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SKS

2011-12-23T21:12:00.001-07:00

SKS, a set on Flickr.

My new SKS all cleaned up!

Heart Attack Hike... With Fishing!

2011-06-27T19:27:00.000-06:00

Saturday I decided I wanted to go fishing. Since there's so much snow and all the places I really wanted to go are closed I figured I'd try my luck and Moon Lake. After an hour of fishing and getting hot from standing on the shore I decided I'd had enough. One little bite wasn't enough to keep me on that lake.

I figured I was close enough to Yellowstone Canyon so I'd head over that way. Water is RAGING!

3 of the 5 campgrounds in Yellowstone are closed. Water is dirty and cold. Then I had a crazy idea. I figured it was only 12:30 so I had plenty of time to go to Lily Lake. I knew there was a trail and it had been a long time since I have been there. I think it was in 97 or 98.

I got my pack set up, put on the fishing vest and headed up. That trail goes... STRAIGHT UP!

About half way up I jumped a 5 point bull elk. Unfortunately I couldn't get the camera out in time. The trail is tough to see at times but it is there. There are a few spots where you have to sit on the log blocking the trail and swing your legs up and around and the you're basically sitting on the ground when you're on the uphill side. It's a steep one. I was glad I had my hands free to grab whatever tree/rock I needed to to help myself up. It took me about an hour to hike up. And after a good little rest I was ready for fishing!

There's about a 5 foot patch of grass around the edges of the lake that you have to fish over. But it wasn't too bad with my 7.5' pole. A few fish were jumping and There were a couple beavers swimming around where I first started fishing the lake.

I ended up catching 5 good 12-14" brookies.

I brought 2 home. It was nice to be fishing and catching such beautiful fish.

It was only a 40 minute hike coming down. And even though it'll wear you out and give you a heart attack going up, I think I need to hit it again this year when I have more time.

I went Fishing!!

2011-05-14T22:10:00.000-06:00

I've been waiting and waiting to go fishing for quite some time. The weather this year has been odd to say the least. Snow is melted at the lower elevations in the mountains for the most part. Snow up high is still deep. I watch the SnoTel and StreamFlow sites regularly. From those I can see that the water is fishable still and whatnot.

Shari and David are heading to NY for the summer so we had a hot dog roast up Uinta Canyon today. Amy, Lily and I went up early so I could get some fishing in. We went to the trail head and headed to the ponds to the west. I caught two rainbows out of that pond. I wanted to wander and search more ponds but Amy and Lily didn't. So we eventually ended up back at the car and shortly after that we met up with the rest of the clan to eat.

I've never liked rainbows, they always look plain and boring to me. But a fish is a fish. I really was sad that I didn't catch a brookie. That would have been good eating for lunch. Oh well, there's always next week!

Bored...

2011-03-10T18:17:00.000-07:00

March sucks... It's so boring.... small game hunting ended in February.... Snow all over still... Mud is coming... and is here in the driveway because of the great melt every day... You can't go fishing cause things are still frozen... and for those loony people that ice fish it's dangerous time because of the melting and filling of lakes.... March sucks... nothing to do... and now Sunday is the start of daylight saving time.... so now another hour of light after work with nothing to do.. March created cabin fever... BOO on March...

Goals......

2011-01-14T20:22:00.000-07:00

This year I have a few goals I'd like to accomplish...

Camping!
I want to go camping a lot more this year than I did last year. And not just alone. Dan, Jeremy, Kyle, that means you need to come camping with me. Get a fishing license or get your hunter safety info swapped from AZ to UT and get a combination license and plan on coming camping. Friday night to Saturday Afternoon. I've got the Bronco, Jeremy has the Astro. Let's go explore the Uinta's this summer!

Hunting!
I want to shoot an elk! Right now I have an elk tag for the Nine Mile Range Creek area. We saw some cow elk just before dark last weekend. No good shot unfortunately. I took a shot, but it wasn't a good one. I think I want to apply for some closer areas for cow elk. I don't need to get a bull. I'm totally fine with a cow for now. I also want to shoot a coyote, a fox, and a lot more rabbits!

Fishing!
This goes along with camping. I want to go fish more areas and lakes than I have in the past. Maybe I'll even take a camera and take pictures for once. And even GPS my locations and log things to make it seem like I'm getting places knocked off the list.

Weight.....
Yeah, I'm not excited about this goal, but I need to lose about 15-20 pounds. I just don't have the ambition to do it. I know I know... cut out the soda... but... but... water is just so bland and blah... And I get bored with Gatorade and the like. I just love a good Mt. Dew fountain drink.

And last but not least... ok.. last for now...

I want to buy another GUN!

I've really been eying this:

It's a Stag Arms 2L LEFT hand AR. I am right handed, but I have this problem. My left eye is my dominant eye. Being cross eye dominant there are a couple of options. One is shoot right handed with the left eye. That just results in half moon cuts above the left eyebrow due to scope contact. NOT FUN! Another option is close the left eye and use just the right. That would work if I could shut just the left eye! Doesn't work for me. Never has probably never will. The option I have chosen is shoot left handed. It works best for me. Doing such I kind of have some limitations on what guns I shoot. I LOVE my pump .270Win it is quick to load and is pretty much ambidextrous. I also love pump shotguns. I have been known to do well back in the day with a pump Mossberg 500A. I like the tang safety. Not really a fan of cross bolt safeties. I'm not so quick with bolt actions. And I can't justify buying a left handed one. Seems most of them are over charging just to be lefty models. But the Stag 2L..... that's just awesome! I just need to get a LOCAL dealer... or get my own FFL... but I don't see that happening in the near future.

So these are just a few of the goals I have for the year. I just want this year to be a year of fun. Last year went too fast and I didn't get to get out and enjoy the outdoors like I wanted to. And if the current administration has their way many places may become locked up sooner than later.

Week of Ranting...

2010-06-16T20:22:00.006-06:00

I've felt like ranting more this week than usual. I blame Roosevelt City. They started it.

As we all know, Monday was Flag Day. Although I don't have a flag to put up on our house yet, I like to see those that do. Roosevelt City has all kinds of banners that they put on the street lights that line main street. They have Union High School ones, USU-Uintah Basin ones, Roosevelt City ones, Spring ones, etc.. They do have flags that are put up on other holidays. I've seen them with my own eyes. I've even seen the city employees putting them up and taking them down. That being said, why on FLAG DAY were there NO flags on the light poles down main street?!? If they want to complain that they didn't want to put them up the night before cause that would be a Sunday night, then they should have put them up on Friday! If they work four tens and don't work Friday then they could have done it Thursday! Are they taking notes from the unpatriotic El Presidente of the Socialist States of America? Just cause he doesn't go to Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day doesn't mean our town should follow his lead and ditch patriotism out the window! It's really too bad someone doesn't get a good tongue lashing for dropping the ball on this one. It would be very well deserved.

Another thing that I want to rant about this week is early voting. They advertise everywhere that you should go vote early for the primary elections so you can avoid the lines on election day. It also allows someone to be out of town on election day and still cast their vote. So I thought I'd look up where we would be able to vote early. Roosevelt and the surrounding area is where the majority of the population of Duchesne County resides. Yes Duchesne is the county seat, but we all know it would become nothing if it weren't for the county offices being there. I figured we'd be able to go to the city building in Roosevelt to vote early. That would be the logical place. WRONG! The only place Duchesne Co. residents can vote early is IN DUCHESNE! And they wonder why they get a low turnout for early voting!? I'm not about to take well more than an hour out of a work day to drive 30 miles, cast a vote, and drive back home! If the local gubment had brains they'd have early voting available in Duchesne AND Roosevelt. It would greatly change primary elections because of the convenience of it! Then 20 people wouldn't decide the primaries anymore!

One more thing. This is for Dan the Man since he posted about customers. Wal-Mart employees. Without customers, you wouldn't have a job. Got it? I'm not saying that customers should get in the way of Dan pushing pallets of goods. I'm just saying that when I'm pushing a cart down a WIDE aisle and you clearly see me coming, DON'T CUT ME OFF!! You made eye contact with me! You know I was going straight! It's kind of like trail etiquette. If you're hiking on a trail, and a guy on a horse is coming the opposite way, you stand aside and let him pass. Why? He's got a horse that's why! You by yourself can get out of the way much easier than a horse can! Just like you walking down the aisle at Wal-Mart carrying your scanner can move aside and wait a half second for someone with a full cart to pass by you!

That's all I have for now. Sometimes it's good to rant. We can all learn from it. At least I hope we learn from it. Lesson one? Don't do something stupid to make me ticked off. Simple as that.

The Wants....

2010-06-08T22:08:00.000-06:00

Lately I've come down with a pretty bad case of the wants. I want this, or I want to do that. Raging rivers and poor weather have kept me inside all too much lately.

