Larry O'Sullivan's (allchristie) Blog

Did I miss something in this Holiday Season?                                                                 Where did Thanksgiving go? I got used to the pumpkins and zombies. Then I expected turkeys, Pilgrim hats and cornucopia. My diary shows Thanksgiving and Hanukkah for November 28, but Mall ...

The differently abled niche in real estate in Sandy UT                                                                       I am in a position to offer expert advice to differently abled home buyers in the Salt Lake Valley UT. I have skin in the game.   Being a double above knee amputee, to my o...

At odds with my favorite appliance in Sandy UT Having done business from a sitting position for the last ten years, I have come to rely heavily on my power chair. Regardless of manufacturer specifications, with me, it has only two speeds ~ flat out and stop. With recent maintenance including a ne...

The joining of a Nation in our backyard here in Utah It is described as the greatest historical event in transportation on this continent where the Pacific Ocean was joined to the Atlantic Ocean by iron rails. Historical events are often cast in patriotic pride; great achievements are embodied in...

My labor of love nears completion in Sandy UT If you have followed my posts over the last several years, you may have noticed that I favor collages to illustrate my posts. Collages are basically groups of photos often indicating a theme. Mostly the collages suggest themselve; sometimes they are h...

Low denomination bills and gold tops always bring me pleasure. In days where plastic appears have power, I find it relaxing to appreciate bills and coinage. Twelve months ago, newspapers were touting that $1 coins would replace $1 bills ~ hasn't happened. I got used to Australian $1 and $2 gold t...

Cold weather preparations in Sandy UT We made it to 40F today with a promise of 26F tonight in Sandy UT. Tomorrow promises a few degrees less. Definitely a test for winter. A time to check more substantial clothing and for special contents of my chair bag. Because I move little more than my right...

The odd challenge in Sandy UT not likely to be fatal Announcement at 7am in Sandy UT: "and this is the warmest it's going to get all day..." Checked out the window to be greeted with snow flakes. Daylight Saving just ended with 2am becoming 1am, as if by msgic. Most of the clocks changed. Nobody ...

Daylight saving to end in Sandy UT, and other places too Spring forward.. Fall back was supposed to take us into a better system of time keeping. Or is it change for change sake. Have we achieved anything? It's called daylight saving. It could have been called time theft. An hour of our time stol...

Trunk or Treat in Sandy UT, another source of candy After all these years I still find the ferocity of the celebration of Halloween more than a bit strange, macarbe even. All the weird bits coming so close together. Halloween, The Day of the Dead, All Saints, All Souls. Mixtures of religion and s...