by mmooney | Mar 6, 2026 | The Friday Message
Against my own better discretion, I am going to follow up on last week’s ski trip highlights. The people we encountered including the diverse skier entourage from around the country were enjoyable. Well, you have to pick your spots, and the four guys in the...
by mmooney | Feb 27, 2026 | The Friday Message
The boys’ ski weekend, redux. Two years ago I reported on our trip to Eden, not the garden but a small city in Utah. It is on the shores-sort of- of Pine View Reservoir and high in the Wasatch Mountains. Three ski areas, Powder Mountain, Snowbasin and Nordic...
by mmooney | Feb 20, 2026 | The Friday Message
A day that should never leave our collective historical memory, February 19, 1942. FDR signed Executive Order 9066 which resulted in the military forcing relocation and incarceration of over 120,000 Japanese Americans. Driven by wartime hysteria and...
by mmooney | Feb 13, 2026 | The Friday Message
It is a very good thing when we have enlightened friends who share our values. The hat is a gift, “We the People are the first three words of the U. S. Constitution, establishing that the government’s power comes from its citizens, not a monarch.” I must assume some...
by mmooney | Feb 6, 2026 | The Friday Message
I have always been a fan of mystery stories. I remember waiting for each Hardy Boys new release and included Nancy Drew as an acceptable back up. Reading was an important part of our education system and my parents and teachers took it seriously. I was fortunate to...
by mmooney | Jan 30, 2026 | The Friday Message
Every year from l893 to 1997 Payette Lake froze completely over. The last 28 years have proven less dependable in terms of the 5330 acre lake freezing solid. The first year the lake did not form ice, even at the shorelines, was 2020. Megan and Katie grew up at...
