tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65730175014097773682024-02-18T18:18:13.855-08:00THE SMELLING NOSE DOGThoughts from the life of an anosmic man and his faithful smelling nose dogAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16084020432071647770noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573017501409777368.post-89726532196233118782017-12-06T22:08:00.002-08:002017-12-06T22:08:56.586-08:00My Favorite Use of Toilet Paper<br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Working at Dairy Queen was monotonous.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Flipping burgers and blending blizzards gets
a little old after a few months.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>My
teenage coworkers remedied this situation by playing pranks.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Jokes ranged from adding salt to soda cups to
filling each other’s pockets with whipping cream.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Teenagers are also very stupid.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>That’s why the walk-in freezer does not let
you get locked inside.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">I worked with a fun group of people:<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Brian La Croix, Debbie Caulkins, Jason Mills,
and our friend Perry to name a few.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Being
around that group made flipping burgers bearable and even enjoyable.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">At some point a toilet paper war started.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>There is some confusion as to who started the
war and about how many times a pocket got filled with whipping cream to instigate
the war, but it started and no one was backing down.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Most weekend shifts ended with a run to the
grocery store to buy 12-packs of toilet paper.<span style="margin: 0px;">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Now you wouldn’t think that people making $4.25 per hour
would want to blow an hour’s wages on toilet paper, but when you get out of the
mindset of it being toilet paper and consider it more like a badge of
retaliatory honor, the value of the water soluble paper increases.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">There is an art to toilet papering a yard.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>It starts with parking down the street from
your intended target and preparing the rolls.<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>You have to open the bag and get each roll “started” so it is ready to
unravel when thrown.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>We got really good
at gauging the perfect parabola over our friend’s trees to make toilet paper stick
for months to years well out of reach of ladders and rakes.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>In fact, toilet paper in my parent’s trees
once took over a year and a half to break down and blow away.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Our toilet paper war went on for months.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Keep in mind this was happening in California
where there is no winter peace season.<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>One night the crew closing the Dairy Queen decided it was Jason Mills
turn to get TP’d.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>But the problem was, Jason
knew it was coming.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>We knew he knew.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>He was really good at waiting up for us.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">This week, we changed tactics.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I ran up the driveway first and grabbed his garden
hose and quietly turned on the water as everyone else flung toilet paper rolls
in beautiful arching curves in the sky.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Jason
heard us and came running out the front door in his white briefs underwear.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I stepped out of the bushes and pulled the
trigger on the hose nozzle and hit him square in the chest.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The blast caught him off guard and the water
sent him hydroplaning right off his feet.<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>He went down straight on his back on the concrete and landed with a thud.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Time stopped.<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>But then it sped up as he lept to his feet and chased after me with a
speed generally reserved for Cheetahs on the Nature channel.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>He almost caught me, because even with shoes
on, it is really hard to run when you are laughing uncontrollably.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">OK, working at Dairy Queen was anything but monotonous.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I wonder what 18-year-old me would think of….me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">June 1993, I walked away from Fontana High School for one
last time.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>We just returned from grad
night at Disneyland.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Graduating Seniors
had the park to themselves from eleven at night to about five in the
morning.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I was still wearing my tie,
because all young men had to wear suits to grad night and Disneyland to avoid
gang conflicts.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The bus ride home from
the theme park was brutal.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>We were
exhausted.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I had to be at Dairy Queen to
work at 10 am.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>My nap on the bus was
going to have to hold me over.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Well, the
nap and the free soft drinks that came with working at a fast food
restaurant.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">But what if I didn’t have to go make blizzards that
day?<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>What if I jumped forward to today
and walked into my front door and met 2017 me?<span style="margin: 0px;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">1993 me was starting summer quarter at Cal Poly Pomona in a
week.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>My plans after High School
included studying Pre-veterinary medicine, going on a mission for my church,
getting married, getting a Veterinary medicine degree, moving to Colorado and raising
six kids while hunting, fishing, and hiking during my time off.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>1993 me wanted to live in the mountains and
have several dogs.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I figured I’d look
like Mark Harmon or Sam Elliott when I was 40.<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>I hoped my wife would be outdoorsy too.<span style="margin: 0px;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">So what would that me think of now-me?<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>What would he say?<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Well, there would probably be some discussion about how fat
I am.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>In fact I think younger me would
probably threaten older me about getting into shape.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I think younger me would love my garage and
my house and the mountain I live by.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I
think younger me would highly approve of Emily.<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>I’d probably have to threaten younger me to quit checking her out.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Younger me would wonder why we only had three
kids, and why I didn’t get a Doctorate.<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>He would wonder why I’m still fixing appliances and not kicking off my
next business venture.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I don’t think he
would be very happy with where my business ended up.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I think he would absolutely love seeing all
the cool places I’ve been able to hike and backpack over the years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Younger me would be stoked that older me speaks
Russian.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>He would think that is the
