Amy and I would like to wish Dayton a very happy 6th birthday! Here's to our family's superhero...the one that makes sure we know all of the aliens characters in Ben 10. The one that loves the "Terror of Tower" at "California Field Trip". Our brave, adventurous, sensitive, and loving boy.
One of the fantastic things about life is the serendipitous nature of things. One minute we're sailing along, minding our P's and Q's (what does that mean anyway?), and the next minute we are overcome by the Fates and WHAM-O! The direction of the road we've been comfortably traveling is drastically changed. The scenery is different, the faces are sometimes different, and our outlook is most certainly different.
I don't have much more to say than this...Thanks George W. Bush. You've successfully driven our country into the ground.
I wanted to take a moment to thank all of my family and friends for their support and patience with me over the last 2-4 years. I realize because of health and emotional issues, I have not been as engaging and involved with you all as I wished I could be. I hope you can forgive me for that.
As a child, each summer my family would spend time at my grandpa's cabin on the hillside overlooking Bear Lake. Back in the day, the beach resort was called (and still is by me) Sweetwater, and the cabin was technically located in the town of Pickleville. We spent many a 4th of July weekend terrorizing northern Utah, more specifically, the Sweetwater resort. We'd venture down the roller coaster and past the golf course to hit the beach and pools and ice cream shop. Back in those days there was nothing better.
One particular summer, people all over the country were taking the Pepsi Challenge, and people vacationing at Bear Lake were no exception. The idea behind the Pepsi Challenge was for people to take a "blind" taste test of two caffeinated sodas, one of which was Pepsi. According to the folks at Pepsi, their soda's taste was superior to their competitor (the one with the red can), and they challenged people to taste them both to prove it. There was one downside to people wishing to take the Pepsi Challenge...more specifically, kids wishing to partake of some free legally addictive stimulants. That being, kids under a certain age were not allowed to take the challenge at all. I was, sadly, on the too young side of the fence on this one. All I wanted was a Pepsi, and they wouldn't give it to me. I also wanted that neat little "pin" with the fold down tab to show everyone that I had taken the Pepsi Challenge. Alas, it wasn't meant to be.
Black Velvet Flag - Institutionalized
This past Monday was Memorial Day...the day in which we remember those who have gone on before us. While funeral's are never a bright and cheery subject, I am making my wishes known here and now that I DO NOT want a traditional funeral. Here are a few of my wishes in an effort to make my funeral more bright and cheery:
