Pleasant Grove Dream Home
Country Living Equals Better Health
I remember walking from our home on 17 acres in Crescent, Utah to go pheasant hunting with my brother and my dad. When I was nine my father sold those 17 acres and bought 650 acres in Burley, Idaho. Now I live on over 2 acres in the Wallsburg valley and it is a great feeling driving into this valley and coming home.
I’m sure I am not the healthiest person alive, however I have always felt that country living is very helpful to not only my physical health, but also for my sanity or mental health.
Here are just a couple “Country” homes, with a minimum of 2 acres, for sale in Wasatch County.
Country Living Equals Better Health
I remember walking from our home on 17 acres in Crescent, Utah to go pheasant hunting with my brother and my dad. When I was nine my father sold those 17 acres and bought 650 acres in Burley, Idaho. Now I live on over 2 acres in the Wallsburg valley and it is a great feeling driving into this valley and coming home.
I’m sure I am not the healthiest person alive, however I have always felt that country living is very helpful to not only my physical health, but also for my sanity or mental health.
Here are just a couple “Country” homes, with a minimum of 2 acres, for sale in Wasatch County.
Frozen Cars?
It’s that time of year when scraping ice off the windows of our cars makes leaving to get anywhere take 10 minutes longer. Though scraping ice off the windows doesn’t seem bad after seeing an entire car covered in ice. Sometimes instead of scraping the ice off we might be tempted to warm up our car and let the ice melt a little. According to some new studies this isn’t good for air quality, and you also run the risk of your car getting stolen.
So while we take a break from scraping the ice off our windows lets drool over some of these garages (attached to homes) for sale in Utah.
Frozen Cars?
It’s that time of year when scraping ice off the windows of our cars makes leaving to get anywhere take 10 minutes longer. Though scraping ice off the windows doesn’t seem bad after seeing an entire car covered in ice. Sometimes instead of scraping the ice off we might be tempted to warm up our car and let the ice melt a little. According to some new studies this isn’t good for air quality, and you also run the risk of your car getting stolen.
So while we take a break from scraping the ice off our windows lets drool over some of these garages (attached to homes) for sale in Utah.
Home Theater Economics, Star Wars and Statistics
A few years ago we built a home theater, with a nice projector, pretty nice screen and some of the best speakers available. Even doing most of the construction myself and with my children’s help I’m wondering if it was worth the expense. I love being able to watch a movie in some comfortable clothes and slippers. I don’t need to worry about sitting by an annoying movie goer and the refreshments are a lot less expensive. So why am I questioning whether the home theater was a good expense or not? Because of the new movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
This weekend the new Star Wars movie, “The Force Awakens” opened in theaters around the world (excluding China where it opens early next month). Some of the following information is more interesting than supportive for either argument, but with a new Star Wars movie, interesting information is just as important as objective support for or against a home theater, right?
I remember well in 1977 going to the first Star Wars (later called Episode IV), and later that year for my birthday I received an LP (Wiki definition if you don’t know what an LP is) Star Wars sound track with an awesome poster of all the different star fighters battling around the death star. It was awesome (and is now worth over $100 on ebay).
Since that time, I have eagerly awaited and always seen the new Star Wars movies as they have been released in a public theater. So do I wait for the latest version, “The Force Awakens” to come out on blue ray so I may watch it in the comfort of my own home or do I breakdown and go see the movie as soon as possible?
You may think this is trivial, so let me first remind you that I live in Utah and if you didn’t know, the biggest Star Wars fans are in Utah as per Wonkblog and Google Trends. Even more support for the psychological dilemma I’m in is how many times “The Force Awakens” was shown in Utah theaters compared to the rest of the country, which can be seen in the chart included in the article about the Weekend Record sales of $238 million – there are a lot of movie goers in Utah.
I haven’t seen the movie yet and I have started debating the economics of building a home theater versus going to movies in a public theater. It is a little easier to contemplate my decisions versus the financial repercussions of the Rebel Alliance destroying two Death Stars as argued by Zachary Feinstein in his study, “It’s a Trap: Emperor Palpatine’s Poinson Pill”. A good counter argument from Tho Bishop says the building of the Death Star was more damaging to the inter-galactic economy than the destruction of the Death Star.
Either way, I’m stuck with a home theater and I’m at odds when clients ask me about the value of a home theater when we are pricing their home to sell or looking at a home to buy. It all depends if you are an avid Star Wars fan.
From everything I hear, The Force Awakens, is worth seeing twice (as is any Star Wars movie) so my plan is to go to the movie this week and also purchase it on blue ray when it is released. In between I’ve found a great youtube channel, Undeleted Scenes about Star Wars movies created by Jackson Renouf, a resident of Utah that faithfully supports the statistics mentioned above.
Now how about the scientific study that we should eat popcorn at the movies?
Enjoy and May the Force be With You.
Brian Olsen, WWR
Home Theater Economics, Star Wars and Statistics
A few years ago we built a home theater, with a nice projector, pretty nice screen and some of the best speakers available. Even doing most of the construction myself and with my children’s help I’m wondering if it was worth the expense. I love being able to watch a movie in some comfortable clothes and slippers. I don’t need to worry about sitting by an annoying movie goer and the refreshments are a lot less expensive. So why am I questioning whether the home theater was a good expense or not? Because of the new movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
This weekend the new Star Wars movie, “The Force Awakens” opened in theaters around the world (excluding China where it opens early next month). Some of the following information is more interesting than supportive for either argument, but with a new Star Wars movie, interesting information is just as important as objective support for or against a home theater, right?
I remember well in 1977 going to the first Star Wars (later called Episode IV), and later that year for my birthday I received an LP (Wiki definition if you don’t know what an LP is) Star Wars sound track with an awesome poster of all the different star fighters battling around the death star. It was awesome (and is now worth over $100 on ebay).
Since that time, I have eagerly awaited and always seen the new Star Wars movies as they have been released in a public theater. So do I wait for the latest version, “The Force Awakens” to come out on blue ray so I may watch it in the comfort of my own home or do I breakdown and go see the movie as soon as possible?
You may think this is trivial, so let me first remind you that I live in Utah and if you didn’t know, the biggest Star Wars fans are in Utah as per Wonkblog and Google Trends. Even more support for the psychological dilemma I’m in is how many times “The Force Awakens” was shown in Utah theaters compared to the rest of the country, which can be seen in the chart included in the article about the Weekend Record sales of $238 million – there are a lot of movie goers in Utah.
I haven’t seen the movie yet and I have started debating the economics of building a home theater versus going to movies in a public theater. It is a little easier to contemplate my decisions versus the financial repercussions of the Rebel Alliance destroying two Death Stars as argued by Zachary Feinstein in his study, “It’s a Trap: Emperor Palpatine’s Poinson Pill”. A good counter argument from Tho Bishop says the building of the Death Star was more damaging to the inter-galactic economy than the destruction of the Death Star.
Either way, I’m stuck with a home theater and I’m at odds when clients ask me about the value of a home theater when we are pricing their home to sell or looking at a home to buy. It all depends if you are an avid Star Wars fan.
From everything I hear, The Force Awakens, is worth seeing twice (as is any Star Wars movie) so my plan is to go to the movie this week and also purchase it on blue ray when it is released. In between I’ve found a great youtube channel, Undeleted Scenes about Star Wars movies created by Jackson Renouf, a resident of Utah that faithfully supports the statistics mentioned above.
Now how about the scientific study that we should eat popcorn at the movies?
Enjoy and May the Force be With You.
Brian Olsen, WWR