Last month, The New York Times published an analysis of the number of F-words used by politicians on social media. The F-word is referred to as “THE word, the big one, the queen mother of dirty words” by Ralphie in “A Christmas Story.” Even though people say President Donald Trump is ...
Celebrating mothers just one day each year seems sparse. But we’ll take that day because we’re that needy. My daughter shows up at my office door. “I’m hiding from my kids,” she tells me. Wordlessly I motion her in. This is not the first time. We both know the drill. She stays ...
It’s amazing (and terrifying) what we pass on to our children. We only have one child. I’m proud and irritated to say that she has taken everything I may be marginally good at and surpassed me. This is great when it comes to cooking which I get to eat, irritating when she displays talents ...
Most days on the job, I spend my time exploring the parts of Weber State University and higher education that demonstrate measurable returns on investment for Utahns. I work to ensure that Weber State’s programming aligns with regional workforce needs and state-level priorities. But this past ...
Spring is usually a tug-of-war between winter and summer. This year, summer effortlessly dragged Old Man Winter over the line. The hum of bees amidst fragrant flowering trees is magic to the senses. Birds sing for mates. Days lengthen and temperatures are perfect. There’s almost too much ...
We talk about how no man is an island and we’re all in this together and it takes a village to raise a child and so on. And yet... On a frosty morning, I pull my car out of the garage, drive down the street, turn the corner and stop. A figure sits on the curb. He (his clothing suggests a ...
