Corn maze for blonds

Now I have lots of friends that are blonds. So this is all meant to be fun.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!! BE SAFE TONIGHT AND GET LOTS OF CANDY!!!!!

The Senator

During this campaigning crunch time I thought that
this was appropriate. This is not to offend anyone
so please enjoy!

While walking down the street one day, a senator is
tragically hit by a truck and killed. His soul arrives in
Heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance.

"Welcome to Heaven," says St. Peter. "Before you settle in,
it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high official
around these parts, you see, so we're not sure what to do
with you."

"No problem, just let me in," says the senator.

"Well, I'd like to, but I have orders from higher up. What
we'll do is have you spend one day in Hell and one in
Heaven. Then you can choose where to spend eternity."

"There's no need! I want to be in Heaven," says the senator.

"I'm sorry, but we have our rules." And with that, St. Peter
escorts him to the elevator, the doors open, and he rides
the elevator down, down, down. When the doors open again,
the senator finds himself in the middle of a beautiful green
golf course. In the distance is a club, and standing in
front of it are all his friends and other politicians who
had worked with him.

Everyone is very happy and in formal dress. They run to
greet him, and they reminisce about the good times they had
while getting rich at the expense of the people. They play a
friendly game of golf and then dine on lobster and caviar.

Also present is the Devil, who is a very friendly guy who
has a good time dancing and telling jokes. They are having
such a good time that, before the senator realizes it, it is
time to go. Everyone gives him a big hug and waves while the
elevator rises. The elevator goes up, up, up, and the door
reopens in Heaven where St. Peter is waiting for him.

So 24 hours pass with the senator joining a group of
contented souls moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp
and singing. They have a good time and, before he realizes
it, the 24 hours have gone by, and St. Peter returns.

"Well, you've spent a day in Hell and another in Heaven.
Now, you must choose where you want to spend eternity."

He reflects for a minute and then answers, "Well, I would
never would have thought it, I mean Heaven has been
delightful, but I think I would be better satisfied in
Hell."

So Saint Peter escorts him to the elevator, and down, down,
down he goes into Hell. Now, the doors of the elevator open,
and he is in the middle of a barren land covered with waste
and garbage. He sees all his friends dressed in rags,
picking up the trash and putting it in black bags. And it's
hot, hot, hot, and the odor is just horrible.

Sweltering hot. Hot and miserable. The Devil comes over to
him and smoothly lays his arm around his shoulder.

"I don't understand," stammers the senator. "The day before
I was here, and there was a golf course and club, and we ate
lobster and caviar and danced and had a great time. Now all
there is is a wasteland full of garbage, and my friends look
miserable."

The Devil looks at the senator, smiles, and says, "Yesterday
we were campaigning. Today you voted for us."

To all my dessert loving friends

This one is a little.........judge for yourself!!!!

If all of the desserts listed below were sitting in front of you, which would you choose. (you can only pick one)! Trust me...this is reputed to be very accurate. (hahaha)
Pick your dessert, then look to see what psychiatrists think about you.

Here are your choices:

1. Angel Food Cake
2. Brownies
3. Lemon Meringue
4. Vanilla cake with Chocolate Icing
5. Strawberry Short Cake
6. Chocolate on Chocolate
7. Ice Cream
8. Carrot Cake

No, you can't change your mind once you scroll down, so think carefully what your choice will be....

OK - Now that you've made your choice this is what research says about you...



1. ANGEL FOOD CAKE -- Sweet, loving, cuddly. You love all warm and fuzzy items. A little nutty at times. Sometimes you need an ice cream cone at the end of the day. Others perceive you as being childlike and immature at times.



2. BROWNIES -- You are adventurous, love new ideas, are a champion of Underdogs and a slayer of dragons. When tempers flare up you whip out your saber. You are always the oddball with a unique sense of humor and
direction. You tend to be very loyal.



3. LEMON MERINGUE -- Smooth, sexy, & articulate with your hands, you are an excellent after-dinner speaker and a good teacher. But don't try to walk and chew gum at the same time. A bit of a diva at times, but you have many friends.



4. VANILLA CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE ICING -- Fun-loving, sassy, humorous, not very grounded in life; very indecisive and lack motivation. Everyone enjoys being around you, but you are a practical joker. Others should be cautious in making you mad. However, you are a friend for life.



5. STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE -- Romantic, warm, loving. You care about other people, can be counted on in a pinch and expect the same in return. Intuitively keen. Can be very emotional.



6. CHOCOLATE ON CHOCOLATE -- Sexy; always ready to give and receive. Very creative, adventurous, ambitious, and passionate. You can appear to have a cold exterior but are warm on the inside. Not afraid to take chances. Will not settle for anything average in life. Love to laugh.



7. ICE CREAM -- You like sports, whether it be baseball, football, basketball, or soccer. If you could, you would like to participate, but you enjoy watching sports. You don't like to give up the remote control. You tend to be self-centered and high maintenance.



8. CARROT CAKE -- You are a very fun loving person, who likes to laugh. You are fun to be with. People like to hang out with you. You are a very warm hearted person and a little quirky at times. You have many loyal friends.

Obama's view on women on combat

World Magazine WEB EXTRA | October 27, 2008
At ‘the point of the spear’
MILITARY: Are Americans ready for women registering for the military draft and being assigned close-combat roles? | Lynn Vincent

Associated Press/Photo by Gurinder Osang
Barack Obama has consistently and very publicly staked out policy positions far to the left of the American public on such issues as taxes, abortion, and same-sex marriage. But one issue has slipped quietly under the radar: If elected president, the Illinois senator would require women to register for the military draft. As commander in chief, he would also consider assigning women to roles in close combat, also known as "the point of the spear."
"Women are already serving in combat [in Iraq and Afghanistan ], and the current policy should be updated to reflect realities on the ground," Obama spokeswoman Wendy Morigi told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Oct. 13. "Barack Obama would consult with military commanders to review the constraints that remain."

