Monthly Archives: May 2007

Stage vs. Film

Categories: Musings

Both Chicago and West Side Story were on TV tonight. I haven’t seen the stage version of Chicago yet, but I have seen West Side Story live several times. The summer it was at the SCERA I think I saw … Keep reading

Weird Running Shoes

Categories: Exercise, Random

There are all kinds of different running shoes. Today I saw these: Vibram Fivefingers. They looked too weird to even consider when I first saw them. But I’ve been looking at them, and the more I think about it, the … Keep reading

Lloyd Alexander 1924-2007

Categories: Books

Lloyd Alexander passed away on Friday. His wife had died two weeks earlier. They had been married for 61 years. It makes me smile that they were not parted for long. Lloyd Alexander was an author, especially of children’s books. … Keep reading

The Big Bad Gas Station

Categories: Exercise, Random

Tuesday was supposed to be a day when nobody bought gas. Because that was going to show the gas station people who was boss. There was a whole email thing being forwarded to everyone. Luckily, none of my friends sent … Keep reading

The drive to work

Categories: Random, Work

I live six miles from work. I take one left turn and two right turns on the drive. When I started driving to work four years ago there were ten stop lights along the way. About two years ago they … Keep reading

On the Radio

Categories: Education, Happy Things, Work

KSL radio features a different Utah teacher every Tuesday morning as their Teacher Feature feature. People submit letters to the station nominating different teachers and then people at the station and the state office of education go through the letters … Keep reading

Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair

Categories: Family, Happy Things

There are a lot of flowers that are associated with memories for me. All good ones. I love a lot of flowers specifically for the memory they bring to mind. One favorite flower is the snowball flower bush (Viburnum opulus … Keep reading