tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63349464048286328322024-03-05T18:12:42.185-07:00JR's BlogLife the Universe and Everything... On a slightly smaller scale.JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845535075909724511noreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334946404828632832.post-78321081140521753842013-07-31T10:37:00.001-06:002013-07-31T10:37:16.615-06:00Do I look like this guy?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So it has literally been YEARS plural since I last wrote a blog post. So much time that our family has been added upon. This one isn't going to be long. But I am very excited about my new job at Domo. once again I am back in software, and I get to geek out with all sorts of cool new gadgets and toys.<br />
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you should probably check out my twitter feed @jr_mckee to hear more from me.JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845535075909724511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334946404828632832.post-34770539645081796502010-09-24T10:47:00.002-06:002010-09-24T11:00:17.449-06:00JR in GeeklandSo last time I wrote about having a great new job and the excitement that it brought. After a month here at Crexendo selling <a href="http://www.crexendo.com">SEO and Web Marketing service</a> I have found out that despite some of my better efforts to avoid being a geek, that is at the core exactly what I am. I get to talk each day to people in such a way as to simplify the internet. Now I am not talking about how to navigate through your favorite internet browser (mine is currently Firefox but Google Chrome is fast closing the gap) No I am talking about the GEEKY part of the internet. The parts that read 100110100110011100111000110001111100101010101 to the untrained eye. Now I am not geeky enough to exactly what that very large Binary number is, but there are a bevy of tools at my disposal to figure it out. (incendentally the above binary representation can be more recognizably written as 10,118,968) So I get to speak with the vast majority of folks who simply want their websites to both work and bring them money. Think of me as your internet Urim and Thummim. I know enough geek to communicate with the programmers and hard core geeks, but I also speak regular human and can therefor talk to any mom and pop who needs to sell something on the internet.<br /><br />Bottom line is I have the coolest job on earth. I get to go to BYU Football and Jazz Basketball games AND GET PAID FOR IT. Yeah so for all of you that don't have as cool a job as I have I send my condolences. For any of you who need that crazy internet translated into non-geek please give me a call and we can talk. I'd love to help you make more money and make your life easier all at once.JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845535075909724511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334946404828632832.post-68818417183569401032010-08-25T10:00:00.003-06:002010-08-25T15:37:38.575-06:00New JobIt seems that since the beginning of 2010 I have been an employment Carousel. I lived off the government in the rank of the unemployed for a few weeks. I took a job selling <a href="http://www.deaudits.com/">Utility Bill Audit</a> services for a company for a couple months. On my birthday (June 1st for those of you who forgot) I started working with a start-up software company that has a really neat <a href="http://www.zipadi.com/">Digital Catalog software</a>. I was one of the first sales guys with them and really enjoyed both the products and the people that I worked with. As a sales guy I am always keeping an eye to the future and other opportunities. When Crexendo posted a listing on Linkedin I said "hey I might be interested in that". Turns out I was interested and even better they were interested in me. So now I work for a publicly held company that I think I will really like. Already I have some sales that are starting to come in and in all reality I've just barely started. I see great things ahead for the Future of my family and my career. If you or anyone you know needs help with Optimization of a website or General web marketing give me a holler or check out our Website at <a href="http://www.crexendo.com">www.Crexendo.com</a>JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845535075909724511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334946404828632832.post-23942502412814843282010-05-24T10:51:00.002-06:002010-05-24T12:12:28.995-06:00The End of the Best show on TV<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcebm-E0aiFJdCkQrjn9hldp6LkArOgQOTt4ceOmK4NalnTI0XQqAEBOTxgzStr5d-z88K_iCvoMo9sXqUEF4WxHEFMt1snIOwHOwrUHSTPVGCVxhRV2BNko8es4-kXuOswjZo3IBjGgGR/s1600/24wallpaper.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcebm-E0aiFJdCkQrjn9hldp6LkArOgQOTt4ceOmK4NalnTI0XQqAEBOTxgzStr5d-z88K_iCvoMo9sXqUEF4WxHEFMt1snIOwHOwrUHSTPVGCVxhRV2BNko8es4-kXuOswjZo3IBjGgGR/s400/24wallpaper.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474900965679716210" border="0" /></a><br />Today are the final Hours of the final season of 24. More than 5 years ago A friend of mine introduced me to Jack Bauer and his penchant for getting himself into trouble, and the world out of it. Each year beginning in January Monday nights were set aside for 24. Now after saving the world a few times, losing his wife, being beaten by Russians, Americas, Mexican, Arabs, Africans, and the Chinese he is calling it quits. Will he live? maybe. If he does will he be in a whole heap of trouble? Definitely. The Bottom line is that Jack Bauer is the great American Bad-Ass. He does what needs to be done for his country. Like it or not out country needs Men like Jack. Sure he may be a fictional character, but there are men in this country just like him. They are Green Beret's, Navy Seals, Air Force PJ's, and Marines. They help project the general public from things so gruesome that we cannot imagine. I am thankful for my brothers in Arms and their service to our country. This wasn't going to be a "God Bless our Troops" post but it has morphed into that. The bottom line is this. If you have not seen 24 you should. Watch all 8 Seasons and you can thank me later.JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845535075909724511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334946404828632832.post-89361628411348852042010-05-04T08:35:00.000-06:002010-05-04T08:59:39.219-06:00Happy Birthday SweetheartToday is the Birthday of my sweet wife Heather. She is 29* and will forever be. She is the love of my life. My Rock in the storm of life. The mother of my children, And the most beautiful woman on the face of the Earth. I still to this day do not know how I fooled her into marrying me, but boy am I glad I did. In such a short time we have shared much and over the rest of eternity we plan to experience much much more. I love so many things about you that it is hard to know where to start. You truly are my best friend. You put up with some of my more entertaining intricacies. You laugh with me, let me vent when I need to, and let me help you when you need it. you are the light of my life. I can't think of anyone who I would rather spend eternity with. I love you Heather and I hope on this, your birthday, that you have an awesome day. I love you sweetheart.JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845535075909724511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334946404828632832.post-7392002586099191942010-05-03T08:14:00.004-06:002010-05-03T08:30:46.082-06:00An Open Letter to Jack Z.Dear Jack,<br /><br />We trust you we really do. We think your overall methodology of roster construction is sound. Pitching and Defense is a great way to build a ball club that plays half of its games at Safeco. But Jack we do have a gripe. To lose two games where the starting pitchers give up zero runs over 15 innings is simply unacceptable. Run prevention is not Run production. While a run saved is great it does no equate to a non zero number on our side of the scoreboard. Simply put we need a bat. The Huggable couple of Griffey and Sweeney are not cutting it. DH stands for "Designated HITTER". These two, while once great hitters in their own right, no longer qualify as such. We grew up with Griffey. Loved watching "The Kid" make amazing plays in center field and launch moonshots all over the place. But "The Kid" is no more. It is time for each of these ambassadors of the game to move on. WE NEED A BAT. And we need it yesterday. Burn up the phones, but find us someone who can actually hit a ball out of the park. Someone who will HIT in that DH role. Otherwise the gems turned in by our starting pitching will mostly go for naught. The rest of this season really does ride on who you can get in that DH slot.