A really cool motivational poster

I saw this on a friend's facebook page and it cracked me up. I thought I would share it given the (relative) number of BYU fans that read this page.

Really cool VG Day

So in honor of all the Veterans who have fought for our country so hard I decided to fight my own battle. We've been in our house now for 2.5 years and have never parked our car in the Garage. I've been working on this little project for, well since we moved in. And now I can officially declare VG Day- Victory in the Garage! (note the clever tie-in to VE day.)
As proof I offer up the following photographic evidence. The Jeep is actually completely within the confines of the garage.


What this says about me or my ancestors, I'm not sure (for more on that click here). Maybe it means I come from a long line of procrastinators and clutter junkies. Maybe it means I'd rather spend time at Corbin's soccer games than cleaning out the garage. Maybe we have too much stuff. Maybe I need a basement. Who knows?
What it definitely means is that now Jo won't have to scrape her windows or brush off the snow before she takes Corbin to school. It also means that I have a lot more driveway to shovel. (I know, it's not that much, but it's more!)

Really Cool Gnomes?

I saw this and just had to post it. The display is by a german artist protesting facist tendencies he sees in the german culture. Apparently the german government actually gave him permission to do this. Which, honestly I find amazing. The Germans are naturally a little sensitive on the whole Nazi thing and so have all sorts of laws against displaying any symbols of the third Reich. Here is a link to the original story.

My Really Cool Wife!

So I'm a day late and a dollar short, but I wanted to wish a blogo-sphere happy birthday to my wonderful wife and sweetheart. She's does so much for me and as much as it sounds like a cliche, I don't show her my appreciation near enough.
She's so great with our boys. I know she gets frustrated with them sometimes, but she couldn't love them any more. I feel bad that I'm not around more to help her with them. If any good comes of them it will be entirely her fault!
So if you see her, call her, or send her an email, wish her a happy thmmpph-th birthday and tell her her husband loves her very much!!!

My Really Cool (ex)Car

Well, I sold the first car I ever owned on Saturday. I bought it from my older brother in 1997 for $6,000 (or so). My dad thought it was too much money for a car, but considering I had it for 12 years and drove it 110,000 miles, it was a steal.
I had hoped to keep it until 2012, when it would be 20 years old, but I just couldn't justify it. I didn't have the room or the need for it. Plus now I'm $900 richer. That works out to 4.6 cents per mile (not counting gas and maintenance), I'd say it was worth it.
I could spout off all of the old cliches about your first car, but I won't bother. Not because they aren't true, but because I just don't wanna!


I won't say it wasn't bitter sweet. It's just weird not seeing my old blue car in the driveway anymore. JoLynn and I went on our first date in it the first weekend I had it and so thinking of the eclipse naturally takes me over my years of marriage. I used to haul Corbin around in it when Jo was at work.
In the end it was on KSL.com for all of about 20 hours. I tried to get my brother to buy it back, but he wouldn't have any of it. Now I just need to figure out what to do with my $900! (bills)

Really Cool Milton Friedman

Eight really cool Bits