While it is true that some women are already serving in combat, they are usually doing so in support units and against the Pentagon's own rules. In 1994, Clinton defense secretary Les Aspin issued the "direct combat assignment rule" that today still governs in theory, though not in practice. In a Jan. 13, 1994, memo, Aspin wrote that women might not be assigned "where units and position are doctrinally required to physically collocate and remain with direct combat units that are closed to women."
Elaine Donnelly, president of the Center for Military Readiness, said the military now routinely assigns women to support units embedded with close combat elements. The Army is also assigning them directly to infantry units, she said.
"Women joining infantry support units should know they will be in harm's way—there's no disputing that," Donnelly said. "However when they are told they will not be assigned to a close combat area, they should expect not to be. That breaks faith."
Feminist groups have long complained that men and women in the U.S. military should serve in identical capacities. During a CNN/YouTube debate last year, Obama compared the role of women in today's armed forces to that of black soldiers and airmen in World War II.
"There was a time when African Americans weren't allowed to serve in combat," Obama said. "And yet, when they did, not only did they perform brilliantly, but what also happened is they helped to change America , and they helped to underscore that we're equal."
That's true for men of all races, but not for men and women in the demanding environment of war, said former Army Capt. Michele Jones. "It's not a matter of opinion; it's just a fact," said Jones, who from May 2004 to June 2005 commanded a truck company out of the 89th Transportation Corps base at Fort Eustis, Va. "Women are not built the same as men. They cannot carry 150 pounds on their backs. They can't carry fully loaded, heavy weapons for long distances."
Ground commanders also cannot realistically deploy them in the same way as men. "There were a lot of times I was tasked to provide armed security for convoys staffed entirely with local nationals, all male," Jones said. "There was no way I was going to send women to provide security for a convoy full of nothing but foreign men, for obvious reasons."
Jones said commanding a war-zone unit with up to 50 percent women caused other problems, such as sexual and emotional entanglements. Also her truck convoys routinely came under fire during her tour. "My male soldiers told me they felt more protective of the women in the unit," she said.
That's normal human nature, she added, but noted that the shift in priorities can change the outcome in battle.
Obama's contention that women should serve in direct combat roles echoes that of feminist groups that have long complained men and women in the U.S. military should serve in identical capacities. Elaine Donnelly said that view reveals the Democratic candidate's "ignorance on the purpose of the military," which is to defend the American people, not serve as an equal-opportunity employer.
"In the fierce environment of direct ground combat, like Fallujah in November 2004," Donnelly said, "women do not have an equal opportunity to survive—or to help fellow soldiers survive."
Copyright © 2008 WORLD Magazine
Published October 27, 2008

I wanted to add something and my cousin Jamy said this and I do agree with him, he gives some very good points.

This is quite a touchy one. I think this is one of the big reasons the Brethren didn't support the ERA. The problem is that when people fight for what the perceive to be equal rights, they get what they wanted in the end -- equal rights and equal responsibilities -- the two can't be separated or it becomes discrimination! I like the wording "equal opportunity employer". Do they want equal pay without equal responsibility? That would never fly in corporate America! There are going to be some circumstances where equality is quite impossible or a detriment to the cause. The men were more protective of the women in their units -- that can become a problem when you are focusing on protecting the women of the group and not fighting the opposition. That kind of gives the opposition an advantage! Interesting too that the men were concerned about the women -- that just doesn't echo discrimination to me (it should be in the full definition -- it implies that women can't take care of themselves). How can anyone call human nature discrimination? We need to figure out our places in the world without going overboard and trying to make everything "equal." We can come close but not absolute and that is a fine line to draw. Otherwise we'll have men crying discrimination because they can't give birth! There are just somethings that men are built to do and some that women are built to do, but let's not jeopardize our military because we want everything "equal."

There is a reason, I believe, for the proclamation on the family -- to spell out in plain language for the weakest of the Saints the responsibilities and callings of men and women. It's not discrimination. It's ordained of God and makes much more sense than fighting about it.
-Jamy

Paul Smith

Paul Smith, the man with extraordinary talent was born in Philadelphia on  September 21, 1921, with severe Cerebral Palsy.

Not only had Paul beaten the odds of life wit spastic Cerebral Palsy, a disability that impeded this speech and mobility but also taught himself to become a master artist as well as a terrific chess player even after being devoted of a formal education as a child. 

When typing, Paul used his left hand to steady his right one.  Since he couldn't press two keys at the same time, he almost always locked the shift key down and made his pictures using the symbols at the top of the number keys.  In other words, his pictures were based on these characters.    ..........%^&*()_.

Across seven decades, Paul created hundreds of pictures.  He often gave the originals away.  Sometimes, but not always, he kept or received a copy for his own records.

His mastery of the typewriter grew,  he developed techniques to created shading, colors and textures that made his work resemble pencil or charcoal drawings.

This great man passed away on June 25 2007, but left behind a collection of his amazing artwork that will be an inspiration for many.

The brilliance of special needs.  They are not just nameless people.  They are brilliant.   Do and say things that are not within their disability  capability.  They are brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For more information, and more samples of his art, please go http://www.paulsmithfoundation.org/

Japanese Mall Foutain

This is amazing!!!! I think that this is done by computers.  I don't know how it could be done another way.

  

Living life as a LDS single

Being 28 and single in Utah; many people have asked me if I wanted to get married or to have children. I would jokingly say my response to ease the pain of loneliness. One person has said to me "you know your biological clock is ticking." My response is simple, "I can't make someone love me. It just can't happen." It felt like I was being judged just by being single, something that is almost entirely out of my control.

Now to be fair, I realize that it was not a comment of judgement. Do I want to stay single? Heavens no, but their are some things that are just out of my hands. Staying fair, I remember talking to a friend (at the time single) 5 years ago, I had said that marriage intimidated me. Why? The responsibility was great, it still is. So how did I change my tune? My long time friends of mine had married each other and I have never seen them more happy.

I know that I am not the only one who feels this way. Many in the world are in fact living the single life. Why? The reasons may very, and are personal to each person. You may have been divorced, or you may know someone who is special needs, or quite simply, like me never married.

Within the August 2008 Ensign the cover story was "Single and Steadfast: Lessons in Hope, pg 20." I must confessed that when I read that; it didn't do a lot for me. The feeling that I had after I had read it was within the area of loneliness and isolation. That resulted; chocolate craving frenzy that I didn't give in to ( yeah I'm so proud of myself!). I know that these articles are full of singles who are having or have experience the feeling of loneliness and isolation. But they are moving on.

Their have been reports plastered on the news that the sacred institution of marriage is in trouble. More and more people are staying single or want to have same sex marriage. Now the LDS church DO NOT SUPPORT SAME SEX MARRIAGE. But within approximately a 10 year span something has stared to happen. Men and women are hanging out more and more. What is wrong with this? I must say that I am guilty of this. I thought that it was fun and it is. A bunch of my (at the time) single friends and I would get to gather and hang out. Oh we would do activity's such as recreational, Temple outings, etc. As result, romantic feelings was not their I could only see them as my "brother". My friends however got smart (I didn't), they paired off and found romantic feelings and got married.

I love this, alas it does applies to me. Dallin H. Oaks: 'Men, if you have returned from your mission and you are still following the boy-girl patterns you were counseled to follow when you were 15, it is time for you to grow up. Gather your courage and look for someone to pair off with. Start with a variety of dates with a variety of young women and when that phase yields a good prospect, proceed to courtship. It's marriage time. That is what the Lord intends for His young adult sons and daughters. Men have the initiative, and you men should get on with it. If you don't know what a date is, perhaps this definition will help. I heard it from my 18-year-old granddaughter. A "date" must pass the test of three p's (1) planned ahead. (2) paid for, and (3) paired off. Young women, resist too much hanging out, and encourage dates that are simple, inexpensive, and frequent. Don't make it easy for young men to hang out in a setting where you women provide the food. Don't subsidize freeloaders. An occasional group activity is OK, but when you see men who make hanging out their primary interaction with the opposite sex, I think you should lock the pantry and blot the front door.' Ensign article Dating versus Hanging Out, June 2006

Now don't think that I am feeling sorry myself. Every boy that I hanged out with is just that a friend. But as I got older I have learned that I must make the most of my time. But there is some nagging questions that keep coming up. Am I enough? Am I educated, talented, pretty, intelligent, clean, domesticated,......... Am I enough?

These nagging questions can have a negative effect on us. The feeling of falling short come up. I have learned that I need to stop and think about the Atonement. The most glorious thing about the Atonement is that it is their when we do fall short. That is what it is for.

A few short years ago, I have come to realize that I need to prepare myself for being single. My life is not over. I must move on, the world dose not wait for one person. So what can I do? One thing it is to keep doing what I am doing. What am I doing right now? This is only some of what I am doing. I am taking care of my nephews. I am fulfilling my calling in my ward. I am keeping up with my visiting teaching, but I have yet to winterise the yard. That is on my to-do-list, it is a long list might I add.

What I am trying to get hear is that don't wait around. I am fully aware that more and more of us LDS and non LDS singles are staying single longer. Some I know had made the choice to stay single, others long to be married. But keep working on being a little better!! God has not forgotten me or you. He still has a plan for us. I don't know what that is I wish that I do, so that I could tell you, and that I could put that plan up on my wall so I could look at it everyday.

Elder Dallin H. Oaks said this: 'If you are just making time waiting for a marriage prospect, stop waiting........and start moving prepare yourself for life-even a single life-by education, experience, and planning. Don't wait for happiness to be thrust upon you. Seek it out in service and learning. Make a life for yourself. And trust in the Lord. Follow King Benjamin's advice to call 'on the name of the Lord daily, and [stand] steadfastly on the faith of that which is to come.' (Mosiah 4:11).

Dolphins blowing bubbles

I don't know who wrote this but it is a very good explanation of how the dolphins can make air-core vortex rings. This is so amazing so please enjoy!

The attached video is of dolphins playing with silver colored rings which they have the ability to make under water to play with. It isn't known how they learn this, or if it's an inbred ability.

As if by magic the dolphin dose a quick flip of it's head and a silver ring appears in front of it's pointed beak. The ring is a solid, donut shaped bubble about 2-ft across, yet is doesn't rise to the surface of the water! It stands upright in the water like a magic doorway to an unseen dimension. The dolphin then pulls a small silver donut from the larger one. Looking at the twisting ring for one last time a bite is taken from it, causing the small ring to collapse into a thousands of tiny bubbles which head upward towards the water's surface. After a few moments the dolphins creates another ring to play with. There also seems to be a separate mechanism for producing small rings which a dolphin can accomplish by a quick flip of it's head.

An explanation of how dolphins make these silver rings is that they are "air-core vortex rings". Invisible, spinning vortex in the water are generated form the tip of a dolphin's dorsal fin when it is moving rapidly and truing. When dolphins break the line, the ends are drawn together into a closed ring. The higher velocity fluid around the core of the vortex it at a lower pressure than the fluid circulating farther away. Air is injected into the rings via bubbles released from the dolphin's blowhole. The energy of the water vortex is enough to keep the bubbles form rising for a reasonably few seconds of play time.

The Apostle Song

This is a Mormon spoof off of Beverly Hill Billies theme song if I'm not mistaken. 

Genealogy

This is a poem that my family always loved.  I thought that I would share it with you.  All of you with Scottish in your family tree you will love this.  The one's with Irish........I'm so sorry.  I must say I have both in my big and very colorful family tree.

My mother's eyes were Irish;

My father's eyes were, too,

And all my lovely sisters

Had eyes of Irish blue

And when the boys, they came along,

Ah, sure, they did beguile.

For each of them was surely blessed 

With a splendid Irish smile.

And proud we were of Irish blood

As pure as shamrock green,

As sturdy an Irish family 

As ever could be seen.

And then we joined the Mormon Church-

Ah, surely that was grand!

And with true Irish vigor

We answered each demand.

We kept the Word of Wisdom;

We paid our tithing too.

We all did every little thing

That we were asked to do.

