This is Halloween

This is Halloween

Another successful Halloween for the Sutherlands. Paige Halloween can be weird when you’re a seventh grader. Is it weird if you wear a costume to school? Is it weirder if you don’t? Is it cool to go trick or treating? Or is that totally lame? I’m not sure how much...
How far can I kick a football?

How far can I kick a football?

“High school kids suck at football,” Curtis said.  Apparently, now that he’s played one season of flag football, he’s an expert. His comment came after a kid missed a 35-yard field goal at the Dixie High game we went to last week. “I...
Hanging on to Summer

Hanging on to Summer

Fall is Utah is fantastic. But it’s fickle. It can stay warm until November or turn into winter in October. Spring is equally unpredictable. It can start in February or hide until May. Winter can be mild or heavy but it’s always depressing. Summer’s...
Curtis, Tate, a Werewolf, and Your Mom

Curtis, Tate, a Werewolf, and Your Mom

I can’t remember how I first heard about Say Hi to Your Mom.  It was probably in the early 2000s when I was downloading songs from Stereogum and Music For Robots on my work computer in the dark basement of Salt Lake Community College. I immediately fell in love with...
34 Hours in Grunge City

34 Hours in Grunge City

A quick work trip to Seattle. The original idea was to take Traci with me and turn it into a little vacation, but the universe had other plans. So it turned into a few hours of me time.For a guy who was raised on grunge music, Seattle is pretty much the best place in...