coolest thing ever.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>He would be
disappointed that I haven’t been back to the Ukraine.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Younger me would love my dog. (we didn’t have
a dog for very long growing up because my brother was allergic).<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Younger me would want to wrestle with
older-me’s kids.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Because, who wouldn’t
want a chance to get to do that on an even playing field?<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>And younger me would also want to go down to
the track and race my kids too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">But, I wonder who would benefit more from the
conversation?<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Younger me learning from
older me, or older me getting back in tune with younger me.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">But at the end of the day I don’t think either of us would
change a thing.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I’ve got a pretty great
life. After I took younger me on a tour and resisted the temptation to print
off a list of companies that did well over the past 20 years, older me would
tell younger me to get to Dairy Queen and start my shift.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Younger me would forbid older me from ever visiting
Dairy Queen again.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<br />IS IT COLDER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE A SNOWCAVE?</h2>
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My son did a science fair project on snow caves this year. He built one up about 7 feet tall and 20 feet wide and dug a space out for two people to lay in. I thought it would always be warmer inside the cave, but there is a point, even with people inside that it starts acting more like a refrigerator and is cooler inside than out. </div>
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First we tested it with two young women sleeping inside overnight. That night there was just a tent material front door on the cave. These are the results:</div>
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The next experiment was with a 9 hour candle lantern inside. It tipped over in the middle of the night and went out. Once again, it just had a thin tent material door on the opening. These are the results:<br />
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The next night we tried again with the 9 hour candle lantern. This time it did not go out until 6:30 am.<br />
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Then we covered the door with a summer sleeping bag to make the cave more airtight and we tried it with no one inside and no heat source inside. The temperature spiked during the day, but the inside temperature was steady.<br />
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The next test was with a candle and the door covered with the sleeping bag. The candle went out at 6am, but only kept the cave a couple of degrees warmer than without it. And it was still colder in the cave than outside.<br />
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Two boys laid inside the cave and watched part of a movie on a tablet with the sleeping bag over the door. Two bodies only raised the temperature by about 6 degrees. It was still colder inside the cave than outside. <br />
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Bear in mind that a snow cave protects you from wind and rain and snow, but all other things being equal, it is only warmer in the cave if it is below 23 degrees outside and you have covered the door with a sleeping bag. <br />
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He took first place in the 6th grade and 2nd place overall. Good job, Buddy!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16084020432071647770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573017501409777368.post-54541594119547483562016-01-10T19:19:00.001-08:002016-01-10T19:19:05.378-08:00THE STRUGGLE IS EASIER WITH A FRIEND.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSwQ5yNirzStcq88eQv8StekNLD29RBtyGPblC4OS0ynrVGXu4JRCZvsvLXX8Qu-AAtDI3J4wlTq0wDPgXh_Il5oNGl8lesNYMDxSkei4u2VelPbaNCJnzQimS8NSfCugqn1cDULYPwY/s1600/WITH+A+FRIEND.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSwQ5yNirzStcq88eQv8StekNLD29RBtyGPblC4OS0ynrVGXu4JRCZvsvLXX8Qu-AAtDI3J4wlTq0wDPgXh_Il5oNGl8lesNYMDxSkei4u2VelPbaNCJnzQimS8NSfCugqn1cDULYPwY/s640/WITH+A+FRIEND.jpg" width="640" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16084020432071647770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573017501409777368.post-1154260430527070522016-01-07T23:09:00.000-08:002016-01-07T23:09:36.935-08:00Passing hobbies to the next generation<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Day 5. 8.8 miles today. Bring it, Kings Peak! <br />
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One of my kids doesn't like living at home. He doesn't much like his parents right now. Or his school, or his teachers. I just hope that when he is older he will remember how much he smiled, how much fun we had, and I hope he will remember the incredible parts of the world he got to visit because his family loved him and wanted him to be with them. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16084020432071647770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573017501409777368.post-33968348816822144712016-01-04T19:53:00.000-08:002016-01-04T19:53:03.123-08:00Dreams and Obstacles<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiABL0lFEElC3DTIYY5hAlGxYwi_tgmT45Sz-FOAqP_jhO66HGLjphSPBPg9TeAyOD4CYmK0sApw8xdzxovJh6XsgYDmN4Fvaq4NOZ6WkxCzCEpcKhf6Mn6rsLlgumLvqvLbqMb97iR-Bc/s1600/obstacles.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiABL0lFEElC3DTIYY5hAlGxYwi_tgmT45Sz-FOAqP_jhO66HGLjphSPBPg9TeAyOD4CYmK0sApw8xdzxovJh6XsgYDmN4Fvaq4NOZ6WkxCzCEpcKhf6Mn6rsLlgumLvqvLbqMb97iR-Bc/s640/obstacles.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Monday 01/04/16 20:42 Basement office</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Day 4. Still in the
game. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I like the dream. I
like the idea of crossing a rugged part of Utah by myself. I like the idea of feeling good about my body
again for the first time in over a decade.
I’ve been busy, stressed, and struggling for a long time. I pray I can stick with it and be motivated
for another 301 days this year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Going back to work after a few days off is enjoyable when
the work van is clean, the office and shop are cleaned up and ready to hit a
new week. That was the case today. I have a runny nose. That makes tilting my head forward not so
fun, but the day is almost over and I survived another one. Off to the gym tonight to get the miles
in. Several hundred miles to go to get ready
to hike across the Uintas. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Appliance repair is not a prestigious profession. I thought I would be a pilot as a
teenager. I got a degree in Animal
Science to become a Veterinarian, but didn’t love the medicine enough. I tried to grow a service business but was
unsuccessful. I want to do something
that brings passionate people together.
I have had no inspiration on what is next in my life, so I will just
keep pushing forward and see where this ride takes me. </span></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16084020432071647770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573017501409777368.post-88897715805828730022016-01-03T22:26:00.001-08:002016-01-03T22:26:05.158-08:00Enthusiasm
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">SUNDAY 01/03/16 23:10 Basement Office</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Day three. Took a 3.4
mile walk outside in the 15 degree weather.
My dog was un-phased by the cold.
He is so enthusiastic about exploring.
Doesn’t matter if he’s been there 500 times, it’s still brand new to him. Since I can’t smell I wonder what that is
like for him to stick his nose in every nook and cranny. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Today got me thinking about mortality. What would I want said at my funeral? What music would I want played on the day
that remembers my life? I don’t want it
to be depressing. I don’t want it at a
church because I want my animals to have a chance to smell my body and
understand I’m not coming back. My
favorite hymn of all time is All Creatures of Our God and King played by the
Newsboys. Second favorite rendition is
by David Crowder Band. Those two songs
have to be played. It would be a strange
exercise to write your own obituary.