A couple weeks ago I got a truck bed trailer for free. I had to put the wheels back on and air up a tire, but it was still free. Now I don't really have a legit use for a trailer per se, but I just wanted it, and the price was right. I got to thinking I could modify the trailer to become something I would use and enjoy. That got me thinking, which at times can be a long process. I thought about turning it into a weatherproof box to store and haul all our camping gear. Then we'd just get the food/water loaded, the clothes, hook up and go. So I started to take a gander at things. Then I saw on a forum a RTT for sale. I had to click on the thread cause I had no idea what a RTT was. Then I was enlightened. It is a Roof Top Tent. I want one. That got me onto safari/expedition/off-road trailers. They have many names but they all serve the same basic purpose.

The discovery of RTTs led me to search on home built expedition/off-road trailers. I want to build one! I found one that a guy did a build thread on a forum that was 48 pages long! Yeah I know, it would be a lot shorter if the comments from the peanut gallery weren't there, but hey, that's huge! It took me 3 days to read it. I was in awe the entire time. He went from not knowing how to weld, to having a completely fabbed up trailer in a couple years. This is what it ended up looking like.

Isn't that awesome?!? I'd do a few things different, but still the same concept is there.

Another thing I want is a 4x4 to haul the whole family. I've looked at Envoys, insurance was too much to justify getting it. I've looked at Jimmys/Blazers, but they all have too many miles and are too much for what you get. I've looked at the old K5 Blazer/Jimmy, the old Suburban, the Yukon/Tahoe. I just want something. I need a great deal to fall in my lap like they used to when I was younger. I used to buy things, drive them for a year or less and make killer profit on them. But now I don't want to sell it in a year, I want to keep it. I need something of my own to go play in the mountains with!

One more want is a mountain bike. Not just any bike, a Specialized Hardrock.
Why that bike in particular? I had one on my mission and I liked it. So why spend countless hours looking around when I know something I like? Yes, I purchased my mission bike over ten and a half years ago. But I still want it.

And since we're talking wants, I want to win the lotto... Not millions... just enough to pay off the house. Cause if I didn't have a house payment every month, I could get all the other things I want :)

A Bear!

2010-04-27T18:30:00.003-06:00

I saw a bear, a way up there. A way up there, I saw a bear. I saw a bear a way up there, a way up there I saw a bear.

I know.. you can't see it.. but it is there!

It's the dark spot in the middle... Using Google Earth and mad math skills I'm guessing I was roughly 100-150 yards away.

Fishing is too far off!!!!

2010-04-19T18:19:00.004-06:00

I want to go FISHING!!!

Fishing never comes soon enough..

The real question is, why do I always want new stuff? I have a good spin/fly rod. I have a decent fly rod. My reels do the job. I have a good vest, backpack or fanny pack to use. So why do I want a new fly reel? I catch lots with my current set up. I don't want a new rod unless it's a 4' 6" 2 piece Ultralight setup. I just really want a new fly reel. But then I need backing, and fly line, and new leader. So I can't just get the cheap $15 reel and be done.

Fish are waiting to be caught. Someone needs to make the trek up the mountain to see how far you can go. Any takers?

Cars

2010-04-17T14:19:00.003-06:00

Cars are frustrating. You get a part put on, it works for a while, then it fails. You replace that part and you're back to square one. I took the door on the car apart once again because the window doesn't work. I think I've determined that the window is crooked in the window channel. Doesn't help when things don't line up enough to adjust it how you're supposed to! At least it's finally up all the way and not down a 1/4" like it has been since the last time I messed with it. So we are still without any windows that work on the car. Anyone want to buy it from me so I have money to purchase a different one? Didn't think so....

On a side note, my yard looks like crap. And this year I just really don't care. I need lots of dirt to level things off and I really don't have the desire to do the work this year. Can I just forget about yard work this year? I mean I have so much to do. I need enough dirt to fill a space 25'x54' and bring it up about 12". Technically it'd be more like a wedge, so near the house you wouldn't need dirt, but at the street you'd need the 12". That's still a lot of dirt. Then I'd need to plant something in that dirt. And water it. And weed it. See? That is a lot of work. I think I'll just be a lazy bum today instead.

Summer Plans....

2010-04-08T22:14:00.002-06:00

So, for a few years I've wanted to go on a hike. I think I could do it in 3 days and still have fun. From my calculations actual hiking distance would be 17-20 miles.

The trek would begin on a Thursday morning being dropped off at Chepeta Reservoir. From there I want to head on to Whiterocks Lake. I'd spend the night there, fishing and doing whatever I want because I'd be CAMPING! Friday would be spent hiking and fishing the 5 or so lakes from Whiterocks to Cliff Lake. Spend the night at Cliff, or if I'm tired camp could be made at Workman Lake. Saturday would be more fishing and hiking on to Paradise Reservoir where I'd be picked up. If someone with an excellent knowledge of the area were to pick me up they could actually drive all the way to Cliff Lake and do the pick up there.

I'd post pictures of the lakes but I don't really want to figure all that out right now. Google Earth has pictures of the lakes. There are USFS trails to all the locations so it's not like I'd be going blindly. Elevations would be over 10,000 ft most of the hike. I just need to figure out when and who would go with me and who would be the chauffeur. Jeremy? Kyle? Dan? Anyone else?

Winter....

2010-04-06T17:26:00.003-06:00

I wish winter would end. I want to go camping. I want to go fishing. I want to go on a week long hike/camp. I really just want to get into the mountains and do whatever I please. I know winter can last into May here in Utah, but I'm just getting tired of it. Today was cold and windy and I didn't like it at all. Am I a wuss? I think not. I'm just anxious to go do things I love to do!

Life...

2010-02-14T20:44:00.001-07:00

Life goes on... Work goes on... And yet I feel as if I'm going nowhere...

Water...

2009-12-16T21:40:00.001-07:00

From what I understand, ALL water in Utah belongs to the state. Conaster vs. Johnson in the Utah Supreme Court states that in their findings. That being said, why doesn't the state come pick up it's water? All over town people have piled it up for them. It's their water, they should have to deal with it's proper placement.

Again...

2009-11-11T19:25:00.000-07:00

Waiting...

Not working either..FYI

still waiting...

2009-11-10T21:02:00.001-07:00

Amy knows what I am still waiting for...

another test...

2009-11-09T21:36:00.001-07:00

I don't think this theory will work...

testing

2009-11-09T17:15:00.001-07:00

testing

No one cares...

2009-11-05T19:37:00.000-07:00

Since the blog list doesn't update, then I'll just put meaningless chatter on here...

Mosin Education..

2009-10-23T21:26:00.005-06:00

Dan, you need to learn this and purchase the items needed, and then do my M44.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3 The results...

Progress

2009-10-10T17:41:00.003-06:00

I made progress on the shed today. For reference so you know how tall the shed is, I'm sitting on an 8 foot ladder.

Dinner...

2009-09-28T20:57:00.004-06:00

Last week when Amy was out of town I decided I'd have a venison roast for Sunday dinner. Here are the pictures of this delicious meal. And Jeremy, before you start saying how much I suck cause I had this without you, just remember, you have a roast in your freezer waiting for you to cook up.

Randomness....

2009-08-27T21:09:00.002-06:00

I haven't posted on here for a few weeks. I figured I should post something, just for fun. It's been a busy month. Working on building a shed, I have a floor... and my walls are framed.. just not standing yet. The archery elk hunt has started. We hiked 10 miles opening day. Saw some elk but they weren't holding still so we didn't get to put our sneak on. Work has been busy but good. It's nice to have a job that is fun to go to. I don't really dread going to work. It's a good feeling.

I am running for city council. I have a few signs out there. Not near enough. I need to create a flyer and distribute it around.. I just don't know where to start!

Anyway.. that's the small update on my busy life..

My Political Views based on a facebook quiz...

2009-08-04T13:58:00.000-06:00

My Political Views
I am a right moderate social authoritarian
Right: 3.97, Authoritarian: 1.32

Political Spectrum Quiz

Neener Neener Neener...

2009-07-04T22:25:00.005-06:00

I went fishing without Jeremy neener neener neener. All the cutthroat trout were caught in the above little pool of the outlet of Papoose Lake. The cutt I kept is probably the biggest I've ever caught of that species.. WAHOO!!!

More on the trip tomorrow or whenever..

New Addition?

2009-06-01T21:18:00.002-06:00

with a remote and all :)

Montana Gun Law

2009-05-09T16:42:00.003-06:00

I just watched a Glenn Beck clip talking about the new gun law in Montana. Basically it states that if a gun and ammo is produced, sold, kept and used in the state, then the federal government can't do a blasted thing about it. Utah representative Carl Wimmer was on the show to saying that they are working on the same if not a better law for Utah.

My one question is... what do you do when you move to another state?

