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 ...