Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Christmas 2011

Note ** This entry has a LOT of images.

A few days before Christmas LaRue and I drove to Roy to visit Robin and Emily and the kids. We spent a couple of nights there before returning to Vernal.

Here's me and my buddy Joshua:



Emily was busy creating some cool boards with designs and kids names:



Here's a happy K.D.:



And Brighton:



Robin and Emily made these coverings for the kids' bunk beds. Here's the boys:



And here's K.D.'s:



Got a picture of Emily in the kitchen:



Some sort of discussion between Emily and Chris:



On Thursday Robin took us to Hill Air Force Base and we stopped near a runway and watched a jet do repeated landings and take-offs:









Robin and Emily's Christmas tree:



On Thursday night after Gary and Liz arrived we drove to Temple Square to see the lights. Here are KD, Robin and Brighton:



Now Liz and Gary:



Some shots of the lights:
















Here are Brighton, Robin, Gary and Liz (KD is with LaRue):



Me:



LaRue had to use a wheelchair and KD rode on her lap:



Now to interrupt the pictures to relate an incident that happened in Roy. We got up Thursday morning and found a parking ticket on our car! $35 for parking on the street during winter.
Well, LaRue and I went to the Roy city court and police department. We got them to lower the cost to $5 by arguing that we were visiting their city and had no idea of their regulations and ordinances. And nowhere is it posted. The next night we parked in a neighbor's driveway.

Friday LaRue and I drove back to Vernal. Gary and Liz also drove out later that day.
Here's Liz by our Christmas tree:



Gary and Liz:



Here's me and LaRue:







Some of the Christmas presents included a crib set and baby clothes for Gary and Liz's soon to be baby boy:





On Monday the 26th Andy, Laurie, Asher & Rowan came to Vernal. Then Robin and family also drove out.
While the boys were together Robin, Andy and Asher took Robin's remote control plane out for a flight:









Before Robin and company went back to Roy we managed to get everyone together at the park for a whole family group picture:



We didn't get around to opening presents for Andy, laurie, Asher and Rowan until Wednesday. Asher unwraps a new car:



Here's Andy holding Rowan and Laurie:



Andy and a happy Rowan in a silly hat:



Asher examines the pictures on the back of the Thomas the Train calendar he got:



Some clothes for Andy:



Andy gave a funny picture:



I'm getting to the point where I have to take my glasses off to read some things. We had a white elephant gift exchange and I got a bottle of Redneck Bubble Bath (it's full of beans):



Andy wound up with a package of "Ass-Kickin' Chili Popcorn":



Me and Rowan:



LaRue and Rowan:



He is a happy baby:






Since January 1st is Asher's birthday we had a little cake for him before they left on Friday:





Asher blows out the candles:



Yummy cake:





Andy and Asher getting ready to leave:



Rowan all snug in his carrier:



Me and Andy saying goodbye:



LaRue and Laurie:

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Drive to Split Mountain

This afternoon LaRue and I took off for a little drive. We found ourselves heading east out of town and to drive out toward the Dinosaur Quarry and Split Mountain. We pulled down to the boat ramp and took a few pictures of the rocks and water.

Here's me down at the boat ramp:









Some shots down the river:







LaRue sitting on a rock:





Further down the river we pulled into a view area for these pictures:









The more yellowish rock in these two pictures is the one across from the boat ramp:





We got a picture of a jet flying east (maybe toward Denver):



There is a little spot along the road with some petroglyphs:





Looking east from the petroglyphs:



Just a couple of craggy rock formations as we drove to the quarry:







And here is the newly re-opened Dinosaur Quarry where you go in and see bones being excavated from the rock:



An interesting contrast of rocks on the drive out of the National Monument area:



And that was our little excursion today.

I am working on some of the Christmas pictures and hope to have them posted in the next few days.

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Updating

As you have noticed I have re-designed the header image. There are now just too many people to use one image to show all.

