Christmas! As expected, we sang Christmas songs in church last Sunday. Besides singing along with everyone else, I’m now in the choir. I haven’t been in the church choir for many years. I thought I was done with that phase of my life. I wondered how it happened that I find myself singing ...

Some (many) of you people out there are all ready for Christmas and are just counting down the days. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day hold no fear for you. You’ve done all of your shopping. You’ve done all of your baking. You’ve done all of your mailing and delivering. You people make me ...

You’ll recognize the title of the column today as a variation of a lyric from a semi-old, popular Christmas song. I’ve had a really hard time getting that lyric and the tune of the song out of my head for several days now. The song is “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” It ...

Due to recent events, I have two pieces of advice this week. 1. Don’t fall down. 2. Be cool. This past year I’ve kept count of the times I’ve fallen down. I know. I know. It’s dumb and something that an old guy would do. But, I am dumb. And, I am an old guy. So, it only makes ...

Remember way back to our “summerish” days in Sanpete not long ago? I do. It was a different season then, even though there was a definite chill in the air and getting down to freezing some nights. I was pushing the limits again in getting around to winterizing the swamp cooler up on the ...

The movie “The Princess Bride” did not have great box-off icesuccess when it was released in 1987. It has, however, become quite a cult classic of sorts in the years since it came out. I suspect that many of you readers are familiar with the film. It has stood the test of time as a fantasy ...