I see this as not only a gun rights plus, but also an economic development plus. If you want your guns sold to guys in the states that have this type of law, you better have a plant in that state. Can you imagine a "Utah" version of say the xd? Springfield in every needed state, Kimber everywhere, we've got Browning already. Could be a good thing.

Waiting...

2009-05-07T14:27:00.003-06:00

I hate waiting... it's no fun. Friday I was laid off. Friday I had a job interview. I was told he'd know by Tuesday. Tuesday came and his insurance guy was out of town. So it got changed to Thursday. So he called today. He's still pricing out insurance. So now it's later this afternoon or first thing Monday. Friday I also went up to Newfield and put in a resume there. They have a few pumper jobs open so I wanted to make sure that my resume was in for one of them. They will take resumes for a week, then interview the top candidates. So more waiting. I hate waiting. Being jobless isn't any fun at all.

Looking For Work

2009-05-01T09:28:00.000-06:00

Steven B. Timothy

WORK EXPERIENCE:

McJunkin Red Man Corp. July 2007 to May 2009
Inside Salesman: Deal with customer to provide parts based on needs. Order parts from vendors. Present quotes to customers and up sell items as needed.
Warehouse Supervisor: Deliver parts to various locations in the oil field. Ship and receive freight: enter and receive purchase orders, enter customer orders.
Classic Lube Feb. 2007 to July 2007
Aug. 2002 to Mar. 2003 Assistant Manager: Opened and closed business for operation daily. Resolved customer concerns. Varied office duties, such as: processing customer bills and filing.
Sept. 2001 to Jan. 2002
Oct. 1998 to Aug. 1999
Lube Technician: Performed primary service of changing oil on various vehicles.

Luck’s Trucks Aug. 2006 to Jan. 2007
Water Truck Driver: Hauled water to drilling rigs in the oil field. Loaded and hauled production water to disposal ponds.

Royal Wholesale Electric Jan. 2006 to Aug. 2006
Warehouse Foreman: Received incoming freight. Filled and shipped customer orders via UPS and freight lines. Oversaw warehouse workers. Maintained cleanliness of warehouse. Filled in as a delivery driver when needed.
Nov. 2004 to Jan. 2006
Warehouse /Delivery Driver: Received and put away incoming inventory. Filled customer orders. Delivered products to customers from Salt Lake City to Delta. Kept vehicles well maintained.

Rocky Road Outfitters May 2003 to Aug. 2004
Sales/Tech Support: Answered phones and took orders for Heber City company that manufactured off-road vehicle parts. Gave technical support to customers about products. Aided in filling orders and shipping of products.

Pinks June 1994 to Oct. 1998
Laborer: Installed heating and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment and ductwork. Performed minor electrical work, i.e., pull wires, wire receptacles, and light switches. Various office and customer service duties. Performed housekeeping in the shop as needed.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Class A CDL with tank endorsement.
• Experience with shipping and receiving.
• Experience operating a fork lift.
• Experience driving delivery trucks and bobtail water truck.
• State Safety Inspection License.
• Served as Mission Fleet Manager from April 2000 to March 2001 while on an LDS Mission for the LDS Church. Duties included: Inspecting cars monthly, making sure cars were serviced properly, arranged for repairs of vehicles, worked with insurance companies in resolving damage claims, office duties, and selling used mission vehicles.
• Proficiency in Word Processing, Windows 3.11-NT, Excel, and Internet.

EDUCATION:

Bridgerland Applied Technology College, Logan, UT Spring 2002
Completed small engine repair course.

Utah State University, Basin Campus, Roosevelt, UT Summer 1997 and Fall 2001
Took general education courses.

Utah Valley State College, Orem, UT 1997-1998
Completed courses in auto mechanics.

I want.......

2009-04-21T21:26:00.003-06:00

I saw one at a retailer in Vernal the other day... Calling out to me.. It's purdy, and it'd be lots of fun! And practical of course.. If it was good enough for our boys in WWII it'd be good enough for home defense right?

Nothing to say

2009-04-09T18:17:00.004-06:00

I have nothing to say. It's been cold and windy so I haven't been able to work on the Bronco much. I was able to drive it home the other night. We put water in the battery and let it charge overnight and it's held a charge since. So that's one less expense I'll need to make.

I've been thinking about how to build a bumper/tire carrier for the rig. I want something tough and good looking. I've thought about doing 2x4x.188wall rectangle tubing for the bumper and 2x2x.188wall square tubing for the carrier. That route would cost around $130ish for the metal plus some misc. pieces of metal for brackets and whatnot. I could get some free 2-7/8" round tubing. it'd be plenty strong. Just not sure how I'd get a receiver hitch on it or mount the tire carrier. Design work will need done. The problem I have with designing things is... AMY lost my graph paper notebook. It had my shed drawings in it, and my b.o.m. for my shed also. It's gotta be around here somewhere.

This time it's for real!

2009-04-02T20:30:00.003-06:00

OK. So I have the Bronco II running tonight. As long as the jumper cables are hooked up. I've known I've needed a new battery the whole time. I just had other things to do before that point.

Soon as I get a good battery in it I'll buzz it down to my house where I can work on getting the interior put back together and cleaned up.

The guy thought that the engine needed rebuilt.. what a hoser.. it purrs like every other Bronco/Ranger out there.

It's alive!!! it's alive!!! at least...

2009-03-29T17:14:00.002-06:00

it was...

I took Jeremy up on his challenge of making the Bronco II run for under $100. Not a problem. For $13.29 after the initial $75 I had it running.

It seems it may need an in tank fuel pump now. Odd thing about the Bronco II.. the genius engineers at FoMoCo thought it would be a wonderful idea to have not only one, but two fuel pumps for this vehicle. There is a low pressure fuel pump inside the gas tank. It runs about 4-6psi. It's job is to take the fuel from the tank, and get it to the filter. (Side note, my bronco doesn't have the typical inline filter that the books call for. Mine is the canister type. Now I get to return something to Checker.. woo hoo.) The second fuel pump is a high pressure pump. It runs at 70-95psi. It's job is to get the fuel from the filter, to the engine.

Now I can somewhat see the logic behind this. Somewhat. Pumps have the weak link of lift. The more distance they have to suck up whatever they are sucking, the harder the work is. If there is very little distance on the suction side, then the pump can push very far with the pressure side. So I guess they thought if they can use a small low pressure pump to get the fuel to the filter bowl, then the high pressure pump could take it from there, and deliver it to the engine.

There's one problem with that. Every other manufacturer at the time had the brains to put the HIGH pressure pump in the tank. Thus needing only one pump. Am I going to change the set up? I would if both pumps were bad, but since I only have to replace one, I'm going to do just that. Hopefully after doing that I can get it running well enough to drive to the house. That way I'd have all MY tools readily available instead of digging through what tools my brothers have laying around.

It's a project, but it's my project.. and I like these types of projects.... Now if I could only get someone to come build my shed for me... or just do the concrete work.. that'd be enough..

The Project:

2009-03-26T19:51:00.003-06:00

This is my new $75 project.

So far I've spent $13.29 for a new ignition cylinder. We thought it would need a starter, but the thing isn't even bolted up tight. We may have to drill through the bell housing and use longer bolts with nuts on it, but we will get it to work. Then we can find out what else it will need.

The previous owner has taken the dash out and so I'll have a lot of fun trying to figure out what screws go where. He also purchased new fenders, weatherstripping, tail lights, park lights, wiper arms, a new grill, and spark plug wires. I'll be using the weatherstripping, wiper arms, and plug wires for sure. The rest will more than likely be sold if I can find a buyer.

Amy is a THIEF!

2009-03-24T21:27:00.003-06:00

I totally was going to post pictures of my rock... but she beat me to it.. so here's some more.

a funny one..

2009-03-18T20:19:00.000-06:00

On a Saturday afternoon, in Washington, D. C., House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's
aide visited the Cardinal of the Catholic cathedral. He told the Cardinal
that Nancy Pelosi would be attending the next day's sermon, and he asked if
the Cardinal would kindly point out Pelosi to the congregation and say a few
words that would include calling Pelosi a saint..

The Cardinal replied, "No. I don't really like the woman, and there are
issues of conflict with the Catholic Church over certain of Pelosi's
views." Pelosi's aide then said, "Look. I'll write a check here and now
for a donation of $100,000 to your church if you'll just tell the
congregation you see Pelosi as a saint."

The Cardinal thought about it and said, "Well, the church can use the money,
so I'll work your request into tomorrow's sermon." As Pelosi's aide
promised, House Speaker Pelosi appeared for the Sunday sermon and seated
herself prominently at the edge of the main aisle. And during the sermon,
as promised, the Cardinal pointed out that House Speaker Pelosi was present.