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />The Fans.JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845535075909724511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334946404828632832.post-8276208297623610852010-04-27T11:17:00.008-06:002010-04-27T12:53:25.834-06:00Car Salesmen are CrooksI am a sales guy. I have been a salesman since I was a teenager. The one category that I have never sold is Cars, and there is good reason for that. Car salesmen are scum. Now there are exceptions to every rule. I have a few friends and even a family member or two who have sold cars in the past. Used car salesmen are generally regarded as the pond scum of the sales world. But just to prove that ALL car salesmen (or companies in this case) General Motors has laid down a Duzzy. Maybe you have seen this commercial.<br /><br /><object height="242" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SSNPFVLIWjI&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SSNPFVLIWjI&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="242" width="400"></embed></object><br /><br />Now normally I would say, "paying off debt. THAT'S GREAT!!!" In fact I did think that when I heard it on a radio ad in the car. Then I read <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/04/26/lawmakers-accuse-gm-administration-misleading-public-loan-repayment/?test=latestnews">this article</a>. Basically GM is robbing Peter to pay Paul. Paying off their Visa card with the MasterCard. What they have done is taken TARP (the bailout) monies to pay off a $6.7 Billion dollar government loan. Part of the comedy here is that the part of the commercial where they say "Paid IN FULL with INTEREST, 5 years ahead of schedule." This is sort of like me saying "I'm debt free" after paying off a $250 credit card while still carrying a student loan of $25,000. In fact it is a very similar situation as GM received a total of $52 Billion in bailout money.<br /><br />Now I don't want to get into a political rant here. I just find it interesting that the government entrusted car salesmen with Billions of tax dollars (that they don't have) and expecting to EVER get it back. That's like trusting politicians with Billions of... oh, wait. Crap.<br /><br />Well hopefully GM gets called on the carpet for the stunt, though with <span style="font-style: italic;">our ever so vigilant congress</span> (this is my sarcastic voice) I doubt it.JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845535075909724511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334946404828632832.post-5495103934537519982010-04-16T09:13:00.004-06:002010-04-16T09:59:37.035-06:00Believe Big<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9cSrxLyc9DeNfQ2XW6yFlgYPR1yeiQWb4XQVGeE6yIrpJ4qBt1ngd3MCNpkH5-WCbtfo07bR3nWgerycULTfWsB51t1gbjQNp5Y9mEPEXXDMHGMzwIbZ4jwj3l4d2xcCuRo_LdUKfbflb/s1600/Believe+Big.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9cSrxLyc9DeNfQ2XW6yFlgYPR1yeiQWb4XQVGeE6yIrpJ4qBt1ngd3MCNpkH5-WCbtfo07bR3nWgerycULTfWsB51t1gbjQNp5Y9mEPEXXDMHGMzwIbZ4jwj3l4d2xcCuRo_LdUKfbflb/s400/Believe+Big.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460764272347277090" border="0" /></a><br />Almost two weeks ago one of my favorite events of the year took place. Baseball's opening day for the 2010 season. As most people know (and if you didn't look slightly to the left) I am a big Seattle Mariners fan. I spend a lot of my day perusing the Seattle Times website looking for and absorbing anything from there that I can. Keep in mind I live in Salt Lake City. I spend time in the off season glued to the rumor wires for news of trades and free agent acquisitions (like Cliff Lee this past winter). During the season my geographical location makes my fanaticism a little more tough to deal with. My sweet wife Heather, bless her heart, bears the brunt of this burden. She simply doesn't understand why "a game" can be so important to me. She of course has to also deal with BYU football, of which I am also a huge fan (albeit ever so slightly less than my fanaticism of the M's)<br /><br />It was recently brought to my attention that I spend WAY TOO MUCH time staring at my iPod Touch. I use this miracle of modern technology to keep up with the outside sporting world. whether its via Twitter (@jr_mckee), Facebook, or the ESPN app. I must admit I do look at it too often. Part of my problem is the awesomeness of Mariners Baseball. I like to know what is happening throughout the evening. Being in SLC I cannot get the game on the radio, and Paying $200 for the full season of TV broadcasts, while totally awesome when I was single, is simply no longer a wise capital expenditure (yeah I know I sound like an economist... deal with it, I have. :) ) So on account of my geographical disability I have resorted to staring at my iPod and in the process really ticked off my favorite person in the world. I am sorry sweetheart. I will do better at weaning myself from my toys.<br /><br />All that being said, I don't see my Fan-dom dropping in intensity. I just need to be better about how I go about it. The Mariner motto as you can see above is "Believe Big", and that is just what I am doing. I believe that my team is going to be great this year, and I want to be a part of it. but I also know that there are things more important than the Mariner's record and seeing King Felix and his nasty nasty stuff. I love my wife and my family. I hope that they can Believe Big (in me)too.JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845535075909724511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334946404828632832.post-63903759323230542542010-04-15T11:16:00.004-06:002010-04-15T11:45:07.608-06:00Its been a long long TimeSo looking at my blog today I realized that I have not written since Thanksgiving. Yeah that is WAY TOO LONG. So much has happened since the BYU/Utah game (which we won by the way) so I will have to catch y'all up.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZEFFAdBpx1YYY4HrP-Lw1POcgwKgo2VZQJ3kfHOChVr0HzQu5XK6cCldTyOBKhN-dLOHXm8hmNiHHedgRMd2mF1qyq-BKkmiywGkgZw2Z78droyyg6oJ-5qSqnCnIg1UEAEt4Sgi_4I_/s1600/Kids.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZEFFAdBpx1YYY4HrP-Lw1POcgwKgo2VZQJ3kfHOChVr0HzQu5XK6cCldTyOBKhN-dLOHXm8hmNiHHedgRMd2mF1qyq-BKkmiywGkgZw2Z78droyyg6oJ-5qSqnCnIg1UEAEt4Sgi_4I_/s400/Kids.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460421037500983522" border="0" /></a>In December we welcomed a new baby to our family. Maxwell George McKee was born December 8th, 2009 at 7lbs 10oz and 21.5 inches long. Max has been dearly loved by all his siblings, and has been a great addition to our family. He is a sweet little boy and apparently looks a whole lot like daddy. Poor Kid.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPszkWqvL5RmJIgKNBnhfEcHz_WjW3tdDug5TVNC8coQ9vizFHWhIh3klRyPvj51F9BIZgtRxjRKPr9pxSfN4j7mw-297YbDLLTgHlV-9aQQyn-lWXu0DCqbq7Tj9Vc7HZcMMf2425xLr-/s1600/700-2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPszkWqvL5RmJIgKNBnhfEcHz_WjW3tdDug5TVNC8coQ9vizFHWhIh3klRyPvj51F9BIZgtRxjRKPr9pxSfN4j7mw-297YbDLLTgHlV-9aQQyn-lWXu0DCqbq7Tj9Vc7HZcMMf2425xLr-/s400/700-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460421032539997938" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj44v61fO184bV6RNfZhzI4f408KFRWphPNENYQ3hDoOQX8Q1-WZltrifrn0ooWgZbbkX0TfZ_d6hdd54UGUSpm966rWbL_UvzjsB3Kxv0wnqlGMl7J3MnaOCZBuoUd1qd9LtAYO8yvFBcE/s1600/Mommy-Max.