Wow! So much has happened since my last post in 2009. I completely forgot about this blog until I was looking through some old files today. When I get a chance, I will lay out some the events.

Thurl Bailey Visits My Class

Thurl Bailey made a suprise visit to my class today!! His niece is a student at Timpanogos and he agreed to ask one of the boys in my class to the Sadie Hawkins dance for her. As he walked in the room he towered over to me and shook my hand and politiely asked if he could take some time. Of course I gave it to him. The students were giddy once they realized who it was. He gave the boy a pair of autographed shoes and we had a nice little chat afterwards.

Stuff

I ran into my high school wrestling coach, after 20 years, at the Burnt Bun in Salmon. George Artemis was a great influence on me and I dont think I ever thanked him. I am glad we got to see each other and finally thank him for his positive influence.


Sandy and I at a Utah Flash game.


In front of Fenway Park, Boston


My new hobby.... paintballing (ouch)! Left to right: Tyler Turpin (High School Musical fame), Brads brother, Me, Brad Crowther, Frank Bramall.

Me, Frank "Sasquatch" Bramall, Byron Tanner, Darren Degracie. It was Degracies first time, he was petrified to play. If you have never played paintball, all can say is that is hurts like a mother (esp. with the new types of guns) !!

Timpanogos Whoops on Snow Canyon (St. George)

Game ball being delivered by Helicopter

Our Principle (Theron Murphy) pumps up the team

Part of the coaching staff (Coach Brady, Coach Schultz, Me)

It was a crazy game: their coach was kicked out of the game, one of our players was taken off in the ambulance, the scoreboard was haunted, etc..... but we won 42 to 24!!

Utah Sky

Grandpa's Summer 08

Cayden and Koty chill'n

Sprinklers on Uncle Dallas place

Hailey shoots a .22

Sandy's Cousins up at McKim Creek

Me in the shop

Making sure Grandapa doesn't fall back after shooting his .06 (at 84 years old)

Here goes my first real post...

So my wife and I went to see Indiana Jones the other night. Wow, what a complete and utter waste of $7 bucks (and this is coming from someone who actually liked-though not nearly as much as Raiders and Grail-theTemple of Doom). Are Lucas and Speilberg up in the night? The premise of the movie is not unworkable, aliens can be cool if done right (though few films do aliens right, Indepedence Day excepted). But of course they miffed it. Now I guess Im not so surprised at Lucas after the prequels to the original Star Wars series (those in charge of casting for the latter Star Wars trilogy should have been smacke across the back with a green willow). Spielberg, on the other hand has had too many successes to have let this one get by him.

Come to think of it, I have been disappointed in a whole bunch of movies for the past few years. Hollywood is on a serious dryspell. Way too many movies are ridiculous, sick, or just plain boring. If Speilberg can get away with a movie like the new Indiana Jones then there aint much hope for my movie going prospects!! Oh well. Se ya!!

Wondering where the title of the blog originated? It's derived from the movie Fletch with Chevy Chase. This, of course, is one of my all-time favorites. Actually, I think the wording comes rom a song from the sound track. Honestly, I couldn't think of anything else when I set this up. So there it is. I have no idea what this blog will be about. We'll just see where it goes. Maybe I'll just sound off about a few issues... or whatever. See ya!

Just testing this for now, will be back....