We did our genealogy

There, duty was all fun

With joyful pride we studied hard

About each Irish son,

We wrote it on the family chart

(We wrote it all in green):

Each Irish name we added on,

Each fellow, each Colleen.

And then there came that frightful day

The shock we had to bear!

Father came home looking pale;

We gathered 'round his chair.

And mother's Irish eyes were sad;

Father's eyes were too.

And sister's eyes were full of tears

That washed the Irish blue.

My brother's splendid Irish smiles 

Soon faded all away,

And all our Irish tongues were stilled,

For there was naught to say.

This thing our father told us-

Believe it? We could not!

For in our Irish line he found

Great-grandpa was a Scot!

~Lillian livingston Wooley

The Ensign November 1972

I might just add that you never know what you might find in your great big family tree.  I myself have found that one of my great-grandpa's lost his tempter and a wrench went into the queen's coach.  This was way back somewhere in the 1800's.  After what great-grandpa had done he decide to leave the country very fast.  

We also found out that one of our great-grandma's was beheaded in the tower of London, and well some say; that she is still running around within that very same tower.

Dancing Walrus

Now I have seen everything!!!

My ideas

I got all of  my ideas for my blog from my sister-in-law, Andria.  Thank you!!!! This has been fun for me.    

Happy Halloween

Turn up the volume all the way.

The Battle Rages On

Kyle Smith- Hmm, maybe my sight's going bad, but I swear that looks like a U. player hanging there!
(Wo, things is getting' ugly with this Y....U issue

Candace E Salima-Ouch!
Hollie-Ok Kyle-
one thing that is a RABBIT!!! You are jest having fun with this BYU/
UTE thing. Can't get enough? You do know I have been cocked picked.
This is nothing.
Kyle Smith-Hollie,
Just so you (and everyone else) are aware......after the photo returned to me through F.F. I had regretted sending it.
Good, fun rivalry is fun and great..but I realized after I posted it, that it bordered a bit too much on distasteful.
I had no clue what the cougar was holding in it's mouth, as the photo was too small to really tell.
But regardless, my apologies to anyone offended by that, (and even if you weren't) I realized that the Y....U rivalry
should only go so far..not beyond limits.
After all, as most of you know, I have some terrific U-fan friends many of them right here in the group, so it's
important (at least to me) that it be only what it's intended to be...just fan rivalry, nothing more.
'course that doesn't mean that I still want to see the U. "washed"......maybe even "converted"..
KdS
Kyle Smith- OOPS,
I meant to say that I "definitely do" want to see the U. "washed, hung out to dry", and "converted"!
Besides, even in the alphabet...the letter U soon changes to Y.........correct?
KdS
Candace E. Salima- Hmmmm.
Hollie-Kyle-
One thing....Ok 2. #1 my dads side of the family lives in Provo. My
brother and I are Utes fans so is one of my cousins. I can so take
this. #2 My moms side well they are all Ute fans. So my dad and other
brother are so outnumbered. So the rivalry in this group is nothing
compared to my family. So you must know I am keeping myself in check.
Remember early humans hunted cougars and skinned them, ate their
flesh, and wore their skin as a trophy. Now it is getting ugly.

Kyle Smith-Well, yeah but ya gotta admit, that was back in the primitive cave man days before they
became totally civilized and educated...right?
Why do ya think the cave men became extinct? That's 'cause the cougars ate 'em all.
You see..........cougars are still around........can the same be said for these early hoomans?
Hollie-Yeah how about this......humans EVOLVED!!! As for the
cougars.......still primitive, they have never changed.
I must say Prs. Monson is a Ute!!!!! GO UTE'S!!!!!
Kyle Smith-Hmmmmmmmmmmmm,
"Cwap" I'm trying for a rebuttal, but how does one argue with this?
But just watch out........somethin' will come to mind.
To add insult to injury...Jaq tells me: "Never argue with a female."
Guess it's not like I'm in the majority here.
Boy, you're right........this is getting' "uglee"
Okay......that does it! I'm gonna write to every general authority to find out who's
a Ute fan and who's a Y fan.
(or maybe not)
P.S. Gee, ya think maybe this battle's getting' stale?
Candace E Salima-Ah, but when President Monson was a Ute the University of Utah was owned by
the Church. Now that they're not . . .
Hollie-You know that goes to show that the U of U has devloped some good
Men.
Kyle Smith-"Tooooo Sheyyyyyy" Hollie Girl
See, now ya know what caused them to deteriate!
Hollie- Deteriate???? explaine please.
Christy Gruber-Just cause the prophet is a Ute doesn't mean we have to root for the Ute!
Hollie-Have we gone too far? Should we stop?
Christy Gruber-Naaaaa I was just kiddin!!!
Candace E. Salima-I'm good. I feel my Cougars have been amply defended. I was just telling
Alvin this morning how fun this was because all the emails are written in
good, clean fun. None of the hateful stuff I hear on the radio and t.v. the
week or two leading up to the "holy war." So as long as keep having fun and
be nice, I think it's okay.
Kyle Smith-Very true.......I'm not even sure I spelled "deteriate" correctly......so how in
the world can I x-plain?
Besides....I was only referring to those same Ute fans that Candace pointed out earlier..
you know, the beer drinking (during the games), foul mouthed ones. Which by the
way..embarrassed to say and sadly, the U. doesn't hold the monopoly in that arena.
Lisa Bennett-I think this is all in fun, and am enjoying the emails on the Utes vs the Cougars. I attended the U of U from Fall of1982 through the Spring of 1983. I have to admit I never attended a game. I could see the "U" from my dorm room window, and so I would know who won. I always cheered the Utes unless they played against BYU. Guess you could say that I was a "double" agent.
Keep the emails coming.
Candace E Selima-Oh, without question, Kyle. I remember a BYU/UofU game a few years ago when
a BYU fan tackled a U of U cheerleader who was running around the field with
the U of U flag after a Ute touchdown. The cheerleader dropped the flag and
beat the tar out of the guy.
Here's the interesting part. The sweet woman who donated her kidney to
Alvin? That was her husband, the cheerleader. He's now a tough major in the
Army who just returned in June from a tour in Iraq. Alvin and I love that
young man so much.
Kyle Smith- Candace,
Good for him!
As all U. and Y. fans know, there is nothing wrong with the harmless bantering back and forth
extolling the virtues of either team.
But anything beyond that, whether it be simply foul or ugly insults tossed back and forth or any
physical altercation shows exactly nothing except for the fact that those involved are morons,
regardless of the school they represent.
Give this man my kudos....what a great example.
Candace E Salima-Will do. Here's the funny part. While Billy was in Iraq, Alvin and I hung
out with his wife and kids a lot. I indoctrinated his kids, his wife is
already a Cougar fan (she always says, "ours is a house divided") to being
Cougar fans. When we saw him the first time (after he and his wife spent 10
days in the Bahamas destressing) I egged the boys and little girl on until
they said Go Cougars. The look on his face was priceless . . . and
disgusted. It was a very funny moment.

Here's another great one. My brother-in-law is a Ute fan. He and his wife
have been very generous with their children since the days they were born.
Their children have been in our home much of their lives for overnight
stays, sometimes a week at a time and I've used that time to turn his
children into Cougar. Connor and Brigham both play football now. Their coach
is Kaylin Hall (I don't know how to spell his name) which is funny. The
other day Connor made a BYU poster that would fill his bedroom ceiling and
put it up. Aaron walked in to say goodnight and within minutes I had a
phonecall from my sister who was laughing so hard she could hardly talk.

It is all in good fun.
Hollie-Ok the foul mouth, drinking, and the physical contact should stop with
no question. But I have always wanted to be in Ute attire and walk
around BYU. I want to know what will happen. What do you think will
happen. The Beast against the Human. What will happen?
Candance E. Salima-The Beast against the Human? Ha, ha! I wouldn't recommend it, not without a
couple of big burly guys with you.
Hollie-What are you saying Candace. How big do these guys need to be, and
how much is a couple? HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!! This is so much fun!!!
Candance E. Salima-Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! I'd say they'd have to be pretty big. All that milk
makes for big, strong BYU students. Hmmm, did I say that? Who? What? As to
price, can't say what a couple of Ute football players would go for . . .
should I, dare I . . . $2?
Hollie-WHAT!!! $2????? So what dose BYU go for? Hmmmmmmm I'd say 0.2.
HAhahahahahah!! BYU can have all the milk, I'm allergic. Yes I'm
allergic to BYU peopel!!!!!
Candance E. Salima-Oh Hollie. I'm busting into laughter every time I read one of these. You
guys are great!
Let me go ask Sete that you'd like to know what he's worth and I'll give him
your suggested price. And in case you're wondering how to pronounce his name
it is: se-tay)
Hollie-I'm having fun Candace. Great break from politics. Yes go and ask
how much Sete is worth. But I can't be near him remember I'm
ALLERGIC!!!! AHHH....CHEWWWWW!!!! AHHHH....CHEWWWW!!!
Candance E. Salima- Lucky for you, he just left. I'm giggling. You guys are a great break from
politics. I truly fear November 4th and what the future brings. It actually
is causing nightmares. And so this has been so much fun today!

I think BYU Cougars are easily worth, at minimum, $1,000,000 per.

Hah!
Hollie-No way. can't be $1,000,000 per year. I still think $0.02. That
sounds more like it. I'm giggling also, along with that this has made
my day. GO UTE!!!!!!
Candance E.Salima-Go Cougars!!!!!
Kyle Smith-Just be sure you have your earthly matters all in order and your will completed. $2.00 ? A rip off to say the least.
Hollie-Ya well know this. If anything happens to me I am a organ donner. So
some poor BYU may get my organs and be converted to the UTE side.
There is no escaping Ahahahhaha!!!!!
And it was not $2.00 it was $0.02. So ya $2.00 was a rip off.
JoAnn-I've been out of town. In fact I'm still out of town. In Price, Utah to be exact, spending some time with my mom. Anyway, I checked my e-mail just a few minutes ago, and I found the most interesting, ongoing, discussion. I laughed with the rest of you. Isn't this fun?

It reminds me of when I was in high school, and we lived on the north side of the county and there was another high school on the south end of the county. We the students of North Emery High School, were, of course, the best students, had the best basketball team and baseball team, etc., etc., The students from South Emery High School were the drinkers, the troublemakers, not quiet in our class, if you know what I mean.

Eight years later, my husband and I were living on the South end. Brent was coaching and teaching at Emery County High School. There was no longer a North and South. The two schools had been consulidated. But there was still the rivaly between the two. As years passed, however, they came to like each other.

We laughed with new friends who were, at one time, our rivals, and we found out that what we thought about the kids at South Emery, were the same things they thought about us.

I decided that if either the Y or the U found themselves in an unfair or dangerous situation, the other team would be right there to defend them, because behind that rivaly is a great deal of respect. What do you think? Am I way out in left field?

I'll be back home tomorrow and will check in and see if I'm plastered with rotten tomatoes. (Make them Emery County Tomatoes if you do, because there are no better tasting tomatoes in the world)

Yumyumyum,

Christy Gruber-You think the Ute verses BYU rivalry is bad? Ya ain't seen nuttin' till you
see the browns and steelers rivalry :)

Candace E Salima-Hi JoAnn,

I think you're right. If it came to BYU and U of U against a common enemy.I
too believe they come together and watch each other's backs. After all, it
is the MWC against the rest of the nation, specifically the BCS. This is
something both teams are fighting.

And yeah, it is too much fun. Have a safe trip home!
Hollie-Oh yeah even tho Candace, Kyle, and everyone who is all for that
'other' team, they are still great friends!!!! We have been having
fun. I keep laughing at it all. But I think that when the rivalry is
to the extreme that is when trouble happens and people start to get
hurt that is the ugly side of it. This is jest good clean fun. Right
guy's?!
Kyle Smith-Of course.......and after the game's all over (and the Y comes out victorious) (snicker),
then it's back to the drawing boards to see what else we can go at each other about.
Candace E. Sailma-Oh, I'm sure.
Hollie-Keep dreaming guys. But the U will give the Y a run for their money.

The 5 Minute Chocolate mug cake

The most dangerous cake in the world! Why? You are only 5 minute away form chocolate cake night or day!!!

4 Tbl of flour

4 Tbl of sugar

2 Tbl of baking cocoa

1 egg

3 Tbl milk

3 Tbl oil

3 Tbl of chocolate chips (optional)

a small splash of vanilla

1 coffee mug

Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well. Add the egg mix thoroughly. Pour in the milk and oil and mix well. Add the chocolate chips (optional) and vanilla, and mix again.

put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts. the will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed!

Allow to cool a little, and tip out on to a plate if desired. EAT (this can sever 2 if you want to feel slightly more virtuous.)

Granny Halloween

My mom wanted me to put this up so enjoy!!

I Will Survive

I love this.  I hope that you will enjoy this also.

Mini pumpkin souffles

My family loves this one.  I have found this recipe from the net.  I don't know who made this recipe up but it is so good.

Mini pumpkin souffles

2 mini pumpkins. 

2 Tbl. brown sugar

1 pinch of nutmeg

1 cup of heavy cream

1 egg

2 Tbl. powdered sugar

1/4 tes brown sugar

1/4 tes Cinnamon

1 Tbl. butter

1/4 cup pecan's copped

1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs

Method:

Clean mini pumpkins out. Rub the inside of each pumpkin with brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg. 

Mix together the cream, egg, powered sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg and pour into pumpkins.

Place the filled pumpkins on a cookie sheet and cake at 350 for 50 min.

Mix together the butter pecans and graham cracker crumbs and sprinkle on top of the souffle. Return the pumpkins to the oven and bake for 10 more minutes.  Of course this makes only two so feel free to increase the recipe to fit family & friends

Wal-Mart trips

I don't know if this is true or not.  But it is funny jest the same.

After I retired, my wife insisted that I accompany her on her trips to Wal-Mart.  Unfortunately, like most men, I found shopping boring and preferred to get in and get out.  Equally unfortunately, my wife is like most women--she loved to browse.  Yesterday my dear wife received the following letter from the local Wal-Mart.

Dear Mrs. Samsel,

Over the past six months, your husband has been causing quite a commotion in our store.  We cannot tolerate this behavior and have been forced to ban both of you from the store.  Our complaints against Mr. Samsel are listed below and are documented by our video surveillance cameras.

1- June 15: Took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in people's carts when they weren't looking.

2- July 2: Set all the alarm clocks in housewares to go off at 5-minute intervals.

3- July 7: Made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the women's restroom.

4- July 19: Walked up to an employee and told her in and official voice, 'Code 3 in housewares.  Get on it right away.'

5- August 4: Went to the Service Desk and tried to put a bag of M&M's on Layaway.

6- August 14: Moved a 'CAUTION-WET FLOOR' sing to a carpeted area.

7- August 15: Set up a tent in the camping department and told other shoppers he'd invite them in if they would bring pillows and blankets from the bedding department.

8- August 23: When a clerk asked if they could help him he began crying and screamed, 'Why can't you people jest leave me alone?'

9- September 4: looked right into the security camera and used it as a mirror while he picked his nose.

10-  September 10: While handling guns in the hunting department, he asked the clerk where the antidepressants were.

11- October 3: Darted around the store suspiciously while loudly humming the 'Mission Impossible' theme song.

12- October 6: In the auto department, he practiced his 'Madonna' look by using different sizes of funnels.

13- October 18: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browsed though, yelled 'PICK ME! PICK ME!

14- October 21: When an announcement came over the loud speaker, he assumed a fetal position and screamed 'OH NO! IT'S THOSE VOICES AGAIN!'

And last but not least.

15- October 23: Went into a fitting room, shut the door, waited awhile, then yelled very loudly, 'HEY! THERE'S NO TOILET PAPER IN HERE!'

The turn of the earth

I wanted to show this.  If you would look at the upper most corners, you can almost see the turn of the earth.  This is at the world's tallest building 'Burj Dubai.'  The workers can see the turn of the earth.   

                                         

This building 'Burj Dubai' is  2,620 ft when this picture was taken.  The builing in the picture is  713.7 meters, they are still not done!!! If you have vertigo these building's are not for you. For more pictures, and more about this building take a look at the web site.  www.burjidubai.com or go to www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/index.html  

They hope to have the sky scraper competed on August 16 2009

How we see ourselves

Their is a quote that I want to start out with. It is by M. Russell Ballard.

• Age 3: She looks at herself and sees a queen.
• Age 8: She looks at herself and sees Cinderella.
• Age 15: She looks at herself and sees a ugly duckling, (Mom, I can't go to school looking like this today!)
• Age 20: She looks at herself and see "too fat/too thin, too short/too tall, too straight/too curly" but she doesn't have time to fix  it so she's going out anyway.
• Age 40: She looks at herself and sees "too fat/too thin, too short/too tall, too straight/too curly" but says "At least I am clean," and goes out anyway.
• Age 50: She looks at herself and says, "I am what I am," and goes wherever she wants to go.
• Age 60: She looks at herself and reminds herself of all the people who can't even see themselves in the mirror anymore. Goes out and conquers the world. 
• Age 70: She looks at herself and sees wisdom, laughter, and ability and goes out and enjoys life.
• Age 80: Doesn't bother to look. Just put on a purple hat and goes out and have fun with the world.

The Moral is, maybe we should all grab that purple hat a little earlier."

                               -M. Russell Ballard

                                     (women of God, pg, 1,2)

 How true is this?  I have found myself following this very same pattern.  I am trying to skip the stages of 20 though 70 and mentally hit 80, but sometimes I am back at age 15.  I  want to "go out and have fun with the world," and not be worried what other's think about me.

The question is, how do we do this? How is this obtainable?  How is it possible to go "and have fun with the world?"  This my friends is not just something that comes with time or age.  I believe that it is possible to obtain that "purple hat" a little earlier.   