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj44v61fO184bV6RNfZhzI4f408KFRWphPNENYQ3hDoOQX8Q1-WZltrifrn0ooWgZbbkX0TfZ_d6hdd54UGUSpm966rWbL_UvzjsB3Kxv0wnqlGMl7J3MnaOCZBuoUd1qd9LtAYO8yvFBcE/s400/Mommy-Max.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460421043622388594" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHWXIWcwKk09eeBYo2UvfYxWGL9JtQv0A6G3rA3u9En4SH_CTCAwPal0bn8xpVr73z4Cek7S7l9Urk0PqV5C5cOfvI7S8XxH5RCSLGavruSZudbZAUTke_AM_uzfGSUVjajK-WGhlDSHJ/s1600/Daddy-Max.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHWXIWcwKk09eeBYo2UvfYxWGL9JtQv0A6G3rA3u9En4SH_CTCAwPal0bn8xpVr73z4Cek7S7l9Urk0PqV5C5cOfvI7S8XxH5RCSLGavruSZudbZAUTke_AM_uzfGSUVjajK-WGhlDSHJ/s400/Daddy-Max.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460421040713518386" border="0" /></a> Christmas found our family well and we welcomed some new toys into the family. Heather got me a 2001 Ski-Doo Summit 800 snow mobile. though she has questioned the purchase once or twice when her brother/dad/cousins or other freinds call me and want to hit the mountains for the day. I actually got about 8 days in on my sled this year, while only getting one day in on the slopes.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKHoC14Yw74D8qwHdo_1TPT2sicyS6t72M32q9J7kqcX_QiiFLqKTagZbWs3XqwmQD5O90B6-nDn_pEktsX8xiAWHoBa7ijh8TZ7M9-7h-NAsbnwAdJAoMjblKpubc45yQMBgl4cvADYT/s1600/JR's+Sled.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKHoC14Yw74D8qwHdo_1TPT2sicyS6t72M32q9J7kqcX_QiiFLqKTagZbWs3XqwmQD5O90B6-nDn_pEktsX8xiAWHoBa7ijh8TZ7M9-7h-NAsbnwAdJAoMjblKpubc45yQMBgl4cvADYT/s400/JR's+Sled.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460421055393962546" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In January I found myself looking for a new job. The mortgage market was getting increasingly more difficult and the income in each loan was dwindling. I found myself without a job for all of February. This proved to give me some additional time at home to do things like clean the garage which now can be used in its full 4 car glory. I even have a work bench in the back where I can put tools and pretend to be manly.<br /><br />In March I began a new job with Discovery Energy. We are a Utility bill audit firm and I work as a National Account Executive. I am a sales guy who prospects potential new clients for our audit services. It is a small company and I am working hard to overcome the learning curve and make some big sales. All in all I think it could turn out to be a great opportunity.<br /><br />The Mariners started play early last week and I am again fully in tune with all of their goings ons. After trading for Cliff Lee (former Cy young winner) I like our chances this year.<br /><br />I will be posting more frequently now that I have the hard "starting over" post done.JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845535075909724511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334946404828632832.post-25838146289976767612009-11-25T11:53:00.002-07:002009-11-25T12:26:49.965-07:00Rivalry WeekIt is upon us. The week when BYU puts the Utes out of their misery. I predict that Max Hall gets even for last year's debacle and ends his Career on a high note. In the spirit of fun here are a few Rivalry Jokes that should be good fodder.
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City. While crossing a narrow bridge, they hit each other head-on, mangling both cars.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The BYU fan manages to climb out of his car and survey the damage. He looks at his twisted car and says, "Man, I'm lucky to be alive!"</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Likewise, the Ute fan gets out of his car uninjured, he too feeling fortunate to have survived. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The BYU fan walks over to the Ute fan and says, "Hey, man, I think this is a sign that we should put away our petty differences and live as friends instead of being rivals."</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Ute fan thinks for a moment and says, "You know, you're absolutely right! We should be friends. In fact, I'm going to see if something else survived the wreck."</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Ute fan then pops open his trunk and removes a full, undamaged bottle of Jack Daniel's. He says to the Cougar fan, "I think this is another sign - we should toast to our newfound friendship." The Cougar fan agrees and grabs the bottle, and says "I usually don't drink, why don't you start". After sucking down half of the bottle, the Ute fan hands it back to the BYU fan and says, "Your turn!"</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The BYU fan calmly twists the cap back on the bottle, throws the rest of the bottle over the bridge into the river and says, "Nah, I think I'll just wait for the cops to show up."</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Q: How do you get a Utah cheerleader into an elevator?
<br />A: Grease her hips and throw in a Twinkie.</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Q: How do you keep a Ute out of your backyard?</p><p class="MsoNormal">A: Put up goal posts
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<br />The University of Utah was looking to have nativity scene to celebrate the holiday season. Aftger an exhaustive search the nativity was called off. The Reason? Organizers were unable to locate 3 Wisemen and a virgin.
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<br />Q: What's the difference between a University of Utah fan and a carp?
<br />A: One is a bottom-feeding, scum sucker, and the other is a fish.
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<br />Q: Did you hear about the power outage at the University of Utah library?
<br />A: Forty students were stuck on the escalator for three hours.
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<br />Q: Why did U of U replace the stadium grass with Astroturf?
<br />A: To keep the cheerleaders from grazing during games.
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<br />A man from USU, Utah, and BYU are all standing in the restroom taking care of business. The man from Utah finishes first. He shakes, zips up and heads to the sink. He uses an obscenely amount of soap to wash his hands and pulls all kinds of paper towels to dry them. He goes on to say, "At the U they teach us to be really clean." Just about that time, the man from Utah State finishes. He shakes, zips up and heads to the sink. He only uses a little bit of soap to wash his hands, and only one paper towel to dry. He says, "At Utah State they teach us to be clean, but economical." At that time the man from BYU finishes his business. He shakes, zips up and just walks out the bathroom. He says, "At BYU, they teach us not to piss on our hands."
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<br />You know, there is one huge advantage that Utah alums have. They can park anywhere they want, even in handicap stalls. All they have to do is hang their diploma off the rear view mirror.
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<br />The Utah football team was placed in a remedial English class. The professor asked the class, "Does anyone know what comes after a sentence?" All of the players raised their hands. "The appeal," they shouted with pride.
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<br />Q: How many U of U freshman does it take to change a light bulb?
<br />A: None, it's a sophomore course.
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<br />The U is playing at Wyoming, which has a first down with three minutes left in the half. A U fan sets off a firecracker, and the Cowboys, thinking it's the end of the half, runs off the field. Three plays later, Utah punts.
