiction. It allows a context in which you can ask some interesting questions. You can look at a “truth”, and see how quickly it crumbles and falls. Consider the following. Zombie apocalypse. You’re holed up in a cave. … Continue reading →

I went on a hike up Farmington Canyon. I’ve posted a few of the pictures here. As soon I as I was out of the car, the voices started up in my head. You’ve probably heard them before. They whisper things like: … Continue reading →

Sometime in my childhood, someone introduced me to the paradox of the unstoppable force and the immovable object. I spent months and months trying to resolve this problem. In my young mind I pictured the immovable object as an anvil … Continue reading →

We woke up to four inches of snow yesterday, but my chronic cabin fever kicked in around 1:00, and I couldn’t help but head out for a hike. I have been running and hiking just above Fruit Heights, but decided … Continue reading →

I was talking with a few friends on Twitter about Breaking Bad. I ended up disagreeing with a couple of them, and promised to write a blog post about my opinions. It’s not that I think I’m right and everybody … Continue reading →

Happy New Year! Usually I write my New Year’s resolutions in December. I just write down the things I did the previous 12 months, and then feel pretty darn good about myself. But this year I actually have a few … Continue reading →

Six weeks ago, I went on a hike. The summer had passed too quickly, and I wanted to get outdoors. I had such a fun time I went out the next week. And the next. And the next. So today, … Continue reading →

I’m always looking for new songs to run and write to. I find if I find a song works well for one activity, it usually works well for the other. Here are a few recent additions to my play list. … Continue reading →

It seems like I get a hankering to get outdoors right as it’s getting to cold to actually go outside. But this evening I decided it was warm enough to hike part way up the mountain and try to get … Continue reading →

Two months ago I watched my wife finish the Top of Utah Half marathon. I was sidelined with some medical issues and hadn’t run in almost a year. But watching her finish made me want to get training again. We … Continue reading →