That will be something for another day. It would start, "He loved his wife, his kids, and his animals with an equality that could only be understood by those who knew him." That's a good start. But for now, may I learn to live with as much excitement and enthusiasm as my dog. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Saturday 01-02-16 13:00 Basement Office </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The beginning of the journey is always the easiest. The first step may be really hard but then
the next leg of the journey is usually the easiest. No big distractions to get you out of the
groove. At least that is how it is for
me. I’m good for the first two
weeks. It happens to be a holiday
weekend, so time is not an issue on day two.
So far so good on the first two days.
3.7 incline trainer miles yesterday in about an hour. 2.0 snowshoe miles today in about an hour and
a half. It was 20 degrees out but I wore
too many layers. It was too warm for
thermal underwear. No wind today. Just nice, crunchy snow to float over. There is a purity that snow brings that makes
me want to be a better man.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I guarantee snowshoeing burns more calories than a
treadmill. And you can’t beat the view
(my wife was hiking with me). The view
of the mountain was nice too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My daughter snowshoed with us too. She wanted some quiet time so she took a different path home. I think she loves the mountains as much as I do. I am very proud of the woman she is becoming.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">What is it about solitude that is so intriguing? Through solitude we find out if we even still
like ourselves. We hear the cumulative
sum of all that we have absorbed. Is
that why we dispel the quiet so much in our lives? Noise from television, music,
conversations. How much actual
meditation do we still do? I’m
guilty. But sometimes the right music
and send you thinking in a better direction.
Sometimes music and meditation go hand in hand. But they require solitude to be complete.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">2015 was a hard year.
I turned 40. My weight got up to
290 pounds. I had atrial fibrillation,
and my heart was shocked back into rhythm in the E.R. I was diagnosed with sleep apnea and learned
to sleep with a mask. I closed a
business and went through bankruptcy. Yes,
my thirties were better. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Even though my forties started out on a low note, I am
excited to see the rest of this decade of my life improve. 2016 is fresh and exciting. I’m not a big fan of the term “New Year’s
Resolution,” but the end of a year is a good time to reflect on what went wrong
and what can be better the following year.
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">For years, I tried working 6 days a week, and putting
everything I had into a failing business, that I always thought could be
revived and saved. That ended in
problems with my health and ultimately was not the smartest way to correct
problems.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I used to hike mountains a lot. I grew up in Southern California just above
sea level at about 1,200 feet. My friends and I hiked the mountains above
Fontana regularly. The high points were
Mount Baldy (10,064 feet) and Mount San Gorgonio (11,503 feet). Last year my brother and I broke my personal
altitude record and hiked Mount Timpanogos to an elevation of 11,752. However, I live above 5,000 feet now so the
elevation change isn’t as dramatic, but it is still very hard to gain over
5,000 feet in elevation in a day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This year I have some new goals. I’ve never hiked alone. I want to cross the Uintah mountains in Utah on
the Highline trail from the East side to the West as a solo trip. That is an 80
mile trek. It has 5 points that are
higher that I have been before. Dead
horse pass is 12,200 feet, Red Knob Pass is 12,248 feet, Porcupine Pass is
12,236 feet, Kings Peak is 13,528 feet, and North Pole Pass is 12,256
feet. Most of the rest of the hike is at
an altitude similar to my previous maximum.
80 miles in 10 days with 10 days of gear seems daunting but doable. I can only go if I’ve lost enough
weight. I’ve gotta be under 250 pounds
and get my pack down to start at around 60 pounds. I know the pack could be much lighter, but I
like being comfortable once at camp and am willing to work harder when hiking
to have a more comfortable bed when I get there. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">So it begins. Start
training 21 miles a week. Eat better,
Sleep 8 hours per night. Stay
motivated. Don’t get hurt. Pray for success.</span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16084020432071647770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573017501409777368.post-82794090418949453162014-10-31T08:44:00.001-07:002014-10-31T08:44:32.579-07:00Pinewood Derby at the Pinewood Speedway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I can be a little over-zealous about hobbies. My wife says I'm out of control. You have heard of the husbands who are gone fishing every week, or watch sports for six hours a night. Well, I'm not a huge sports fan, but I do enjoy the Pinewood Derby. <br />
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It started 31 years ago. I was eight years old. My Den leader gave me a little box that contained a block of wood, four nails, four wheels, some stickers, and a page of instructions. I took it home and helped design, sand, and paint my car. I loved working with my Dad in the garage. He was a mechanic and genius with tools. <br />
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Jerry Loessin was a member of our Cub Scout Committee and he built a two-lane wood track for us to race on. He set it up at the church. We had a very high tech timer system. Two adults would sit in chairs at the finish line and the side that won would raise their hand. Some of my first experiences pleading to God were while cheering for a five-ounce block of wood on wheels.<br />
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Race night was exciting. Our kitchen scale lied and our car was too heavy. Just a little over 5 ounces. My dad broke a sweat in the hallway with his corded drill as he carved away some of the wood underneath to make weight. We removed the Lego driver and steering wheel and finally were legal to race. It was a long night. The judge on my side of the track didn't raise his hand that night. I kept losing that night, but I have kept my losing car all these years. I raced three more times as a youth. I was able to take first place in two out of three of the following races. I love those memories.<br />
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When I found out I was having a boy, I started planning and studying physics. I read up on friction, gravity, aerodynamics of slow speed, energy conservation, and moment of inertia. I found and read a 500 page textbook titled, "Physics of the Pinewood Derby." Yea, a little over-zealous.<br />
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My son turned eight and we built his first car. I let him do the design even though I knew it was not ideal. His car was average and did not win a single heat. He went to our minivan and cried about losing. They weren't little tears either, they were the big industrial wailing tears that make parents crazy. <br />
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The better part of a decade of research turned out a really slow car. Back to the drawing board. It was a great learning experience for my son. I am glad he lost. I am glad he experienced failure. I got him up at six in the morning the next day. We drove to McDonalds with a pad and pencil and his car. We talked about the weight and physics and drew some pictures of next years car. A year passed and he raced again. We shaved too much off his wheels and they were binding up on the track. His car was a little faster, but we still didn't win. More egg McMuffins, more plans, but no tears on race two. He was learning.<br />
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For the third year we decided to make alignment a priority. We found a guy with a track in his basement on tested his car. After two years of disappointment, my son took every race by multiple car lengths. It was a very powerful experience for him. He had empathy for the boys who lost. Six years and two sons later and we can build a pretty fast car.<br />
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So, most zealous Dads would stop there. They build some cars, buy a lot of specialty tools, learn everything about it and have some fun. But I'm not a zealous Dad. I'm over-zealous. I designed a logo, created a theme, got another business license, and built a stadium. We emptied the 5,000 square foot warehouse we used with our other business, and put in a 56 foot 8 lane track. We installed a sound system, screens, picnic tables, chairs, displays, and now we host races all the time. Now I get to see cars built by kids and their parents regularly. Each car really is a work of art. Some look like cars, some look like parade floats, and others resemble a kids favorite candy bar. But at the end of the day, each kid loves their car if they got a say in the design and got to work on it with their parents. They love them even more if they win.<br />