Then the Cardinal went on to explain to the congregation, "While Speaker
Pelosi's presence is probably an honor to some, she is not my favorite person. Some of her views are contrary to those of the church, and she
tends to flip-flop on many other views. Nancy Pelosi is a petty,
self-absorbed hypocrite, a thumb sucker, and a nit-wit. Nancy Pelosi is
also a serial liar, a cheat, and a thief. Nancy Pelosi is the worst example
of a Catholic I have ever personally witnessed. She married for money and is
using it to lie to the American people. She also has a reputation for
shirking her Representative obligations both in Washington and in
California. She simply is not to be trusted."

The Cardinal completed his view of Pelosi with, "But, when compared to
Senators Ted Kennedy, Harry Reid, and John Kerry, House Speaker Pelosi is a
saint."

Memories....

2009-03-05T22:23:00.002-07:00

I was looking for some cds tonight. I have a map program that I couldn't ever get to load on the old computer, but now that we have the new one, I'd like to give them a shot. Amy thought they may be in a box of my "keepsakes" as she has it marked. No dice. But there were things from before my mission and on my mission in there.

Sometimes it's somewhat scary to look at what one was like in the past. At times I always thought I was a so so missionary and that I didn't really learn too much. Wrongo bucko. I learned a lot. Looking through some of the papers reminded me of that. It also reminded me of things I need to be doing that I'm slacking on.

In the box was a book called "Drawing on the Powers of Heaven" by Grant Von Harrison. Good book, everyone should read it. I need to re-read it and follow it's teachings.

On a more fun note, I found a small stack of notes from zone conferences and other meetings. In there was a song I wrote. Yes, I wrote a song. It's about sister missionaries. Every Elder out there hates sisters. They are a thorn in the missionaries side. I'm not saying that they shouldn't be out there. I'm just saying they are annoying. Many of those missionaries that ridicule the sisters end up marrying one. Now here's the words to the song.

You give them your heart and your money
When you leave home she is your honey.
You're back and ready for a date,
That's when she says "you'll have to wait"

She turned in her papers
She's gonna be a sister.
A sister missionary
A sister missionary

You see them walking down the street
The ground is shaking beneath their feet
They're fat and big, it's really scary
Some of them are even hairy

I hate sisters
I hate sisters
Sister missionaries
Sister missionaries

You spend two years of your life
Hoping one won't be your wife
They get on your nerves all the time
All they do is complain and whine

I hate sisters
I hate sisters
Sister missionaries
Sister missionaries

Then one day, you get a letter
Says "I wish that things could've been better
Roses are red, violets are blue
I promised to wait, but not for you"

I hate sisters
I hate sisters
Sister missionaries
Sister missionaries

Now some look hot and some look fine
Sometimes I wish that one were mine
When we get home I'll ask one out
If she says yes I'll scream and shout

I love sisters
Gonna marry a sister
A sister missionary
A sister missionary

I even played it on my guitar. Some out there even have a recording I'm sure. Man I was bored or something..

Thought for the day.

2009-02-26T19:34:00.003-07:00

I was watching Latter-Day Profiles on BYUTV the other night.. and the guy on there told of a voice he heard while praying the the celestial room. It was:

"If you knew me, you would know I would do nothing that was not an act of love in your behalf."

Just thought that'd be something good to think about when things feel like they're getting tough.

Roosevelt City Secondary Water System

2009-02-19T22:01:00.002-07:00

Roosevelt City is working on creating a secondary water system for the residents of the city. When we lived in Spanish Fark we had secondary water. Small fee year round, and during the summer months you pay for usage. It was nice to use the secondary water for the grass. I'm all for secondary water for irrigation usage. It's a way to conserve what we can so we have enough for culinary use.

I have a few thoughts/ideas about what needs done.

First off, some background on what I know about the system in place. As part of the High Uintas lake stabilization project, Big Sand Wash Reservoir was enlarged. Roosevelt City now has a large pipeline from the reservoir to the city bringing secondary water in. They have piped the water to the golf course, Constitution Park, and the cemetary. The project of enlarging the lake was started in 2004ish. I'm not totally sure when the pipeline was started.

That being said, I'll move on to my points of question about planning and what not. There have been many new subdivisions built since 2004. All of which have required new roads and infrastructure. It costs money to build a subdivision, this I know. Trenches need to be dug to lay pipelines for water, sewer and storm drains.

Question one is this: Knowing that the master plan for the secondary water was to bring it to each individual home, are secondary water pipelines already in the ground in all the subdivisions that have gone up since the inception of the Sand Wash pipeline?

My guess is no. Why is that my guess? POOR PLANNING! Am I right? I'll find out on the 24th at the public hearing. One new road that has been all but paved is 500 East, starting at 800 South and going south to Pole Line Road. That is one mile on the nose using the ruler on Google Earth. Homes are already being built in the area. Subdivisions are planned. Are there new secondary water pipes stubbed to each lot? Probably not. The city council could have created an ordinance requiring secondary water to be stubbed to each lot in all subdivisions built/planned after the pipeline project was reality.

I hope they did plan ahead, but it's all about the dollars. Save the cents now, so we can pay our friends dollars later. If they didn't stub in the lines and put in the mains in all the subdivisions, they are going to have to go in and rip up fairly NEW pavement, dig new trenches, run the pipe, and stub water to each lot. If they did think ahead, then all they'd have to do is dig the trenches in the old pavement to get the secondary water to where the new pipeline was capped and started. Little to no new pavement would have to be disturbed, thus providing longevity to the road.

Is this a rant? Yes! Am I glad to get it off my chest? YES! Am I going to run for City Council again and win? Of course I am! This summer two more seats will be open. One of them has my name on it. I have a lot more future to plan for than those on the council currently. I'm not ripping on them because they are old, I'm just stating a fact. I'm 30, they are much older. Hopefully my future is at least 20 years longer than theirs.

More questions about the project will come... It occupies my mind at night quite a bit... I need to get a notepad by my bed..

Words to ponder...

2009-02-16T21:18:00.002-07:00

http://www.survivalblog.com/2009/02/jims_quote_of_the_day_1114.html

Dan, do you read the above blog?

Also, in addition to what Dan had to say on gardens... an article in the Deseret News talked about growing your own food. It can be seen here http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705285340,00.html

Salazar Sucks!

2009-02-05T20:34:00.002-07:00

Ken Salazar needs to be out of his position. It's unfortunate that the democraps put so many lives and jobs in jeopardy.

http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705282698,00.html

Bread Dough

2009-01-26T18:45:00.001-07:00

What's the harm in eating it? It's tasty! And besides, people eat cookie dough all the time...

We have launch!

2009-01-11T18:42:00.002-07:00

I have now hooked up the new computer. I should have taken Jeremy's external HD. Then I could transfer all my files effortlessly. I'll figure it out eventually.

Vista.... we'll see how I do with it. I use XP at work, but our home computer has been Win2000 sp4. So this is quite the upgrade.

The Computer...

2009-01-08T21:30:00.001-07:00

Has shipped! I should have it tomorrow! Knowing FedEx I'll end up with the monitor and not the computer... but then, according to the tracking numbers, I should be safe.

The cold... and other things..

2009-01-06T21:57:00.002-07:00

For those pansies out there thinking the cold is here, it's not. We haven't hit the lows yet. Yes, middle sink up around Logan has hit -53, and yes, Sunday we went to church and it was -9. But seriously, the cold has yet to come. We have still had sunshine. And we have still had a high on the plus side of zero. For those newscasters in Salt Lick City, the "bitter cold" isn't here like you think it is. We'd love days in the 20s. Snow melts when it's that warm. Less layers of clothing are necessary to carry out your duties for the day. The cold has yet to come. We may not hit the lows of previous years (-47) but it will come. It's only been -22 so far this winter. It's been a nice mild winter.

Amy said the other day if you would have told her 5 years ago that she'd be living in one of the coldest cities in Utah she'd have laughed at you. But now look at her. She has adapted and so can you.

If the oil prices will get back up around $60-70 a bbl things would be just fine out here. They hit $50 today! But they did close at $48.xx. I'm a little mixed on how I should feel about higher oil prices. On one hand, I want to keep my job. And I want it to be busy at work. But on the other hand, I love the lower gas prices. It's kind of a catch-22. Scary thing is overnight 98 rigs shut down across the country. At work on the company web page it has a rig count for the USA. Yesterday it was 1721. Today it was 1623. That's a heck of a lot of rigs to shut down in one day. Hopefully we can get it back up to the 3000 of the past summer. Only time will tell. Just hope all the enviro-nazis get their heads out of their backside and realize how important oil is to them. Plastic and poly-fibres sure are hard to make when you don't have the oil to do it. No true greenie should be reading this anyway. Cause no true greenie would still be using oil products like they tell us not to. So they couldn't use a keyboard, cell phone, or any other means of getting online. Sucks for them!

I bit the bullet...

