Today is the opening day of the Utah State Legislature and for the first time in 10 years, I'm not going to be there for the session. I thought I might be a tiny bit morose, but actually I'd completely forgotten about it until a friend asked me last … [Continue reading] about Two noteworthy events
Some hoops fun

We got invited to a Jazz game in Scott's company suite which was fun and classy, plus I got my name announced and on the big screen! It's all in who you know...... … [Continue reading] about Some hoops fun
Wherein we mourn the loss of a faithful friend

Today we replaced our microwave, the only one we've ever owned. We purchased it in 1985, the second year of our marriage, when we were still students at BYU. In 27 years of service to our family it's never given us one bit of trouble and cooked many … [Continue reading] about Wherein we mourn the loss of a faithful friend
Book favs for 2011

I read a lot of books last year and it was hard to narrow down to just a few favorites, so this is going to be long. That's a fair warning so brace yourselves and find something good to read! This is a re-telling of the Norwegian tale East of the … [Continue reading] about Book favs for 2011
2011 Reading Stats
I keep a book journal and here are my statistics for 2011: Books read: 132 Pages read: 39,641 Of the books read: * Non-fiction: 15 * New-to-me novelists: 42 * Continuing series books: 54 * Re-reads: 12 * Audio-books: 33 * Challenges … [Continue reading] about 2011 Reading Stats