OUR TIME IN UTAH IN PICTURES 1985 THRU 1987
Utah was our fourth move together since coming to Canada from Peru in early 1980. We now have two girls and both are growing fast. It seems like only the day before that Ron was a baby, but now here…
A BUSINESS LESSON AND ITS APPLICATION UTAH 1986
While in Utah I spent my time overseeing the operation of a pipe fabrication facility in Clearfield, UT. This was an existing business, contracted by us to build pipe assemblies, for the work we were doing at the Kennecott Mine.…
ADIOS FACEBOOK AND ALL OF MY DREAMS OF SOCIALIZING
Yesterday evening I made a decision that has been coming for a long, long time. I removed, deleted, canned and vaporized my Facebook account. It is my humble opinion that it was doing me no good and that I can…
SURFER KID AND RIDE THE WILD TUBE, OGDEN UTAH
We had my second son for a visit to Ogden, Utah in the summer of 1986. On one sunny afternoon, a colleague from work invited us to go boating at nearby Pine View Reservoir. So armed with a picnic lunch,…
SIX WEEKS IN ISOLATION AND THE WALLS ARE CLOSING IN
Today I have finished 6 weeks of isolation in our home. I am of the opinion that this much time alone with someone else, no matter the strength or length of the relationship, is very hard for both parties to…
A QUICK FLASHBACK TO PERU FOR A SLIDESHOW
Now that I have the video portion of my blog working, I am going to update some of our previous travels with some video. I will try to keep them short, however, all of you know, that I just love…
FOURTH TRY SUCCESS AT LAST I LOADED A VIDEO
I have stretched my brain to the limit. If this does not work, I am gonna go kick the cat! I think I finally got one of my videos to load. In this video we are in Logan Utah on…
THIRD TEST VIDEO OF OGDEN UTAH IN 1986
This is the third video that I have posted from Ogden, Utah in 1986. It is still a work in progress but I’m almost there. Enjoy what little you can.
THE CAR RIDE FROM HELL OR THE 20 HOUR LE MANS
This next little story ranks right up there with some of the most idiotic moves I have ever made (and there were lots to choose from). It involved a decision we had made regarding two of my older children. The…
OGDEN UTAH 1986 AND NOW THE VISITORS ARRIVE
It has been a while since I let my mind wander around a time and place, searching out thoughts. I find that I need to control my rambling in case my mind rambles away and does not return. However I…