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I do a little presentation at each race. I show a picture of my first car followed by a picture of a snail. I talk about how slow my first car was. I talk about winning and losing and the importance of getting back up and moving forward. I like to look at the faces of this generation and see their expressions. Some of them will start working on their next cars the next day. And you can see in their expressions which ones are zealous and which ones are over-zealous. My youngest turns 11 in a month. He can no longer defend his title at our speedway. On Tuesday night of this week a Cub Scout came in and knocked him off the record board. But, one day he will have a son, and maybe this Pinewood Speedway thing will still be around, and maybe his son will be the over-over-zealous one to break the record again. Or maybe he will spend his time fishing.<br />
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Some cars I built as an adult...<br />
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Back massages<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Foot massages<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Other massages<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sparkling apple cider<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pet stores<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">A clean (spotless) house<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Video games<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dinosaur toys<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Rock and Roll<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Books<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Jets<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Building models<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Shoot-em-up movies<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pet stores<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Emily’s kisses<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When it’s so clean you don’t have to wipe<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Lingerie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">High test scores<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Correct answers that were well thought out from
difficult questions<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Bubbles<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The ocean<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Being up and working before the sun is<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sunrises<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Fresh snowfall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Baseball<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Reading Stimulating Literature<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Physics<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The movie Titanic<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Speaking Russian<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“New Mail”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Nikki-dog<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Jogging<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hiking<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sleeping like spoons<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Rex ‘n Torque<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Being right<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">A’s (grades-not the baseball team)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Emily’s “cutesy” look<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hitting home runs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blocking home plate so well that the runner
never gets within two feet of the plate<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The dream of hitting a Baseball into the Hartman’s
pool from FOHI’s Varsity baseball field<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Carrie’s smiles<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Carrie’s laugh<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Baby “bubbles”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Carrie’s blue eyes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">A good night’s sleep<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Jane’s F-15 video game<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wingman interceptor flight controller<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Walks with Carrie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Geckos<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Science<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cookie dough and moose tracks ice cream<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Scouting<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sunrises on campouts<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Toys<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Toy section at Wal-Mart<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tool Section at Sears<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Victoria’s Secret<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">New books<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Lizard stuff<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Bed time<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Frisbee football<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mail order CD’s <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">IBC root beer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Reptiles magazine<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Explorer Jogging Stroller<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Being naked<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Skinny dipping<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Understanding an entire Chemistry lecture<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Watching Emily breastfeed<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Carrie trying to crawl<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Carrie sticking out her tongue<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Carrie sucking on her top lip<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Insects<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Stars on a clear night<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Locking the door after work<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Showing Carrie off<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Showing Carrie’s pictures<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Watching live minor league pro baseball games<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ballets<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ballet Goggles<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Risk (the board game)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">James and Blake’s “alliance” in Risk games<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Jurassic Park and Lost World<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Candlelight dinners after work<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Carries crinkly nose<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Amazon.com<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Barnesnnoble.com<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Janes.ea.com<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Carrie humming while eating<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Carrie playing chase<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Carrie playing peekaboo<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Being able to see the mountains in California<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When the checkbook balances<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Payday<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Carrie saying “dog” and her excited look<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">White wings paper airplanes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Watching the lizards eat<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Seeing Emily dance naked<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My multimeter and ammeter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Having enough work to make lots of money<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Having my dad say he is proud of me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Being satisfied at the end of a day<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Watching young scouts come together in a time of
emergency.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Christopher’s dimples<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Looking at Christopher’ s eyes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Playing anything with Carrie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tic-Tac-Toe with Carrie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Watching the stars with Carrie and having her
