Comic Idea

I have had an idea for quite some time to publish a comic on my blog. I've got some great ideas that (I think) are funny. This begs me to ask all of you. If I were to create a comic would you read? I've got an art style in mind that I could do in Adobe Illustrator fairly easily. I don't want to put the time into them if no one will read though. Thoughts?

Scouting at the Peach Farm

Hi Everybody. I'll get off of my soapbox for this post. Nothing but good clean family fun. That's because it's about service. Not just any service... but church farm service. I took the scouts out to do an orchard assignment for our ward. They need like 1000000 hrs of service for their Eagle awards so it was a great opportunity. We needed to thin the peaches out so that the remaining ones can get big and delicious. Of course if any of you have been around scouts or have been scouts know, they pretty much just had a peach fight. What was funnier was watching them throw the peaches at some girls that were picking beside us. Well, to be fair the girls opened fire first. Both sides were flirting and checking each other out, but when I asked Zach why he hadn't gone over to talk to them he replied "She's throwing peaches at me. Why would I want to do that." It's funny to see kids at that age. It took me back. I was just starting to discover girls and think they were kinda cute. The games we played back then are still the same today. Flirting must be a universal truth that is constant and unchanging. I never thought I'd be old enough to reminisce about "when I was young." So to Jed and Becca, and some of you others out there with older kids I say, good luck and I'll see you when I get there... In 10 years. Enjoy your kids while they are still kinda innocent because soon they will be little copies of you when you were in your teens! Oh, and go see Iron Man while it's still in theaters. You won't be disappointed.

If you don't like this movie please check your pulse

Organic Foods are killing our Environment

OK, so some of you no doubt read my post about "going green" and how ridiculous I think people are getting about it. The next logical thing for me to rant about is organic foods.

I'll reiterate what I said to preface my last post on going green. I don't hate the environment and I actually encourage smart use of our natural resources... but people are kinda stupid when it comes to it. No offense, but especially big city dwellers.

This is how the media wants you to view non-organic foods

I'm hearing more and more on the TV and from people I meet and know that they are going to start shopping for and eating exclusively organic food products. I always thought the idea that one apple is organic and another is not sounds like complete idiocy. They both come from a seed, check. They both require nutrients and water, check. They are both the same species, check. So how is one organic and the other not? Well apparently someone decided that it would be cool to trick people into thinking that an apple grown naturally without the use of pesticides and other non-natural processes is better for them. Yeah, and Dr. Kevorkian was a saint that only wanted to help people. Think of your average apple as being like Roger Clemens (highly productive, bigger, juicier and overall better) whereas the other (organic) apple is more like you or I. We are stepping onto the mound to hurl a few 68 mph fastballs at opposing hitters. Meanwhile Clemens is reaching triple digits on the gun. Which one will be more effective? Which one stands a better chance of lasting longer than 1 inning? That's right, the steroid enhanced one... stay with me here.

People will claim that they are saving the environment by eating organic when I argue they are destroying it even further. They argue that the pesticides and herbicides harm the environment (a half-truth) and that growth horomones that genetically alter plants and animals to be more productive somehow harm humans (false indeed.) They argue that it will make them unhealthy if they drink milk from cows that use BST's or eat beef from beef that have had a steroid shot to get them bigger, faster. In fact, people have gone so far as to only eat cows that have grazed "naturally" in a pasture and not a feedlot. If this sounds stupid to you, then we are on the same page.

Here is my argument for them. Instead of saving the environment they are destroying it. Heres how. It takes much more land to range cows, pigs, chickens or any other kind of meat "naturally." This uses more water and land resources to produce the same product. For an orchard to produce as much fruit as one that uses pesticides and other additives it will take roughly twice the land and water resources and so on because a lot of the fruit will go to waste from bugs eating it. Couple this with the fact that it is not clinically proven that eating only organic foods is any healthier for a human and you have someone who is tricked into thinking they are saving the environment and themselves. See how I can flip the coin.

So for any of you out there that want to pay double the amount for less food I say go for it. But remember that the only one your really cheating is yourself. If it made you feel good about saving the environment, keep in mind that you are probably doing just the opposite. At the very least, your just like everybody else... except for the fact that you just gave your left pinkie finger to purchase those organic bananas at Albertsons. Cheers!

Think I'm full of it? Check this link out: Organic food

Coming Back With A Bang!

OK so I've never done this so far on my blog... but I gotta give some shout outs. To Adam, George, Stacie, Melinda, and Vickie. You know who you are and I must admit that all of you are pretty freakin' awesome. Thanks for helping me become a better person.

Okay with that out of the way let me give you the summation of the past month for me seeing as I haven't updated since the last time bermuda shorts were popular. I guess I'll start with an update of the family from my point of view. You get Jessica's P.O.V. (because she posts on her blog like 3 times a day and she rocks.) Jaron is hilarious. The other day we went to Baskin Robbins because they had 50 cent ice cream (I know I'm a tight wad.) Without thinking I get him the double chocolate, Fudge, put 5 lbs on your behind just from looking at it scoop of ice cream. The wind was blowing friggin 100 mph outside and there was a thousand people outside and it wasn't very warm so when we finally found a place to sit down I was happy. Jaron is trying to dish it out to himself and the scoop just as well have been tar because of how sticky it was. If he tried to spoon a piece off of it, it all came. Here is the result.

The rare species known as the Chocosaurus Rex

Carmendee on the other hand is just a sweetie. It's no secret she's got me whooped (although all the crying in recent days has changed that a little.) She is the chubbiest, cutest little girl ever. At her doctors appointment today we learned that she is 16 lbs. and some odd ounces and 26 inches long. What this all means is that she's HUGE! No really, the doctor said so. She's rolling over like you witnessed in my wife's blog. She smiles and is very ticklish. I love to tease her and kiss her fat little cheeks. Here is my delicate little flower here.

How can you not love that!

This post is getting lengthy so I will finish the rest another day. Let's hope it doesn't take me a month to make a new post. Take care until next time.