Ground-Hog

There’s a wacky tradition for some wacky folks on Feb-you-ary second. It has something to do with a critter named Punks-ah-whatever-you-want-to-call-‘im the prairie hog. “Ground” hog, if you’re hungry. Well, we in Great Salt Lake City are hungry! That’s why out west we have a tradition similar to the one out east but more fun …

Test of Thumbs

There is a test to see how many words a person can type while using only their thumbs. (The world record is 101 words per minute.) Two. Two words per minute. That’s how many I can type. About as fast as carving words in a stone slab in the catacombs. Does hyperbole grace every sentence …

Update Downgrade

Unless you’re completely off the grid, you’ve experienced this before. I call it Update Downgrade. The Information Technology crowd likes to call any change they make to programs an “update”. Reality suggests otherwise. There is often no up in the “update”. It’s only change. But why would they call it change? That’s dull and might …

Guest column——”Ask Suzi Uzi”

Guest column——Ask Suzi Uzi, Advice specialist and psychologist   Dear Suzi, Do I have to wear a mask in public? Yours truly truly, Not Scared   Dear Mr. Scared, Your question made me pause. Are you saying you don’t want to wear a mask at all? Are you saying you prefer wearing one in private? …