Sam goes to the dentist on Thursday. Hopefully this isn't a preview....
Monday, February 23, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Sam-isms
The other day, Julie, Sam, and I were sitting around watching tv. A show came on about this dare-devil guy, that was constantly looking for something crazy and stupid to do. It showed him base jumping off a cliff. The jump went wrong, and he ended up breaking his back. So, the guy got better, and was now into a suit that he would wear, that enabled him to fly really fast along the ground, head first, after jumping off a huge cliff. When he would spread his arms and legs, he would look like one of those flying squirrels. It was actually pretty cool, but totally insane, because the guy has little control over where he is soaring. Any ways....Sam was watching, and he said, "Can I get one of those suits???!!!" To which, Julie and I answered, NO! He instantly replied, very dissapointedly, "BUT I'VE WANTED TO FLY MY WHOLE LIFE!!!!" I lost it. It was hilarious!!! Watch the video below to see what the flying squirrel suit looks like in action.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
My Call on the BYU - Utah Game
These are some stats that I dug up on a couple of sites. See below for my breakdown of the game and my call on who wins the game.
2007
Utah Total Yards - 376 EDGE: BYU
BYU Total Yards - 465
Utah Passing Yards - 212 EDGE: BYU
BYU Passing Yards - 312
Utah Rushing Yards - 163 EDGE: UTAH
BYU Rushing Yards - 153
Utah Points Scored - 25 EDGE: BYU
BYU Points Scored - 31
FINAL SCORE: BYU 17 - UTAH 10
2008
Utah Total Yards - 416 EDGE: BYU
BYU Total Yards - 456
Utah Passing Yards - 243 EDGE: BYU
BYU Passing Yards - 328
Utah Rushing Yards - 173 EDGE: UTAH
BYU Rushing Yards - 128
Utah Points Scored - 36 EDGE: EVEN
BYU Points Scored - 36
Utah Scoring Defense - 16 EDGE: UTAH
BYU Scoring Defense - 18
Utah Defensive Yards/Game - 284 EDGE: UTAH
BYU Defensive Yards/Game - 345
Utah Rushing Defense - 94 EDGE: UTAH
BYU Rushing Defense - 147
Utah Pass Defense - 189 EDGE: UTAH
BYU Pass Defense - 197
It has taken late quarter heroics for BYU to edge Utah in their past two meetings. I would say that BYU was the better team the past two years. This year is different. Not only is Utah undefeated, but they have beaten 3 times as many division one teams with winning records as BYU has. Looking at the statistics above, Utah has the advantage in 3 more categories than BYU. BYU also proved to completely melt down against fast defenses. (TCU Route). On top of that, Utah always seems to come to these games hungrier than BYU. On the other hand though, it seems that Utah escaped with wins in 5 of their games. BYU escaped with a few wins also, but it seems that Utah has had some dang ugly wins on their road to being undefeated so far.
Sadly, I will have to give the edge to Utah in this game. I'm praying for an upset. You never know what will happen in rivalry games. However, my prediction is:
UTAH 30 - BYU 20
I hope I'm dead wrong.............
2007
Utah Total Yards - 376 EDGE: BYU
BYU Total Yards - 465
Utah Passing Yards - 212 EDGE: BYU
BYU Passing Yards - 312
Utah Rushing Yards - 163 EDGE: UTAH
BYU Rushing Yards - 153
Utah Points Scored - 25 EDGE: BYU
BYU Points Scored - 31
FINAL SCORE: BYU 17 - UTAH 10
2008
Utah Total Yards - 416 EDGE: BYU
BYU Total Yards - 456
Utah Passing Yards - 243 EDGE: BYU
BYU Passing Yards - 328
Utah Rushing Yards - 173 EDGE: UTAH
BYU Rushing Yards - 128
Utah Points Scored - 36 EDGE: EVEN
BYU Points Scored - 36
Utah Scoring Defense - 16 EDGE: UTAH
BYU Scoring Defense - 18
Utah Defensive Yards/Game - 284 EDGE: UTAH
BYU Defensive Yards/Game - 345
Utah Rushing Defense - 94 EDGE: UTAH
BYU Rushing Defense - 147
Utah Pass Defense - 189 EDGE: UTAH
BYU Pass Defense - 197
It has taken late quarter heroics for BYU to edge Utah in their past two meetings. I would say that BYU was the better team the past two years. This year is different. Not only is Utah undefeated, but they have beaten 3 times as many division one teams with winning records as BYU has. Looking at the statistics above, Utah has the advantage in 3 more categories than BYU. BYU also proved to completely melt down against fast defenses. (TCU Route). On top of that, Utah always seems to come to these games hungrier than BYU. On the other hand though, it seems that Utah escaped with wins in 5 of their games. BYU escaped with a few wins also, but it seems that Utah has had some dang ugly wins on their road to being undefeated so far.
