Brigham Young Cougars forward Seneca Knight (24) blocks the shot by Saint Mary’s Gaels center Mitchell Saxen (10) in Provo on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. BYU won 52-43. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News PROVO — As the final seconds slipped off the clock Saturday night at the packed and raucous Marriott Center, Alex Barcello stood near midcourt, clutching the ball. Barcello looked like he had just crossed a desert after a grueling 40-day journey. Instead it was a grueling 40-minute game against Saint Mary’s, filled with scoring droughts, physical play and strong defensive performances on both sides. The scoreboard told the story of the type of game it had been: BYU 52, Saint Mary’s 43 — and it all...
Is it ever okay to snoop on someone else’s phone? This question tends to stir up strong emotions on both sides of the issue. There are those who think trust and respect are paramount in a relationship. Breaking into our partner’s phone or computer violates that trust. In fact, it’s illegal to install spyware and monitor another person’s phone without their permission in twenty US states. Yet too many people think nothing of playing fast and loose with the hearts of others. Nearly a third of survey respondents already in a committed relationship reported they had engaged in cybersex with someone else. It’s become easy to keep sexual relationships undisclosed and hidden. In a “Perfect World” scenario, only paranoid crazies and wackos...
"This book is the first in a trilogy and moves quickly. Nails bitten, fingers crossed, I am waiting for the second book." Sandra, Goodreads (about book #1) Description: Nowhere To Hide (#1) A young woman embarks on a dangerous journey to bring a killer to justice.Kayla is newly-engaged and excited to break the news to her parents during a visit for winter break before her final semester at Princeton. As she enters her family’s living room, a home invader shatters her life forever, ruthlessly killing her parents and putting her in a coma.Two years later, she still remembers nothing of the attack, just that she kissed her fiancé goodbye before opening her family’s front door. Her fiancé thinks she’s dead...
What makes the perfect mountain town? Quick access to adventure, of course, but how about the less obvious attributes? Does it have solid breweries and après food? Can an abundance of bike parks outweigh a lack of taco joints? Maybe. We explored such criteria in this highly subjective list, weighing each town against its peers in an attempt to rank the best mountain outposts in the U.S., from the southern Appalachians to the Chugach. There’s a good chance we’re going to piss you off with our picks. We probably left off your favorite town. Or worse, we included a place you wish we’d never written about. Some of the towns on this list are so damn awesome that they’re suffering from side effects like...
To sweeten a recent offer on a small house with a few acres here in Texas, near Austin, I pledged to keep Jenny and Jeremy—two aging donkeys the seller no longer had use for. Caught up in the adrenaline of the deal, I didn’t take into account just how expensive it could be to care for two large animals—a cost I later learned can easily top several thousand dollars, per donkey, per year, especially as their health deteriorates. That same real estate frenzy led me astray in other ways, too. I turned a blind eye to the poor condition of the septic system, the seemingly ancient well, and even the fact that the land survey required to purchase the property...
