(I don’t often give this type of disclaimer, but I’m giving one this time: What follows is fantasy - mostly. Don’t write letters and/or lose sleep over this column – like some of you, who don’t know me or my writing style very well, did the last time I mentioned this ...

A month or so ago, I heard a young man give a talk in church. I believe that he’s 16 years old. He had been to a church sponsored youth seminar deal that lasted a few days. He gave a report on his experience. Some of what he said has stuck with me. I gather that on the beginning of the first ...

In the normal course of daily social interchange, we are often asked, “How are you?” Of course, the most common answers to this question are “I’m fine, thanks. How are you?” or “I’m doing okay.” No one really expects to hear or wants to hear these kinds of answers: “Well, my ...

I’ve been thinking about doing this for quite a while. What is “this?” “This” is tinkering around with AI (artificial intelligence) for an experimental “Inside Sanpete” column. (Many people I know think that what intelligence I may have is artificial, anyway.) I have thought and ...

Last Saturday, I was preparing to go outside to mow the lawn. I was in the garage getting organized with shoes, hat, earbuds for radio listening, knee brace, sunscreen, gloves… well, I could go on, but I’ve already bored myself with that much of the list. While making those preparations, I ...

Have you got “Olympic Fever?” Me neither. Well, maybe I’m a little fever’ish. My temperature might be rising gradually. But it’s hard to tell with Sanpete feeling like Death Valley recently. We were up at the Sandy Amphitheater last Thursday night for a concert. It was a hot weather ...

You might be reading this on the 24th of July – otherwise known as Pioneer Day. If you are, get off the seat of your pants, and get to a celebration somewhere. Several of the towns in Sanpete have festivities. It’s Utah’s own holiday! Of course, you may feel like I do sometimes. A ...

Years ago, someone showed me an “aging test.” What you do is grab the loose skin on the top of your hand and pinch it together. Then you release the skin and watch to see how fast it recovers its original position. The slower it goes back, the further along in the aging process you have ...

I had a conversation this last week with a friend which brought up an interesting question or two. She mentioned that sometimes she and her husband see people do things or say things that makes them think, “Those people seem really weird.” Then, they pause and ask themselves these ...

With luck, you’re reading this on Independence Day eve. It’s the week of the 4th of July – Independence Day. Sanpete and the rest of the country will be celebrating the 248rd anniversary of the birthday of America. There will be celebrations in several Sanpete communities. I know that ...