Aspen Grove

Took some pics up American Fork Canyon... they look a little washed out on the blog but not on my computer.

O'Bama=Idiot

Shameful scum!

O'BAMA REFUSED TO NOT ONLY PUT HIS HAND ON HIS HEART DURING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, BUT REFUSED TO SAY THE PLEDGE...



Obama says, 'As I've said about the flag pin, I don't want to be perceived as taking sides. There are a lot of people in the world to whom the American flag is a symbol of oppression. And the anthem itself conveys a war-like message. You know, the bombs bursting in air and all. It should be swapped for something less parochial and less bellicose. I like the song 'I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing.' If that were our anthem, then I might salute it.'

Terrorist Jerk!

"O'Bama's Mama was trash!!!"

My Mom sent this video to me... this is not for the faint of heart!!!!




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Popular Mechanics 100 Skills Every Man Should Know: 2008's Ultimate DIY List

Automotive

1. Handle a blowout YES
2. Drive in snow YES
3. Check trouble codes NO- I know where to take the car though.
4. Replace fan belt -Not myself
5. Wax a car- YES
6. Conquer an off-road obstacle YES
7. Use a stick welder NO
8. Hitch up a trailer YES
9. Jump start a car YES

Handling Emergencies

10. Perform the Heimlich YES
11. Reverse hypothermia SURE
12. Perform hands-only CPR YES
13. Escape a sinking car YES

Home

14. Carve a turkey YES
15. Use a sewing machine YES
16. Put out a fire YES
17. Home brew beer NOPE
18. Remove bloodstains from fabric YES
19. Move heavy stuff YES
20. Grow food YES
21. Read an electric meter YES
22. Shovel the right way YES
23. Solder wire NO
24. Tape drywall YES
25. Split firewood YES
26. Replace a faucet washer YES
27. Mix concrete YES
28. Paint a straight line YES
29. Use a French knife FRENCH? NO
30. Prune bushes and small trees YES
31. Iron a shirt YES everyday
32. Fix a toilet tank flapper YES
33. Change a single-pole switch NO
34. Fell a tree NO I dont know
35. Replace a broken windowpane NO
36. Set up a ladder, safely YES
37. Fix a faucet cartridge NO Dont know what this is...
38. Sweat copper tubing YES I have seen it before
39. Change a diaper YES
40. Grill with charcoal YES
41. Sew a button on a shirt YES
42. Fold a flag YES

Medical Myths

43. Treat frostbite NO
44. Treat a burn YES
45. Help a seizure victim YES
46. Treat a snakebite YES
47. Remove a tick YES

Military Know-How

48. Shine shoes YES
49. Make a drum-tight bed YES
50. Drop and give the perfect pushup YES

Outdoors

51. Run rapids in a canoe NO
52. Hang food in the wild YES
53. Skipper a boat UM..
54. Shoot straight YES
55. Tackle steep drops on a mountain bike NO
56. Escape a rip current YES

Primitive Skills

57. Build a fire in the wilderness YES
58. Build a shelter YES
59. Find potable water YES

Surviving Extremes

60. Floods NO
61. Tornados YES
62. Cold YES
63. Heat YES
64. Lightning YES

Teach Your Kids

65. Cast a line YES
66. Lend a hand YES
67. Change a tire YES
68. Throw a spiral NO... well yes but not consistent.
69. Fly a stunt kite YES
70. Drive a stick shift YES
71. Parallel park YES
72. Tie a bowline NO
73. Tie a necktie YES
74. Whittle YES
75. Ride a bike YES

Technology

76. Install a graphics card SURE
77. Take the perfect portrait YES
78. Calibrate HDTV settings Dont have HDTV
79. Shoot a home movie YES
80. Ditch your hard drive YES

Master Key Workshop Tools

81. Drill driver YES
82. Grease gun YES
83. Coolant hydrometer NOPE... what is that?
84. Socket wrench YES
85. Test light YES
86. Brick trowel YES
87. Framing hammer YES
88. Wood chisel YES
89. Spade bit YES
90. Circular saw YES
91. Sledge hammer YES
92. Hacksaw YES
93. Torque wrench NO
94. Air wrench NO
95. Infrared thermometer NO
96. Sand blaster NO
97. Crosscut saw NO
98. Hand plane YES
99. Multimeter NO
100. Feeler gauges Dont know what this is...

75/100 Skills.... let's see... that's a C... I guess I am just an average man... how do you rate?

Not a good idea!

What part of don't get a tattoo did this person not understand?


Here is what President Hinckley said about tattoos...

