Tough job, isn't it?

Oh, the challenges of public service!

But, it's uncomfortable!

I thought this was kind of sad.

To me, it's almost incomprehensible that someone wouldn't wear their seatbelt while driving. I feel uncomfortable if I drive from the lower driveway at home to the upper one without my 'belt. I've been that way as long as I can remember. And although I feel uncomfortable sometimes about asking others to buckle up while I'm driving, I do it anyway.

I'm reminded of a speech in my speech class in college. It was about seatbelt safety, and the person mentioned some of the excuses that people give for not wearing theirs. The only thing that comes to mind was the response he gave to those excuses: "Going through the windshield is lots worse than having rumpled clothing, being in a bit of discomfort or being perceived as 'uncool'"

I have to agree...

Why would you do anything else but wear your seatbelt?




Isn't your life worth 5 extra seconds?

An apology..

I apologize for the extra "//'s" at some of the ends of my URL links.

I'll do better from now on.

Ah, only in the morning...

It's nice to listen to music on the way to work in the morning.



Especially when it's 'Holiday'.



Most especially when it's legally downloaded and dropped onto my MD player.



*glee!*









Does it seem like I like that song? A bit?

By the way...

I really do like it when comments are left on what I post. I realize that I don't always do the same in return, but it helps give me a bit of validation.

And yes, I know I'm insecure...

This has been a public service announcement by the Fauver Fact-Finding Forum...

If only I had the money...

I'd buy some of this stuff.

Being a confessed Trek fan, this interests me. Not all of it. But, it would be fun to have a hand phaser from the later DS9 episodes, maybe even a type 3A compression rifle. (By the way, if you know what a 3A is, you are as much a Trek fan as I am. Congrats!)

On a different note, I downloaded my first 8 songs last night from ITunes. It was pretty easy, but now I need to create a music CD and then rip the tracks back in order to convert them to something compatible to my MD player. So, just a few steps more...

But, it was nice to listen to 'Holiday' by Green Day this morning, and to have a clear conscience about it!

Cuz' I'm sensitive...

Post #3!

Wow, 3 posts in a day! I must be getting sick........

I'd like to take this opportunity to say that I have something to confess...

I admire my friend Ben, and the unusually clear way he sets forth his thoughts, which are extremely well thought out and written.

My confession is that I suffer from an inferiority complex.

I think my little blurbs about what is happening to me are nice, and I enjoy writing them. But, I can't help but feel outclassed by Ben's well-reasoned posts.

I know it's not a competition. And I hope this post/confession doesn't scare him away from his blog. I really enjoy reading what he has to say.

I just feel inferior.

I wish I had his gift for words and elucidation.

And it's not his fault.

And I'm NOT gonna apologize for how I feel!

Yes, I am a Harry Potter fan...

But I'm not a fanboy/fanatic about it. The only person I know who is anywhere close to approaching Potter-mania is my co-worker Taunya. She actually has all the books so far on CD and listens to them after I'm gone for the night.

This article will probably kill her off... :D

$ 4.95, or somewhere close...

This morning I input our account info into the Sony music service, intending to download a little Green Day, perhaps a little Metallica. Then I wondered if I would have control over those songs (i.e. being able to drop them on to a disc as MP3's), or if it would only be able to be played by my computer with SonyConnect. So, until I figure that out, I won't be doing any downloading.

Cuz' it's stupid to pay for music that you don't get to keep.

If that's the case, I'll just go to a P2P network and get it from someone else.

After all, this is a matter of conscience...

En memoriam...

Well, inventory is done, and the warehouse hasn't burned down, nor has the AS400 destroyed itself. John and I were wondering if we were gonna screw anything up, but I think we got past it. That was nice.

On a sad note, Marcy and Craig's dog Oscar died last night. He was Val's favorite dog, since he was a daschund, and Val likes them. He was really old, though. But, that never makes it any easier. Add to it that he has been with the family for as long as the 2 of them have been married (at least 11 years), and it is a hard thing for their kids and Val to take.