fall asleep in my arms<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Commission!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">500 crickets in a box on the doorstep to feed
the lizards<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">A Blake-clean house<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Fixing a problem in record time with no hang-ups<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Kristin’s hugs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Snapping my sister’s bra<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My dad’s handshake and smile after shooting my
first deer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Craftsman tools<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My air compressor and shop vac<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Root Beer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Macaroons<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Lasagna<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Bikini line<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Long talks with my Mom at 2-4 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tips (the monetary kind)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Watching Carrie hold up her snake saying “FUFFY”
(his name was Fluffy, she couldn’t pronounce the L)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hearing Carrie say “izard” when she wants to go
to the garage to hold the lizards, and watching her hold both hands out in
anticipation<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Em’s long hair<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When Em packs a lunch for me<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Seeing Evan get married<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">07/08/02 Christopher’s “Webster” laugh<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Watching Chris run<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tickling my kids<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Chris running to me with two bar clams, handing
me one and making a light-saber clashing noise<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Chris’ fascination with airplanes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Chris saying “ug” when he sees a bug<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Carrie and Chris’ mini workbench<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Rockets<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Being the one the neighborhood boys catch snakes
for<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Carrie calling me at work and saying with a
gasp, “Uhhh!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s Daddy!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My outdoor fishpond<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Reading<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Getting my diploma<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The potential with Quixtar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hummingbirds fighting over my yard<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The way if feels when a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>goldfish nips at your finger<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Chris’ black eyes – man they are a dark color.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Big, well-trained German Shepherds<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Getting certified to work with Freon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Being out of debt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The “Bed of Roses” soundtrack<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My 3 car garage<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My rocket launcher<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Fruit Heights house falling through<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The house purchase working out<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My reptile room<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Being the only Russian speaking, appliance
repairman with a Bachelors of Science in Animal Science in the entire world<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Smallville”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Adam Sandler movies<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The dog run<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Automated sprinklers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Movie family night at the outdoor amphitheater
in Ogden<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">08/04/02 Palm Pilots<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Glide recovery rockets<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Radio Shack<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Finding out that Em is pregnant<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Riding Lawn mowers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Knowing that reptiles are coming out of hibernation<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Snake tongs <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Lizard nooses<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Affecting young men in a positive way<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sports cars<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Big trucks<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Jars of Clay:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“Little Drummer boy”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Rocky movies<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The undying resolve to never give up<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Staying up late to think<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Chris standing by my bed and staring when I wake
up<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Carrie’s smiles<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Riding Garden Tractors<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Fixing microwaves in “my” shop<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Garden tractor wagons<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Egg-lofting rocket competitions<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Rock-sim software<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Father-son campouts<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Carrie smiling and sprinting to me across the
yard when she sees that I’m home from work.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hearing the pipes in the basement crackle and
knowing Em is getting out the the bath (her skin red from heat)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">07/28/07 Coleman falling asleep in my basement
office with a blanket<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hitting wiffle balls with my kids<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Air rockets<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Winning the egg-lofting contest<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Geocaching<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Breaking records with my business<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Seeing a competitors magnet on the refrigerator
I’m working on<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Short-bus adventures”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dutch oven cooking for family<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Christopher wanting to play computer games<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Christopher asking if today is a work day and me
saying, “No.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">E-bay<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Being my own boss<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Creating a successful business<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Knowing that my competition doesn’t stand a
chance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Taking my dog backpacking<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Airshows<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The f-22 Raptor aircraft<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Central air (don’t have it yet)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When my yard is topped off<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Finding good employees<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Paying bills the day they come<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Net-flix<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Jennifer Garner movies<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Girls with Sai’s<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My Glock<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Concealed Carry Permits<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My tactical baton<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My light/laser for my pistol<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Walking on a frozen lake<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ice fishing<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sonar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“The pelican” fishing boat<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cache doing a 200 yard blind retrieve<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cache coming out of thick brush with a duck in
