Larry O'Sullivan's (allchristie) Blog

The Australian Flag in Sandy Utah Yesterday ~ January 26th, Australia Day~ the Australian Flag flew at my place in Sandy Utah, where for every US holiday the "Stars and Stripes" has pride of place. My annual allowance of nostalgia in my Great American Adventure. My mates in Australia celebrated A...

  Bumping along in the Intermountain West From the Recent Earthquakes map from the US Seismic Service for Utah and Yellowstone Region(The Intermountain West) we have been the recipients of 43 events in the last week, with a heap occurring in the last day. The seismic events in this region occur m...

It's a DOG for Storm Mountain Several hours of standing outdoors in a group on a  winter Saturday morning in Utah can have a purpose. It's a DOG (Dutch Oven Gathering) put on by the Storm Mountain Chapter of IDOS (International Dutch Oven Society). Storm Mountain Chapter has it's official presenc...

Technology Age Frustrations Since the demise of Picasa on my computer, taking with it most of the intelligence and hiding all my photos under a grey veil, restoration has become a drawn out task fast approaching hobby status. Yesterday, I played with a program designed to scan my hard disk to det...

                                      A Tourist In My Own Town Winter chills outside, comforting warmth indoors. Century old architecture linking past and present, 66 ft murals that inspire. Paintings depicting pioneer past. Museums and information centers. Life size, and over life size, works o...

Same city - different viewpoint I make it a point to always have a camera with me so when I experience something new I am able to record it. Today, my challenge was to record the Salt Lake Temple and the Utah State Capitol from the one vantage point and to see them both in a new way. I normally r...

Book Review: 5-Minute Mindset for Success Workbook by Bob Hoffman. Following his release of The 5-Minute Mindset for Weight Loss in late 2011, my broker, Bob Hoffman, is in print again with his The 5 Minute Mindset for Success Workbook. This is the practical application of The 5-Minute Mindset, ...

All the best It's a little strange having a Sunday back to itself again. Normal pursuits take over again after the celebratory holidays. of the past two weeks. Gratitude for all things past. Eager expectation of things to come The New Year is established with its promises of progress and change....

Hey, it's on again After weeks of balmy, almost tropicality, wintery snow is falling in the Salt Lake Valley of Utah. We are white and cool once again in Sandy with our overnight and continuing falls. My truck is happy under it's little load of snow. Snow-blowers can now come out of garages and b...

2012 -  Already going like a train Happy New Year to All I really have to be paying more attention. I slack off for a few days (not really - but it felt like it!) and whole weeks disappear. I have been reading my ActiveRain but not writing or commenting much. This has to change. (I see a New Year...