Sadly, I will have to give the edge to Utah in this game. I'm praying for an upset. You never know what will happen in rivalry games. However, my prediction is:
UTAH 30 - BYU 20
I hope I'm dead wrong.............
Sunday, November 16, 2008
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Sunday, November 9, 2008
Sam
I was hanging out with Peter and Bruce yesterday. Pete told me something that happened yesterday that totally cracked me up......
Lately, our VCR has been hungry. It's started to eat tapes. The other day, Sam put a tape in of his Grandma Alger's. It was the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. Unfortunately, the VCR ate the movie and completely tore the tape ribbon in half, so the movie is useless.
So, yesterday Julie and Sam were at her parents house, helping them clean up their yard. I had run out to do the weekly grocery shopping. Any ways, while Julie and Sam were there, Julie wanted Sam to tell his Grandma Alger about the tape. Naturally, Sam wasn't excited about telling his Grandma that her tape was ruined. Julie said, "Sam, tell grandma the bad news." So, Sam said, "Obama Won". HILARIOUS!
I honestly don't know where he gets this stuff. Julie and I haven't really discussed politics in front of him this year, so I'm not sure where he came up with that. This is just another example of the funny kid we have the blessing of having in our family. I love that boy.
Lately, our VCR has been hungry. It's started to eat tapes. The other day, Sam put a tape in of his Grandma Alger's. It was the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. Unfortunately, the VCR ate the movie and completely tore the tape ribbon in half, so the movie is useless.
So, yesterday Julie and Sam were at her parents house, helping them clean up their yard. I had run out to do the weekly grocery shopping. Any ways, while Julie and Sam were there, Julie wanted Sam to tell his Grandma Alger about the tape. Naturally, Sam wasn't excited about telling his Grandma that her tape was ruined. Julie said, "Sam, tell grandma the bad news." So, Sam said, "Obama Won". HILARIOUS!
I honestly don't know where he gets this stuff. Julie and I haven't really discussed politics in front of him this year, so I'm not sure where he came up with that. This is just another example of the funny kid we have the blessing of having in our family. I love that boy.
Monday, October 6, 2008
The Philadelphian
A week or so ago, me and some co-workers were standing around talking about food. (It's one of my favorite pass times). One of the ladies that I work with mentioned that there was a great phili place down the road a ways, but she didn't know what it was called and wasn't sure what street it was on. I knew I needed to try it out. So, we had her guides us there today, so we could partake.
Holy Crap!!!! There was a line that went out the door. When you walk in, you have to keep your blinders on, because this place was NASTY!!!! There was grease on the carpet, grease all over all of the fryers behind the counter, grease going up the wall. On the back of the restaurant, along with some nasty tables and chairs, there was a table pushed up against the wall that had a bunch of garbage piled up on it. There were four workers holding down the fort, and it was obvious that there was definitely not a dress code at this place, and it looked like some of these guys had been working for about 12 years, without a break. It was something to behold.
But, as we stood there, it didn't matter, because we were hypnotized by the amount of amazing looking food that they were pumping out. The subs were over flowing with mountains of beautiful cheese stake meat, onions, cheese, mushrooms, etc. It's funny, because me and my friend had never even eaten there, but we just stood there with bubbling excitement as we watched these mountains of greasy delicious food being served. Along with the sandwiches, they also serve fries, onion rings, and fried mushrooms. All of it is FRESH!!! The fries were fresh cut (all be it, they were served out of buckets of water and tossed directly from the buckets into the deep fryer), and the onion rings and fried mushrooms were all hand battered and throw in individually. It was amazing.
I ordered the 12" phili and some onion rings. We all brought the subs back to work to eat them. It's a good thing too, because it took about an hour, because you stand waiting for your name to be read for a LONG time.
This sandwich was life changing. Simply put, it makes you emotional. My friend bit into his, and he made a "scream like" sound in his mouth after he took his first bite. They were that good. My 12" sub had to be like 2 pounds of food. I told my friend here at work, that we needed to start something like a book club, because I just wanted to sit around and talk about the experience. This place would be given zero stars on atmosphere and cleanliness, but a 10 on the food. LOVE IT!!!!!