his mouth<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Watching Carrie catch a 6 pound 3 ounce Wiper,
her first fish<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Watching Chris catch his first fish through the
ice<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My 15 passenger van with roof rack<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Klondike campouts<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">People asking who trained my dog<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Taking my dog to restaurants as a service dog<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Headlamp flashlights<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Butterfly crescent kicks<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Step up side kicks<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sparring<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Watching Carrie spar against two boys<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sparring with Emily<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Gina Carano fights<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The ferrets attacking Emily’s socks<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The ferrets stealing tennis balls<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">05/25/10 Coleman asking if we can cuddle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Coleman wanting to help fix his bike so he can
ride<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">10/18/13 Coleman asking me, “Will you swing me”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The swing broke last summer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I won’t hear that again, I’m afraid<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Watching Godzilla the Savannah Monitor fly
through her cage with her mouth open while chasing a mouse<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mango smoothies at Burger King<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Pinewood Speedway<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Derby car 3 months before his race<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and Emily in Venture uniforms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most
women are weaksauce.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My girls aren’t.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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first time he shot a 20 guage shotgun<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16084020432071647770noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573017501409777368.post-49118488371813013452011-02-17T12:31:00.000-08:002011-02-17T12:31:32.381-08:00StitchesI got a Cub scout uniform and book for my 8th birthday. It was a dark blue shirt and shorts with a yellow and blue hat. The hat had a Wolf emblem in the middle, and there was an American flag on the sleeve. My mom sewed the council and unit patches on and I was off and running towards earning the Bobcat award. <br />
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Some of the most significant events of my childhood included stitches. Some of those stitches were on my lips from crashing a bike, but most of them were on my uniforms. Every patch represented an activity that helped me grow.<br />
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Since I was eight, I’ve been in Scouting. The only exception was the two years I was in the Ukraine as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. That experience earned the Russian translator strip that is now on my uniform. <br />
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As a scout I had many leadership opportunities. I served as a Patrol Leader and as a Senior Patrol Leader. When I was 15 I was the Jr. Assistant Scoutmaster, and planned most of our outings for the twenty boys in our four patrols. I learned to work with wood, how to shoot, and how to sail through scouting. I earned the Arrow of Light, Eagle Scout with a bronze palm, and youth religious emblem as a boy. More importantly, I learned to love the outdoors, nature, and our Creator.<br />
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I played baseball from Little League to High School. I was planning on playing in college when I returned home from my mission, but was asked to serve as a Scoutmaster instead. As I completed a Bachelors of Science in Animal science, I continued with scouting. I served as an 11-year-old scout leader, scoutmaster, assistant varsity coach, and am currently in my third year as a Cubmaster, with a son finishing up his Arrow of Light, and another son entering Cubs this year. While I was scoutmaster, we completed hikes to Ben Lomond peak(14 miles round trip), Lewis peak (10 miles round trip), Francis Peak (0.5 miles round trip), and Mt. Ogden’s west face (10 miles round trip while gaining a mile in elevation). We earned the local “peaker” award. We completed high adventure camps, backpacking several miles into the Wind Rivers in Wyoming to fish and collect insects for the insect study merit badge. Our Varsity scouts hiked into Havasupai Indian reservation (over 20 miles round trip). They visited Hoover dam and swam in the waterfalls in the bottom of the Grand Canyon. With some of my scouts, we completed the requirements for the year-round scouter award, and attended most of the annual Klondike winter camp outs. My scouts have had the opportunity to visit ghost towns, lake fish, ice fish, boat, camp, and hike. It has been a great experience.<br />
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In 2002, when we moved into Trapper Trails council, I organized an annual egg-lofting competition for our Unit. At our annual father-sons camp out, many (usually 18-20) boys and their fathers compete and build model rockets. The rockets launch a fresh chicken egg hundreds of feet in the air. The winner is the team with the longest hang time without cracking the egg. Nothing brings a smile like an egg floating under a well-deployed parachute. We are planning the 9th annual event this year. It has become a fun tradition that the boys look forward to every spring. Several boys have earned the Space Exploration merit badge through this event.<br />
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I am a lifetime scouter. As an adult I earned the adult religious emblem and am finishing the Cubmaster award this summer. <br />
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Several of my scouts earned their Eagle awards. Several are now serving as missionaries. I expect great things from them. <br />
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It’s many years later. The patches my mom sewed on my first uniform are now on a patch display, along with all the other patches I earned throughout the years. I don’t ride a bike any more, but I still need stitches from time to time. The best ones are still in the patches. There is a lot of blood, sweat, and tears in those stitches.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16084020432071647770noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573017501409777368.post-32123760197372316752010-12-13T14:26:00.001-08:002010-12-13T14:26:40.551-08:00What if this is as good as it gets?What if this is as good as it gets?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16084020432071647770noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573017501409777368.post-74594415480114480782010-12-09T00:47:00.000-08:002010-12-09T00:47:39.075-08:00Letter in a BloggleOn the 14th of December, my wife and I share our 14th trip around the sun; our 14th wedding anniversary. <br />
That's a grand total of:<br />
14 Years, or<br />
730 weeks, or<br />
5111 Days, or<br />
122664 Hours, or<br />
7,359,840 Minutes, or<br />
441,590,400 Seconds.<br />
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14 things I love about you after 14 years of marriage<br />
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1. You are a great cuddler. Nothing says “I love you” like spooning through a cold winter night after being together for fourteen years. That never gets old. <br />
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2. You are a great mother. You actually want to be home with the kids. Rather than obsessing over a career of some sort, you have taken up driving our kids to charter school and making them lunches every day. You have found ways to volunteer in their classrooms and help them with projects. You make them secure about what is at home for them.<br />
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3. You are a great listener. You put up with my interruptions when I want to read you a story or tell you about something absolutely unimportant. And you have a great laugh. I want to hear you laugh more.<br />
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4. You are fun to hang out with. I work from home, yet I don’t get sick of seeing you around. You are fun to be with, listen to, and talk to. <br />