Poor grumpy, needy old dog...

Almost there, unfortunately...

Tomorrow is inventory, so I won't be posting tomorrow. I'm not looking forward to it, as it is our first inventory since the death of Bernie. It won't be the same without him.








I really hope we don't screw anything up...

I know, I know

I know I've been using comics a lot lately, but they coincide perfectly with things like this.

The problem is that I fail to see why this is news, especially in this digital age...

What puzzles me is that most sentient, self-aware people will admit that pornography, drugs, alcohol, adrenaline rushes and lots of other things are addictive and should be avoided. There is no such thing as 'trying a little' of an addictive substance or behavior. The unfortunate thing is that self-awareness is a spiritual gift more than anything. Thus, most people are addicts to one or more of the above things and don't even know it. So, you have Switzerland telling its people to be aware of their habits.

.......................

I suppose that it's better to have someone tell you to be wary than to continue in self-destructive bliss.

The best sunscreen

Check this out.

This is good news for those of you who spend lots of time outdoors, either working, in the garden, or sunning yourselves.

Us pasty white computer-potatoes have no real need of new sunscreens, as we rarely see the gaseous orb that sustains life on our planet.

We only venture forth with the proper 'protection'.

By the way...

Today is Pioneer Day. 159 years ago today the advance body of LDS pioneers arrived in the Salt Lake Valley, including Brigham Young. I've been reading 'The Work and the Glory' and am reading the last book. It truly is a miracle that anyone was able to make a city and civilization out of a desert and wasteland. I look at the valley now, and it's amazing. Trees everywhere where there once was only sagebrush. Isn't it great? Isn't it grand?

Back to the grind...

Good day, bloggers! I've been working nights for the last 2 weeks, and I'm back at work during the day, and except for being rather tired, it has been quite gratifying to be back. People have been saying "How nice it is to have you back", and "We've missed you while you have been gone." One person mentioned how noticeable my weight loss has been. So, it's been nice.

I should switch places with Taunya more often, I think...

It's true...

Meeting new people can be scary....
















































Especially if they are the shock troops of a brutal alien civilization....

Quick Sunday post...

Good evening, blogophiles! This is gonna be a quick post, just so you don't think I've died or anything...

Val and I were released today from our calling in the nursery. We are bummed, but I figure we got to be in there twice as long as anyone else has been. It was 16+ months, so, we were fortunate. I was called to co-teach Sunday school in the 14-15 year old class. Nervous is an understatement. Val retains her calling in the Bear den in our ward.

It was 106 degrees yesterday, but Val and I braved the sun and went boating at Willard Bay with Marcy and Craig (sister and brother-in-law to Val). Craig's company was having their party there, so we went. The only thing I can say about the day, other than it was lots of fun, is: Work hard, play hard, hurt hard.

I'm tough. I can take it...

I think........ :D

A sad day...

Here is your link for the day.

I'm not too sad about this. Most of Floyd's early stuff I didn't like that much. Basically, Dark Side of the Moon was their first real album, in my opinion. I'm sure that shocks quite a few of you who know that one of the bands I swear to is the Floyd.

It just didn't seem like good music, that's all.

By the way...

Yesterday was my parent's 29th anniversary. I hope my marriage is like theirs after 26 more years.

And also, today is Dad's birthday. I won't say how old he is, but he isn't as old as he thinks he is!
Congrats father dearest!

Sunday night blues...

Well, here I sit at work, waiting for 45 minutes to pass so I can go home. All of my stuff is done, and I am now at the mercy of others and the things they need me to do. I suppose that's not too bad, since I'm not rushing around trying to get all of my stuff done.

But man... I really don't like working Sundays. I'd rather be at home with Val, either spending time with her, or sleeping.

*sigh*

Such are the sacrifices of work...

Oh well.