Ice on the Windshield
Snow and ice are everywhere. It’s incredible and wonderful and terrifying to drive in. Not because of my driving, but everyone else! Crazy and insane people! Yesterday I saw a teenager driving down the street with a windshield covered over in ice. The whole thing! Her driver’s side window was down so she drive! Not […]
Silverfox
I hired a photographer to update my head shots. There’s an old joke about not updating your head shots enough. It’s the one where the event planner hires the speaker, prints his head shot, and goes to the airport to pick him up for the event. Waiting there, she is looking at the head […]
The Unspoken Promise
Tuesday: My dear friend posted on social media that her mother had shockingly and unexpectedly passed away a few days prior. Reading this on social media from my hotel room in Reno, NV, where I was stationed with events for nearly the whole week, I was saddened to not be able to race to her […]
Meeting Dr. J
Dr. J. Yes, the Legend, Dr. Julius Erving of basketball fame and greatness, was in the same restaurant as our family having lunch today. Of course, we had followed him there, since this was All-Star weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah, and the first time our city has hosted these festivities since 1993. I […]
22nd Valentine’s Day
“What is the secret to being happily married for 22 years?” This is a question I have been asked recently, and as we celebrate Valentine’s Day this week, here’s one suggestion I feel can help you keep The Promise to the one you love. If you know your spouse has a Favorite Thing, then […]
$100 Tip
In my wallet I always carry a $100 bill. If my posting this leads to me being mugged, so be it! Come and get your Benjamin, you cranky little thief. I have it there as a “just in case” for when a credit card has some issue, the power is out at a store and […]
Vanilla
Vanilla is plain. It is perfectly unoffensive, pristine, nearly flavorless, and the exact extract I wanted to be known for from the beginning of my career. Growing up in an extremely religious state, espousing the same beliefs as the majority, it became apparent quickly that my path to success among my people would be to […]
The Promise To Fail
I stand beneath the Olympic bar, which weighs 45-lbs alone. Slapping plates on each side at 45-lbs each, I’m now up to 135-lbs total. That’s a good deal of weight for a leg 6 months out from surgery. It’s time for a huge PUSH! As I go into my newest version of a squat, not […]
New Year Clean Out
How is your New Year clean out going? Not your New Years resolutions, I mean the normal minutiae you need to clean up. The list of items needing to be cleaned out for the New Year began to grow overwhelmingly long and time consuming for me: CLUTTER Closet Garage Office drawers VIRTUAL CLUTTER Apps […]
The Final Testimony of Nathan Ricks
On Monday, January 2, 2023, my friends, Nathan & Joyce Ricks, along with two others, took off in their private plane from Provo, Utah. Moments after takeoff the plane suddenly crashed, killing Nathan instantly, critically injuring the co-pilot, Brent Beardall, while Nathan’s wife, Joyce, and the other passenger, Dane Margetts, walked away with minor […]