Wanna Get Away?

Got some time off coming up? Wanna get away? Need some ideas on what to do or what to see? Is the cost of gas altering that decision on where to go? Need to try something different? Ever consider instead of a vacation in taking a stay-cation? Here's a few ideas if you'd rather not travel far but still want to discover whats right in your own backyard. How about...

The Clark Planetarium
Desert Star Playhouse
Hogle Zoo
Hale Center Theatre
Paintball Planet
Thanksgiving Point Dinosaur Museum
Utah Bees (Riding a 32-12 Record!)
Pioneer Theatre
Living Planet Aquarium
Tracy Aviary
Utah Blaze
Take The Family Bowling
Red Butte Gardens
FastKart Indoor Speedway

Got any others not listed? Or other suggestions? Would love to hear!

The Latest Thing I am Listening To

Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip - Letter from God

If you like that then you can try this:


dan le sac VS scroobius pip "Thou Shalt always Kill"

Nougatocity?

This morning since I was runnin late (what else is new?) upon arriving at work my first stop was the good ole vendin machine to get some sugar in my system before rollin to my desk. A couple quarters later a snickers bar popped out. After taking a few bites I came across the definition of "nougatocity" on the inside wrapper. It states "A heightened yet fleeting state of accomplishment that makes you realize how unbelievable unmotivated you normally are". Now if a nougat is a specific sugar and peanut combination in a sugar confection by reasoning shouldn't nougatocity then really be the amount or level of nougat in that confectionary? Or am I missing something? Thoughts?

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Rock The Vote?

Most Americans are familiar with the common catch phrase "Rock The Vote". Yet as Americans are we really Rocking The Vote? Are we making the most sound decision we believe in when we cast our vote? Voting is that very act in which an individual expresses their support or preference for a certain motion, act or choosing a candidate. It is absolutely essential in making a democracy work most efficiently. In recent years only 70 to 75 percent choose to register to vote. Even worse in the 2004 presidential election voter turnout was only a mere 56 percent. Why is it that we can make the effort to head to a convenience store for a soda refill but can't seem to make it when placing someone to make decisions representing us? Somewhat recently individuals in Iraq had the opportunity for the first free election in years. Many traveled miles risking their own lives to make their voice known. Without voting citizens lose much of their ability to best represent their voice on the different political opinions and issues. How can we as Americans expect the best when we haven't even researched or delved into the different arenas that each candidate supports? Often candidates will say one thing to get elected and actually do another. So when was the last time we actually searched those candidates voting history and saw where they truly stood on certain issues (immigration, gun rights, abortion, etc)? Many voters usually see one or two things they like and call it good. Uneducated individuals can be highly susceptible to jumping on an influencial bandwagon based on family member views, biased headlines/tabloids, attack pamphlets or smear ads. Often an uneducated vote can be more harmful than no vote at all. Before we stand and be counted lets take some time to reflect, ponder, and study out the different issues and candidates. Only by doing so can we reach the best possible conclusion in showing America (and the community we live in) who really rocks!

But Wait There's More...

Whether you are Pinky & The Brain (trying to take over the world) or a Maxwell Smart there's a gadget out there everyone wants in order to help us succeed, can't live without or simply just purely enjoys. Since the beginning of man there have been gadgets around (abacus, etc). We now live in a day and age that gadget's are all around us in our everyday life. Most of us have seen some amazing inventions (handheld calculators, CDs, DVDs, dustbusters, remote control for the tv, microwave ovens, popcorn poppers, laptops, digital cameras, flash memory, etc) that have also changed the way we live as well. Seems like wherever we turn someone is trying to sell us something. If you turn on any tv there's often a informercial on somewhere (but wait there's more, or if you act now, etc) selling something whether it was the clapper, the pocket fisherman, George Foreman grill, etc. Five of my favorite gadgets I love include

Ipod
Tivo
Electric Shaver, Self Cleaning
Garage Door Opener (esp during bad weather)
Smartphone (Treo)

...what's on your list of favorite gadgets? Would love to hear.

Ten Things I Hope I Never See On the Bus

1 - Another idiot
2 — Another guy without shoes
3 — Another wild turkey
4 — Another narcoleptic driver
5 — Another Egyptian hieroglyph
6 — Another pizza
7 — Another escaped prisoner
8 — Another license plate
9 — Another print made from a wood carving
10 — Another new disease

Knowing?

"There are things we know we know, and that's helpful to know you know something. There are things we know we don't know and that's really important to know, and not think you know them when you don't. But the tricky ones are the unknown unknowns, the things we don't know we don't know. They're the ones that can get you in a bucket of trouble." Donald Rumsfeld (in an interview with David Frost, 27 June 2004)

Back-four's mantra

I’ve adopted this for my blogging mantra: "It is dangerous to inform morons about what their fellow morons are thinking. It only reinforces their moronic opinions. And the only thing worse than a moron with an opinion is lots of them." (give credit to "Cali Valley Girl," terrorism blogger, December 6, 2005)