• Know our spiritual gifts 
  

The Lord in His wise and glorious porpoise have given us spiritual gifts.  These gifts are very unto all individuals, and they are many.  We have them to better ourselves and people around us. One gift that is very important, is the gift of the Holy Ghost. Both men and women alike can have this gift.  It is given to us after we are baptized in to the LDS church.  With the Holy Ghost at our side we are entitled to personal revelation, therefore help us to go back into the presents of our God.  But like all gifts that can be lost; we can loose the gift of the Holy Ghost.  That happens when we break commandments of God and our convent's we have made in the Temple.

• Partake of the sacrament

The sacrament is very symbolic.  The bread represents the body of Christ.  The water represents the blood of Christ.  John H. Groberg stated: brethren, as leaders we must do more to have more people to attend sacrament meeting and partake of the sacrament with more worthiness!"  The sacrament is for the renew of the convents we have made when we enter the waters of baptism.  

• Temple attendance

The temple is one most amazing place on earth.  The bible dictionary states: "the temple of God is literally a house of the Lord, a holy sanctuary in which sacred ceremonies and ordinance of the gospel are performed by and for the living and also of the dad.  It is a place where the Lord may come, it is the most holy of any place of worship on the earth.  Only the home can compare with the temple in sacredness."   How wonderful is that!!  We should compose and dress ourselves so that is acceptable for temple attendance.  

• Forgiveness 

I have found that if we forgive more, then the more we are happy.  We are less cynical and then we can "go out and have fun with the world."  Mosiah 26:29,31 ".....he confess his sins before thee and me, and repenteth in the sincerity if his heart, him shall ye forgive, and I will forgive him also.  And ye shall also forgive one another your trespasses: for verily I say unto you, he that forgiveith not his neighbor's trespasses when he says that he repents, the same that brought himself under condemnation." Holding grudges makes us tired.  No I am  not an expert on this yet, but I hope to be.  The same with seeking to be forgiven by the Lord.  I know that the Lord wants to forgive, He is ready and waiting.   Mosiah 26:30 "Yea, and as often as my people repent will I forgive them their trespasses against me."

• Love

Have a love for life.  Too many times I have heard people grumble about their trials. Yes I am guilty of that also.  But you know, we made the choice to came down hear to earth to experience mortality.  We made that choice.  We should be happy that we are learning to be like God.  That is what we wanted in the preexistence and now hear we are!  Have a love for God for letting us come hear, to provide for us, and to provide a way for us to return to Him. 

• Be grateful

We need to give thanks for the blessings that God has so freely gave us.  Nobody likes an ungrateful heart.  It can make us be discourage to serve someone who is ungrateful.  Express and show appreciation for the blessings that you have.  Remember count your many blessings and you will see what you have. Don't focus on what you don't have. Again that is an ungrateful heart.

I think that these are ways that we can grab that "purple hat" much earlier.   Life is meant to become more like God.  We can't do that if we don't understand our self worth, or understand how much God loves us and see us as individuals.  He knows who we are, we are not a nobody to Him.   We matter to God.  He knows us personally.  I promise you that.

2nd Presidential Debate

    What I thought about both candidates last night during the debate?   Well, with both of them blowing so much hot air at one time; between the two they would melt the Polar Ice Caps.  

   Keep it up boys you are doing a fine job.  Keep telling us usless information.  Keep using millions for negitive adds.

              

    

New bar stools

Wow,  someone sent this to me.  Well you tell me what you think!

                                          

                                                

The economic break down

What is up with our government? A $700 billion bail out of our tax dollars? Did they rely expect this to work? It jest baffles me. This economic problem that we are having is (I think) in the years in the making. The general public had for years had the mind set of "buy now, pay later" gimmick. They got this from the credit card companies, and bought in to this, and jest ate it up; thinking "look what I can get, I don't half to pay now, I can do that latter!" Or the all famous "I'll jest put it on the credit card." Then they find out that when they get a bill; if they don't pay it on time, there APR goes from 3% APR up to 30%APR, (I know that not all credit company's do not have the same APR policy), and can't pay it, so bankruptcy occur, and the credit card company's , and banks looses money leaving us in one big economic mess.

What is the next step? I don't know. Some experts say that this recent economic problem it is not like the 1930's great depression but more like the 1980's saving and loans crisis, and the government had to bail them out. They believe that once people catch their breaths they will see this is the proper analogy /or act and this will breathe life back into banking institutions. The question is will this work? It may have worked once, but people will still abuse credit cards like we have in the past, and the process will continue in one long cycle, over and over again.

We hear people moaning and groaning about the recent economic problem. We want to have someone to blame, we don't want to take responsibility ourself. So people end up blaming everyone else and there dog. Will we ever take up responsibility for our own problems and mistakes?

FYI: I do not own a credit card, I never have. I have always thought that if I got one I would abuse it like crazy and therefore; I would not be able to pay it off. Credit cards I think are for people who are disciplined, and responsible enough to hold one.

This is my thought what is yours?

Gender

I have found this and had to post it.  You may not know this,  but many non-living things have a gender.

1- Ziploc Bags=Male:  They hold everything inside, but you can see right through them.

2-Copiers=Female:  Once turned off, it takes awhile to warm them up again.  It's an effective reproductive device if the right buttons are pushed, but can wreak havoc if wrong buttons are pushed.

3-A Tire=Male: It goes bald and is often over-inflated.

4-A Hot Air Balloon= Male: To get it to go anywhere you need to light afire under it, and of course there is the hot air.

5-Sponges=Female:  They are soft, squeezable, and retain water.

6-Web Page=Female:  It's always getting hit on.

7-Subway=Male:  It uses the same old lines to pick people up.

8-Hourglass=Female: Over time, the weight shifts to the bottom.(Ladies you know what I'm talking about.)

9-Hammer=Male: It hasn't changed much over the last 5,000 years, but it's handy to have around.

10-Remote Control=Female: (Ha! you thought it would be male gottcha!)  It gives a man pleasure, he'd be lost with out it, and while he doesn't always know the right buttons to push, he keeps trying!!!