"Now comes the craze of tattooing one’s body. I cannot understand why any young man—or young woman, for that matter—would wish to undergo the painful process of disfiguring the skin with various multicolored representations of people, animals, and various symbols. With tattoos, the process is permanent, unless there is another painful and costly undertaking to remove it. Fathers, caution your sons against having their bodies tattooed. They may resist your talk now, but the time will come when they will thank you. A tattoo is graffiti on the temple of the body."

"I promise you that the time will come, if you have tattoos, that you will regret your actions. They cannot be washed off. They are permanent. Only by an expensive and painful process can they be removed. If you are tattooed, then probably for the remainder of your life you will carry it with you. I believe the time will come when it will be an embarrassment to you. Avoid it. We, as your Brethren who love you, plead with you not to become so disrespectful of the body which the Lord has given you."

Famous Brother Jake! Good Job!

Mission Viejo volunteers clean up Oso Creek

Volunteers participating in Inner Coastal Cleanup Day brought in 800 pounds of trash.

By LINDSEY BAGUIO

The Orange County Register

About 200 volunteers grabbed a bag, put on a pair of gloves, and combed the Oso Creek trail for trash during Inner Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday.

Volunteers were out on trail from 8 a.m. to noon picking up litter and debris

This is the seventh year Mission Viejo has hosted the clean up event. Volunteers brought in 800 pounds of trash and 100 pounds of recyclables.

Inner Coastal Cleanup Day, held in conjunction with Coastal Cleanup Day, is one of California's largest volunteer efforts. It's always held on the third Saturday of September. Throughout the state last year, more than 60,000 volunteers worked together to remove more than 900,000 pounds of litter and debris from beaches, lakes and waterways.

Virtual Tour

I sometimes have freak out moments when my OCD (Self diagnosed) kicks in and I freak out when the house is sometimes messy. These pictures give my life new meaning and make me feel a whole lot better about how our place can sometimes get. Enjoy! (Not for the weak of stomach)

This is what the article said about the place:

"This has nothing to do with the Hurricane. We had a resident who had an outstanding balance for over a month and no one could get ahold of her. The Bookkeeper went inside after so many tries to leave a note and this is what we found.

The pictures do NO justice. There is suppose to be 2 cats living here but we cant find them (we think they’re dead somewhere inside the apartment-we contacted the SPCA). The place REEKS to say the least, i gagged non stop."

Finally a modest bathing suit for men!!!!!

What in the.....

This is filmed in the Macey's Grocery Store in Provo...

"Storm Pooper"

The lesser known Spiderman....

Height: 5'8"
Weight: Depends
Hometown: Minneapolis
Interests: The internet, cats, living in Mom's basement, star wars, and World of Warcraft.
Heroes: Richard Simmons, and Barack O'Bama.
Dreams for the future: a date!

Crash course in parenting...

...click to enlarge... I cried!

You thought.....

...your Monday was crappy?

Ummm....

"I thought this was dress-like-a-high-school-girl from the 90's day..... boy was I off!"

Truck Stop Gift Shop Shirt

When you get lonely honey.... just wear my hairy chest shirt!

Please tell me there is hair on the back on the shirt too!!!

How could she refuse??????

Will I what????? Oh you have a lightsaber?! THEN YES!!!!

Coming soon to a country near you!

Islamic law has been officially adopted in Britain, with sharia courts given powers to rule on Muslim civil cases.

The government has quietly sanctioned the powers for sharia judges to rule on cases ranging from divorce and financial disputes to those involving domestic violence.

Rulings issued by a network of five sharia courts are enforceable with the full power of the judicial system, through county courts or the country's High Court, a part of its Supreme Court system.

Previously, the rulings of sharia courts in Britain could not be enforced, and depended on voluntary compliance among Muslims.

Politicians and church leaders expressed concerns that this could mark the beginnings of a “parallel legal system” based on sharia for some British Muslims.

Dominic Grieve, the shadow home secretary, said: “If it is true that these tribunals are passing binding decisions in the areas of family and criminal law, I would like to know which courts are enforcing them because I would consider such action unlawful. British law is absolute and must remain so.”

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,422661,00.html

Ha ha!

The last time UCLA took such a beating, Herbert Hoover was president. -LATimes

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Remember when....

Today should always be a day that we look back and remember what happened to our country and what could happen in the future if we are not careful. How easy it is to forget how we felt when things were at their worst when now things are seemingly better. Take the chance today out of respect for those lost to remember where you were that day and how you felt.

Here is my story...