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5. You are a great baker. Home made breads, pies, cakes, muffins. If it rises, you have mastered it. But no, you will not convert me to your false religion of mush and cornbread for breakfast. Some baked goods are better alone, or with honey, or glaze, or icing. Mush doesn’t fall into any of those categories.<br />
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6. You are very patient. I am a real pain in the caboose. Yet you still haven’t killed me in my sleep. Don’t think I haven’t expected it on at least a fortnight. I've thought to myself, "Well, I've really done it this time. Surely I will meet my Maker, at my wife's hand tonight. Farewell, Cruel World." Then I wake up and we make up. Wink-wink.<br />
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7. You make beautiful children. They all got your big smile and love of cuddles.<br />
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8. You aren’t a nagger. You don’t make honey-do lists and chase me around with an irritating voice trying to get me to spend every waking moment doing odd jobs around the house. <br />
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9. You are pleasant. That seems like a funny thing to say. But there are so many people out there that aren’t, it sure makes it nice to be around someone who is.<br />
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10. You are supportive. Women like to ask, “How do you run your own business? I’d never let my husband do that.” Thanks for letting me prove that it can be done. Through the good and the bad.<br />
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11. You have integrity. I’d never believe it if someone said you stole something. Except someone else’s keys. Purely accidental of course.<br />
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12. You are kind. You look for ways to help people. Many a meal has been delivered by your hand to someone who is sick.<br />
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13. You are smart. You love to read. I am deeply jealous of the books that occupy your attention while laying in bed.<br />
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14. You aren’t afraid to get your hands dirty. This one stems way back. I’m grateful you aren’t afraid to pull a weed, or plant a garden. Now I’ve just gotta get you over your fear of gutting a game bird.<br />
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15. Bonus…One for next year. You are a hotty! You look great in boots, jeans, and jackets, or most other outfits too. Score!<br />
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Here's to the next 14 years. You are the love of my life, and my dearest friend. Don't tell Cache!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16084020432071647770noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573017501409777368.post-91003020008798003022010-12-03T15:18:00.000-08:002010-12-03T15:18:54.212-08:00Do you think unemployment insurance is a good thing for society?Do you think unemployment insurance is a good thing for society? <br />
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Somewhere along the line a politician got the idea that we should have insurance for the unemployed. This does not come directly out of the employee’s paycheck. It’s another one of those taxes that costs an employer a percentage of what he pays everyone. That is money he doesn’t have available to pay the employee who works hard every day. <br />
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I’ve had a bad experience with unemployment problems. Being the owner of a small business, I have had to fire some employees and lay off others to keep the business afloat. One employee that I fired, cussed out a customer. I fired him on the spot. He applied for unemployment benefits and after an hour of “phone court” and many hours of paperwork, was denied. <br />
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The second guy I fired for not wanting to work. The judge decided I didn’t give him enough training to improve his work ethic. I didn’t realize an employer was responsible for work ethic. He was given unemployment benefits for several months. <br />
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I laid of a secretary who was making less than 10.00 per hour. She went on unemployment for almost a year as I heard about her spending that time living at home sewing wedding dresses and working for cash under the counter while making almost 70% of her previous wage (from unemployment benefits) while not working. She called me two weeks before her unemployment ran out to see if she could list me as a referral on her resume. I found it interesting that she didn’t look for work that entire time, even though that is a requirement to receive benefits. Interestingly enough she found work right after the unemployment ran out. That is where the system fails. <br />
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So many people would rather not be working. I’ve also had to fight about unemployment with an employee who quit and left the state. He lost the job where he moved and then Unemployment Insurance tried to come back on my company. Another employee had his drivers license revoked. He tried to get unemployment also. <br />
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Gotta love taxes. Just got a note from the “Department of workforce services.” They were just writing to let me know about the changes in Unemployment Insurance for 2011. The minimum tax rate doubles for next year. One more expense to keep companies from being able to hire more people. <br />
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So what is your take on unemployment? Does it help society or just discourage people from doing their best and working hard? Leave your comments below.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16084020432071647770noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573017501409777368.post-67077851448690020282010-12-03T11:30:00.000-08:002010-12-03T11:30:47.847-08:00When Dogs Sleep<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCnwQGreYoknirek7z4zaFGWHFltY4xDghWNEA4XrSNFGIgTh1m1vQx5TmH7nW88wIJm1jdbEOwAW0gNxHP62rSx1WISMigbZyhgb9mAUc1TNuKiv9hBNkOW0Bm7LW_wDSdtWm5NEffMY/s1600/cache+nose.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCnwQGreYoknirek7z4zaFGWHFltY4xDghWNEA4XrSNFGIgTh1m1vQx5TmH7nW88wIJm1jdbEOwAW0gNxHP62rSx1WISMigbZyhgb9mAUc1TNuKiv9hBNkOW0Bm7LW_wDSdtWm5NEffMY/s320/cache+nose.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Have you ever smiled at a sleeping dog? Their feet twitch and nostrils flare as they slip into the realm of dreams. Perhaps dreams are the gateway to the eternities. They are a way to visit what was, and what is to come.<br />
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Puppies come into life with a powerful love and loyalty that is unequaled in most people. They become part of our families with perfect devotion. They are loyal to the point of laying down their lives for their loved ones. They have intelligence beyond our understanding and seem to sense our moods. In fact, it has been said that they possess all of our virtues with none of our vices. It behooves us to be worthy of their devotion.<br />
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As dogs speed through life from puppies to old age, they give us a glimpse of how quickly life passes, and how much we should enjoy it. Dogs don’t hold grudges very long. They’re forgiving. They wag their way through life, and smile through the good times and the bad. <br />
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I believe that when a dog takes his last breath on earth, he takes his first one in paradise. His mind gradually awakens as his senses come to life with perfection. The pains of mortal life slip away as he stands up, bows down, and contorts into a deep stretch, yawning with an extended curling tongue. His nostrils flare, experiencing new levels of perception in smell. The squint in his eyes departs as his pupils adjust to the brightness. His perfect silky coat warms from the summer breeze and rays of light. His tail wags like a puppy and his nose drops to the green grass. His feet glide over the ground in a powerful gallop as he explores the rolling hills and forests in his new home, where he waits to greet us with bounding hugs and kisses when we take our last breath on earth.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16084020432071647770noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573017501409777368.post-34102761689610281202010-12-02T10:52:00.000-08:002010-12-02T10:52:15.896-08:00Sniffing GlueI started building models when I was ten. The first ones looked like they’d been hit by anti-aircraft guns. Parts of the sprue were left on, glue was applied too heavily, and I was too impatient to paint them properly. Then I played with them like toys which led to parts getting knocked off. They would usually end their existence flying into Mt. Everest, a.k.a. the brick wall in my back yard. Sometimes the plastic pilot even ejected to safety. <br />