I plan to make this site much more active in the weeks ahead with more posting of events, photos, etc.

Stay tuned.

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Garfield on the Oil Crisis

YOU GOTTA LOVE GARFIELD'S EXPLANATION -- TOO TRUE!!!

A lot of folks can't understand how we came to have an oil shortage here in our country.
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Well, there's a very simple answer.
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Nobody bothered to check the oil.
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We just didn't know we were getting low.
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The reason for that is purely geographical.
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Our OIL is located in:
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ALASKA
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California
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Coastal Florida
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Coastal Louisiana
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Coastal Alabama
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Coastal Mississippi
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Coastal Texas
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North Dakota
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Wyoming
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Colorado
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Kansas
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Oklahoma
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Pennsylvania

Utah

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And
Texas

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Our dipsticks are located in DC
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Any Questions?

NO? Didn't think so.

Monday, December 19, 2011

Dilemma

I was just notified that the web hosting for Bailey Acres is set to expire January 1st.

They are also increasing the price. My original cost was $3.95 per month. They are now going to charge $8.95 per month. That jumps the cost from $47.40 to $107.40 per year; an increase of over 150%!!

I am seriously considering not renewing the hosting. This will affect not only Bailey Acres, but the subdomains of JohnStuff, Batwing's Beat and the TV Lounge Podcast as well.

I haven't decided what to do yet.

Saturday, December 3, 2011

I Voted Democrat

1. I voted Democrat because I believe oil companies' profits of 4% on a gallon of gas are obscene, but the government taxing the same gallon of gas at 43% isn't.

2. I voted Democrat because I believe the government will do a better job of spending the money I earn than I would.

3. I voted Democrat because Freedom of Speech is fine, as long as nobody is offended by it.

4. I voted Democrat because I'm way too irresponsible to own a gun, and I know that my local police are all I need to protect me from murderers and thieves.

5. I voted Democrat because I believe that people who can't tell us if it will rain on Friday can tell us that the polar ice caps will melt away in ten years if I don't start driving a Prius.

6. I voted Democrat because I'm not concerned about millions of babies being aborted, so long as we keep all death row inmates alive.

7. I voted Democrat because I think illegal aliens have a right to free health care, education, and Social Security benefits.

8. I voted Democrat because I believe that business should not be allowed to make profits for themselves. They need to break even and give the rest away to the government for redistribution as the Democrats see fit.

9. I voted Democrat because I believe liberal judges need to rewrite the Constitution every few days to suit some fringe groups who would never get their agendas past the voters.

10. I voted Democrat because I think that it's better to pay billions to people who hate us for their oil, but not drill our own because it might upset some endangered beetle or gopher.

11. I voted Democrat because while we live in the greatest, most wonderful country in the world, I was promised "HOPE AND CHANGE".

12. I voted Democrat because my head is so firmly planted up my ass, it's unlikely that I'll ever have another point of view.

Monday, October 31, 2011

It Matters!