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<br />Q: What is the difference between an intelligent Utah Alum and Bigfoot?
<br />A: Bigfoot has been spotted.
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<br />{Two guys are sitting in a diner}
<br />Guy #1: By chance, are you a Cougar?
<br />Guy #2: Yes, how could you tell?
<br />Guy #1: Just by your sense of pride, & the way you carry yourself.
<br />Guy #2: I see, hey, are you a Ute?
<br />Guy #1: Why, yes, how could you tell?
<br />Guy #2: I saw your class ring while you were picking your nose.
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<br />Q: What does a Utah grad call a BYU grad?
<br />A: Boss.
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<br />Q: What do you get when you breed a Utah Football player and a groundhog?
<br />A: Six more weeks of bad football.
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<br />Q: How do you get a University of Utah graduate off your front step?
<br />A: Pay him for the pizza
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<br />Q: What is the difference between a University of Utah graduate and a large pizza?
<br />A: A large pizza can feed a family of four.
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<br />Q: What is the difference between a U of U co-ed and garbage?
<br />A: The garbage gets taken out at least once a week.
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<br />Q: What has an I.Q. of 144?
<br />A: Twelve Utah freshman.
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<br />Most of these are totally unfair, but hey its a rivalry!!
<br />JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845535075909724511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334946404828632832.post-86820934924944604882009-10-23T12:41:00.003-06:002009-10-23T12:53:37.291-06:00#46 Its been a month... & "Shouldn't you have already known that?"SYeah so it has been a long month since my last blog post. I guess I ran out of steam or creative juice or just plain got lazy. We will see how it goes from here on out. But I had a though this morning that "inspired" this blog.<br /><br />I am feeling particularly good today. I have a better outlook on life and the trials that I am facing. As I sat here at my desk trying to figure out what was different from yesterday or Wednesday when I was feeling exactly the opposite it hit me. last night my sweet wife Heather and I went to the Temple with the members of our Elder's quorum and thier wives last night. I thought "THAT'S IT!" I feel good because I DID some good. I am decidedly more happy and ready to tackle life's issues because, in some small part, I think I put life into better perspective last night. It makes me think "hey you should do that A LOT more often" And I should. In fact today I WANT to. But regardless of what happens in the future, I can now look back and remember "hey remember when you were having a LOUSY week? Yeah GO TO THE TEMPLE YOU BIG IDIOT!"JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845535075909724511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334946404828632832.post-80546601186814465142009-09-21T14:10:00.004-06:002009-09-21T14:22:38.011-06:00#45 End of an Era??<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibFOWZSswQZ_47fGosodSMibjyQi9ZDlHsKorVIuym1oKe4-MHM6Z3ok4KBdv1K8Mdu5oXOqy-DlkqKe4MTU8WTutaqU07nAzLRrRboJYs7ysvgEwTtVc_spRxGMgRL5fRxRcA7-PMqNHN/s1600-h/griffey.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibFOWZSswQZ_47fGosodSMibjyQi9ZDlHsKorVIuym1oKe4-MHM6Z3ok4KBdv1K8Mdu5oXOqy-DlkqKe4MTU8WTutaqU07nAzLRrRboJYs7ysvgEwTtVc_spRxGMgRL5fRxRcA7-PMqNHN/s400/griffey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384016293494363778" border="0" /></a>In the next week one of the greatest of all time will most likely end a career for the ages. Ken Griffey Jr has long been one of the best players to ever play the game. A sure fire first ballot Hall of famer. Having Junior back in Seattle this year to end his legacy correctly has been fun to enjoy. He has helped repair a fractured club house and restored some legitimacy to a club searching for an Identity. Thanks Junior. We will miss your smile and the way you played the game.JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845535075909724511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334946404828632832.post-7412054110165243582009-09-21T12:09:00.002-06:002009-09-21T12:16:26.001-06:00#44 GREAT NEWS!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEips-dF-YbHRgcZ3ikP9T6K0KhIHX8_AE_lxT4zH5uiJD9I3jG2oggCSELuUOqoD7_YsLP0Lqe9AU1bpJ28N8FfSIM0H4uKJ-cKZXq5VF0Oc59v8PrxErJVeLoQd83kTFcPfGeRpSd7ugIP/s1600-h/Temple.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEips-dF-YbHRgcZ3ikP9T6K0KhIHX8_AE_lxT4zH5uiJD9I3jG2oggCSELuUOqoD7_YsLP0Lqe9AU1bpJ28N8FfSIM0H4uKJ-cKZXq5VF0Oc59v8PrxErJVeLoQd83kTFcPfGeRpSd7ugIP/s400/Temple.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383986227681466178" border="0" /></a><br />Last week Heather and I got letters from the First Presidency telling us that we are cleared to be sealed. We are being sealed for all eternity on October 1st 2009 in the Oquirrh Mountain Temple. We have watched the temple being built and decided when we got married a year ago that this would be where were sealed. And, now, a little after 5PM MDT on the 1st it will be eternal. I, needless to say< am VERY excited and pleased to be with my sweetheart for all Eternity. I love you Heather.JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845535075909724511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334946404828632832.post-82449975619250763232009-09-08T11:50:00.004-06:002009-09-08T11:58:12.792-06:00#43 What a weekend!I have been giddy most of the weekend. My wife has questioned whether or not College Football will ever end (sorry babe its only week 1) What has me so hyped? Well the Cougs are ranked in the Top 10 now thanks to beating Oklahoma this weekend. Here are the Highlights.<br /><br /><br /><object height="285" width="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VIYroLA7AO4&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VIYroLA7AO4&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="285" width="340"></embed><a class="skgfnutgknverawbrsyj" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/VIYroLA7AO4&hl=en&fs=1&"></a><a class="skgfnutgknverawbrsyj" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/VIYroLA7AO4&hl=en&fs=1&"></a></object><br /><br />This is what happened in Provo after the win. now please remember that the vasdt majority of these people were STONE COLD SOBER.<br /><br /><object height="285" width="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kDbyEnZghaQ&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kDbyEnZghaQ&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="285" width="340"></embed><a class="skgfnutgknverawbrsyj" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/kDbyEnZghaQ&hl=en&fs=1&"></a></object>JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845535075909724511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334946404828632832.post-3692227626559891682009-09-02T10:48:00.003-06:002009-09-08T11:50:07.854-06:00#42 New blog for my Political rantingsSo my wife thinks that I talk too much about the politics in our country. so in response to that I am creating a new blog "JR's Political Rant" This will serve both my need to vent about politics and keep this blog for the quirkier side of my mind.