tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294098912011-07-30T11:50:26.287-06:00The meanderings of a mind warped by the process of growing red hair. Read at your own risk. Your sanity can NOT be guaranteed.Fe2O3http://www.blogger.com/profile/02024080850437836004noreply@blogger.comBlogger211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29409891.post-58893408766492349382009-08-28T11:24:00.002-06:002009-08-28T12:43:26.208-06:00

I awoke to the sound of the phone ringing."Hello?""The baby's gone.""What?""They can't find the heartbeat. Savannah's gone."There are a million things that go through your mind at that moment, and none of them belong there or make sense. There is an overwhelming urge to "do something" - call for help, scream, pray, negotiate, demand. None of which feels like the appropriate response.Jennifer had

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I just finished reading Terry Pratchett's Nation and I have to say it was quite an enjoyable read. I've posted both the U.S. cover (the shipwreck) and the U.K cover (the really cool one with the silhouette) so you can easily identify the book when you run out to buy it on my recommendation. Aside: Why do U.S. publishers tend to go with inferior artwork on our books? I have been disappointed on

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My new years celebration was pretty fun this year. After staying up late and getting silly with a bunch of friends, I got up this morning and went to an impromptu jam session hosted by my brother-in-law, Greg Bee. His brother has a warehouse/office building and has converted part of the warehouse into a stage/party room/garage. We played for several hours. My hands were cramping because I

Fe2O3http://www.blogger.com/profile/02024080850437836004noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29409891.post-59999308486678317012008-11-24T17:00:00.002-07:002008-11-24T17:21:26.132-07:00

Oh, look out you rock 'n rollersPretty soon you're gonna get a little olderTime may change meBut I can't trace time- David Bowie, ChangesI've started this post a number of times but I've never quite put together what the focus should be. I seem to be surrounded (in blog land) by others who have no end of interesting, humorous, insightful, and silly things to post on their blogs. A number of you

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Something really cool happened at work today. The entire office was talking about it. Our co-worker Tony and his wife took the Oath of Allegiance, joining with over seven-hundred others in becoming citizens of the United States of America.Tony came to America from Brazil when he was 16. His journey to citizenship has taken 20 years. He spent thirteen years in the morass of visa applications

Fe2O3http://www.blogger.com/profile/02024080850437836004noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29409891.post-49932378996211889302008-09-09T00:16:00.004-06:002008-09-09T21:58:34.010-06:00

As some of you might know from reading earlier posts, I'm the Scoutmaster for Troop 1521 in West Jordan. Our main patrol is the Pedro Patrol (as in Pedro from Napolean Dynamite) and our patrol yell is "Pedro Patrol! We've got your back!" At the end of July we went to a week-long summer camp at Bear Lake Aquatics Base (BLAB) in north-eastern Utah. I've only now pulled the pictures off of the

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I had the opportunity and privilege of seeing one of the original copies of the Declaration of Independence over the weekend. "One of the original copies?", you say, "Isn't there only one copy? The one that has a treasure map on the back?" Well, says I, this copy is actually older than the one we have all come to know and love; the one with John Hancock's signature writ large. This copy is

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So the third Act of Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog came out on July 19th and then the entire show left the internet on July 20th. It has taken me this long to post a response, partly because I was just blown away by the ending, and partly because I didn't want to post any spoilers here for anyone who hasn't watched it yet. Now Dr. Horrible is back on the net, with limited commercial

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Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog Act II went live tonight. I've now watched it a few times. I love the creativity in the music and the dialog is great. This act had one line that lacked the subtlety I tend to look for in good innuendo and double-entendre. If you watched it I'm sure you know to what line I refer. There used to be a time (and it really wasn't that long ago) that the humor was

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Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog is such a hit that it took down their servers this morning. I consider myself fortunate that I was able to watch it last night right after it went up. Apparently iTunes sales of Dr. Horrible have rocketed it to the top of their list. Hopefully, they will have the bugs worked out soon and this won't happen again for Acts II and III. I highly encourage you to

