I have to say I couldn't agree more.


This was a top story on Digg today. Animals should not try to act like people.

What is it about train wrecks that so appeals to our morbid curiosity?

Is it just me or is there something subtly disturbing beneath the surface of America's Got Talent/Britain's Got Talent? Maybe it's the fact that Jerry Springer and David Hasselhoff are involved, both represent something twisted in their own way. But, it sometimes feels more like a freak show at a carnival then a real talent competition. Is it supposed to? I watch it and I am simultaneously amazed and nauseated.

I will confess that I was moved when I saw Paul Potts sing opera for the first time. Hearing such a huge voice come out of so homely a vessel represented to me the spark of divinity that exists in even the most humble. Yet, somehow this show profiting off this idea, it seems dirty. I've never actually watched the show, I've only seen clips on youtube, so I suppose that I have only been exposed to the most extreme of the acts, but what gives?

Check out some clips if you haven't seen it or am wondering what I am talking about.

Paul Potts



6 Year Old Connie



Indingo / Dracula Sisters



Bianca Ryan



Quick Change Artists



Contortionist



Another Baby Singer - The comments on this one are great (not part of the original show)



The most Annoying



I don't know, is it just me? Does the whole thing feel a bit unseemly? What do you get when you mix American Idol, the Gong Show, The Jerry Springer Show, Toddler Beauty Pagents, and Baywatch? Summer Primetime Television.

This picture of Jesus from a coloring book is one of the top stories on digg.com today. Traci has had it on her blog now for a couple weeks. The thing about it is, it gets funnier and funnier to me. Each time I think about it, I enjoy it more.

"Even though we know dinosaurs survived the flood." Eh, bon?!? Oh, yeah, that's right, we know that. It's confirmed. Moving on.

Being sure about the dinosaurs surviving the flood, well that's one thing. But, we cannot be sure whether Jesus rode them or not. Because, well, it's not in the Bible, so we can't be sure. We are obligated to admit this, we aren't sure.

"However, he probably did!" Lets be rational about this. First, Jesus is awesome! Now, what would an awesome person do? Well, I don't know about you, but riding a dinosaur is about the most awesome thing I can think that an awesome person would do, ergo, Jesus probably did! It follows a clear logical path, when you reason it out.

Good times.

There's a new video out there, it's a parody of Mariah Carey's "Touch my body." As much as I appreciated Mariah poking fun at life by including Kenneth the Page in the video, it's still funnier to see someone else poking fun at her.

Maybe making fun of Mariah is a cheap shot, kind of like playing one on one with a blind kid. Still, it's funny.

Well, we are back in Utah. The drive was long and boring, but we made it. We signed up for a gym membership and somehow that made it real.

We are staying with my folks for a couple of weeks until our Sugarhouse place is vacant. It is interesting to return.

I am on the prowl for a job. I would prefer to go into finance or consulting, something that focuses on business. I enjoyed studying law and I got a lot out of it, but I don't think that my personality or strengths lend themselves well to the practice of law. I have been applying at places like Zion's bank and some consulting firms that have local services. We will see how it pans out.

Til next time,

Oh, BTW, some of you may have noticed that in my last post I misspelled my wife's name (Traci is correct). How could I have done this, you ask? I have been using a voice recognition program to do some of my writing, so I didn't actually spell the name, Dragon Naturally Speaking did. The spell check didn't flag it and I didn't look all that close. This may happen again. And, I just don't feel that bad about it.

I will miss Indiana when we leave. Yesterday three dear walked behind our house. I took a few pictures with my phone so they are not the best quality. Our next-door neighbor has a huge field behind his house there are always animals, squirrels, deer, cardinals, etc. out in his field.




I was on campus the other day. It had been several months since I had gone to campus. I forgot how beautiful it was. When I was going to school there I was always focused on what I was doing, I didn't often stop to appreciate my environment. But, it really is a great place to go to school and to live. I think I will go over and take some good pictures before we leave.

Tracy and I have about two weeks left before we return to Utah. The land of our inheritance. Zion the beautiful. The promised land. It will be fun to return home. See old friends. But I will miss it here.

This post is a few months overdue. I graduated in December, the three of you who read this probably already knew that. Still, I thought I would post a picture and talk about what I have been doing since I graduated. Mostly looking for jobs, but I have been working on a few projects in the meantime.