Setting: Aiden in the bath before bed.
Aiden: You know those balls in my penis? They feel like grapes. I just don't know if they are testicles or grapes.
Me: Well, you probably don't want "to squish them just like grape."
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Blame It On Mexico
Just a couple of pictures while on the snorkling excursion..... Grace will add the story of the little black strap........This Could be Mitt's Downfall
ROMNEY'S "RAP" SHEET
Tue Dec 18, 2007 4:05pm CST
DES MOINES - In another searing twist to the already heated Republican primaries, an email message has mysteriously landed in the inboxes of several Iowa caucus members. The email message links former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his religion to a relatively obscure song titled “Mormon Rap”.
According to the anonymous email, the song lays out some of the more “controversial and divisive doctrines of the Mormon church”, including that of “only watching the Mormon Tabernacle Choir on TV”, “Donny & Marie’s cult status”, and the usage of language “unbecoming of a President or a Christian” such as “flippin, fetchin, scrudllee-dee, yimminee Christmas, and fiddlee-dee.”
Among other things, the email questions Mitt Romney’s educational background: “[Mitt Romney] claims to have graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School. However, his affiliation with Mormon Rap suggests he and his religion don’t even know the meaning of the word obscene. Do you trust this man to tackle what has become the secular assault on the moral fabric of our country?”
These emails come on the heels of a similar public outreach effort with intent to draw attention to Romney’s faith. Back in November, anonymous phone surveys were conducted with questions aimed at the Mormon belief in God, gold plates and angels. This practice, known as push pulling, has been used to provide false or misleading information about a candidate under the guise of a political poll. The Nation Council on Public Polls considers this type of polling “thoroughly unethical.”
Fred Thompson and Rudy Guliani, both presidential hopefuls, had no comment concerning the story. On a campaign stop in Des Moines, Iowa frontrunner Mike Huckabee was also reluctant to comment on the latest negative campaign blitz: “Listen, I don’t have any comment about someone else’s religious music choices...But isn’t that the religion that says Jesus and the devil are 2nd cousins?”
Mitt Romney was unavailable for comment but the Romney campaign did release the following statement: “This is just another example of dirty politics. Mitt Romney has never been directly tied to Mormon Rap. While he may have heard the song a couple of times, Governor Romney does not fully endorse nor care about the doctrinal tenets spelled out in its lyrics. In fact, Governor Romney has not eaten green Jell-O salad with shredded carrots for over 12 years."
DES MOINES - In another searing twist to the already heated Republican primaries, an email message has mysteriously landed in the inboxes of several Iowa caucus members. The email message links former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his religion to a relatively obscure song titled “Mormon Rap”.
According to the anonymous email, the song lays out some of the more “controversial and divisive doctrines of the Mormon church”, including that of “only watching the Mormon Tabernacle Choir on TV”, “Donny & Marie’s cult status”, and the usage of language “unbecoming of a President or a Christian” such as “flippin, fetchin, scrudllee-dee, yimminee Christmas, and fiddlee-dee.”
Among other things, the email questions Mitt Romney’s educational background: “[Mitt Romney] claims to have graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School. However, his affiliation with Mormon Rap suggests he and his religion don’t even know the meaning of the word obscene. Do you trust this man to tackle what has become the secular assault on the moral fabric of our country?”
These emails come on the heels of a similar public outreach effort with intent to draw attention to Romney’s faith. Back in November, anonymous phone surveys were conducted with questions aimed at the Mormon belief in God, gold plates and angels. This practice, known as push pulling, has been used to provide false or misleading information about a candidate under the guise of a political poll. The Nation Council on Public Polls considers this type of polling “thoroughly unethical.”
Fred Thompson and Rudy Guliani, both presidential hopefuls, had no comment concerning the story. On a campaign stop in Des Moines, Iowa frontrunner Mike Huckabee was also reluctant to comment on the latest negative campaign blitz: “Listen, I don’t have any comment about someone else’s religious music choices...But isn’t that the religion that says Jesus and the devil are 2nd cousins?”
Mitt Romney was unavailable for comment but the Romney campaign did release the following statement: “This is just another example of dirty politics. Mitt Romney has never been directly tied to Mormon Rap. While he may have heard the song a couple of times, Governor Romney does not fully endorse nor care about the doctrinal tenets spelled out in its lyrics. In fact, Governor Romney has not eaten green Jell-O salad with shredded carrots for over 12 years."
Jell-O and carrot industry representatives were not immediately available for comment.
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Sunday Morning Devotional (to male body parts)
Setting: Aiden in the bath getting ready for church.
