Facebook

So apparently there is this new thing out there called Facebook. (I know it's not really that new, and I know alot of people don't like it). But some I know brought it up so I thought I would check it out. so I did. And guess what I found. it's actually quite handy. In just a matter of minutes, I have found a handfull of people that I hadn't heard from in years. Most of this people are from the mission field. I even found a couple that I baptized while in Toronto. They are easily one of biggest mission highlights. this was the family that I actually considered my mission family. They took great care of us throughout the remainder of my mission. I had lost track of them when they moved away from Toronto, and I came home. it happens. but with just a little time, I was able to find them. I'm excited to reaquint. It was something that I thought was pretty cool and I was excited to share. So if you are on there, Friend me. And don't worry all of you "internet is a evil playgrounder"'s... I keep all my stuff viewable to "friends" only. and yeah, that term might be a little to liberally used. :)

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Thanksgiving 2007

Thanksgiving this year has been great. We had a lot of fun. I had a few days to hang out with the family so that is what we did. Turkey day was normal. Get up, hang out and eat, that kind of stuff. I was excited because I actually got to get out a do a little geocaching, and revive the fun of the hobby. Friday, Lee woke with and headed out to shop in the nightmare called "black friday". I don't understand how it can be considered fun, but she loves it. I finally got the kids out around 10:00 am, and bought paintballs. They had great paintballs half off, which made the good balls cheaper than the cheapie walmart brand. so I was stoked! After that we headed home. that's enough shopping in one day for me. That afternoon my Bro-in-Law and I hit the hills for some Clay Pidgeon Practice. that was immediately followed by PAINTBALL. We had about 20 guys out to shoot the tar out of each other. It was a blast. I'm glad that we had some fun. I'm already jonesing for the next outing. :)

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Trip to Vegas

So, we went to Vegas this weekend with some friends. Actually, Lee was hired to photograph a wedding down there. We were there for a couple of days and had a great time. While Lee and Misty took pictures, Dave and I hung like champions. It was great to have a good time with a good friend. As proof that we had fun, we ended up with a little video of our hilarity. While chilling on the strip we ran into a few M&M's and couldn't help ourselves. We wanted to enter this into the LG "life's good when" contest, but we were too late. oh well, it was still a blast! For more of a play by play, see misty's notes on the trip HERE

Dog Training!

Friday morning, before taking off on vacation, I decided to take the dogs out to see if we couldn't find a few pheasants. We (me and the dogs) headed out to a little piece of land I found along a little river. The advantage to this location is the the water was at the bottom of a 20-25 foot cliff. I figured this would help to keep my dogs out of the water and trying to find the scent of the pheasants. Well, the older dog, Sage, LOVES the water and she went right to work making sure she ALWAYS knew where it was. After walking about 1/2 miles along the waters edge (20-25 feet above) I start kicking around some tumbleweeds pilled next too some small trees and I look up to see that I only have 1 dog. I knew what had happened immediately and it was confirmed when I heard a loud thump and splash within a second. I hurried to the edge to see if she was alright, and found her swimming in the river way below. It appears that Sage had gotten too close to the edge and it gave way. There was about 2 feet of ground that the bottom that I think she landed on before falling into the water. The biggest pain was that I had to walk back about 3/4 of the way to find a place that she could climb out. STUPID creature! I hope she's sufficiently trained. We'll see next time.

Life...The TV Show

This year, I have my favorite new TV show, LIFE. It's quite intellegently written, and I enjoy the back story and well crafted cast. But the back story is quite confusing. Thinking that this might turn into an ARG of types I started looking around and found a few little websites for the show that all lead back to the shows official website at NBC. But this was one that made me quite curious.




This is the center page of http://www.whoframedcrews.com. Like I said, I thought there might be more behind the story and the picture might have clues. So I dug around a bit and found that the Inmate Booking Number did turn up. It's actually quite a famous booking number.




Just so no body thinks I'm a totally BS king. Check out this link if you think I'm making it up.

http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19940627,00.html.

Anyway. I just thought it was funny, and I don't know whose idea it was to use OJ's booking number, but I'm laughing. thought that I would share!

Tagged

The rules:

A. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.
B. Each player lists 6 facts/habits about themselves.
C. At the end of the post, the player then tags 6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

Jennifer tagged me in, so I guess I'll play along. But due to the fact that I don't know 6 other people that blog that she or my wife didn't tag in, this is where this leg of the game will end.

1. I don't really remember actually reading an entire book until my junior year in high school. and even that was for an assignment. Up until then, I think I skimmed through them, or did book reports on books that had been turned into movies. I guess I cheated in school more than I remember. :( but I read quite a bit now, so I guess I'm making it up.

2. As a kid one year, we took a little vacation in Washington DC. We were actually staying there for a bit after moving back to the states from Scotland... ANYWAY! while there, for some reason my mother decided it would be a good idea to take 5 kids to go watch a legislative session of some sort. (I was around 6, so the details are iffy, but I remember the cool part clear as day) During the goings on of national politics, a man in a trench coat stood up and announced he had a bomb. The secret service promptly detained and removed the man. When we left we actually saw him in the foyer tied up and striped to his "loin clothe" with dynamite wrapped around his middle. It was nutz.

3. During his first presidential campaign, I met President George W. Bush , shook his hand and got an autographed campaign poster. And while I don't agree with everything he has or hasn't done as out President, on quite a few of my KEY POLITICAL ISSUES (i.e. war of terror, homeland security, commitment to the mideast, and sanctity of life) he has done me just fine. I proudly stand as a part of the 30% (a fictitious number as far as I'm concerned) who approve of the job he is doing.

4. I haven't always been the great looking guy you see here today. When I was in high school, I wasn't a very good looking kid. I had jacked up teeth, odd hairstyles, and a neck that would look normal if I was 6' 6", but I was 5' 4" at the time, not to mention the fact that I've seen insects that had more fat on them than I had (FYI - insects don't have fat).

5. I love running into the cool kids from school. I like to brag about my awesome job, my great kids, my beautiful home, and most importantly, show off the VERY HOT CHICK I married.

6. Many people mistakenly think I've quite conceited. As I said, they are mistaken... It's not conceit when its an accurate portrayal. I am every bit as good as I say I am.

Like I said, I can't really tag anyone, because it's all done. But if you read this, feel free to add to it and post a comment so I can check it out.