2008-12-30T20:46:00.003-07:00

Well, it's official. We are finally getting a new computer. After the much needed validation I got from a select few, I decided to make the purchase. For those of you who care, this will be the first new computer I've had since I built this one I currently use. That was before I was married. When I lived in Logan, UT. And I moved from there in August of 2002. So that lets you know how old the thing is.

The specs on this old machine are:

ASUS A7V266-E mother board
AMD Duron 1.2Gig processor
785 MB Ram
20Gig Hard drive (yes you read that right)
Philips CDRW drive 24X
Mitsumi CDRW drive (can't remember the speed, it was free from Elder George)
On board sound
NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Model 64 video card
Windows 2000 svc pack 4
15" monitor

The new one is a Dell. Yes, some say blah to Dell, but they had the best price because I wasn't in the mood to build one this time, sorry Sticks.

Inspiron 518

Quantity

Item Description

1	Intel® Core™ 2 Quad processor Q6600 (8MB L2, 2.4GHz, 1066FSB)
1	4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz (4 DIMM)
1	No Keyboard
1	Dell S1909WX 19 inch Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor
1	ATI Radeon HD 3450 256MB supporting HDMI
1	500GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
1	Dell 19 in 1 Media Card Reader
1	Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-Bit
1	Mouse included with Keyboard purchase
1	No Modem Option
1	Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0 Multi-Language
1	16X DVD+/-RW Drive
1	Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
1	No speaker Option
1	No Productivity software pre-installed
1	McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 30-Days
1	1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
1	Windows Vista™ Premium
1	Dell Remote Access, free basic service

Some had suggested a larger monitor. Our computer is in a hutch. We do have room for the 20" but I didn't want to wait the 2 weeks extra it would take. It will be a big enough difference to get the 19". I will purchase whatever software I need later. Office 2007 home and student most likely.

Thanks for the validation those who validated. I do appreciate it.

Frosty Morning

2008-12-24T16:10:00.005-07:00

It was a balmy -4 this morning when I checked the temp. It was also foggy all night long. The good thing about the fog is what it leaves in the morning.

Trees look much better in the winter with frost all over them.

Report on trip to the citay.

2008-12-21T20:47:00.004-07:00

So, we went to Tucanos. Very good food. Although the bacon wrapped turkey was dry. Every slice of whatever beef they brought was delicious. Although it seemed they came by all to often with the garlic beef. It got old quick. All you in the south country need to visit and eat there. It is well worth it. But, make sure you get a reservation. We had one and it seemed to help.

On a report on eating at Moochies Meatballs. This place was on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives. We figured that since they are said to have the best Philly cheesesteak in Utah we'd give it a shot. If that's the best, I'll stick to the Arby's cheesesteak sub any day. Not good.

After we ate the plan was to go visit Dale at work. Zion's building down town. Whenever I tell someone to follow me somewhere I also give them an address so they know where to go incase they get lost. Amy told Jeremy to follow us. She didn't give them an address. So they were on the phone, and Amy was relaying every turn we made. I was beyond annoyed. Just give them an address and let them find their way there. We ended up going the the Gateway Mall and parking there, then taking trax over to the building. Once again, Jeremy got lost. He couldn't get get onto the train with the stroller fast enough. So we waited, and waited, and waited. He ended up running/jogging his way on the street instead of taking another train.

While visiting Dale, a coworker came in for some dirt. We didn't have anything. Then he asked Lily for something. So I asked Lily to tell him what Grandpa's name was. As soon as I said that Dale let out an "oh no". Lily has called him Grandpa Marvin for quite some time. After stating his name the guy gave Lily a quarter. She was quite happy.

By the time we headed home, my gut was hurting. Lunch was not settling well. That night I puked at least 12 times, and had enough diarhea to clean me out well enough to get a colonoscopy. We suffered through the day doing what shopping we needed to finish then headed to Orem to spend the night before making the trip home.

It was nice to get home and sleep in my own bed after so many nights away. My guts still hurt from the sickness, but I think it's like I pulled a muscle or something. I'll just try to take it easy this week and rest over the next long weekend.

Alas, my twenties, I knew them well.

2008-12-16T18:27:00.003-07:00

Today is a fateful day. It is the last day of being in my twenties. Tonight we are headed to "the big city" to do some Christmas shopping.

The birthday plan goes thusly:

1. Wake up when I wake up.
2. Eat when I feel like eating.
3. Go where we end up going.
4. Eat lunch at Tucanos and do my best not to gorge myself.
5. Complain to Amy because she let me eat too much.
6. Do whatever else we end up doing.

Oh my next thirty years, I'm gonna watch my weight
Eat a few more salads and not stay up so late
Drink a little lemonade and not so many Dr. Peppers
Maybe I'll survive my next thirty years

My next thirty years will be the best years of my life
Raise a little family and hang out with my wife
Spend precious moments with the ones that I hold dear
Make up for lost time here, in my next thirty years
In my next thirty years.

That's all I have to add to this subject for now. It's time to pack up and leave for the citay.

Snow

2008-12-14T14:36:00.002-07:00

Well, we've had a wee bit of snow here in Roosterville. I don't really mind the white stuff. In fact, I actually enjoy it. The only thing I don't like about it is how stinking bright it gets. You can't go anywhere in the day time and not have sunglasses. If you do, you can't see for 10 minutes after you get inside because of the snow blindness.

One good thing to remember about the snow though is this. RABBITS!! It seems to be a downer year for rabbits this year from all the reports I've heard. Rabbits go through seven year cycles. They boom for a while, then they bust. Last year was probably the last boom year. This year has been a bust. We didn't see a single rabbit when we went to get our Christmas tree. And I've only seen one live rabbit out in the oil patch while doing deliveries. But that was all before the snow. Snow changes everything. Now I just need to take the time to go chase the tasty little creatures.

Anyone care to join me?

Poll

2008-11-20T20:35:00.001-07:00

Take the poll, then comment here why you'd answer what you did.

I would ask about the car because obviously the spouse isn't hurt bad enough that they can't call. And also if the car isn't hit too bad then they couldn't have been hurt to bad either.

Your answer?

My take on the recent happenings

2008-11-05T19:49:00.005-07:00

Democrats are happy. Unfortunately some LDS democrats are happy with their choice of Obama as El Presidente. I have no problems with any LDS people being a democrat. The Church put out a letter reaffirming their stance as politically neutral as they do every year. I am glad that the church does this. I am also glad we have multiple parties to keep checks and balances in government.

One paragraph of the letter to the members needs repeated here.

"Latter-day Saints as citizens are to seek out and then uphold leaders who will act with integrity and are wise, good, and honest. Principles compatible with the gospel may be found in various political parties."

Here is the problem I have with being LDS and supporting Obama. Obama is far from acting with integrity. McCain isn't all there either, but come on. Obama fully supports partial birth abortions, is a member of a church lead by a VERY anti-American pastor, supports ACORN, pocketed millions from failing Fannie-Mae and Freddie-Mac, and has nothing but a plan.

What is the plan? It's a plan of course mixed with some kind of change.

I'm all for people doing what they feel is right. But at the same time you have to try to understand the whole person not just the 18 months you know from his campaign rhetoric. Why did he say he'd stick to the cap of $84 million for campaign spending and then ended up spending over $600 million? No integrity there.

Some are all for so called basic human rights. Last I checked health care is a privlidge, as is education, MONEY, public transportation, and other aspects of the money sucking welfare system. Government has no business taking my hard earned money and giving it to some lazy sob that doesn't want to get off their fat butt and work. Why is it so many on welfare are overweight? They are always crying that food costs too much or that they have to give up food to pay for bills. How about you get rid of your cable/satellite tv, quit eating out, lay off the soda, and get a job! On the radio the other day after Obama had his "info"(propaganda)-mercial people were talking about the lady that was complaining about the price of milk or something. She had acrylic nails! Skip the beauty salon and get your food! Tv is still tv on a small screen. You don't need that new flat screen tv.

I dearly hope that the Conservitaves come out of the woodwork in two years so we can control the house and senate so we aren't toally screwed over in life. Ditch all the liberal republicans and vote for conservitaves that have real values.

One last thing. It's time Bush pulls a Clinton and does away with Grand Staircase next month. Clinton cowardly created it, screwing Utah, which hurts the nations ability for clean coal and other natural resources, and it's time Bush BOLDLY gets rid of it.

Deer Pics

2008-11-02T17:04:00.002-07:00

Here you go, I finally got a couple few shots of the deer for those unbelievers (Aunt Me).

The Deer Hunt

2008-10-29T20:30:00.004-06:00

As those who know me know, I love to hunt. This year I drew out for a Northeastern Utah general rifle tag. I've been looking forward to opening day all year. As the day got closer, I realized that we were going to be doing inventory at work the second weekend of the hunt. That meant that I could only hunt on opening day.