Aiden: Kim, what are those little balls in my penis called?
Kim: They're called testicles.
Aiden (with all the sincere appreciation a boy of four can muster): I love my testicles.
Aiden: Kim, what are those little balls in my penis called?
Kim: They're called testicles.
Aiden (with all the sincere appreciation a boy of four can muster): I love my testicles.
Friday, December 14, 2007
Monday, December 10, 2007
Pride and Prejudice and the modern-day analogy
This'll be it. Then you won't hear from me for awhile. Promis. (I thought you Mayka might be interested, especially)
You may be wondering why I am spending time writing a note on Facebook when I have so much more to do; when there is a ten-hour project due on Wednesday and I have only spent two hours on it or I have 1/3 of my final on Thursday in Arabic and I have yet to study for it. Well, my annoyance towards the modern-day dating scheme and my interest in analyzing Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" has led me to compose a small analysis of the two and why Jane Austen "nailed" the problem with dating.
I hear consistently that women are looking for the "Mr. Darcy" of their dreams. The composed, kind-hearted, handsome and mature man that they want to marry (never mind the fact that he is wealthier than anyone they've ever known). But why is it the case, then, that instead of falling for the Mr. Darcys, it is the Mr. Wickhams that entertain them the most. Even Elizabeth, the assumed protagonist and level-headed of the group fell for the slick, charming man-in-uniform and took his word immediately over Mr. Darcy, simply because he was the first to complain about his problems. His future is worthless (not b/c of his affiliation with the military, but just because the dude's got no life skills), his worthiness questionable, and any attempt to hold a meaningful conversation is halted by his inability to read and instead he uses his God-given gift of charm and persuasion to get him out of the awkward predicaments.
Now thank heavens, Elizabeth was able to get out of it as quick as she could. Her prejudice against the more subtle, behind-the-scenes Mr. Darcy could have led her to regret everything she said and did, and instead the super-annoying Lydia got what she wished: marriage and a lifetime of superficial conversation about her hair, his apparent good looks and (I mean, like, oh my gosh!), the gossip of the neighborhood. But this does lead me to another side of the story.
Jane Austen understood that both sexes have their faults. Though Mr. Darcy eventually fell in the love with the protagonist, his open pride and arrogance led him to believe Elizabeth below him IN LOOKS. Until he had the opportunity to speak with her, he was not in the least bit attracted to Elizabeth, which was indeed unfortunate. Which lead to the supposed problem with the males. Why is it that it is the Lydias of the world that men are attracted to, when their looks only go for the first couple "chapters of life" before you just get very (and I mean VERY) annoyed with them, and can't stand their ignorance, narrow-mindedness and immense amount of short-comings in their personality? Though men may idealy want the Elizabeths, it is the Lydias, the educational and moral inferiors that they tend to go for. I mean who wants to date, marry or even know a girl that can actually challenge you in how you think, right? I mean, heaven forbid that there might be an accomplished woman sharing discussion with you! Whose life isn't to get married but to live a full and intellectual enlightening life, whether she is or isn't married. Though the story ends before we get to see Mr. Wickham leave Lydia for another girl and despite all this still hearing Lydia brag about her being the first one to be married off, we do get to see Mr. and Mrs. Bennet; a classic example of a good man who really screwed himself over.
It is no wonder that Jane Austen never married. I might just follow her path, seeing as how things are going. Dating life is too damn complicated. I love Elder Oaks to death and writing this will no doubt keep me out of becoming a GA (too bad!), but to say a date is no big deal is about as valid as some church doctrine taught in Latin American Sunday schools. What you do, what you say, how you say it; whether or not you cleared your throat at the improper time...for some unknown reason, all of these things seem to say things that the doer never meant to say or even imply. I abide by what Hitch said in the movie, that you can't just go up to some girl and say, "I like you". You have to jump through tricks worse than what you see on the SAW movies (though I've never seen them) in order to send some sort of distorted, half-truth of a message implying that you "might be interested". For this reason, Jane Austen is my hero; that she was able to grasp this idea and write about the ridiculousness of it all.
But anyway, now that I have that off my chest, I can start studying. Have a good one.
Trevor Tustison
(By the way, in no way is this an official paper. I just wrote it fairly quickly, so any grammatical errors or anything is just a victim of the quickness in which I wrote it.)
You may be wondering why I am spending time writing a note on Facebook when I have so much more to do; when there is a ten-hour project due on Wednesday and I have only spent two hours on it or I have 1/3 of my final on Thursday in Arabic and I have yet to study for it. Well, my annoyance towards the modern-day dating scheme and my interest in analyzing Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" has led me to compose a small analysis of the two and why Jane Austen "nailed" the problem with dating.
