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Distractions
The office building my department’s new office is in is fourteen stories tall. That’s not all that tall, even for Salt Lake City standards, but it’s tall enough to have a great view. It’s on the southern end of skyscraper … Continue reading
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Web Wanderings: The Soldier and Death
It’s been awhile since I saw Jim Henson’s “The Storyteller”. John Hurt, as usual, was excellent as the Storyteller. I recall hearing a great many wonderful stories, but none so poignant to me as “The Soldier and Death.” Truly a … Continue reading
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Dead in the water?
I suppose it’s time I tattle on myself in the hope that I’ll shape up and get back to work. I’m sure you’ve all been wondering how the novel is coming. Okay, humor me and pretend that’s what you’ve been … Continue reading
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This is my home town
I’ve never been one of those people who couldn’t wait to escape their home town the moment they graduated high school. I liked where I grew up. I thought it was all I would ever need. It turned out I … Continue reading
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Book Review: Windows Into the Earth – Robert B. Smith and Lee J. Siegel
I picked this up during our family vacation to Yellowstone Park back in July when it occurred to me that the unique geological features of Yellowstone would make a pretty cool backdrop for a novel that’s been germinating in my … Continue reading
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Going out in style
My daughter’s soccer season ended last night. I’ve written before how they’re much improved this year. They’ve had an excellent season–only one team in their group has beaten them, though they’ve done so twice. So who did they play for … Continue reading
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They’re stealing our garbage!
Our city schedules a bulk waste collection week each fall to help us get rid of all our autumn yard waste and junk from our houses. We just pile it all up out at the curb and they come along … Continue reading
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Houses of higher learning
I have decided to adopt a more positive attitude toward my house. It isn’t the bane of my existence, continually plotting how to break yet again in some random, difficult and intensely aggravating way. No! This house is trying to … Continue reading
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Sandy Chainsaw Massacre
When we first moved into this house we found we had a dead tree in our yard. Years ago someone had planted a trio of aspens along the fence separating our yard from the neighbor’s. Two of them were on … Continue reading
What we do for love
It’s getting closed to 11:00 pm. That’s not late for many of you, I realize, but I should have been heading to bed an hour ago. But I’m still up. Why? My kids have found that the local library has … Continue reading
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