Fe2O3http://www.blogger.com/profile/02024080850437836004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29409891.post-68072529670924741942008-07-14T23:08:00.004-06:002008-07-21T16:25:50.600-06:00

I just got done watching Act I of Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog and I am laughing. Strangely I connect with Dr. Horrible. I know what it's like to not be the cool guy, to be tongue-tied around beautiful women, and to have your evil-plots thwarted by some upstart dogooder. Hmmm, perhaps I have said too much.I like the songs, and the characters are developed quickly. This is good for something

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In only a few minutes I will be able to watch Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog Act I. I've been very excited about it. I re-watched all the episodes of "The Guild" tonight. I can't wait for season two of Felicia Day's wonderful creation. Tonight, I will see her play Penny in DHSAB and I will post my reaction here for all the world my few friends who read this to see.

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Oh, I am excited!This is a bigger excitement than the prospect of Jason Chaffetz winning in Utah's 3rd Congressional District race.More exciting than the prospect of attending week-long scout camp at the end of this month.I am indulging in pure Whedonism.I have read The Master Plan and I am well pleased.I have enlisted in the army and will do my part to spread the news:It's coming...In less than

Fe2O3http://www.blogger.com/profile/02024080850437836004noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29409891.post-40510739965949487652008-06-25T00:41:00.002-06:002008-07-15T17:12:42.268-06:00

It's 12:41 a.m. on June 25th. I've just returned home from a celebration party for Jason Chaffetz who is now the official Republican candidate for Congressman in the U.S. House of Representatives Utah 3rd district. Jason just beat Chris Cannon in a primary contest winning with nearly 60% of the vote! I am running on fumes. I've been up since 5:00 a.m. on the 24th. I spent most of the day

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June 24th is primary election day in Utah. I will be serving as an election judge so this is my last chance to do some e-campaigning.GO VOTE!If you live in Utah's 3rd congressional district,GO VOTE FOR JASON CHAFFETZ!If history is any indicator, I expect about 6-8% total voter turnout. It is just amazing the reasons I hear from my friends and others as to why they don't vote. My typical

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And here we come to the second reason I haven't written more on my blog. My wife, Jennifer, is currently the campaign manager of the Jason Chaffetz for Congress campaign. She has been working as a volunteer with Jason for nearly two years. It was her idea to be a volunteer (read: not get paid) because she wanted her voice to remain her own. My role in this has mainly been to be a supportive

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Alright, I'm improving on the one-post-per-year average I have going on here. I thought it would be fun to share some of the reasons I don't have a lot of posts happening here.First, I'm a Scoutmaster and the Troop takes a fair chunk of time to keep running. We recently went to LoneRock in the west desert of Utah. Here are a few pictures from my phone.First is looking down on our camp from

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"Time flies like an arrow, Fruit flies like a banana." - Groucho MarxSo it's been over a year since my last Blog post. I can see this is going to go slow. Perhaps, as my first post intimated, I am just plain crazy for starting a Blog (or for any other reason, if you like).

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It's Friday evening and I have reason to celebrate this weekend. Thecompany I work for -- S5 Wireless -- has just closed on a much neededround of funding. It feels good to know that the company doors willremain open for a while longer. S5 is developing some new, really cool,wireless technology. More info on S5 Wireless can be found atwww.s5w.com.

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Apparently, I don't have the hang of how the stuff works, because thatwas written yesterday and I kept wondering why it hadn't posted yet.I'll get it soon enough. I'm glad not too many people will be readingthis yet.

Fe2O3http://www.blogger.com/profile/02024080850437836004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29409891.post-1149799782817028462006-06-08T14:49:00.000-06:002006-06-08T14:49:42.820-06:00

Well, it's the end of the work day and my brain is fried. Myambidextrous fingers are tired from a hard day's typing on the 'puter.I work on computers all day, you'd think I was nuts for starting a blog.Well, we shall see...

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