<br /><br />The link is <a href="http://jrpoliticalrant.blogspot.com/">http://jrpoliticalrant.blogspot.com/ </a>JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845535075909724511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334946404828632832.post-9535707570247759452009-08-28T13:19:00.004-06:002009-08-28T13:22:25.933-06:00#41 Ronald Regan on Socialized medicine.This was on Glenn Beck today. I have read out of the Ronald Regan Diaries and I continue to be impressed by this man and his politics.<br /><br /><object width="340" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hx3ycMDTfw4&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hx3ycMDTfw4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="340" height="285" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845535075909724511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334946404828632832.post-51132468680543591222009-08-27T12:14:00.008-06:002009-08-27T13:08:40.046-06:00#40 Stumbling around the InternetAs I have written before I use Stumble! to stay entertained when all my avenues of healthy internet entertainment are dried up. This blog post is dedicated to the videos that I have found online that are NOT POLITICAL (you're welcome Heather :) ) Enjoy!<br /><br /><div><object width="340" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x33ekh_lip-dub-flagpole-sitta-from-connect_fun" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x33ekh_lip-dub-flagpole-sitta-from-connect_fun" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="340" height="285" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x33ekh_lip-dub-flagpole-sitta-from-connect_fun">Lip Dub - Flagpole Sitta from Connected Ventures (HD)</a></b><br /><i>by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/allcurious">allcurious</a></i></div><br />I love that Song!<br /><br /><object height="285" width="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lk5_OSsawz4&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lk5_OSsawz4&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="285" width="340"></embed></object><br /><br />So I am a bit of a Star Wars Geek.<br /><br /><object height="285" width="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z58eHBnEHhk&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z58eHBnEHhk&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="285" width="340"></embed></object><br /><br />A Tribute to a Great Man.<br /><br /><object height="285" width="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iyD19vHs6Ik&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iyD19vHs6Ik&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="285" width="340"></embed></object><br /><br />Funny Stuff (pardon the language)<br /><br /><object alt="Demetri Martin - Large Pad Funny Videos" height="285" width="340"><param name="movie" value="http://embed.break.com/558780"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://embed.break.com/558780" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" height="285" width="340"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.break.com/usercontent/2008/8/demitri-martin-large-pad-558780.html">Demetri Martin - Large Pad</a> - Watch more <a href="http://www.break.com/">Funny Videos</a></span><br /><br />A bit PG-13 but I found it VERY funny. (yeah Maybe I am going to Hell)<br /><br />That's it for now. Have fun!JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845535075909724511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334946404828632832.post-83491143805613416232009-08-27T11:31:00.003-06:002009-08-27T11:35:15.987-06:00#39 With Appologies to my wife... 4 Myths of Global warming.I found this <a href="http://www.umich.edu/%7Emrev/archives/1997/10-8-97/environment.htm">article by <b>C.J. Carnacchio </b></a><br />that I had to repost. I appologize to my wife who doesn't think that she got enough repreive from politics on my blog. But I promise the next one will be non-political.<br /><br /><p><b>Myth #1: Global Warming:</b> Despite the rantings of the apocalyptic eco-prophets, the actual temperature records, taken in North America and Western Europe, show no significant or consistent upward trends. There is, instead, a series of highs and lows. According to the Greenhouse theory, the increase in carbon dioxide emissions since the beginning of the Industrial Age should have increased average temperatures by two to four degrees Celsius over the last 100 years. In reality, temperatures have only increased a paltry 0.5 degrees Celsius. </p> <p>In fact, between the 1940s and the mid-1970s temperatures were steadily declining. This led environmentalists in the 1970s to predict global cooling and the coming of a new ice age. They blamed the same industrial economy and pollutants then for global cooling that they now blame for global warming. New ice age or melting polar ice caps, the environmentalists can't seem to make up their minds. It seems as long as they have a crisis to fuel their agenda and keep those donations rolling in, they'll preach anything. </p> <p>As for the claim that the carbon dioxide emission levels of industry are responsible for global warming, here are some facts. Both historic and prehistoric levels of carbon dioxide have shifted and changed without human intervention. Historic increases in carbon dioxide have occurred about the same time as temperature increases, but a careful study of the data shows the rise in temperature preceded the increase in carbon dioxide, not the reverse. In the prehistoric era, carbon dioxide levels were at times ten times what they are today, and that was during a period when life was evolving and taking shape. </p> <p>Carbon dioxide is actually a minor greenhouse gas. Carbon dioxide, methane, hydrocarbons, and aerosol only account for two percent of greenhouse warming. The main greenhouse gas which accounts for the other 98 percent is water vapor. So carbon dioxide's effect is ultimately insignificant, no matter how much industry has created. </p> <p><b>Myth #2: The Hole in the</b> <b>Ozone Layer: </b>Contrary to the environmentalists' claims, there is no permanent hole in the ozone layer and no ozone shortage. Ozone is constantly created and destroyed. The interaction of ultraviolet radiation with oxygen molecules is what produces ozone. In the stratosphere, 10 to 40 kilometers above the earth's surface, several tons of ozone are produced every second. </p> <p>The amount of ozone present at any one time is influenced by many factors. For example, the amount of ultraviolet radiation reaching the stratosphere (and ultimately producing ozone) depends upon latitude, solar cycle, and season. Concentrations of ozone may differ drastically from one day to the next, sometimes by as much as 50 percent, depending on the weather. Ozone holes are natural reactions to these ultraviolet light variations. Ozone levels can also be affected by the amount of volcanic matter in the stratosphere. Each volcanic eruption emits roughly a thousand times the amount of ozone-depleting chemicals than all the CFCs man has ever produced. </p> <p>The ozone hole that appeared over Antarctica and caused all the panic is a