It's never too late Jon!

WILKES COUNTY, N.C. — A backyard angler has bagged the state’s record channel catfish using a 2½-foot hot pink Barbie Doll rod and reel.
David Hayes caught the record-breaking fish from a private pond while fishing early this month with his granddaughter, Alyssa, 3. The 21-pound, 1-ounce catfish measured 32 inches long — 2 inches longer than the Barbie Doll fishing pole. “After catching two or three bluegill, Alyssa turns to me and says: ‘Papa, I’ve got to go to the bathroom. Hold my fishing rod,’” Hayes was quoted as saying in a news release from the state Wildlife Resources Commission.
“A few minutes later, the float went under, and I saw the water start boiling up — I knew right then that I had my hands full with that fishing rod.”

It took Hayes about 25 minutes to land the fish, which measured 22½ inches in girth. Hayes said that once he got it to the bank, he was pretty certain his channel cat would exceed the previous state record, an 18-pound, 5-ounce fish caught in August 2007.
The fish was weighed on certified scales at a nearby grocery store, and a fisheries biologist with the Wildlife Resources Commission certified that Hayes was right.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26335667/?gt1=43001

--See Jon, you should never have given up fishing with Ol' Snoopy. You could have gotten into the record books.

Swimsuit hype

"I tested it. I threw it in the pool and it didn't move at all, so I'll still have to swim."

Markus Rogan - Backstoker for the Austrian Olympic team, on the controversial new Speedo LZR suit that is helping everyone swim faster than Aquaman.

Gone Fishin'

So I haven't posted for a while, like that should surprise you. Anyway, we had our BLM employee summer picnic the other evening and our office photographer got this one of Aidan. He's soaked after the water fight (we couldn't keep him away from the water balloons!) and now he's taking on the fishing pond. Note the latest addition to his scar collection on his forehead. I like to call him Lil, Frankenstein.

NEW-click on the picture and view it at the full resolution in order to see the infamous scar.

Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue!

Ok, this is just some really cool stuff. It's honestly like something out of a Heinlein story. Apparently this guy flew for over six minutes, performed loops, rolls and even flew inverted. Next he wants to cross the English Channel and after that he wants to fly inside the Grand Canyon. No Jeff, you can't have one.


Check out more here, here and for video here.

Too Much Breakfast!

So here's the problem. Jer and Harmony have been eating too much breakfast. If Mom wants a granddaughter, she'll just have to make sure you two don't eat as well. It's been scientifically proven. check it out here.
I'm just not sure what our excuse is.

Your Tax Dollars work

So I was looking for a form the other day at work and ran across this. The title of the form really says it all.

Form

On another note, the other night when Jo and the boys came back from their trip to Bear River City, they came to visit me at the "Holiday Inn Express hotel and suites in scenic Vernal, Utah." Anyway, we put out fresh baked cookies, hot chocolate and coffee every evening. So of course the first thing Corbin does when he comes in is go straight to the cookies, what do you expect, he's three. After that he comes around the desk to give me a hug (he's got his priorities, I understand). I put him down and start talking to JoLynn. After a couple of minutes I wonder where Corbin has gone. I look around the corner to see him examining one of the heavy ceramic mugs we put out. Matter-of-factly he states that he's thirsty and then proceeds to pump himself a cup of coffee, like he'd been doing it all his life. He didn't spill and drop and I'm sure he would've have taken a drink (apparently he likes his coffee black) if I hadn't rushed over and stopped him. I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm scared of what coffee would do to Corbin.

1001 uses for a lightsaber

Not to be outdone by my Sister-in-Law Harmony (like any of you reading this don't know who Harmony is), here are some more uses for a lightsaber. As always, I cannot condone all of the suggested activities.

The big advantage of using a lightsaber, of course, is that you can both cut and toast the bagel in one stroke.

Hedge Trimming

Lighting a Cigarette

Sawing Through PVC Pipe

Reheating coffee

Serving Cake

Felling a Tree

This post was modified from an email I got once and an article at:

http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/lightsaber.htm