Here’s the skinny: HBO’s Big Love is Executively Produced by Tom Hanks. Seems the show is about one man and more than one wife. I have never watched it and I don’t subscribe to HBO (or any Porn, for that matter [see earlier posts]). However, as the upcoming episode is in the headlines of the digital papers here in Utah, it [...]
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Snowboarding All Day and All Night
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Had a great time shredding Wolf Mountain’s slopes today. This pic was snapped as Balboa was heading in to the lodge for warm cocoa with Gav. Goobs and I did two more runs (one from the top lift and one from the half-way-to-top-lift). Feels good to get out with the boys and finally [...]
Two Bountiful Jr. High Teachers Arrested For Sex with Student
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Two days after defending the good name and virtue of my home state, two female teachers in my home town get arrested for sex with a student. So here’s what I’m thinking: no more vouching for Utah. Also, forget about defending the body of saints (both teachers were upstanding church members - then again, so was Ragsdale - but that didn’t stop him from [...]
Utah is NOT the Porn Capital of America
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Liars, damned liars, and all of ‘em statisticians. (yep, just made that up). The best lies ever orchestrated are overflowing with dubious and compounded statistics. In my UofU, Basic Research Methods Course (101), Professor Tufts suggested that the motive and intent of the creator of a study is paramount. He jocularly referred to it [...]
Holiday Papa-made Gifts Revealed
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
I’m unveiling the Papa-made gifts (mentioned two articles ago) one at a time. Still savoring the sentimental side of the gifts as the pricelessness sinks in.
Sadly, my photographer and his lousy camera are stupids. He (I) couldn’t get a decent photo because he doesn’t know how to use the camera. Therefore, it is impossible to [...]
TOPAZ
Saturday, December 13, 2008
These are the little gems that Gav, Meg, Balboa and Goobs found when I took them to Topaz Mountain. The best of the above are being fashioned into Christmas gifts for them.
As an example of what can be done with these jewels, notice at the top of picture the peach colored topaz set in a gold clasp and [...]
Sneak Peek at Kid’s Christmas Gifts
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Due to their father’s shamefully prolonged unemployment, the Andersons will have a different Christmas this year. First of all, Santa is out and Christ is in. While Santa never really played much of a part in our gifting (only goodies in the stockings came from him), this year he will be forever annihilated. My generosity toward entertaining [...]
Unemployment Benefits
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Snowed like crazy yesterday and it brought out the “best ramp-building dad in the world” - per Goobs.
Here’s the little ramp for Wub (who can’t smile in the direction of the sun with his eyes open)
Impressive Progressive President
Monday, December 8, 2008
I’ve never paid attention to politicians. NEVER. But I think I’ll give it a try. The propaganda is getting good enough to get my attention (or I’m desperate enough to want to hear it). I’m pleased to hear that President-elect Obama is dedicated to technology. His pledge to get broadband and computers into public schools [...]
Goob’s Heaven
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Two weeks ago Goob begged g-ma Mantua to let him take her 110cc 4-wheeler to his house in Bountiful so he could ride it at the “camel humps.” Of course she consented and for that he is eternally grateful. After his first spin around the course he checked in with the pit crew (me) and was asked how he liked it. He [...]
My Dthick is on Fire
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Bear and Wub took a hike with Papa (me) on Saturday. That night we enjoyed a fire in the back yard. Wub used his hiking stick (from hike earlier that day) for poking the fire. To his surprise, it caught on fire. In his excitement, he hurried over to Mama and exclaimed in his lisp, “My Dthick [...]
Don’t Call Him Abe Froman
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Kym said, “Stop calling him that because then I’ll call him that and soon everyone will start calling him that and then he’ll be stuck with it.”
Brian said, “Great! I hope it sticks! It’s hilarious!
This discussion was, of course, in reference to Babey Abey. It is fun to look the baby in the eyes and [...]
Kym Calls It “FrankenShovel”
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
As shown above, last season’s shovel was worn down to the nub. So when I stumbled across a broken push shovel and a broken square nosed shovel” I did what any resourceful fellow would. I took the good parts (green handle and steel nose respectively) and combined them. It made me happy. Very happy.
There are few things [...]
When Raw Force Fails, Engineering Prevails
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Balboa, Goobah and I just rolled in from our last wood-getting trip of the season. While in the neighborhood of the Davis Estate, the kids and I decided to try to add one more log to the load. Were it not for the keen engineering mind of the pater familius, the feat below wouldn’t have happened.
