A bit of nostalgia

Some of you may recall this bit of cinematic genius:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdtbWpVTk2w

Oh the days...

Job

Quickly... I have a job offer from the Huntsman Cancer Hospital!!!
Thanks for everyones support. Love you all later.

Super Guy
(on the move)

Prayers

Well hoping to get a job this week. Any prayers are more than welcome
I had a good interview with the Huntsman Cancer Hospital in a position
that I would love to have. Jane and Gwen have been in Cedar for a
couple of weeks while I am trying to get us back on our feet. It was a
beautiful morning this morning with a pretty sky and a great moon.
Well I hope you will look past the informality in this post, not
bothering with being picky about my words. Thanks for all your support.

Super Guy
(on the move)

A Dream Fulfilled!

Hello, comrads! I'm very excited today because I was able to fulfill one of my dreams: Ridding in a Hot Air Balloon! Unlike most, I didn't have to wait on a list, or pay a fee, or go through any of that. I heard that all the spots were filled, and that there wasn't even a chance of me riding. While walking around taking pictures and being fascinated with every one's inflating balloons, on of the ballooners (pilots) took notice of my interest. I was just standing there a few feet away from his basket with my camera ready to film his take-off. People started to back away to avoid getting hit by the basket, but I stayed close so I could get a good shot. "You wanna go up with us?" The rest is history. I jumped into the basket, asked "where do I sign", then threw my keys to Robert Peterson. "Give these to Melanie for me." He couldn't believe it! He was there as part of a pilot group to help the ballooners. (I assume to get one step closer to being able to ride in a balloon.) He tossed the keys to Melanie, "Here. You're husband's going up." Melanie couldn't believe it. "DID HE ASK?" He answered "NO! THEY asked HIM!" I felt for him. Anyway, I uploaded many pictures for your viewing pleasure.

Have a great day guys!

Sound of Silence

Well, since we went to the zoo together, there have been two posts, is it? I decided I'd dropped by the page and not contributed for long enough. So, here I am.
Now, what to contribute...ummm....yeah. I'm in a class called the history of creativity. It is quite fascinating. Very few classes can capture your attention on the first day like that one. We talked about the brain and how people think. Fascinating stuff.
So school has started again and my nephew is now here at BYU. He turned 18 last week and I'm showing him the ropes of college life. He's like the little brother I never had. This will be a very fun semester.
Well, it's not the latest and greatest in intellectual thought, but there's a small update for me.

Also, can anyone recommend some good digital cameras?
adios

So many roads

When you wake up in the morning, what you have before you is basically an unlimited number of opportunities.

Opportunities... why am I obsessed with that idea? More on that later, maybe.

Anyway, the moment your brain reaches consciousness, you embark on a labyrinth of decisions that ultimately determine your state at the end of the day. The first choice you probably make is whether or not to open your eyes. Then whether to get out of bed or try to fall back to sleep for a few more minutes. Then what to wear, and so on and so forth.

Think about the idea that, due to the number of possible decisions you could make during the day, there are virtually unlimited possibilities available to you by the time you reach bedtime. What if one of those possibilities was a strengthened relationship with your family? How about a more secure financial situation? Maybe a combination of things? What if there was a map you could follow that said "At choice B, turn left, and then make a quick right at choice C," showing you how to end up at a desired point at the end of the day?

I've got a theory on how to do that, but I'll save it for another post. I'm tired. I'm going to bed.

Camels and Lion and Bears--Oh my!

So, I googled the various answers for our songs. I found an overwhelming amount of hits for Alice the Camel and even found this image under google images. Approximately 226,000 results came up in favor of Alice. Sally the Camel came in at 108,000 because of an episode of Barney where they sang that version of the song. Even with the purple dinosaur's help--Alice wins! How many humps does she have?

As for "Going on a ___ Hunt," the votes are in and I find results for both bear and lion. The number of resulsts you get varies on the variations of titles. (ex. I'm going on a lion hunt, Going on, Goin on, etc.) However, the bear song is different in many ways and is a little bit fruitier. Yes, fruity-er. More fruity and cheesy. They probably both came from the same source originally.

One last detail--I found that the lion version was published in the Girl Guides of Canada songbook back in the '90s, so that version must win.