September 11th 2001
Punto Fijo, Venezuela

I remember getting up like every other day as a fairly new missionary. I had been in Venezuela at this point for almost a month and I was feeling more confident with the language. One thing I noticed was that any time I could here a radio as we passed a house I couldn't always understand it because a radio announcer's voice is a lot different than listening to someone in person. My companion and I (Elder Martinez-from Boston) were headed over to an appointment we had in another area for a baptismal interview. I remember getting off the bus and walking by a bodega (little store) that had a radio on. I heard the announcer say something about a tower and a plane in New York. Thats all I understood. When we arrived at the house of the investigator he was shocked to see us there... he told us a plane flew into a tower in New York. We figured it was the air traffic control tower and thought it was a small prop plane. We left thinking it was a shame. When we arrived at the house of a member a few minutes later she was visibly upset. She said she had been crying about what happened in New York. We didnt react the way she thought we would so she asked us if we had seen what had happened. Of course we hadnt so she took us back to the TV room and showed us. I just remember being in shock seeing the towers on fire like that. Both towers by that point had been hit but had not fallen. I remember feeling patriotic and sad and nervous to be away from home all at the same time. Throughout the rest of our day we tried to catch glimpses of what was going on. I remember feeling really distracted that day. People would stop us in the street and apologize to us for what happened. When you are american in another country they assume you are directly affected by any news that comes from the states... in this case we were. The following days were different, we prayed as a mission for our home and for those affected by the attack. When more information came out about the attacks some chose to mock us. The retaliation and war that proceeded all happened while I was gone. Venezuela had its own share of political issues from month long strikes, riots, to overthrowing their president all of which made being away even more stressful. On my return flight home I remember feeling goosebumps when we flew over the american shoreline in Florida. We were all feeling pretty emotional to be back in the states since the attack. The majority of us stopped at a gift store in the airport and bought american flag lapel pins to show our reverence for being back in this great country.

Where were you? Please share your experience...

I am so glad someone did this...

I found this online today... I have always wondered why people call soda (what I use) in different areas of the country... see for yourself. (click to see the enlarged map)

When on a hot summer’s day you buy a carbonated beverage to quench your thirst, how do you order it? Do you ask for a soda, a pop or something else? That question lay at the basis of an article in the Journal of English Linguistics (Soda or Pop?, #24, 1996) and of a map, showing the regional variation in American English of the names given to that type of drink.

The article was written by Luanne von Schneidemesser, PhD in German linguistics and philology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and senior editor of the Dictionary of American Regional English. And although there might be weightier issues in life (or even in linguistics) than the preferred terminology for a can of soft drink, there’s nothing trivial about this part of the beverage industry.

“According to an article last year in the Isthmus, Madison’s weekly newspaper, Americans drink so much of the carbonated beverages sold under such brand names as Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Mountain Dew, and 7-Up that consumption averages 43 gallons per year for every man, woman, and child in the United States,” Von Schneidemesser begins her article. “The Statistical Abstract of the United States (1994) confirms this: 44.1 gallons per person in 1992, compared to the next most consumed beverages: beer (32.7 gallons), coffee (27.8 gallons), and milk (25.3 gallons).”

It must be that ubiquity of soft drinks that has made this pop vs soda map the single-most submitted map to this blog, sent in by over 100 contributors. The map details the areas where certain usages predominate.

• coke: this generic term for soft drinks predominates throughout the South, New Mexico, central Indiana and in a few other single counties in Nevada, Utah and Wyoming. ‘Coke’ obviously derives from Coca-Cola, the brand-name of the soft drink originally manufactured in Atlanta (which explains its use as a generic term for all soft drinks in the South).
• pop: dominates the Northwest, Great Plains and Midwest. The world ‘pop’ was introduced by Robert Southey, the British Poet Laureate (1774-1843), to whom we also owe the word ‘autobiography’, among others. In 1812, he wrote: A new manufactory of a nectar, between soda-water and ginger-beer, and called pop, because ‘pop goes the cork’ when it is drawn. Even though it was introduced by a Poet Laureate, the term ‘pop’ is considered unsophisticated by some, because it is onomatopaeic.
• soda: prevalent in the Northeast, greater Miami, the area in Missouri and Illinois surrounding St Louis and parts of northern California. ‘Soda’ derives from ‘soda-water’ (also called club soda, carbonated or sparkling water or seltzer). It’s produced by dissolving carbon dioxide gas in plain water, a procedure developed by Joseph Priestly in the latter half of the 18th century. The fizziness of soda-water caused the term ‘soda’ to be associated with later, similarly carbonated soft drinks.
• Other, lesser-used terms include ‘dope’ in the Carolinas and ‘tonic’ in and around Boston, both fading in popularity. Other generic terms for soft drinks outside the US include ‘pop’ (Canada), ‘mineral’ (Ireland), ‘soft drink’ (New Zealand and Australia). The term ‘soft drink’, finally, arose to contrast said beverages with hard (i.e. alcoholic) drinks.

I HATE that song!

I found this online and thought this was hilarious!