natural and annual phenomena. The annual ozone hole was first measured in 1956-57, long before the ozone-destroying CFCs were in common use. The hole appears at the end of the dark, cold Antarctic winter, lasts about three to five weeks, and then disappears. There is no overall or permanent depletion of the ozone layer. </p> <p><b>Myth #3: Deforestation and Clear-cutting: </b>America's forests are not vanishing. There are 730 million acres of forest land in the United States today. The growth on those acres is extremely dense, with a total of 230 billion trees (that's 900 trees for each American). When the pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, 45 percent of what is now the 48 contiguous United States was covered by mature forest land. Today, 32 percent is still covered by forest, two-thirds of the total before the pilgrims arrived. </p> <p>Contrary to environmentalist propaganda, clear-cutting does not leave behind a scarred and barren wasteland. It is usually done in a checkerboard manner leaving behind large areas of forest. The areas where cutting occurs are then replanted. Trees are a valuable commodity, and companies have an incentive not to overcut them. Today, many companies are planting millions of trees on their own land and carefully harvesting them. </p> <p>Even the U.S. Forest Service admits that, "Drastic as it may seem, clear cutting plays a legitimate and prominent role in scientific forestry. Properly done, it paves the way for a new, unencumbered and hence vigorously growing forest." Clear-cutting was even practiced by the Indians, who burned areas to provide a cleared space for new growth, which was favored by animals they hunted such as elk and deer. </p> <p><b>Myth #4 Endangered Species: </b>Environmentalists claim that five species go extinct every day, but the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reports that five species, subspecies, and varieties of plants and animals have gone extinct every three and three-quarters years since 1620. The fact is that most animals and plants go extinct from natural causes such as climatic changes, food shortages, disease, and competition with more dominant species. It's called survival of the fittest. Some animals are meant to go extinct and some are meant to survive. This is how species perpetuate themselves. </p> <p>The Endangered Species Act of 1973 represents one of the most irresponsible pieces of legislation ever passed by Congress. The law basically gives the government the authority to stop extinction in all cases, regardless of the cost, by any means necessary. Not every species can or should be protected. Do we really need to save every allegedly endangered insect out there? Many creatures on the endangered species list are not really endangered or even a scientifically defined species at all. Yet, we spend roughly $2.6 million a year for each creature on the list. </p> <p>The environmentalists use their doomsday predictions as a form of political blackmail. They create these eco-bogeymen, hold them over people, and then preach the coming of the apocalypse unless their demands are met. Environmentalists see themselves as the Earth's new vanguard class, uniquely capable of seeing the impending doom while the rest of humanity remains blind to the danger. </p> <p>The greatest casualty of the environmental movement has been the property rights of American citizens. The greatest benefactor has been the Leviathan State. What better way to control someone's property than to subordinate one's private property rights to environmental concerns. Under the guise of "defending the environment," the imperial Congress has been able to enact laws which allow government officials to confiscate private property, levy fines for noncompliance of up to $25,000 a day, prevent owners from using their land, and even jail a land owner who uses his land for any purpose other than that which the government has dictated. This is a clear and obscene violation of the Fifth Amendment which states, "No person shall ... be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation."</p> <p>The ideology of the Greens has roots in both fascism and Marxism. The Nazis were naturalists and have been described as "the first radical environmentalists in charge of a state." As political writer David Horowitz wrote, "The enthronement of biological imperatives, of the virtues of blood and soil and the primitive communities of the Volk, the pagan rejection of the Judaeo-Christian God, and the radical anti-humanism featured in the philosophy of the Greens" are all derivatives of the Nazi ideology.</p> <p>From Marxism, the environmentalists derived their hatred of the free market, private property, and the upper classes. The environment has become the new weapon of choice to attack capitalism. Dolphins and trees have become the new proletariat. In order to achieve the ecological balance the radical environmentalists advocate, it would be necessary to progressively narrow "the gap to reduce the differences between the Earth's wealthiest and poorest inhabitants" until there are "more or less equal shares for all people." Sound familiar, comrade? How ironic that it was the totalitarian regimes of Eastern europe and the soviet Union that had the most horrendous environmental conditions on Earth.</p> <p>Paul Watson, co-founder of the eco-terrorist group Greenpeace, summed up the true face of the environmental movement when he said, "It doesn't matter what's true; it only matters what people believe is true ... You are what the media define you to be. [Greenpeace] became a myth and a myth-generating machine." Amen.</p>JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845535075909724511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334946404828632832.post-583789296568635142009-08-26T13:34:00.002-06:002009-08-26T13:46:40.872-06:00#38 They are out to get usAs many of you may know I work as a mortgage broker. I enjoy my work and get to help good people get home loans. This is one more case where I wish the government would get its big uninvited nose out of out business. In an effort to save people money (and in turn take it away from someone else... ME!) the department of housing and urban development has released new rules stating that Mortgage brokers can no longer make a Yield Spread Premium on mortgage loans. This essentially will KILL all mortgage brokers. Luckily here in our office we are making inroads to become a correspondent lender, thus alleviating us of this problem. however it is a sad state of affairs when the government is out to eradicate legitimate business. I will be calling my congressman and any other group contemplating legal action.JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845535075909724511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334946404828632832.post-90156662579067451302009-08-19T14:11:00.003-06:002009-08-19T14:27:27.135-06:00#37 Some times a course direction is in order.Over the past 3 years I have made course changes in my life. Some of them were, how shall we say, not advisable for anyone else to make. Others were great choices like Marrying Heather. Over this time I have learned much. One such lesson is that sometimes you are just wrong, no matter how high and mighty you think you are, you are just WRONG. The transcript below perfectly shows exactly what I mean.