To be clear, I know that I’m not the only one in Sanpete who the “vampires” are pursuing. The “vampires” I’m referring to are the “donor recruitment” people at the Blood Services division of the American Red Cross. These recruiters are persistent, relentless, and actually, very ...
My brother-in-law, Kerry, recently gifted me a book through the mail. There was no occasion associated with the gift — no birthday, no congratulatory event, nor anything like that. If you’re reading this column Kerry — Thank you! (I don’t think I’ve gotten around to officially ...
When I was a kid, people used to ask each other, “Are you going ‘Eastering’ somewhere this year?” They were asking if you were traveling somewhere to do something fun for Easter. Easter has traditionally been a time when the weather is often mild enough to travel somewhere for camping ...
Everyone’s life is unique. While it’s true that many of our lives have similarities, there are about 8.3 billion people on the planet with individual life stories. Everyone has a story. You might be thinking, “Thank you Captain Obvious - so what?” Well, I do understand that ...
I have recently had reason to contemplate some of the lyrics of a song by the band Bachman- Turner Overdrive. It’s the rock’n’roll song “Takin’ Care of Business.” Randy Bachman wrote the song. Sanpete’s own Adam Reader aka “the Professor of Rock” informed me recently that ...
Time was, there was no such thing as daylight-saving time. Many of us say “daylight savings” time with an “s” on the end. I looked it up to see if I was using it correctly. Technically, to be correct, there is no “s” — it’s singular. It has to do with it being an adjective, ...
On Valentine’s Day, after the afternoon BYU vs. Colorado basketball game, we drove to the Red Lobster restaurant. We naively thought that we might be able to slip in there and get seated at a table for two in a corner. There was a mob of people there. We didn’t even get close to the hosting ...
I read somewhere recently (a meme on the internet, I suspect), that “The First 70 Years of Childhood Are Always the Hardest!” It reminded me of one of my favorite obituaries. Some of you, perhaps, like me and my wife, have acquired the hobby of recreational death notice reading. Maybe that ...
Occasionally, perhaps more often than not, what appears in this column is a rambling “stream of consciousness” category of writing. A few of you unfamiliar with this style might be tempted to look it up. If you really want to research it for real, fine, do it. For the rest of you who are ...
It’s been a month since I revealed that one of my resolutions for this year was to give more authentic compliments to people. Just to report and to be accountable, let me tell you that I haven’t completely failed — yet. I’m still aware of the resolution. You’ve got to admit, that’s ...
