Sunday morning in Utah

One of the secret pleasures of living in Utah is the fantastic obituary tradition. The culture here is to publish lengthy and detailed accounts of a deceased's life and accomplishments, not just information on the where and when of the funeral. Sometimes, the lack of editing renders up such gems as this from Sunday's paper:

"X passed away on August 29, 2011 from an accidental drowning due to a head injury from a fall."

I am trying to picture the chain of events....

Later there is the sentence: "Eagerly learning to swim on his own by one year old." No irony intended.

Lower down the page we read about someone who "enjoyed hunting, snag fishing and art." Which made me learn what snag fishing is. So it is educational as well as amusing to spend time with the obituary section of the paper.