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdN7dbznmfy9Aer5gsYbbHSeUOVJQg7oHOjtogCVU1KeKeuwuXNCRMuOSXjrltVJZWRzwcOLAYsXVzi5Wm0iU-YyYHLxeL9U-BG4gOz_NDMX5lIWit8OkrTrfD8r70BxLsuKvltL2JwLIR/s1600-h/divert-your-course.png.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 411px; height: 491px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdN7dbznmfy9Aer5gsYbbHSeUOVJQg7oHOjtogCVU1KeKeuwuXNCRMuOSXjrltVJZWRzwcOLAYsXVzi5Wm0iU-YyYHLxeL9U-BG4gOz_NDMX5lIWit8OkrTrfD8r70BxLsuKvltL2JwLIR/s400/divert-your-course.png.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371773804279418642" border="0" /></a><br />I am very thankful for the "lighthouses" in my life that have steered me in the direction I am heading today. It sure feels nice to have the way lit before me so that I am not lost.JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845535075909724511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334946404828632832.post-23749981026961383722009-08-18T17:48:00.007-06:002009-08-18T18:04:05.967-06:00#36 Beat at bowling by my 2 year oldMy wife said recently that this blog was getting "too Political" So in her honor the next weeks worth of blogs will not be politcal. just fun, which brings me to this post. My parents were in town over the weekend. For fun we decided to take all the kids bowling. The kids were VERY excited and we set up the bumpers so that every one would have fun. Check out the pictures.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371456483539072738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZvbqMFd5WF64ISSat-mYcid5K-kFqocqx9HLJ0HF8XdlMHV_Ej__8OIKD3wQBlkOUS59BcAjcXhN_c5fwIpevNlij0UYosQRqu48FrVeJhkSjLOpFPKL71rV0bhPI-RsS-t-YxlEgEwz/s320/IMG_0548.JPG" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXc2LD2flupJLlOA66zkAiWidhMd46qQzdIODL0kRU2kchdhM7a7IV8BDyw3Ra4E87e8sytqaYY7BoHdNG1RdsRCbJxdgkbhzrpJK2DIPDR7JZHVrnnBV4M_ftD2OtWfh7KomxYj5EICtL/s1600-h/IMG_0547.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371456472839725154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXc2LD2flupJLlOA66zkAiWidhMd46qQzdIODL0kRU2kchdhM7a7IV8BDyw3Ra4E87e8sytqaYY7BoHdNG1RdsRCbJxdgkbhzrpJK2DIPDR7JZHVrnnBV4M_ftD2OtWfh7KomxYj5EICtL/s320/IMG_0547.JPG" /></a> Grandapa, Grandma and Dad (me)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhUjW3a6df8crQ8ka53pBkH_skOag8-mhSFH_g6BvzX5s5roRJnhLOS1fekjlwl29tRlGWCqDM8GTRsd6VnQUoGwzNZRpfJCxeJ9bxT8eJ4GPTEYRMtMZ_04Xw_ce9qBESygOdOBNYLCb/s1600-h/IMG_0546.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371456460391640914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhUjW3a6df8crQ8ka53pBkH_skOag8-mhSFH_g6BvzX5s5roRJnhLOS1fekjlwl29tRlGWCqDM8GTRsd6VnQUoGwzNZRpfJCxeJ9bxT8eJ4GPTEYRMtMZ_04Xw_ce9qBESygOdOBNYLCb/s320/IMG_0546.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzernoRwi8Z3I_SD6RIDq4FO7ofxvE5RZe9am6yYWA_JqruajOnxiWAYZDqFSy3MWt7Q5i-Jlvmlfj8WA8dhyphenhyphen0kzb3ngbtDmBWrRNMj9kYjGw1peOL-VCRvLYPenMNEAfbNCoFspxsqrBy/s1600-h/IMG_0544.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371456453151019234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzernoRwi8Z3I_SD6RIDq4FO7ofxvE5RZe9am6yYWA_JqruajOnxiWAYZDqFSy3MWt7Q5i-Jlvmlfj8WA8dhyphenhyphen0kzb3ngbtDmBWrRNMj9kYjGw1peOL-VCRvLYPenMNEAfbNCoFspxsqrBy/s320/IMG_0544.JPG" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytMSBbvIbMoioT_hY-Tfeebt0YAXu74S-JTdugzuQAHJ36YaxE7HHpdzM-GoLPGe_wMf8beioZTAhF52eXJLau-dhBEgcZz34-F-a_IyuT64AaXg-tiiflqTfL6NrC9TFjVPtjDt7nLYO/s1600-h/IMG_0543.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371456447038392530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytMSBbvIbMoioT_hY-Tfeebt0YAXu74S-JTdugzuQAHJ36YaxE7HHpdzM-GoLPGe_wMf8beioZTAhF52eXJLau-dhBEgcZz34-F-a_IyuT64AaXg-tiiflqTfL6NrC9TFjVPtjDt7nLYO/s320/IMG_0543.JPG" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0OrmQl0ltdl-DvehgJLbbKAf2csBo-ez5RdA479GRnFBWc2CJiRiMWIJ5kxG32w2rpClmcLBfxvvWoXpgnrOue6Dlco4TZgtfwdAaO3Qgn64iErPI890cGdKcu1LGlAxHOPoT19hGQhp6/s1600-h/IMG_0541.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371456232973142690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0OrmQl0ltdl-DvehgJLbbKAf2csBo-ez5RdA479GRnFBWc2CJiRiMWIJ5kxG32w2rpClmcLBfxvvWoXpgnrOue6Dlco4TZgtfwdAaO3Qgn64iErPI890cGdKcu1LGlAxHOPoT19hGQhp6/s320/IMG_0541.JPG" /></a> Shelbie Shaking her Booty<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprYl-eV5kloFo-f2mytXm-GIaoa11nfpeEbpFyhvMY2GZuhrph6Mbl8Xq1Jviw4xZ8WwpZu-FpcxsrTlPBPIDyws4KzqaAPwk7SaI2CQsXNuGKiYCiAhXJPke2TMSttLJDyL4sncu5odO/s1600-h/IMG_0540.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371456222249290274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprYl-eV5kloFo-f2mytXm-GIaoa11nfpeEbpFyhvMY2GZuhrph6Mbl8Xq1Jviw4xZ8WwpZu-FpcxsrTlPBPIDyws4KzqaAPwk7SaI2CQsXNuGKiYCiAhXJPke2TMSttLJDyL4sncu5odO/s320/IMG_0540.JPG" /></a> Shelbie still shaking<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_WkA9XD_Nr-FtoMON8r6Eb-vIvawKC0IowRNA2hsP_8WOBMDDTS1OJtau4zz5Pt7Hv58jUNXhCBbxPdrL_RLcwSpb5RpMvQQ068eYc3m4GNf2yaq8NS0EvUShZG6uXcT5tE6w6TYe-FX4/s1600-h/IMG_0534.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371456209250947506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_WkA9XD_Nr-FtoMON8r6Eb-vIvawKC0IowRNA2hsP_8WOBMDDTS1OJtau4zz5Pt7Hv58jUNXhCBbxPdrL_RLcwSpb5RpMvQQ068eYc3m4GNf2yaq8NS0EvUShZG6uXcT5tE6w6TYe-FX4/s320/IMG_0534.JPG" /></a> Grandma and Kayla<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXU6X4bCPLAjLIGOvDCDCJjMbonuki2x4udEkBzJPv9o40MoQ26Z4f_fiEY9c7R4eFo7mYOXA8_ddNl-uxYz3uD8FdisxZe5cs6NtFY4SsuseYoXQIbG_0tBibCuHmsIIfCMETR2GGpzyr/s1600-h/IMG_0532.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371456198781862130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXU6X4bCPLAjLIGOvDCDCJjMbonuki2x4udEkBzJPv9o40MoQ26Z4f_fiEY9c7R4eFo7mYOXA8_ddNl-uxYz3uD8FdisxZe5cs6NtFY4SsuseYoXQIbG_0tBibCuHmsIIfCMETR2GGpzyr/s320/IMG_0532.JPG" /></a> The Kids shoes<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSzikUEvVjeF9L8Uw0m7CszCHy5Lvil7aoJI6XUxt86HNiClz-ONU2irmdC5EZ55nVNMURa2XBK21ITRCyF-08GtQkvH6fpUVU3-MNT0LI4wiFC5SkV3933qbdyXKae63DBJhyPgLCRl2/s1600-h/IMG_0530.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371456188536238002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSzikUEvVjeF9L8Uw0m7CszCHy5Lvil7aoJI6XUxt86HNiClz-ONU2irmdC5EZ55nVNMURa2XBK21ITRCyF-08GtQkvH6fpUVU3-MNT0LI4wiFC5SkV3933qbdyXKae63DBJhyPgLCRl2/s320/IMG_0530.JPG" /></a> My Hot Prego Wife<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1salmz6qicVdp8mSbNudYVb0SmFxtrkhjDPWC8a7AYtosOuVVYy2p0lPGdLx48Sxycg5pZ5uEsWMfjc7na1NMPC6zp9mC6I_s35byRVXrql2-ofUwkQqo-kC0Iz81H1oNvkl9gEmSiVTa/s1600-h/IMG_0529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371455860302379778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHBNUtiQIPM8bxycOLXf5nKKo1YDWg9I3_161Gq4Fj9_lqvIKN2ksE8jyZ9H4THUvKxRcDy6sluvLpfKt9gILsjFO2hstERfku0N5Yr5Kc-FkMv9qUIFU5SzbGWR18dx3IYktHAWK9h-Rl/s320/IMG_0520.JPG" /></a> As you may have surmised this is the 2 year old that beat EVERYONE with the exception of Grandpa. Seriously what 2 year old bowls in the 120's???