I hear consistently that women are looking for the "Mr. Darcy" of their dreams. The composed, kind-hearted, handsome and mature man that they want to marry (never mind the fact that he is wealthier than anyone they've ever known). But why is it the case, then, that instead of falling for the Mr. Darcys, it is the Mr. Wickhams that entertain them the most. Even Elizabeth, the assumed protagonist and level-headed of the group fell for the slick, charming man-in-uniform and took his word immediately over Mr. Darcy, simply because he was the first to complain about his problems. His future is worthless (not b/c of his affiliation with the military, but just because the dude's got no life skills), his worthiness questionable, and any attempt to hold a meaningful conversation is halted by his inability to read and instead he uses his God-given gift of charm and persuasion to get him out of the awkward predicaments.
Now thank heavens, Elizabeth was able to get out of it as quick as she could. Her prejudice against the more subtle, behind-the-scenes Mr. Darcy could have led her to regret everything she said and did, and instead the super-annoying Lydia got what she wished: marriage and a lifetime of superficial conversation about her hair, his apparent good looks and (I mean, like, oh my gosh!), the gossip of the neighborhood. But this does lead me to another side of the story.
Jane Austen understood that both sexes have their faults. Though Mr. Darcy eventually fell in the love with the protagonist, his open pride and arrogance led him to believe Elizabeth below him IN LOOKS. Until he had the opportunity to speak with her, he was not in the least bit attracted to Elizabeth, which was indeed unfortunate. Which lead to the supposed problem with the males. Why is it that it is the Lydias of the world that men are attracted to, when their looks only go for the first couple "chapters of life" before you just get very (and I mean VERY) annoyed with them, and can't stand their ignorance, narrow-mindedness and immense amount of short-comings in their personality? Though men may idealy want the Elizabeths, it is the Lydias, the educational and moral inferiors that they tend to go for. I mean who wants to date, marry or even know a girl that can actually challenge you in how you think, right? I mean, heaven forbid that there might be an accomplished woman sharing discussion with you! Whose life isn't to get married but to live a full and intellectual enlightening life, whether she is or isn't married. Though the story ends before we get to see Mr. Wickham leave Lydia for another girl and despite all this still hearing Lydia brag about her being the first one to be married off, we do get to see Mr. and Mrs. Bennet; a classic example of a good man who really screwed himself over.
It is no wonder that Jane Austen never married. I might just follow her path, seeing as how things are going. Dating life is too damn complicated. I love Elder Oaks to death and writing this will no doubt keep me out of becoming a GA (too bad!), but to say a date is no big deal is about as valid as some church doctrine taught in Latin American Sunday schools. What you do, what you say, how you say it; whether or not you cleared your throat at the improper time...for some unknown reason, all of these things seem to say things that the doer never meant to say or even imply. I abide by what Hitch said in the movie, that you can't just go up to some girl and say, "I like you". You have to jump through tricks worse than what you see on the SAW movies (though I've never seen them) in order to send some sort of distorted, half-truth of a message implying that you "might be interested". For this reason, Jane Austen is my hero; that she was able to grasp this idea and write about the ridiculousness of it all.
But anyway, now that I have that off my chest, I can start studying. Have a good one.
Trevor Tustison
(By the way, in no way is this an official paper. I just wrote it fairly quickly, so any grammatical errors or anything is just a victim of the quickness in which I wrote it.)
Friday, December 07, 2007
Nothing exciting here, just kind of a good story
I thought I’d just share something kind of cool that happened to me while I was in
Well, after a tearful goodbye from Nick and Kim, I was dropped off at the airport, and continued through the security checkpoints and the whole she-bang. I got to my gate with about 45 minutes to boarding, and after finding out that in order to use the airport internet, I had to pay a fee of about 7.00, I decided to forget about it and sleep. I was still recovering from the time change from
I don’t know how long I was there, but I woke up to someone jostling me awake. The man that woke me up wasn’t a worker there, but asked me if I was supposed to get on flight to SLC (I was sitting right outside the gate). He then told me they were already boarding.
Well the flight left at 5:10 and he woke me up between 4:50 and 5:00. I was about the 5th to last person to board the plane and had he not woken me up, would’ve had to stay with Nick and Kim for a little bit more time. The man probably saw me with the BYU beanie right outside the SLC gate and put two and two together. I just thought I’d share this story. To say the least, I was extremely grateful for the good samaritan. Don’t really remember what he looked like (because I just woke up from a coma, and was really disoriented) but was happy for his help. There ya go.
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