Thoughts and stories, by Pal

If you liked "Saturday's Warrior" 40 years ago, I think we will love the movie!  Coming out early in 2016. FILM On the Set for Saturday’s Warrior By Scot and Maurine Proctor  · October 7, 2015 It is midnight and we are just arriving at Ogden, Utah’s Union Station, which has been transformed by the crew of Saturday’s Warrior  to look like the pre-mortal world. That may sound like some fancy trick, but with lights glowing through white, sheer fabric, hung down from doorways, and a bit of camera magic, you can get the idea. Wasn’t the pre-mortal world a bit like a train station anyway, with lots of people waiting to take the trip of a lifetime? At this late hour, the publicist had told us to go through the dark door and head toward the light, so we should have known right away, this would be a unique evening. When you are shooting a movie and you can’t have random people in your shots, you have to do things like keep the cast and crew up al...

   I want to tell about my father, Orson Pratt Miles.  He was born September 7, 1891, in St. George, Utah.  He lived most of his life in St. George, except for when he was in World War I.  He passed away on December 14, 1975, in St. George, and I will tell some about his life for the next 3 days.  Our favorite photo of him is at the end of the post on Nov. 20, 2013, just before Thanksgiving, in # 7, Thanksgivings past, and "The Suet Pudding Story".   I have already mentioned him in Post # 28, 29th (which was mostly about his mother Paralee, (Pal) whom I was named after.  Also he is mentioned in Post # 30, in the story about my mother Ruth's dream.    I want to give you an idea of his personality, especially before he was in World War I.    The following is part of what was written by my mother, Ruth Allen Miles, after he had passed away.---   as told in her own words:    ------------------  "Pratt lo...