Meet My Friends

For Christmas, my sister gave me a very fun gift. It is an ant farm….but not just any ant farm. This one uses a gel rather than sand. And it is lit from the bottom so it has a really neat glow. A couple weeks ago, I sent for

Don't Want to Do It, Just Do It

As you start writing your thank you notes for your Christmas gifts, try to avoid a too commonly used phrase. Instead of writing “I just wanted to write and thank you for the shirt”, try writing “Thank you for the shirt.” It comes across more powerful this way. It is

How Would I Have Responded in History

Over the weekend, I read a book called Hübener vs.Hitler: A Biography of Helmuth Hübener, Mormon Teenage Resistance Leader. It was a fascinating book about a young LDS boy that was beyond his years. He was the branch clerk for a small branch in Hamburg, Germany during

School vs Real Life

I recognized something in my learning process that has been very very good for me. I realized that I pay much better attention to individual tasks when I am doing two things at once, rather than just trying to focus on one thing at a time. For example, if I

Rebirth Of The Photoblog

As much as I like Flickr (and if you’ve been reading recently, you know that I do), it seems that with all the pictures that are uploaded, sometimes the best ones can get lost in the mix. For this purpose, I’ve rebuilt a photoblog where I can post

Often Imitated Never Duplicated

Over the weekend, “The Wizard Of Oz” was on television. I had a good time watching the film, as it had been a long time. I’ll tell you what, the sets are much more fake looking when you are older. Oh well, great movie. But after watching that film

How To Find New Music

I am constantly on the look out for new music. The three best ways to find new music that you’ll like are: 1. XM Radio- Because they don’t make money by playing the music that record producers want them to play, there is a lot more variety on

Rudolph Redone

I have featured Jack Johnson in my Gems a few times before (1,2), but I can’t help it. He is absolutely one of my favorite artists. You can imagine how excited to I was to hear that Jack Johnson will be doing the soundtrack for the upcoming Curious

How To Keep A History Of Yourself

About 8 months ago, I was reading a book by my ancestor John S. Stucki. He lived in Switzerland and was one of my first ancestors to come to America. The book was his history and was a large part in why I wanted to visit Switzerland so much. When

The New Tarkanian Court

Last night, I went to the UNLV Rebel game. We lost the game, but the night was a special one for me. UNLV (finally) named the court after Jerry Tarkanian. Jerry Tarkanian is one of the most successful college basketball coaches of all time. He coached UNLV through the glory

Using Groups On Flickr

To continue my talk of Flickr, I’d like to talk about Groups. Groups on Flickr can be created by anyone and it is just a way to bring together people who like to look at the same sort of photographs. For instance, if you are into Purple Flowers, you

It Just Does Not Seem Fair

Today I stopped at Arby’s for lunch. Thet total was $4.12. I handed the lady 4 ones and a quarter. When she had the ones in her hand, she took that magic money pen and drew a line on each one to be sure that the bills were

John Mayer Trio Sings The Blues

I am a big fan of John Mayer. I also like the blues. That is why I was quite exctied to there that John Mayer was forming a new trio that would focus on Blues songs. Well, the John Mayer Trio has recorded their first album. (Interesting to note that

See The World With Flickr

I’ve changed the look of this site again. One of the new features is a Flickr badge in my sidebar. Flickr is a great tool to share pictures. I recently purchased a Pro account so that I can upload alot more pictures there. If you click on any picture

Better Way To Use The Internet

I often get called by family and friends because their internet is not working. The first thing I always ask is, “What browser do you use?” and more often then not, the answer is “Internet Explorer” or “I don’t know, I just click the blue E.” When I hear

My Thought Process

My younger sister likes to poke fun at me because she says that my mind is always running. I admit it is true. It was confirmed again this morning. I rolled out of bed, hopped in the shower, and before 6 AM I had thought the following thoughts. * I think