Yesterday I had a much better hike than the day before. First, I had company. Second, the location was new and improved. I had never been on that trail before. I wish we had brought a camera to capture the sunset. From atop the summit, we could see the Wasatch mountains, the Oquirrh mountains, the Great [...]
Archive for February, 2009
not a dreary hike
Posted in God, Utah, nature on February 24, 2009 | 7 Comments »
dreary hike
Posted in Utah, dork, food, nature on February 22, 2009 | 5 Comments »
A hike in February just isn’t that scenic. The trail was mostly slushy snowy ice, stained brown from mud and who knows what else.
I found these great chocolate-covered raisins, though:
That reminds me of Steve Carell on Anchorman, when he says, ”Sorry, Champ—I think I ate your chocolate squirrel.”
Here’s a gorgeous view of the valley pollution:
All that [...]
Moose and Abby and me
Posted in Utah, food, friendship, money, nature on February 15, 2009 | 8 Comments »
One of the volunteers in our food pantry is back east this weekend, so he and his wife asked me to dogsit/housesit for them. Their lovable golden retrievers, Moose & Abby, are making my weekend extra sweet. Because of the vow of poverty we missionaries take, we aren’t allowed to accept money for services like [...]
interfaith week
Posted in God, emotions, music, prayer on February 9, 2009 | 42 Comments »
God did something beautiful yesterday.
I was e-mailing with my friend Dave Powers from college. (Dave is the sparker of the discussions my friends and I had on July 4.) He confessed that he experiences controversy in his walk with God. He wrote of his struggle:
Jesus came to earth to forgive us for our sins, to forgive all for [...]
projectile pooping
Posted in fly on the wall on February 8, 2009 | 3 Comments »
So, the first morning I had Bun-Bun, I noticed a poop pellet outside his cage. How did it get there? Did he push his rump up against the cage, and aim the poop outside? What a remarkable feat.
The second morning I had Bun-Bun, I noticed a poop pellet stuck on the wall above his cage. How [...]
my new lover
Posted in dork, friendship on February 6, 2009 | 7 Comments »
My friend Bryce is going on a cruise with his family for a week. He asked me to bunnysit for him. (He has a pet bunny. Bryce is…masculine.) I agreed, thinking it was a good way to thank him for the volunteer hours he donated to get me my bike.
Bryce dropped Bun-Bun off last night, [...]
my new mousepad
Posted in dork, friendship on February 2, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Courtesy of Bridget, my friend from college.
She always left me satisfied and smiling.
Stupid SuperBowl.
Posted in food, friendship on February 1, 2009 | 5 Comments »
A SuperBowl party hosted by three guys is bound to have a lot of bacon products. They made potato skins with cheese and bacon on top…mashed potatoes with cheese and bacon mixed in…a cheeseburger pizza with bacon…and I forget what else. My stomach hurts. Mom, for the record, I brought grapes.
Here we are enjoying the 3D [...]