The night before the hunt opened was spent cleaning out Jared's truck and getting all my supplies ready. Amy and Lily were joining me so I had to get food and all the other goodies to make it comfortable for the entire day.

I set my alarm for 4:30 AM. The plan was to get out of town by 5:45AM. I got out of bed and went to get Lily up and before I even got to her room she was crying because the lights were on. "No! It's not morning yet!" she wailed. After putting her in our bed with the tv on for a bit she was good to go. We fed her a yogurt and got things loaded in the truck. The plan was Amy and I would get something to eat at McDonald's. I had made the assumption that they would be open by 5, so we'd be good to go. Wrong. They opened at 6. We were a bit behind schedule but all was good.

We made our way up to Mosby mountain. Growing up the times I did get to go hunting with my dad, this was the place to go. We got the truck parked just as light was coming. Unfortunately somebody was parked right next to where I wanted to be. Oh well, I was hunting.

The morning was full of deer. Unfortunately they were all does. Had we gone to the next canyon over, we could have seen something. It sounded like a military firing range at times. Shots rang out all morning. Either there were many people getting deer, or many people making their yearly lead deposits in the ground. We finally got bored not seeing any bucks and the deer had stopped moving so we went for a drive. We drove up the Paradise Park road and took a left somewhere between the Ice Cave Peak road and Paradise Park Reservior. We went down that road through many mud holes and puddles. We did see an ungulate. But it was just a cow elk. The road became narrow and the sides of the canyon became steep so we turned the truck around and made our way to the reservior.

When we made it to the lake it was time for a potty break since there were outhouses for Amy and Lily to use. After driving across the dam we got back to the main road and headed up towards Cliff Lake. Along the way we saw a grouse. .270s are not good grouse guns. Mostly because grouse have tiny heads, and it's illegal. We drove a ways farther and decided to turn around. No more ungulates were seen or heard from the rest of the day on this mountain.

We (meaning I) decided to take the long road around instead of the main road back to where we had started the day. We went to the Mosby sinks. when we got to the first clearing we decided it was time to make sandwhiches and eat some lunch. After filling our bellies it was time to put the truck in 4 wheel drive and make the trek through the trees and mud. The sinks loop road has always been a fun drive to me. Mud, water, rocks and trees always make for fun wheeling. Right towards the end of the loop we encountered another vehicle. Thankfully it was right as they were entering the trees and we were exiting. They backed up and let us on our way.

We went back to where we had started the morning and I made a call to my sister to see if her husband had seen/gotten anything. No luck for him either. Amy and I were tired so we called it a day and headed home. I was going to drive to Mt. Home to go with Kevin for the evening hunt.

After getting home and taking a short nap I was on the road again. This time by my self. Amy wanted to stay home and do things while I went out. I got to "the ranch" as it is known and sat around a camp fire with Tyra and Kevin and their kids. We then decided to take a spin on the 4-wheelers to see if anything was in the ranch. Nothing but a few cows.

It was finally late enough to head back up the mountain to see what we could see. We made the short drive to Pigeon Water Spring and marked the spot where we parked the bronco II with the GPS's we had. As we had driven up we saw a few deer hanging in the trees of a couple camps, so we at least knew that some deer had existed on this mountain.

We headed north across the hills and walked into a couple groups of does and fawns. They were unconcerned that we were even there. That was a good sign. As we hiked on, we thought we weren't all that far from the truck. We got to a clear spot in the trees that opened up to near the top of the hill. Deer! At this point we were over 300 yards away from them.

One deer in the group had decided to show itself soon after we spotted the group. It was above and to the right of the rest of the group. I put my scope to 9 power and watched it carefully. When it turned it's head just right I could see antlers! Kevin wanted to see if he could sneak up closer. He had his .30-30 which we all know is not a good long distance gun. I had my .270. Plenty of gun for this far of a shot.

I carefully took off my bag and left it where we first spotted the deer. Kevin made his way up the hill to the right side of the clearing we were in. I worked my way up the left. I knew I couldn't get a steady enough shot from the center of the clearing so I decided to use a tree as a rest. I have hunted deer for 16 years and it was time I got a buck. I wanted to do everything I could to make a good shot. I moved to the left to a quakie that was about 3 inches in diameter. It would do just right as a rest to steady my rifle. Then came a problem. The buck had made his way left also. That caused a patch of quakies about 150 yards in front of me to be in the way.

Kevin was about 60 yards uphill from me and about the same to the right. I thought he may take the shot but he still wasn't close enough for the .30-30 to make a good shot. Then the deer made it's last mistake. It turned around and headed to the right. I made a silent but determined b-line for the tree I wanted as a rest. Slowly the buck walked to the right. With buck fever raging and adrenaline pumping I made a concious effort to control my breathing. The buck was in my cross hairs. I took one last breath, exhaled, and pulled the trigger.

BOOM!

He was down! I hit him! It was a 250-300+ yard shot. I watched him as I ran back down the hill to my bag. Time for the work to begin. He was still kicking some and using his front legs to try to get up. Oh no! Did I hit him in the back and only break his back? He rolled down the hill three times. We quickly worked our way up to him. We were within 100 yards and he got up on all fours. I took a quick shot and got him right in the neck. He was done for. We made our way above and behind him just in case he had any steam left in him. He was down. In all the excitement I forgot that I had a CAMERA in my bag. I didn't get any pictures with my first buck! I am still sad about this.

The Work:

Kevin ran up the hill to see if any more deer were still around, and to see if we were near a trail of some sort. That left me alone to attempt to clean the deer. I haven't cleaned a deer for years. 6 plus years. And the last one I cleaned was a doe. I hadn't seen a buck cleaned in well over 10 years. I did my best hack job and Kevin got back to see that I hadn't done much. Finally it got to the point where I just had to deal with how good we had done and get that buck off the mountain.

We tied his legs to a log and hoisted him up onto our shoulders. I was leading the way with the back end of the deer, and Kevin was following. We made it a ways and realized we needed to get more lights. Kevin had a tac light and I had nothing. We made phone calls to see if any of my brothers could come help. No way no how. Kevin and I were on our own. We made a b-line best we could back to the bronco with the intent to go back to the ranch and get some dinner and lights. Then we decided to mark the best spot to park when we returned. We drove past a camp and into the trees. According to the GPS we were about .63 miles from the deer and only 300ft higher. This was where we wanted to be.

It was late, and getting later. We asked the people in the camp if they would loan us a flashlight and they obliged. After following the directions on the GPS we made it back to the deer. We would hoist it up on our shoulders and walk as far as we could. Man I used to be in much better shape.

After hours of hiking and resting from the pain, we finally made it back to the bronco. It was midnight or so. We returned the flashlight with a small tip for thanks and to replace the batteries we used to the kind hunters from SLC. I saw the time on his watch. 12:20AM. I was beat.

After the rough ride down the mountain and the quick trip to the ranch, we loaded the deer into the pickup and had a quick bite to eat. I made the drive home just doing my best to stay awake.

I called Clark when I got to the Ioka turn off. That would give him time to get dressed and ready to help me skin the deer and hang it in his tree. He complained at how poorly I had cleaned the deer. The bladder and other attached organs were still in him. I reminded him of the last time I had cleaned a deer. After getting done there and getting home to clean up and shower I was finally in bed at 4:00AM. My left shoulder felt raw from carrying the deer. But even though I was beat, I was happy.

I finally was successful in getting a buck. He is an 18 inch wide 3 by 4 with eye gaurds. I'm still elated just thinking about it. If I remember I'll take a picture of the head with the camera and post a pic.

Court

2008-09-12T21:04:00.002-06:00

The first time I went fishing this year we were in Uinta Canyon. We drove up to the end of the road, and near the trail head parking lot was a road closed sign in the ditch. We read the first couple lines and it made you think that the road was only closed from sunset to sunrise due to the mud slides they had in August 2007. It was May 17, 2008. Long after the mud slides of last fall. We spent the day fishing and came back to tickets on our trucks. I had one on my truck, another guy in the ward had one, and my brother Clark had one on his. The ticket was for "driving a motor vehicle on the portion of the Uinta Canyon road that is closed to motor vehicles."

The fine for the ticket was $150 plus a $25 processing fee. Stupid federal government. All the road closure is is a back door way to close public land. Still to this day the road is closed.

Today I had a court appearance to fight the ticket and the poorly worded notice on the road closed sign. Dave, the guy from the ward, was there also. Clark paid the ticket long ago. After hearing the other people had their turn for their various tickets, the Judge asked if there were others in the courtroom who had tickets. Three of us raised our hands.

The first guy gets up to the podium, states his name, and the Judge says that his ticket was dismissed. So it was Dave's turn. He gets to the podium and they say his is dismissed. I state my name as soon as I stand up and didn't even walk through the little double saloon doors to get to the podium before they tell me mine is dismissed. SWEET!