WHEN - he refused to disclose who donated money to his election campaign, as other candidates had done, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he received endorsements from people like Louis Farrakhan, Mummar Kadaffi and Hugo Chavez, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - it was pointed out that he was a total newcomer and had absolutely no experience at anything except community organizing, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he chose friends and acquaintances such as Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn who were revolutionary radicals, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - his voting record in the Illinois Senate and in the U.S. Senate came into question, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he refused to wear a flag lapel pin and did so only after a public outcry, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - people started treating him as a Messiah and children in schools were taught to sing his praises, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he stood with his hands over his groin area for the playing of the National Anthem and Pledge of Allegiance, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he surrounded himself in the White House with advisors who were pro-gun control, pro-abortion, pro-homosexual marriage and wanting to curtail freedom of speech to silence the opposition, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he said he favors sex education in kindergarten, including homosexual indoctrination, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - his personal background was either scrubbed or hidden and nothing could be found about him, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - the place of his birth was called into question, and he refused to produce a birth certificate, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he had an association in Chicago with Tony Rezco - a man of questionable character and who is now in prison and had helped Obama to a sweet deal on the purchase of his home - people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - it became known that George Soros, a multi-billionaire Marxist, spent a ton of money to get him elected, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he started appointing White House Czars that were radicals, revolutionaries, and even avowed Marxist /Communists, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he stood before the Nation and told us that his intentions were to "fundamentally transform this Nation" into something else, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - it became known that he had trained ACORN workers in Chicago and served as an attorney for ACORN, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he appointed cabinet members and several advisors who were tax cheats and socialists, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he appointed a Science Czar, John Holdren, who believes in forced abortions, mass sterilizations and seizing babies from teen mothers, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he appointed Cass Sunstein as Regulatory Czar who believes in "Explicit Consent," harvesting human organs without family consent and allowing animals to be represented in court, while banning all hunting, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he appointed Kevin Jennings, a homosexual and organizer of a group called Gay, Lesbian, Straight, Education Network as Safe School Czar and it became known that he had a history of bad advice to teenagers, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he appointed Mark Lloyd as Diversity Czar who believes in curtailing free speech, taking from one and giving to another to spread the wealth, who supports Hugo Chavez, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - Valerie Jarrett, an avowed Socialist, was selected as Obama's Senior White House Advisor, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - Anita Dunn, White House Communications Director, said Mao Tse Tung was her favorite philosopher and the person she turned to most for inspiration, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he appointed Carol Browner, a well known socialist as Global Warming Czar working on Cap and Trade as the nation's largest tax, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he appointed Van Jones, an ex-con and avowed Communist as Green Energy Czar, who since had to resign when this was made known, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - Tom Daschle, Obama's pick for Health and Human Services Secretary could not be confirmed because he was a tax cheat, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - as President of the United States, he bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he traveled around the world criticizing America and never once talking of her greatness, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - his actions concerning the Middle East seemed to support the Palestinians over Israel, our long time ally, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he took American tax dollars to resettle thousands of Palestinians from Gaza to the United States, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he upset the Europeans by removing plans for a missile defense system against the Russians, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he played politics in Afghanistan by not sending troops early-on when the Field Commanders said they were necessary to win, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he started spending us into a debt that was so big we could not pay it off, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he took a huge spending bill under the guise of stimulus and used it to pay off organizations, unions, and individuals that got him elected, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he took over insurance companies, car companies, banks, etc., people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he took away student loans from the banks and put it through the government, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he designed plans to take over the health care system and put it under government control, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he claimed he was a Christian during the election and tapes were later made public that showed Obama speaking to a Muslim group and 'stating' that he was raised a Muslim, was educated as a Muslim, and is still a Muslim, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he set into motion a plan to take over the control of all energy in the United States through Cap and Trade, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN - he finally completed his transformation of America into a Socialist State, people woke up--- but it was too late. Add these up one by one and you get a phenomenal score that points to the fact that Barrack Hussein Obama is determined to turn America into a Marxist-Socialist society. All of the items in the preceding paragraphs have been put into place. All can be documented very easily. Before you disavow this do an Internet search. The last paragraph alone is not yet cast in stone. You and I will write that paragraph.
Will it read as above or will it be a more happy ending for most of America?

Don't just belittle the opposition. Search for the truth. We all need to pull together or watch the demise of a free democratic
society. Pray for Americans to seek the truth and take action for it will keep us FREE. Our biggest enemy is not China, Russia, North Korea or Iran. Our biggest enemy is a contingent of politicians in Washington, DC . The government will not help, so we need to do it ourselves.

Question....will you ignore this, or pass it on to others who don't know about Obama's actions and plans for the USA, so that they may know how to vote in November, 2012 and the ensuing years?

It's your decision. I believe it does matter. How about you?

WHEN - November 2012 come it will matter who you vote for!