Aloha
Ted and I are flying out to Maui in about 30 minutes. Nothing like Hawaiian sun and long, sandy beaches to recover from a hard loss.
Not so hard, really. Jenny Wilson, my fabulous stepdaughter, waged a great campaign for Salt Lake City mayor. That’s all I’ll say here. This Wilson family is spectacular. We wanted Jenny to win. She didn’t. We support her fully and watched a very mature and graceful woman concede last night to Dave Buhler and Ralph Becker.
She has a Salt Lake County Council seat to return to, two adorable little boys and a fine husband. And a strong political future, I’ve no doubt.
I’m so very proud of her.
As to Maui, I’m not taking a laptop. I debated about even taking a phone. Just books, a few pairs of shorts, my bicycle gear and the man I love.
See you back here, I hope, on Sept. 21.
Aloha.
September 12th, 2007 at 10:25 am
She ran a good and honorable race. You’re right to be proud of her.
Tell her to stick in there, and we’ll see her in the future for sure.
And have a nice trip.
September 12th, 2007 at 4:17 pm
Enjoy paradise, clear your head, and come back to us with a fresh outlook or at least a nice tan and pretty lei.
September 12th, 2007 at 5:42 pm
Cheers! Wish we could get a blog post from the beach so I could be jealous but guess I will be anyway.
Hey, maybe Jenny can run for Salt Lake County Mayor at some point. That way I can vote for her! :)
September 12th, 2007 at 9:09 pm
Jenny will win many elections in the future. After all it is in her blood. I would like for her to run in a county race so we could vote for her. Enjoy yourselves and give us a report when you return with your tan and ready to go get’em.
September 13th, 2007 at 1:14 pm
Have great trip Holly, but while you’re gone I have a question for your correspondents. What does the word Wasatch mean? How did the range of mountains get that name?
I don’t buy this one although I do wish it were true.
Opinions vary on the origin of the name Wasatch. In Southern Paiutes: Legends, Lore, Language and Lineage, author LaVan Martineau recounts the origins of Wasatch told to him by Utes he interviewed: “The Utes told me what the word ‘Wasatch’ means. They said that one time many Indians lived there between Heber and Provo. One day the men were out hunting when a big blizzard came up and they lost one of the hunters. When they found him he was dead and his penis was frozen stiff. They therefore called the place Wuhu’ Seai Frozen Penis. Francis McKinley, a Ute Indian Chief, tells the same story.”[2]
lmiller@vcnet.com
September 16th, 2007 at 4:47 pm
Entertaining story, larry. I also find it interesting that all 15 or so citations on the web in support of this version use the LaVan quote as their source, and I don’t know how reliable his stuff is. And here I thought it was a corruption of Sasquatch…