I called Clark to tell him what happened. He wasn't too happy since he had paid his ticket, but what else could he do?

If we would have plead not guilty we would have had to come back in November for a trial. Dave had pictures of the new sign they have up there now. It now states in big letters: NO MOTOR VEHICLES, WALKING ONLY BEYOND THIS POINT. or something to that effect.

It was quite the relief to not have to pay or even fight the ticket. Now if the government were to do the right thing (ha ha yeah right) they'd send Clark and everyone else that paid their money back.

Friday at our house

2008-08-08T22:45:00.003-06:00

While Amy was watching the opening ceremonies of the Olympics, Lily and I were busy doing more important things. She's definitely my daughter. Be worried all you boys out there.

Dogs...

2008-08-08T22:36:00.004-06:00

This is what the dogs have done in our yard this week. Police reports have been filed. I just need to catch them. Time for a trap of some sort.

Thursday's Damage:

Tuesday:

Thursday again:

Garden

2008-08-05T20:08:00.002-06:00

My garden continues to grow! It's ok for a first timer.

The first ripening tomato.

Hopefully the corn grows. I have 2 zucchini plants that I wonder about. Some days they look good, others they look dead. We've now picked 2 yellow straight squash and any day ready to pick another. In addition to the aforementioned plants, I also have white pumpkins. I really hope they do good. It will be lots of fun to have white pumpkins for Halloween. It sure is a lot of work for what little I will get out of it. Amy and Lily get to reap the most benefits of my labor.

So you know, it took 4 trailer loads of dirt to fill the wood frame I built for the garden. All loaded and unloaded by hand. That is part of why I got a late start on the garden this year. Next year will be much more productive.

Hey! Check this out!

2008-08-04T20:01:00.002-06:00

I like to browse different forums. And I also like to visit the humor section of the forums I visit. But what I don't like is when someone has a title to lure you in and it is a stupid youtube video. If I wanted to see videos, I'd be going to youtube. I'm going to the humor section to read jokes not watch them. Many times I don't want to turn on the sound or Amy doesn't want me to turn on the sound making it pointless to visit a video site anyway.

Just knock it off people. It's very lame and annoying.

Now get out and go catch some fish.

Proof

2008-07-27T21:02:00.003-06:00

Here's proof, I can catch a fish. This one is an 11 inch brook trout. We made a short trip to Chepeata res. Saturday afternoon. It was dark and cloudy so I was expecting a downpour. It just rained a bit. It was 53 degrees for all you heat lovers in the south. We were at an elevation of over 10,000 ft. It was too windy to fly fish so I was stuck using a spinner. Size 0 blue fox vibrax. I've got a few of those and this was the first time I've caught some fish on them. I caught a whopping 5 fish in about 90 minutes. You Dunlap boys sure are missing out!

I did it!

2008-07-13T21:55:00.002-06:00

So, on the third try of fishing for more than 10 minutes, I finally broke 49. Saturday Clark and I went up to Uinta Canyon and fished the river. Clark wasn't so sure we'd catch that many fish because it's a harder river to fish at times.

We parked at the trail head parking lot and headed west. There was a small beaver pond that Clark caught a couple dinky ugly planted rainbows in. After a short hike through the trees we made it to the river. Clark did his usual "I'll take the other side" and I'll take this side thing. So while he went down stream I worked at fishing what few holes I could without getting things caught in the trees. It was a chilly 50 when we parked the truck and the water was still runoff cold. I wasn't trying hard to get wet like Clark. I'm a wuss at times.

After working at the river for a while, and fishing all the little side streams that the river makes, I finally caught more than 49 fish. I got a whopping 58. I kept three.

Clark on the other hand, caught a measly 112. He kept only 8 (that's the limit). I only caught brook and brown trout this time, he caught brook, brown, cutthroat, and rainbow. 4 species in one day is pretty good. Maybe next time I'll catch more than him. I probably would have done better had I wanted to get more wet. That and changing to a new fly when the one I had on was so worn out. I used the worn out one from last week for a while, then put a fresh one on and should have changed it around fishy number 30 or so. Clark went through 3 flies. He just needs to tie more so I have more to lose in the trees.

Fishing Report

2008-07-06T18:15:00.003-06:00

So it seems that I am limited to catching only 49 fish per trip. Yesterday I went fishing on the Whiterocks River in Whiterocks Canyon with my brother Clark.

Clark told me Friday night he'd pick me up at 6am. So I got up at 5:20, got dressed, ate some jam and toast and headed outside. I knew I was early but I had to water the grass we planted and my garden. 6:00 came and Clark hasn't shown up yet. So I wait. 6:08 I decide it's time to call. It goes to his voice mail. 6:18 comes and I try again. Voice mail again. But right after I hang up he calls back saying he's on his way. He's only 3-4 blocks away so it wouldn't be long.

We stop for gas at Circle Maverik and head on our way. When we get to the end of the road we park the truck and dawn our gear. First the sunscreen, then the bug spray, then since it's only 7 I put my jacket back on. It was 57 when we shut the truck off. I strap on my .44 mag first, then put on my fanny back pack. It's a fanny pack that has shoulder straps so what else would I call it? Then I put on my fishing vest. All that gear was surprisingly comfortable. I hadn't ever fished with both the fanny back pack and the fishing vest on at the same time.

We made the short hike over to the river (100-200 yards?) and start fishing. Clark immediately waded through the icy cold water to the other side. After restringing my pole because I put my reel on wrong, I was able to make the first cast of the day. FISH ON! First catch was a fine little native (aka cutthroat trout). Natives are beautiful little fish that are fun to catch. Within minutes I had caught a couple more brook trout in just that first little hole.

We fished our way upstream. Clark had to scale a rock cliff face to stay on his side of the river. I on the other hand had to backtrack a bit and go up the side of the canyon to get around a cliff so I could continue fishing. After getting back down to the river, I finally spotted Clark.

I yelled something to him and he yelled "moose!" My comment? "What?" He says, "Bull moose!" I turned around to see some bushes moving and then a small bull moose just yards away. He went up the hill and on his way. This was the only big animal we saw that day. There was always the chance of seeing a bear. Whiterocks canyon has always been well known to have bear in it. On a side note, today I found out my neighbor was camping in the campground there this weekend. They did see a 2 year old bear. That was when his wife decided it was time to go home.

As we fished on I was ahead of Clark on the fish count for a while. I did catch a nice 10 inch native that had a beautiful orange/red belly. Something that can only be appreciated in person. Eventually Clark did surpass me on the number of fish (I'm limited to 49 remember?). I did catch and keep the bigger fish of the day. A nice 12 inch native. Clark had a total of 66 fish. I caught 6-8 natives and the rest were brook trout (a char technically). One of the fish that Clark kept had a minnow in it's mouth. Quite the sight to see considering the brookie was only 9 inches long and the minnow was probably 2-3 inches.

Now you are probably wondering why I'm limited to catching only 49 fish. On the only previous fishing trip of mine this year, I only caught 49 fish. Hopefully next time I will surpass the 50 fish mark.

Where's Mosiah when we need him?

2008-06-09T22:24:00.002-06:00

In church yesterday they talked about how King Mosiah was setting up the system of judges that was used to rule the people after he died. Do you know how awesome this country could be if we had a Mosiah for president? In Mosiah 29:26 it says: Now it is not common that the ^avoice of the people desireth anything ^bcontrary to that which is right; but it is common for the lesser part of the ^cpeople to desire that which is not right; therefore this shall ye observe and make it your law—to do your business by the voice of the people.

How true it is that the lesser part of the people desire that which is not right. That right there is what is wrong with the government today. Too bad the majority of the people can't keep the lesser part in check.

Tag

2008-05-06T18:21:00.003-06:00

Amy's Game:

List:
3 joys
3 fears
3 goals
3 current obsessions/collections
3 random/surprising facts
-Tag five people at the end of your post by leaving their names .
-Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

Family
Fishing
Hunting

Not being able to work
Tipping over a semi.... wait.. I did that..
Having a bear charge me and not having a gun.

Buy Crystal Ranch
Own a Business
Take a month long vacation and not have to worry about work/money.

Amy
Lily
Stuff

There are many days I hate my job.
I'm always looking at new jobs.
I can't think of any other things.

now it's your turn.

The "project"

2008-03-04T22:55:00.006-07:00

This is what the project has been the last couple nights after work. Since the geniuses who built our house and put in the cabinets didn't put an actual cabinet above our range. They had just a shelf that was held up just by the little shelf pins. So the project was two part. First being put in the shelf at the right height and make it strong enough to support the microhood. Second was to install the microhood. After two nights of working on it it is done. Looks pretty good considering it's a Whirlpool and our fridge and stove are Frigidaire. This is one appliance that is staying with the house when we sell it.

