Category Archives: Interesting Things

Landmarks Re-purposed

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Pete

Landmarks Re-purposed. After reading the many fond remarks about memories centered around the Millpond from fellow residents of our fine valley, I find myself returning again and again to that landmark and its significance to so many generations. When a … Continue reading →

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Landmarks Re-visited

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Pete

Landmarks revisited In the first installment of the Landmark series, I mentioned that Landmarks seemed to be generational. It seems that the memories stirred up by Landmarks are very multi-generational. The north end of the Tooele Valley has a number … Continue reading →

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Prosolutions III

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Pete

Prosolutions III If you have made the effort to try some of the Presolutions that have been mentioned in the first two installments of this series, chances are that you have felt the difference. Rather than the old-fashioned Resolutions that … Continue reading →

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More Prosolutions

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Pete

Prosolutions II How are those New Year Prosolutions working out for you so far? If you have begun to give yourself the gifts of better rest and treating yourself better – you certainly must be feeling the effects about this … Continue reading →

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New Years Resolutions

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Pete

Proactive Resolutions for the new year. Stop and think about how former New Years Resolutions worked out for you.  How long did it take to go back to the old habits? Did you ever lose twenty pounds on January 2nd?  … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve – Time to Shop!

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Pete

Christmas Eve. Being a world-class procrastinator, the art of leaving Christmas shopping until the last minute requires annual re-certification.  Some may call it lack of planning but I prefer to call it crisis management training. Over the years (it is … Continue reading →

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Tribute to Tommy Overstreet

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Pete

Remembering a Friend and Mentor  by Rocky Russell In what seems like another life, I thought I was going to be a Country Music Star. All my classmates and I were really rooted in 70’s Rock. I loved living in … Continue reading →

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Great American Muscle Car Tour Finale

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Pete

American Muscle Car Tour Finale For this final segment of the journey, I will combine the remaining two days.  I wanted to be absolutely certain that I was on the correct side of the Continental Divide before the inevitable change … Continue reading →

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American Muscle Car Road Trip Part II

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Pete

Bucket List – American Muscle Car Tour Part II. Many things can be said about ‘stopping and smelling the roses’ and I would have liked to have shot a couple of rolls of film in Durango, yet I barely glimpsed the city.  It … Continue reading →

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Warthog Rules

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Pete

From Military.com  Bryant Jordan Air Force Will Probably Delay A-10 Retirement until 2019, General Says Share on facebook535Share on twitterShare on google_plusone_shareShare on more 40 comments Nov 11, 2015 | by Bryant Jordan The Air Force will probably seek to … Continue reading →

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