The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can’t read them. ~Mark Twain Here are the five books that have influenced my life the most: 1. The Book Of Mormon – Written by ancient prophets who lived on the American continent, this book
When I was a child, I’d always look at my feet while I walked around. One day I was visiting my Grandma Stucki and she said, “If you keep looking down like that the whole world is going to pass you by and you’ll never know it.” It’
About a year ago, I wrote about the night that UNLV named their basketball court after Jerry Tarkanian. But, I didn’t write about what happened before the game. Coach Tarkanian was out on the concourse signing copies of his book. I already had the book at home but I
I spent this last week in San Francisco. I always enjoy visiting this city. In fact, I’ve visited 44 times since I returned from the Bay Area, where I served as a Mormon missionary. I just can’t get enough of it. This most recent visit was a trip
I get so bored with questions that are asked out of habit. “Hey, how’s the married life?” or a salesman may ask, “Do you have any questions about anything?” When I get asked a question that had no thought, I usually give an answer with no thought. Just imagine
I just finished reading the book “1776” by David McCullough. It was an excellent book. As you may have guessed, the book is about the year 1776 which is when the Declaration of Independance was signed and when the American revolution started in full swing. Unexpectedly, this book focuses very
For one of our Christmas presents, my in-laws brought us to see “Bodies…The Exhibition here in Las Vegas. What an eye opening thing it was. “To help you see what a body really looks like on the inside, this Exhibition uses real human bodies that have been preserved so
I think that all of us have things that we are naturally good at, and things that we are naturally not good at. I’m not talking about things you do great thru practice and perfection. I’m just talking about things that you can do naturally. For instance, I’
Candace and I felt like going on a little adventure yesterday. First, we went down to the Bellagio so we could see the flower arrangement they had on display for December. It was very nice. I’m always amazed at what they can do in there with flowers and plants.
I’ve always loved my last name of Stucki. I love the Swiss heritage of it. But, I can’t tell you how often I heard “Hey Stucki Dookie” in school growing up. And every person thought they were the first one to think of it. Well to those who
I found a great new toy to play with called Frigits. Do you remember the game called “Mousetrap?” You’d build a marble run and then let the marble find it’s way down? This is the same idea, but there are magnets on the back so you can build
There are two phrases that really help me everyday. They help me to be more patient and long suffering. They help me to better understand others. They help me to have the courage to stand up for what I believe. They help me build self-confidence They help me to be
A while ago, I wrote a post on my site about “The Office” and I mentioned that I didn’t watch movies that were rated R. I was surprised at the comments I received. (I deleted the really crude ones.) And I was even more surprised at the emails I
Here are the seven rules everyone should follow when using the phone. I understand these are mostly unenforceable, but if everyone followed them that would be great. 1) If your message says you have a question, leave the question as well. That way, if I call or email you back,
This might seem odd, but I love it when you are driving down the street listening to music and something outside moves along at the exact same beat. For example, a jogger on the sidewalk is taking steps at the exact same beat as your music. Or, like today, I
Candace and I went to see World Trade Center last night. I had some reservations at first, but I saw that Oliver Stone was directing and he usually does a good job. The movie was exceptional. They decided to do the movie from the officers point of view. That was