Holy Crap!!!! There was a line that went out the door. When you walk in, you have to keep your blinders on, because this place was NASTY!!!! There was grease on the carpet, grease all over all of the fryers behind the counter, grease going up the wall. On the back of the restaurant, along with some nasty tables and chairs, there was a table pushed up against the wall that had a bunch of garbage piled up on it. There were four workers holding down the fort, and it was obvious that there was definitely not a dress code at this place, and it looked like some of these guys had been working for about 12 years, without a break. It was something to behold.
But, as we stood there, it didn't matter, because we were hypnotized by the amount of amazing looking food that they were pumping out. The subs were over flowing with mountains of beautiful cheese stake meat, onions, cheese, mushrooms, etc. It's funny, because me and my friend had never even eaten there, but we just stood there with bubbling excitement as we watched these mountains of greasy delicious food being served. Along with the sandwiches, they also serve fries, onion rings, and fried mushrooms. All of it is FRESH!!! The fries were fresh cut (all be it, they were served out of buckets of water and tossed directly from the buckets into the deep fryer), and the onion rings and fried mushrooms were all hand battered and throw in individually. It was amazing.
I ordered the 12" phili and some onion rings. We all brought the subs back to work to eat them. It's a good thing too, because it took about an hour, because you stand waiting for your name to be read for a LONG time.
This sandwich was life changing. Simply put, it makes you emotional. My friend bit into his, and he made a "scream like" sound in his mouth after he took his first bite. They were that good. My 12" sub had to be like 2 pounds of food. I told my friend here at work, that we needed to start something like a book club, because I just wanted to sit around and talk about the experience. This place would be given zero stars on atmosphere and cleanliness, but a 10 on the food. LOVE IT!!!!!
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Dunk Tank / BYU / Tetanus Shot
Dunk Tank
It's been weeks now since I last blogged. I guess I've felt uninspired lately. Any ways........I thought I'd update everyone on my life in the past few weeks. I got home Friday night, and Sam was bouncing off the walls about going in the dunk tank, at his school carnival. One sign I'm getting old is, I thought in my mind, "I guess I can see why that would be fun for him........." How old am I, where I have to take a step back, analyze, and determine through critical thinking, that, yeah, that could be a fun activity?!!! Oh well, such is life. So, Sam heard at school that day that it would cost each student $5 to be dunked. I think he would have paid $500 if given the chance. Well, the kid just had to dig around the house, and in his room for a few minutes, and voila!!! He had $5. So we went to the carnival, and Sam's hopes were temporarily shattered, because we asked one of the adults if kids were to be dunked, and the adult shot it down. I guess she was mis-informed. So, sure enough, after about an hour of waiting around, and watching Sam literally battle all of the kids in line, to keep his spot, he got to be dunked. (For just $1). He loved it, and I could tell he felt really cool, because after the dunk tank, he instantly took off from us, soaked and dripping from head to toe, to walk around and show off that he had been in the tank. He's a cool kid.
BYU
So, if you follow college football closely, you will know that there are a handful of HUGE bowl games, called the BCS bowls. Schools that make it to these elite bowls are paid handsomely for earning the right. BYU is seeking one of these bowls this year. Last Saturday was one of BYU's biggest tests. We played UCLA at home. It was amazing. We scored on our first drive to go up 7-0. Then we got the ball back, and had to punt it away. I was like, "Why the heck can't BYU ever just pull away from opponent?" I was frustrated. But, to my pleasant surprise, BYU scored again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again. (That's not an exaggeration!) We whooped up on them, and won the game 59 to ZERO! It was truly a beautiful thing to watch. So, now of course, my hopes are way up......I'm hoping BYU can get into a coveted BCS bowl game.
Tetanus Shot
My Mom has been bugging me to go to the doctor for some time now. (You have to appreciate motherly love....) :) I hadn't been in to the doctor for at least 7 years to do a regular check up, so it was probably time. I've also been having these weird pains in my shins for several weeks now, and, being the hypochondriac that I am, it totally worries me. So, I went in, with a long list of things to discuss. It seemed like the doctor had better things to do, as he proceeded to shoot down concern after concern. Any ways, when the visit was over, he said totally randomly, "Hey, when's the last time you had a tetanus shot?" I couldn't remember, so I thought, what the heck. So, I don't know if there are side effects to a tetanus shot, or if I just have a random flu or something, but I have felt like complete garbage since yesterday afternoon, and my arm feels like it was hit by a Mac truck. I like to think I have a high threshold for pain, so I don't think I'm being a baby. Julie would probably disagree. As you can see from the time of my blog entry, I'm at home sick.
Any ways.......that's life for the past few weeks.
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