Category Archives: Happy Things

This blog is subtitled “All the things that make me giggle…” These are those things.

First female Beefeater

Categories: Happy Things, Learn Something, Questions, Random

Woman Joins Beefeaters at Tower of London. I saw this story on the news tonight. That is a fun story. My favorite part is her smile. What a great smile! But why are they called Beefeaters?

Football!!

Categories: Education, Happy Things

It’s football season again. I love football. I really can’t explain why. I tell people it’s because I graduated from high school in Texas, and in Texas, football is what you do on Friday nights. James A. Michener even says … Keep reading

Wow!

Categories: Happy Things, Life, Science & Tech

I watched live coverage of the shuttle launch this evening. I got chills. Of course I love space, and one of these days I want to go to Florida to watch a launch live. But there was a teacher inside … Keep reading

Four heads and a sadistic squirrel

Categories: Happy Things, Life, Random

I heard this twice while driving today. It made me laugh both times, even more so the second time. I love it. I need to print out the transcript and read it often. But you can’t beat hearing it with … Keep reading

Deseret Morning News 10K

Categories: Exercise, Happy Things, Health

That was not the race I had planned to run. In some ways it turned out better than I thought it would, in other ways worse. I actually didn’t get to the race on time. I got there ten minutes … Keep reading

Happy Birthday to Me!

Categories: Family, Happy Things, Life

It was 29 years ago right now that I was born. My dad claims that it was the earliest I have ever been up in my life. Except today I woke up at 3am because I needed to be somewhere … Keep reading

The end of Harry Potter

Categories: Books, Family, Happy Things, Life

The first Harry Potter book was published in the United States in 1998. It was a real big hit and everyone was reading them. Because everyone else was doing it, I decided I would never read the books. My family … Keep reading