Sometimes I talk to people who seem to question my sanity for living in Sanpete. Believe it or not, some people think it’s a bad idea. I, for one, am happy that people feel that way. I don’t want Sanpete to become a “boomtown” environment. When I was in Idaho in June, I saw hats with ...

I like going to the movies. I don’t go to every movie that comes through Sanpete, but every so often one comes along that I feel deserves the “big screen experience.” Sometimes it feels like “feast or famine” with movies here. A couple of weeks ago, there were three movies playing in ...

I’ve been noticing the trees and bushes around my property lately. I’ve done a little cutting and pruning. There is still a lot to be done, including the removal of a peach tree that died a year ago. I notice that it’s a good apricot year for most of those trees that I see. I should have ...

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. ...