Back in the day …

Remember when children spent summers outdoors, riding a big wheel, playing catch and “no bears are out tonight” …?  Back in the day, summer time for me was freedom from curriculum cares and scheduled activities.  It was hours of solo fun building a three-story hut, rafting on ranch canals, riding ponies, railroading with American Flyer, and reading books. 

Back in the day, we had no AI Overview to explain this “colloquial idiom referring to a time in the past, often with a sense of nostalgia or fondness for that period … [without specifying] a particular time frame.”  And no Internet.  Was I deprived ("suffering a severe lack of cultural benefits")… or what?

Pioneer Yesterdays

Ogden Pioneer Days celebration never ceases to amaze me.  Gets better every year — well worth a journal entry.  Yesterday 9am I walked a half block from my apartment and watched the big parade, which included a float for myHometown Ogden.  I walked around the corner and cooled down with my daily few minutes of exercise at the new Marshall N. White Community Center track above the sports courts.  An afternoon visit to best friends at the Community Resource Center on 24th Street was relaxing.  At 6:30pm a dear friend from Belize (British) accompanied me to the annual band concert at Barker Park in North Ogden — pretty cool near the canyon road over the mountain to Liberty and Eden.

Monday 7/22/2024, a sweet cousin invited me to the world-famous rodeo in the new Pioneer Stadium by Ogden River Parkway Trail.  Elizabeth & husband had free tickets as volunteers managing concessions.  Amazing drone light show at the end.  Altogether an awesome event!

Kay & I are forever grateful for our pioneer heritage which blesses our posterity and us.  May we all exercise “faith in every footstep” … with love. 

Trivia Journaling

(A random addition to personal history, copied from iPhone Notes.)

7/11/8pm  I awoke from a dream about glazed donuts ... before I could eat them.  Darnet!

6/2/25 Found my 1970 Argentine poncho in [storage].

3/21/7:31am Awoke from a dream about $1 profit I made on a small put-option trade.  Exciting!  [Needless to say, I didn’t always beat the market makers in my trading days.  AI Overview: “While market making is a legitimate activity, concerns arise when market makers are perceived to be exploiting retail traders.”]

5/24 Every Saturday night in ARP group 

I support, my serious intro is,  “I’m Ned, a recovering collector.”

(Exceptional — not trivial:)

I had been in myHometown Spanish class:

1/13/25 9pm “Mi esposa se llama Kay.”

My wife is Kay Hinckley Cannon.

About Time and Eternity

Sweet memories today, honoring our 54th wedding anniversary.  Surprise celebration: our third great-grandchild was born this evening — she’s a girl!  A most beautiful baby joining a loving family.

My young bride Kay & I share our love for so many friends and family … with gratitude.  It’s about time … and eternity!