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 ...

(What follows is pretty much a boring travelogue. Read at your own risk. Really, I’m telling you. Your distraction of reading this could possibly cause you to miss the “Fast Money” part at the end of the game show “Family Feud” on TV. You’ve been warned.) If you’ve ever thought ...

Mother’s Day is coming up this Sunday. Are you ready? I have started my preparations. I’m in the “think preparation” mode for Mother’s Day. Remember the “think method” of learning to play a musical instrument in the movie “The Music Man?” I’m thinking that I’ll be getting ...

As a kid, I took care of chickens. I used to sell eggs to the neighbors. My eggs were popular with the elementary school teachers because they knew I had roosters in the coop. They liked those fertilized eggs. They could be used for incubating to hatch chicks out in class. I guess it was the ...