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 […]
Running the Red Light
Sitting at the red stop light, I noticed in the side view mirror, a car barreling toward me going at least 45 MPH and not slowing down. The driver was in the other lane next to me and all I could think to do was lay on my horn. That didn’t help. Cars were crossing […]
Magic Eraser Time of Year – Happy New Year 2023
Magic Eraser to the rescue! In December 2022 I made the big jump from my awesome, handmade, expensive custom leather TAFT boots to white laces, black tops, and white soled VANS. Kicking and screaming I changed my clothing and shoe style, although it feels fresh and like the right direction to go, and […]
Waterford: Return to My High School
When was the last time you walked the hallways of your high school? I swear those classrooms were bigger, doorways taller, and common spaces intimidatingly more judgmental. It was 25 years ago that I was last able to grace the very classrooms I once sat in, eyes peering out the window, wishing I could […]
The Cold Shower Dilemma
Scroll through social media and you will likely run into alpha dudes with their shirts off, bulging muscles, jumping out of a barrel of ice water, shouting at you to wake up at 4 AM every day and be manly enough to do the daily cold plunge. Or maybe that’s just in my algorithm. Yours […]
Your Sacred Places
Last week I posted the video above sharing a very special, and even sacred place, for our family. I knew I was taking a risk in doing so. The comments received were all positive and supportive, until the video began to make the rounds. When things get popular online, there is usually a […]
Handing Over The Mic
Friday night was our son’s first high school basketball game, along with all boys basketball teams of every age. Annually they play a team called the Vipers, who have special needs and are incredible and inspiring to watch, as we boo our sons and cheer on this visiting team. It’s quite an experience. They rarely […]
The Broken Finger Promise: The Legend of Romney Hewlett
If there was ever a wrong time to break a finger, this was exactly that moment. 2 weeks from his lifelong dream and pursuit of trying out for the high school basketball team as a freshman, my son Romney had just texted to let us know his finger was broken while playing ball at […]
Can Accountants Laugh?
Have you heard this one? How do you tell the difference between an introverted accountant and an extroverted accountant? The extrovert looks at your shoes. That joke has maybe been told to me about 457,682 times after gigs with accountants. Few things strike fear in the heart of a performer like hearing, “We need you to […]