It’s the “Days of 47” week in Utah! Pioneer Day, the 24th of July, is when we remember the arrival of the pioneers who settled Utah. It’s Utah’s own holiday. My dad’s birthday was on Pioneer Day. He liked to say that he gave his employees the day off for his birthday. He would have ...

There’s a lot of talk about high profile court trials in the news these days. It seems like there’s more than I ever remember. But maybe my “remember’er” isn’t as good as it should be. I don’t know. Part of the conversation that is being bandied around on the news channels is the ...

I had a visit with a young man who was a student at Snow College a while back. He wanted some advice from me on some aspects of his life. I know. It’s scary — me giving advice. But what is advice anyway? Unless an “advisor” is quoting chapter and verse from a law book or scriptures — ...

Some people have quotes or sayings as “signatures” for their e-mails. I noticed one on an e-mail I received some time back that has stuck with me. It read, “Wag More – Bark Less.” It was attributed to that very prolific writer, “Anonymous.” This reminded me of an old Swedish ...

Last Sunday, I attended what was called a “Non-Memorial Memorial” for a renowned, but perhaps, underpublicized Sanpete girl. Joyce Eliason was born in Manti in 1934. She passed away in Los Angeles last year. Her cremated remains were interred in the Manti Cemetery on Sunday. People ...

I received a gift from my wife for Father’s Day last Sunday. It was presented to me in a gift bag which had a message printed on the side of it. It read: “Now is a Good Time to Lower Your Expectations.” I had seen the bag before – perhaps used it. It’s been circulating around our ...

I’m thinking that there are some people who don’t know the definition of the word “punctuality.” Some of us know what it means, yet we aren’t very good at it. Punctuality, contrary to what some may think, is not the usage of commas, semicolons and periods in sentence construction. ...

When I was at BYU in the ’70s, I took Geology 101. I remember Professor Jess Bushman quite well. He was in the twilight of his teaching career. He used to lecture with his eyes closed, which in turn tempted me to listen to him with my eyes closed as well. Some days the lectures were like ...

A couple of weeks ago, my wife and I went to Palisade State Park. We took a $65 walk. Several days later, we went to the park again. We took as $32.50 walk. The next time we go there, the walk will cost us $16.25. Where is this math coming from? I’ll tell you. It’s a mathematical formula ...

I continue being at odds with the modern technological world. I’ve felt this way since the beginning of the modern technological world. I’ve started thinking that perhaps I was born in the wrong time period. It just would have been easier had I died in 1952, rather than born then. Things ...