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As I got older, my patience increased and I learned to enjoy the process of sitting at my workbench with tweezers and an airbrush to build some very detailed model airplanes. I started hanging them on nails over my closet. Working almost exclusively in the 1:48 scale when building aircraft was my medium. One inch on the model equaled 48 inches in real-life. I liked seeing how the different aircraft looked next to each other at the same scale. <br />
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In the middle of my room, hung with fishing line, a model of the B-1 swing-wing bomber flew under the ceiling light. I melted its left engines and hung a plume of cotton from wire out of the back of the aircraft. She was “hit” by a Russian Su-27 that was trailing behind her in the corner of my room.<br />
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Building models was calm and relaxing. On cold California winter nights I could sit and listen to the radio and paint details on missiles and dream of flying until early in the morning. <br />
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My mom would come up and make me open the window. Since I can’t smell, I couldn’t detect the paint and glue fumes in the room that were killing my brain cells. Maybe that’s why it was so relaxing. <br />
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Model building is a dying art. I hear mothers complaining about helping their kids make dioramas for school projects. The model aisle at Wal-mart is gone. They used to sell model paints, glues, kits, and supplies next to model rockets and rocket motors. Those are gone, possibly forever. I have to drive 40 minutes to go to a store that sells model kits now. I wonder what caused that shift in the market. Are fathers too busy to build with their children? Have video games overstimulated children to the point that they can’t sit and enjoy a long and detailed project? <br />
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It is twenty-five years since I built my first models. My next door neighbor Brent, had a father who built hundreds of model airplanes that covered his bedroom walls. That is probably what made me want to build my first one. My dad helped me paint the first jet I hung over the closet. It was the same color as the blue on my wall. Actually, it was painted with the leftover paint from that room. <br />
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I bought some models for my kids to build with me in the garage. The winters in Utah are colder, but even when it is snowing outside, the garage heater makes painting possible. Now it is my wife who makes me open a window.<br />
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My kids had a blast. Carrie built an F4 Corsair, Chris build a model of the WWII USS Enterprise with a deck of wildcat warplanes, and Coleman built a model of the P-51 Mustang. We listened to the Triology station on Pandora Internet radio and talked and put things together. I didn’t get much done on the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier I was building. Instead, I cleaned up the occasional paint spill and helped my younger son understand how to put his fuselage together. <br />
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We worked on the models all afternoon. When bedtime rolled around, they couldn’t believe it was 8:30 already. The day passed quickly. They left their projects on the workbench in the garage to dry. When I got up on Sunday morning, the boys projects were already in the kitchen. The first thing they did in the morning was bring them inside.<br />
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I flash back to memories with my parents from time to time. I remember sitting at the kitchen table when I was a boy, working on my first model with my dad. I wonder if my kids will remember a scene from last night in twenty-five years. I wonder if there will be a company manufacturing models for my grand kids to build. And I wonder how many brain cells this hobby has cost me.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16084020432071647770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573017501409777368.post-29705266219446051692010-11-29T12:46:00.000-08:002010-11-29T12:46:02.569-08:00It sucks to be stuck in muckI've never been stuck in quicksand. I understand it is an unpleasant experience. Like falling into a vat of Cream of Wheat. I've never been stuck in a vat of hot breakfast cereal either, but I've eaten it so I feel like I'm an authority.<br />
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I have been stuck in muck, though. Up to my butt. It reminded me of a a great children's story called, "Ducks in Muck". It is a fun read for kids and parents alike. It was the first thing I thought of when I got stuck. "One schmuck, stuck in muck. Oh yuck." <br />
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I was hunting geese in Idaho last week. It was cold and the wind was blowing about 20 m.p.h. My hunting partner and I set up 95 goose decoys and spent the morning waiting for the birds to fly. We could see an ocean of waterfowl off in the distance after the sun came up. After a couple of hours we decided to walk towards them. My hunting partner went off through the brush on the right, and I headed left. I wanted to hide by a little dead tree in the stream out on the marsh. I took off with my dog and we made our way into the marsh. I was doing fine, only sinking in a few inches with each step. My dog floated over the mud with endless enthusiasm and agility. <br />
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As I approached my spot, the patches of grass in the mud thinned and disappeared. I figured it was just where more water was running from the connecting stream. My next step absorbed my leg to the knee. I wasn't surprised to sink into mud that thick. Knee level isn't unusual. So I made the mistake of taking two more steps which sunk me into the mud just above my inseam. I started struggling to get out. Panic and a touch of claustrophobia set in as my lets cemented deeper into the muck. That was when the words of "Stuck in muck" came into my mind. Only my mental version was picking more profane rhymes as I fought for my freedom. <br />
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The problem with marsh muck is that it is thick. It's like tar. It's hydrated clay. I could have made a ceramic bowl for Mother's day out of this stuff. <br />
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As I struggled to pull my leg out, the other leg sank in further and the leg I was trying to pull out was coming out of my wader boot. As perspiration covered my body from inside the waders to top of my head, I took a break and leaned back, literally sitting where I was standing as if a stool was behind and underneath me. My dog walked up and laughed at me, the webbing between his toes acting like snowshoes keeping him from sinking at all. The sun glistened over his chocolate coat and he posed like a canine body builder, every muscle in his legs popping out. He looked at me as if to say, "Hey buddy, you could be this fit too if you only ate dog kibble. No more Hostess for you!" <br />
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My mind raced back to a trip my family took as a kid to the La Brea tar pits. In L.A. county there is a place where tar bubbled up to the surface making a small lake. Scientists speculated that when it rained, water would pool over the tar and animals would come to drink and get stuck. There, on display are mammoths, saber tooth tigers, and human remains. One display lets you pull on a handle that is stuck in tar. It doesn't move. <br />
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"Cache, I'm stuck. Go tell Pa to bring the rescue chopper!" I yelled in my best southern accent.<br />
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He kept laughing at me.<br />
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I unloaded my shotgun and pocketed the shells. I tried using the stock of my gun as a shovel to push some of the muck from my boots as they came out. It wasn't working. More muck flowed like thick lava into the holes I shoveled. I considered tossing my gun onto the grass, but decided against it. I said a little prayer. I'd been stuck over 20 minutes and I was getting tired and frustrated. Then I got angry. I fired my legs like pistons and fought for the edge. If I could get several feet over, I would be free. It took a few more minutes of fighting but I managed to get up to my knees again and then to where I only sank in a few inches. I stood up tall and took large gasping breaths of air, celebrating my new found freedom. <br />
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I met up with my hunting partner again. He didn't even know I was in trouble. He laughed at me too. I was feelin' the love. We hiked back to our decoys. The wind had picked up to 45 m.p.h. Many of our decoys were blowing away. Some were in the stream floating out to sea. We spent the next two hours chasing plastic geese all over the countryside. My dog did a couple of dozen water retrieves to bring our decoys back to dry land. <br />
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We packed up and went to Denny's. The Lumberjack slam never tasted so good. I said another prayer, grateful to not be stuck in muck any more. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16084020432071647770noreply@blogger.com2