Is baseball like life? My answer to the question that is the title of this column is a resounding, confident, “I don’t know!” But let’s talk a little baseball anyway. As the years go by, I’ve learned that the answer to many questions that come my way is, “I don’t know.” And ...

According to astronomers, last Thursday was the first day of spring. By the way, did you know that an anagram of the word “astronomer” is “moon starer.” Use the letters in the word and you’ll see that it’s true. (I suppose that staring at the moon makes a person some sort of an ...

The title of today’s column could just as easily have been, “Muddy Marches in March” or “Weekday Hike, Sunday Walk” or “Chewing Gum, Thinking and Walking at the Same Time — Too Much?” It’s the time of year that some of us are thinking that we may have wintered over just a ...

I remember there was a comedian many years ago (ironically I’ve forgotten his name), who did a routine where he said that the most important words in the English language were, “I forgot.” IRS tax collector: You haven’t paid your taxes for the past three years. Answer: “I ...

I had a conversation recently with a guy at church. The subject was neckties. We were swapping compliments about our ties and sharing our feelings about ties in general. Another way to summarize that conversation might be with the old saying: “Misery Loves Company.” As it was President’s ...

In a recent column, I made references to a book about the Grand Canyon entitled “A Walk in the Park” by Kevin Fedarko. As a result of that, a reader and friend of “Inside Sanpete” from Georgia suggested that I read “A Walk in the Woods” (subtitled: “Rediscovering America on the ...

I took my wife out to dinner on Valentine’s Eve last Thursday. We figured we’d beat the crowd and do our obligatory Valentine’s dinner a day early. Besides, we were fresh out of leftovers in the fridge and neither of us felt like cooking. By “neither of us” — I mean Diane. And, ...

Last Friday night I was at the Eccles Theater in downtown Salt Lake City. Huey Lewis was inducted into the new People’s Music Hall of Fame. It’s a Utah thing and it’s a pretty big deal. Many of you will remember Huey Lewis and the News as a rock’n’roll band that was especially big in ...

I’ve been reading a book. I’m about two-thirds of the way through it and have been enjoying it. It’s titled “A Walk in the Park” and has the subtitle of “The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon.” (Scribner 2024) It’s a very detailed and engaging story. ...

I was in a church meeting on Sunday. That happens quite regularly. The four sermons in the meeting were all given by females – one teenager and three adult women. All the talks were well prepared and well delivered. They kept my interest. One of the women used a quote from Dr. Wayne Dyer: ...