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 ...

I have had a couple of conversations the past week or so about sentimentality. There are lots of variations of being sentimental. Just having feelings of nostalgia and loving attachments to memories or things, is one thing. Having the desire or need (or perceived need) to hang onto physical ...

In the last days of October, I experimented with the concept of “having too much of a good thing.” The “test” was performed in Jamaica at an “all-inclusive resort.” We were with friends who belong to the vacation club which owns the place. The “too much of a good thing” phrase ...

Tomorrow is Halloween. It’s a time of ghosts, goblins, witches and all things scary. Many of us love it. I know people who say that Halloween is their favorite holiday. There are Halloween activities around the county that provide fun and scary moments. There are spook alleys, haunted ...