It's time for some campainging

What is a blog without some political humor. I hope you can view this one it's great!!! I couldn't post this as a video. So I hope that the web site will work. Enjoy!!!


http://www.peteyandpetunia.com/VoteHere/VoteHere.htm

Special Needs among Us

I can't imagine my life without special need's people in it. They have been a part of my life since I was borne. I have cousins, along with my brother and nephew who have different types of disability's. My special friends along with my family, have taught me how to love and see them as God sees them, and to accept people. I love the attitude of my special friends. It is they don't care where you are from, what brand name of clothing you are wearing, or who you are. They love you with an unconditional love that is jest amazing to me. It breaks my heart to hear about parents who will make the choice to give up there child because they are not "whole" like unto us, they have some kind of disability. I have heard many stories like that, and it breaks my heart. My special needs friends are teachers, tho I know they are not seen that way. I have learn to see them that way. Here are some pictures of my special friends.

They are very cute!!!

L.D.S Church

Braking News's for the L.D.S people world wide!!!!

5 new Temple's planned for the Church.  L.D.S President Thomas S. Monson has announced temples planned for.  Calgary Canada,  Cordoba Argentina, Rome Italy, Philadelphia, and Kansas City Mo. 

This is great news for the people in these areas.  I am very happy for the people in Italy.  My cousin Kenny went to Rome for his mission.  He hated to leave.  I was thinking what would the temple look like, not like the Vatican I know that.  Hmmmm I need to be surprised like everyone else.  

Still waiting

Sometimes you hope that some miracle would happen if you would send emails to 10 or more people. You keep telling yourself "something good would happen." But instead of that wonderful good thing that you are waiting to happen; it turns out be...........your car breaks down, you break up with someone, get fired, or your dinner gets burned, etc. You say to yourself. What happen to that miracle? I send the email to 10 people! Then you ask yourself. How long do I need to wait?

I did what you told me...
I sent the email to 10 or more people like you said.
I'm still waiting for that miracle to happen ..

Curly hair

I have curly hair. Ridiculously curly, so much so it is embarrassing. With as such with curly hair I can't cut it too short or I would look across between a french poodle and Shirley Temple.

So what did I do? I cut my horrible curly hair too short. What was I thinking!!!???

But last year I got this book called "Curly Girl the Handbook" by Lorraine Massey and Deborah Chiel. It is a how to book. How to take care of your curls.

On the cover of this book it says "More than just hair.........it's an attitude (Well my hair has more attitude then I can handle, why do I want more?). A celebration of Curls: How to cut them ( well apparently I did that wrong) care for them, Love them (I still can't get the "Love" down right) and set them free, (my hair was already free. It did what ever it want; if it was anymore free I would loose it!!)

The back of this book says "Say no to shampoo, (think of all the money you will save by not using shampoo, but all of that money go to more conditioner!!! go figure) unplug the dryer, (now all I use my hair dryer is for crafts stuff) and find your inner curl. (please, please no more curls!!!!)

Includes:

• Curly cues and Quizzes (go figure only very girly books comes with quizzes)
• Daily routines for corkscrew (is that what you use to take the corks out of wine bottles?) Botticelli (mmmm pasta) and Wavy curls
• Homemade lotions & Potions (dang it. no recipe for love potion #9!)
• Q&A's for no more dad hair days (I must have failed the q&a. I still have bad hair days)
• Twelve-step recovery program (I must have joined the Curly Girl's Anonymous Program), that will change your life, (will my life is still the same, still single) one shampoo at a time (What!!! I thought you said "Don't use shampoo"!!??)

It is still a good book and to be fair, I have learned a lot from this book. My hair is more hydrated, less nots (my nots in my hair would get so big I would call them rats nest.) That is a good thing. Lots of people loves running their fingers in my hair. When they do they don't find "rats nest" and their fingers has stop getting stuck in my hair.

Here is a pome my mom used to say to me while I was growing up. I don't know why?

Once there was a Little Girl.

Once there was a little Girl.

Who had a little curl.

Right in the middle of the forehead.

When she was good.

She was very, very, good.

When she was bad.

Oh look out!!

Dinner in a pumpkin

Well now it is October and November is jest around the corner. I am going to post one of my family's favorite recipes. I hope you will make it and enjoy it also. 

Dinner in a pumpkin

Med-size pumpkin (about 4 lbs)

1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef

1/3 cup chopped green pepper

3/4 cup chopped celery

1 tsp salt (we take out the salt and it tasted jest fine if not better)

1/4 tsp pepper

1/4 tsp soy sauce (low sodium of not no sodium)

2 tbsp brown sugar

1 can of cream of chicken and mushroom soup

2 c. of rice

Method:

Cut the top of the pumpkin and take out the seed's and clean it out.  In a large skillet, combine ground beef, chopped green pepper, chopped celery , and chopped onion and cook over medium heat until ground beef is browned.  Add the next ingredients to skillet.  Mix well and place the mixture into pumpkin cavity. Place lid on pumpkin.  Place pumpkin on a foil-lined cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 1 and 1/2 hours.

You have been mooned!!
Happy Halloween

Autism

I have found a web web site that has proved that autism is in the genes. It has nothing to do with the common believe the shots. A team of doctors has proven this very thing. Why am I posting this? Well I have an older brother, and a nephew who has autism. So now I have found a website that helps explain all about autism. This web site has lots of information on it, it kinda blew my mind.

www.exploringautism.com

Another web site was given to me by Candace E. Salima. I like this one as well.

http://.neighborhoodandfriends.com

Candace was telling me that on this web site she has met a woman who is a doctor and she is trying to set up a schools in Utah that gear toward teaching parents and there children about autism and how to teach children with different levels of autism.

I have also found that these same doctors who have found the cause of autism are now trying to find a drug that will help those with autism. The hope is to cure it. Exploring autism will keep you updated on on the different findings. Great for parents and care givers.

First time

This is a first for me.  I have never thought that I would be doing a blog.  I couldn't understand why people would be posting there life on the web.  I thought why?  You will never meet the people who will read this.  But someone said that it is a way to find people who you have lost-in-touch-with-over-the-years.  So that is what I am hoping to do, find those people who have touch my life.

-Hollie