Last Friday night, my wife and I had a “date night.” It doesn’t happen every Friday, but it’s sort of a goal. It was kind of a last-minute decision to grab something to eat and see a movie. The “something to eat” was each of us getting a fish fillet sandwich at “The Golden ...

We just got new flooring installed in our basement. We’ve been happy with our “engineered” wood-like floor in the bathroom. And, we’ve been pleased with the carpeting in the bedrooms and the family room. So… why? — you might ask, did we replace the floor coverings? Two words: ...

I'm sounding the alarm. Mother’s Day is coming up this Sunday. Are you ready? Getting ready means different things to different people. My main warning goes out to sons and daughters. Now that I think about it. That’s everybody. I’ve started my preparations. As with most obligations in ...

   You may or may not know that last week was National Library Week.  This year’s theme for the week was, “Find Your Joy.”  I think that’s a good all-encompassing theme that would work for lots of organizations.    For example:  U.S. Association of Reptile Keepers - “Find ...

Everybody does certain things. Some things are universal. For example, everybody breathes — until they don’t. And then, I don’t know what people do that replaces breathing “on the other side” of this life. But, now that I think of it, according to my remembrance of the Bible, God ...

To be clear, I know that I’m not the only one in Sanpete who the “vampires” are pursuing. The “vampires” I’m referring to are the “donor recruitment” people at the Blood Services division of the American Red Cross. These recruiters are persistent, relentless, and actually, very ...

My brother-in-law, Kerry, recently gifted me a book through the mail. There was no occasion associated with the gift — no birthday, no congratulatory event, nor anything like that. If you’re reading this column Kerry — Thank you! (I don’t think I’ve gotten around to officially ...

When I was a kid, people used to ask each other, “Are you going ‘Eastering’ somewhere this year?” They were asking if you were traveling somewhere to do something fun for Easter. Easter has traditionally been a time when the weather is often mild enough to travel somewhere for camping ...

Everyone’s life is unique. While it’s true that many of our lives have similarities, there are about 8.3 billion people on the planet with individual life stories. Everyone has a story. You might be thinking, “Thank you Captain Obvious - so what?” Well, I do understand that ...

I have recently had reason to contemplate some of the lyrics of a song by the band Bachman- Turner Overdrive. It’s the rock’n’roll song “Takin’ Care of Business.” Randy Bachman wrote the song. Sanpete’s own Adam Reader aka “the Professor of Rock” informed me recently that ...