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 ...