A Dozen Long-stemmed Pizzas

I was talking with a coworker (a female) a few weeks back, and somehow the topic of buying flowers for your wife came up. Part of the discussion included, naturally, the idea that flowers are a good way to say sorry after doing something wrong. Of course, that begged the question: If flowers are for the [...]

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Burned Out

January was horrible. Really. It was.
Lots of hours at work, lots of hours trying to get our house ready to sell, lots of hours with church callings. Add to that the miscarriage, the duldrums of mid-winter, President Hinckley’s death, and the parade of storms we’ve had over the last few weeks, and I’m ready to call [...]

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Refinishing a Bathtub

Last Friday, I embarked on an ambitious mission: refinishing our bathtub. Our bathtub is an older model that just has cracked and chipped enamel. We wanted to refinish it instead of replacing it because refinishing is cheaper and the style of the tub matches the house well. However, after 3 hours of intensive, paint-chip flying labor, [...]

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The Passing of Greatness

I am uniquely privileged. Rarely privileged. Yesterday was Stake Conference, and I, along with many others, had the opportunity to raise my hand in sustaining voice of President Gordon B. Hinckley as Prophet, Seer, and Revelator. It may be true that I was one of the last to do so, and had I known then [...]

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Happy Birthday Neil Diamond

The film What about Bob? made famous the line, “There are two types of people in this world. Those who like Neil Diamond, and those don’t.” I am one of those who does.
I first heard Neil Diamond as a 17-year-old in a friend’s car. He was a big oldies fan; I was not. The song [...]

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He should have known better.

Yesterday came with the news that Heath Ledger had died of an apparent drug overdose. Courtney and I have always really liked Heath Ledger since seeing him in Knights Tale. To be sure, his death came as a surprise to me. I’ve always seen him as a clean cut guy though I readily admit to ignorance [...]

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Here it comes….

I am a confessed chocoholic. Really. If they had a Chocoholics Anonymous, I think I’d have to go. Twice. At least.
The worst thing about being a chocoholic for me is Easter. I personally favor Easter chocolates over any other chocolate. There’s something about Easter chocolates that makes me happy. I think it’s the coming spring, [...]

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Movie Review: Ratatouille

We finally saw the latest Pixar/Disney film, Ratatouille, this last week. We enjoy all the Pixar films, but lately they have required multiple viewings to really enjoy. We only saw it once, so that may influence my ratings for now….
Initial rating: 3 out of 4 stars.
The Bad
The fairy tales are gone it seems. One thing that [...]

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Looking at Moving

For over two years now, I’ve driven an average of 80 miles a day for work. The commute would be annoying for most people, but I rather enjoy it. It’s my “me” time. My time to be calm, to let go of work, and to ponder life.
However, with the rise in gas prices and the time [...]

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Comfort Foods

This has truly been quite the week for us, and I noticed that we have fallen back on familiar patterns and territories to maintain a semblance of balance and control. Part of that includes, of course, comfort foods. Here are my favorites in no particular order:

Arby’s Melts. Love ‘em.

M&Ms. I know they aren’t the best quality chocolate [...]

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