Category Archives: Random Musings

Hungry? Want pizza? Push the button on your fridge magnet and your default pizza will be ordered automatically and delivered within 30 minutes. I was sure this had to be an April Fools joke, but evidently it’s real. Only it’s … Continue reading →

I’m often as interested in the people behind big, iconic productions such as Star Wars as I am the movies themselves. Star Wars may have been George Lucas’ baby, but so many people had a hand in raising the child … Continue reading →

I blame it on the weather. I was walking our dog the other evening. It was shirt-sleeve warm, with a light breeze. Trees everywhere were starting to leaf. The nearby mountains, still wrapped in snow, towered above the houses and … Continue reading →

I’ve been busy pruning the trees in our yard. This is the first really close look I’ve had at them since we bought the house last summer, especially without the leaves. I’m not thrilled with what I’m seeing. It’s been … Continue reading →

I called a good friend of mine recently to catch up on life and discuss whatever came to mind. As it often does, the conversation turned to politics, and I expressed a view my friend did not share. He called … Continue reading →

I’m a little saddened by the results of the recent blow-up over Rush Limbaugh calling a liberal activist a slut. Rush apologized, but no one accepted his apology. People on the right began pointing out liberal pundits and comedians who … Continue reading →

I have a hard enough time getting in and out of the book store without buying something. Books have a siren song all their own. But several times a year the company I work for turns a large conference room … Continue reading →

Utah, I’ve learned, is one of two states in the US that used a particular caucus system for selecting candidates for the general election. Each precinct’ party members get together and select not candidates for office, but delegates to a … Continue reading →

Okay, this is kinda cool. The music grates a bit, but this is ingenious choreography.