Sometimes people give me comments on this column. I get some praise occasionally. And that’s good. I think a certain percentage of that praise is actually sincere. I know that some pieces are better than others. They’re not all diamonds for sure. Many aren’t even cubic zirconia. Some ...
It’s possible that I have been a bit hard on the pioneers in this space over the years. It’s also possible that I’ll be just as hard on them again in the future. It’s just one of those things. Pioneer Day has come and gone and I have been remarkably silent about my theory that many ...
It seems like every year, this time of year, I am a bit shocked to see all the “back to school” stuff out for sale in stores. Back-to-school advertisements are showing up in newspapers, online and in my email box. My question is, “Didn’t we just finish the school year?” What a rush ...
Three years after I graduated from Richfield High School in 1970, Paul Simon (remember Simon & Garfunkel?) released his song entitled “Kodachrome.” The Kodak Company made a very popular color film for cameras called Kodachrome. By the way, Kodachrome Basin State Park, located about ...
The beat of life goes on. I have a new girl in my life. Her name is Lennon Rae Ogden. She’s granddaughter No. 6. She arrived at the hospital in Riverton in the early evening of Tuesday, July 1st. We drove up and met her on that night of her one and only “true birthday.” (All subsequent ...
Bear with me everyone. All signs point to this being a disjointed, rather random, stream of consciousness, pieced together, rambling, wandering column. In other words, it will pretty much be in the same league as what you’re used to seeing here. If you don’t feel like “bearing with ...
It’s that time of year. School in Sanpete has been out for several weeks. The kids are restless. It’s time to think about taking a little vacation of some sort. Even planning a trip can be therapeutic. It gives the family something to look forward to – something to live for. I’ve ...
Last Saturday was Flag Day. I flew the flag at my house on both Saturday and Sunday. I figure that patriotic holiday weekends often deserve double-day flag flying. Memorial Day and Flag Day kick off what many consider the patriotic time of the year. I’ve seen some Sanpete homes already ...
Quick! Who knows what the official mineral is in the state of Utah? Nope, not salt, though salt is, indeed, a mineral. One would think that salt would be a natural choice. But there is another naturally occurring mineral here that is our state mineral — copper! And I’ve been thinking about ...
How do you use your cigarette money? I asked that question to someone the other day. I knew they didn’t smoke when I asked the question. And they knew, that I knew, that they didn’t smoke. So it’s no wonder that, in response to the question, I was given a look that carried the message ...