Yes, we will be taking the old microwave off of the counter soon. Amy has a home for it already too.

Name That Place

2008-02-18T21:40:00.004-07:00

OK since Jeremy likes games, here are some pictures for you to ponder.

Another project...

2008-01-16T22:15:00.000-07:00

Another pet project I'm working on is getting to know who owns what land bordering the "gulch" here in town. I want to push for a community fishing pond here in town and that would be the perfect area. I know of two landowners that would be happy to see it happen. I just need to find out who the others are so I can talk with them. Just a good way to improve the city and get my face out there so when the next election comes around, I will not lose.

OK...

2008-01-16T21:54:00.000-07:00

So it's time I post again on this blog. I've been busy doing many things lately. Staying warm being one of them. Work has been crazy. We merged with another company and so we have sort of put the two stores together. The one down side to this is I still have to do a lot of paperwork for all of the items sold or transferred to the other store. Supposedly we are supposed to finally meet someone from Red Man. We merged with them on 1 Nov 2007 and we have yet to meet anyone from upper management from their end. The regional manager is out of SLC and hasn't even made the measly 3 hour drive to come meet his newest employees. Pretty lame and annoying at the same time.

In other news. I've been emailing Sam's Club to see what their criteria is to decide where to put a new store. They gave me some bull about not having a population minimum but at the same time most locations have around 100,000 at least in the "trade area". They claimed that there were only 42,000 people in the "trade area" here. So I asked how big the area was. They said it took in all of Northeastern Utah including down to Moab. That's one large area. So I went to http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html

The following is what I found. A lot more people than they claimed. I emailed them back to let them know their poor math skills. We'll see what they have to say about that.

Colorado

rio blanco co 6180
moffat co 13680

utah
uintah co 27955
duchesne co 15701
daggett co 947
carbon co 19469
grand co 8999
emery co 10698

wyoming
sweetwater co 38763
uinta co 20213

totaling 162605

Yeah, what they said!

2007-11-15T22:17:00.000-07:00

This was on the Russian Mosin Nagant Forum. Just thought is should be shared anywhere and everywhere.

By Frosty Wooldridge
October 29, 2007
NewsWithViews.com

Tina Griego, journalist for the Denver Rocky Mountain News wrote a column titled, "Mexican visitor's lament" -- 10/25/07.

She interviewed Mexican journalist Evangelina Hernandez while visiting Denver last week. Hernandez said,

"They (illegal aliens) pay rent, buy groceries, buy clothes...what happens to your country's economy if 20 million people go away?"

That's a good question – it deserves an answer. Over 80 percent of Americans demand secured borders and illegal migration stopped. But what would happen if all 20 million or more vacated America? The answers may surprise you!

In California, if 3.5 million illegal aliens moved back to Mexico, it would leave an extra $10.2 billion to spend on overloaded school systems, bankrupted hospitals and overrun prisons. It would leave highways cleaner, safer and less congested. Everyone could understand one another as English became the dominate language again.

In Colorado, 500,000 illegal migrants, plus their 300,000 kids and grand-kids – would move back "home," mostly to Mexico. That would save Coloradans an estimated $2 billion (other experts say $7 BIL) annually in taxes that pay for schooling, medical, social-services and incarceration costs. It means 12,000 gang members would vanish out of Denver alone.

Colorado would save more than $20 million in prison costs, and the terror that those 7,300 alien criminals set upon local citizens. Denver Officer Don Young and hundreds of Colorado victims would not have suffered death, accidents, rapes and other crimes by illegals.

Denver Public Schools would not suffer a 67 percent drop out/flunk out rate via thousands of illegal alien students speaking 41 different languages. At least 200,000 vehicles would vanish from our gridlocked cities in Colorado. Denver's four percent unemployment rate would vanish as our working poor would gain jobs at a living wage.
In Florida, 1.5 million illegals would return the Sunshine State back to America, the rule of law and English.
In Chicago, Illinois, 2.1 million illegals would free up hospitals, schools, prisons and highways for a safer, cleaner and more crime-free experience.

If 20 million illegal aliens returned "home" --

If 20 million illegal aliens returned "home," the U.S. economy would return to the rule of law. Employers would hire legal American citizens at a living wage. Everyone would pay their fair share of taxes because they wouldn't be working off the books. That would result in an additional $401 billion in IRS income taxes collected annually, and an equal amount for local state and city coffers.

No more push '1' for Spanish or '2' for English. No more confusion in American schools that now must content with over 100 languages that degrade the educational system for American kids. Our overcrowded schools would lose more than two million illegal alien kids at a cost of billions in ESL and free breakfasts and lunches.

We would lose 500,000 illegal criminal alien inmates at a cost of more than $1.6 billion annually. That includes 15,000 MS-13 gang members who distribute $130 billion in drugs annually would vacate our country. In cities like L.A., 20,000 members of the "18th Street Gang" would vanish from our nation. No more Mexican forgery gangs for ID theft from Americans! No more foreign rapists and child molesters!

Losing more than 20 million people would clear up our crowded highways and gridlock. Cleaner air and less drinking and driving American deaths by illegal aliens!

Drain on America's economy; taxpayers harmed, employers get rich

Over $80 billion annually wouldn't return to their home countries by cash transfers. Illegal migrants earned half that money untaxed, which further drains America's economy – which currently suffers an $8.7 trillion debt.

At least 400,000 anchor babies would not be born in our country, costing us $109 billion per year per cycle. At least 86 hospitals in California, Georgia and Florida would still be operating instead of being bankrupted out of existence because illegals pay nothing via the EMTOLA Act. Americans wouldn't suffer thousands of TB and hepatitis cases rampant in our country—brought in by illegals unscreened at our borders.

Our cities would see 20 million less people driving, polluting and grid locking our cities. It would also put the "progressives" on the horns of a dilemma; illegal aliens and their families cause 11 percent of our greenhouse gases.

Week after

2007-11-13T22:00:00.000-07:00

I went to the city council meeting tonight. I got there a bit early tonight. Council members were pretty friendly tonight. Most of the comments were that I made a good run at a seat. I told Lane Yack that there's always next time. He said no I can't do that, I'd beat him. Well duh, that would be the purpose. What else am I supposed to use all my signs for? Brad Hancock said he hasn't seen a non-incumbent get that many votes their first time around. So I guess my 319 votes was pretty darn good.

Election is over

2007-11-07T22:08:00.000-07:00

Well, this year's election is over. I didn't win this time, but I will try again next time. We spent an hour picking up what signs we could find. Some were gone long before election day, others were gone tonight before we could get to them. They're just a head start for next time.

One Week

2007-10-30T21:58:00.000-06:00

It is now one week from election day.

Saturday morning I put some signs up around town before we headed out to the city to go get some family pictures done. We left town around 11 am. At that time, I was the only person with ANY signs out. When we got home around 9:30 pm there were some signs up by an incumbent. One of which was BLOCKING the view of one of my signs. I have since put more up near where others have put their signs, but I'm the bigger person and haven't blocked anyone's signs.

Election

2007-10-23T20:28:00.000-06:00

I had a customer at work talk to be about my election coming up today. He was very supportive even though he cannot vote for be because he lives in another town. He told me about someone he knows who is building a cafe in a nearby town that wanted to build in Roosevelt. The guy was denied the building permit on the basis that the council felt they needed to protect the existing established businesses. Sounded like the typical "protect the good ol' boys club" at it's finest.

Things like that are what I plan on fighting for when I win this election next month. Many in this city are tired of seeing growth all around while this town is basically stagnant when it comes to real tax base contributing businesses.

City Council Meeting

2007-10-23T20:16:00.000-06:00

I went to another city council meeting tonight. Not too much excitement to report. Fire department is wanting trucks in their fleet replaced. They are in dire need of some replacements from what I hear from a friend that is on the department.

A second phase to a subdivision was approved. I failed to ask the question I wanted to because they pushed things through pretty quick. I'd like to know if they are requiring new subdivisions to stub in for the sand wash secondary water. Most likely not because this council as those in the past have a problem looking far ahead into the future.

The police chief, who really doesn't have much care when it comes to how he looks. Pants sagging, black denims not dress pants, stands slouched. I just get the impression he doesn't have any respect for the title he holds. Anyway, he was asking for a raise across the board for his officers. Besides one officer who has been on the force for a long time, the oldest one has only been there for 6 years. 6 have been there under a year and a half.

Not much else went on to report about. They went into executive session again which means it was time for me to go home. Hopefully one day I can find out what that will be like.

Sample Ballot

2007-10-19T18:02:00.000-06:00

It's still true, I got the "sample ballot" in the mail today!

City Council

2007-10-14T21:55:00.001-06:00

I am running for city council in this wonderful town in which I live. There are multiple reasons why. Some would be this town could use some "young blood" on the council, I've always wanted to try it, and it'll be a good experience WHEN I win.