</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845535075909724511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334946404828632832.post-6840730226891242342009-08-14T14:28:00.001-06:002009-08-14T14:30:04.303-06:00#35 21 Ways to be a good DemocratI found this online. I am generally much more conservative as many of you know. however the inconsistency was just too funny to not be shared,<br /><br />1. You have to be against capital punishment, but support abortion on demand. <p align="justify">2. You have to believe that businesses create oppression and governments create prosperity. </p> <p align="justify">3. You have to believe that guns in the hands of law-abiding Americans are more of a threat than U.S. Nuclear weapons technology in the hands of Chinese and North Korean communists. </p> <p align="justify">4. You have to believe that there was no art before Federal funding. </p> <p><span id="more-644"></span></p> <p align="justify"> </p><p align="justify">5. You have to believe that global temperatures are less affected by cyclical documented changes in the earth’s climate and more affected by soccer moms driving SUV’s. </p> <p align="justify">6. You have to believe that the AIDS virus is spread by a lack of federal funding. </p> <p align="justify">7. You have to believe that the same teacher who can’t teach fourth graders how to read is somehow qualified to teach those same kids about sex. </p> <p align="justify">8. You have to believe that hunters don’t care about nature, but loony activists who have never been outside of San Francisco do. </p> <p align="justify">9. You have to believe that self-esteem is more important than actually doing something to earn it. </p> <p align="justify">10. You have to believe that Mel Gibson spent $25 million of his own money to make The Passion of the Christ for financial gain only. </p> <p align="justify">11. You have to believe the NRA is bad because it supports certain parts of the Constitution, while the ACLU is good because it supports certain parts of the Constitution. </p> <p align="justify">12. You have to believe that taxes are too low, but ATM fees are too high. </p> <p align="justify">13. You have to believe that Margaret Sanger and Gloria Steinem are more important to American history than Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Edison, and A.G. Bell. </p> <p align="justify">14. You have to believe that standardized tests are racist, but racial quotas and set-asides are not. </p> <p align="justify">15. You have to believe that Hillary Clinton is normal and is a very nice person. </p> <p align="justify">16. You have to believe that the only reason socialism hasn’t worked anywhere it’s been tried is because the right people haven’t been in charge. </p> <p align="justify">17. You have to believe conservatives telling the truth belong in jail, but a liar and a sex offender belonged in the White House. </p> <p align="justify">18. You have to believe that homosexual parades displaying drag, transvestites, and bestiality should be constitutionally protected, and manger scenes at Christmas should be illegal. </p> <p align="justify">19. You have to believe that illegal Democratic Party funding by the Chinese Government is somehow in the best interest to the United States. </p> <p align="justify">20. You have to believe that this message is a part of a vast, right wing conspiracy. </p> <p align="justify">21. You have to believe that it’s okay to give Federal workers off on Christmas Day but it’s not okay to say “Merry Christmas.” </p> <p align="justify">Ready to vote???</p>JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845535075909724511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334946404828632832.post-80763516529914250852009-08-14T10:52:00.003-06:002009-08-14T10:57:25.351-06:00#34 Hmmm this is a little disconcerting...So I am not going to leap to conclusions here. let me just preface that the 1st two pictures below are Logos of the Obama health care plan. the Bottom two... well if you don't know what they are you have not seen enough "Indiana Jones" Movies.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcodsO0VwNYoX-kzryLRnzmu-AVN7zx7Nt9XvTDx4eDKpPXeDRxQhWGDOxlsVUNX2VdR2XOv0D4oWCqjWmTtjzITUIYYcylxu7FrIthrtO9td2iNW9txdY20dmkLBX6e-Loymol7HU_ENE/s1600-h/obama1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 380px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcodsO0VwNYoX-kzryLRnzmu-AVN7zx7Nt9XvTDx4eDKpPXeDRxQhWGDOxlsVUNX2VdR2XOv0D4oWCqjWmTtjzITUIYYcylxu7FrIthrtO9td2iNW9txdY20dmkLBX6e-Loymol7HU_ENE/s400/obama1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369864225670782018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3dbCpbAhJJBgvOxWXN59oTgMGM3SSoJxmM9WYypHaLDubsB1sHO4Arsve6CxadBYgyiFxwQQlUNhip-8Ihk0zxn2gnfV5WrtCngJ8YGDQ6phk-SifWA_speqCmPfF3nMY1oEL9WXLT3Vv/s1600-h/obama2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 380px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3dbCpbAhJJBgvOxWXN59oTgMGM3SSoJxmM9WYypHaLDubsB1sHO4Arsve6CxadBYgyiFxwQQlUNhip-8Ihk0zxn2gnfV5WrtCngJ8YGDQ6phk-SifWA_speqCmPfF3nMY1oEL9WXLT3Vv/s400/obama2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369864231377323090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTiqV0ll6jh8BAnqXFUg00HxrVBb95qqpoi-lHu5qLxqq1rPKzmejm5ZEwvnWu5ahzNOrxtu9xW-i7SpU2hthN8usDpNNlJq19i1cBaRv0N-1YQJdfv0BeGa0-dV-Me-aquLqjuR7IsMRg/s1600-h/obama3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 380px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTiqV0ll6jh8BAnqXFUg00HxrVBb95qqpoi-lHu5qLxqq1rPKzmejm5ZEwvnWu5ahzNOrxtu9xW-i7SpU2hthN8usDpNNlJq19i1cBaRv0N-1YQJdfv0BeGa0-dV-Me-aquLqjuR7IsMRg/s400/obama3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369864240015572850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8OsLVcLFF7oR7mDUYawEXTDAFYYqozmm1yqk-3wC-z6fgIyeBafAqs2GuaIy4k62a23HrQU26m2maNs5rrlOx9sTG_tXj7WhZ9f1v4p5l23bNRhgCRRJ2u1ZyqfGxBwk_MoyX-vZk_UZ/s1600-h/obama4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 380px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8OsLVcLFF7oR7mDUYawEXTDAFYYqozmm1yqk-3wC-z6fgIyeBafAqs2GuaIy4k62a23HrQU26m2maNs5rrlOx9sTG_tXj7WhZ9f1v4p5l23bNRhgCRRJ2u1ZyqfGxBwk_MoyX-vZk_UZ/s400/obama4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369864243318283714" border="0" /></a>JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845535075909724511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334946404828632832.post-46157656486234337312009-08-10T11:02:00.006-06:002009-08-10T11:17:08.708-06:00#33 Good Music is just good musicSo I listen to a lot of music through the day. I am a big fan of <a href="http://www.pandora.com">Pandora.com</a> where I set up "stations" that allow me to listen to all sorts of music that I enjoy. Metallica, Stone Temple Pilots, Fall Out Boy, The Eagles, Led Zeppelin, even a little Michael Jackson from time to time. Recently in an effort to have a more relaxing work environment I have started listening to John Schmidt. He is a pianist and I enjoy the simple sound of a piano, especially when the works of the Masters (Bach, Beethoven, Mozart) are played. This video is a piece that Schmidt has been working on combining the Taylor Swift song "Love Story" with Coldplay's "Viva la Vida". I though it was awesome and had to share it.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="248"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0v3d6SFcDys&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0v3d6SFcDys&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="248"></embed></object>JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845535075909724511noreply@blogger.com1