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.

Mario Kart Wii = Crack

Hi Ya'll. I picked up Mario Kart Wii today from Costco ($43.99 for brand new games, you can't beat it!) As many of you know I have a little addiction to video games, but there are a few that can eat up my time like nothing else.

It's on like Donkey Kong!

Ladies and Gentlemen I give you Mario Kart. It is the equivalent of crack cocaine for me! I get this feeling I'm going to get very addicted. So if you see me walking around all unkemp, smelly and a dozen pounds heavier you'll know why. I just thought I would give you a heads up. Oh, and for anyone out there that has the game that reads this, I issue a challenge to step up and compete. Send me your friend code and we'll battle online. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go smoke someone online!

Consistency is Key

Hello all! I'm updating my blog twice in the same week, I don't know what's gotten into me. Anyway, enough with the chit chat. The title of my blog really has nothing to do with what I'm about to delve into. You may want to sit down. This is some serious stuff. I want to talk about getting old.

Now I am by no means old. I'm only 26 yrs of age and I'm sure many of you would kill to be that age again. I guess to more accurately describe what I'm talking about let's rephrase it to age progression. Yeah, that's better. Here's my story. I played basketball the other night for the first time in forever and I get home and I'm thinking, "yeah, that wasn't too bad. I'm not that sore and no one had to perform CPR on me." Then day 2 hit and I've realized that I pulled some muscle I never even knew I had. The location is a little embarrassing but what the heck. It feels like it's on the inside of my butt crack! Every time I take a step I kid you not it makes me walk like some dude in a rap video - all swaying side to side and dragging one leg a little.

I think this little story illustrates my point. The digression of my overall physical capacity from 19 years old to 26 years old has been quite dramatic. I used to be the guy running around, grabbing rebounds, harassing people on defense and having the energy to actually jump when I shoot the ball. Now I've been reduced to an out of shape guy who can't play good defense, can't shoot with any sort of consistency (hey there's that word), and overall has no energy to bring to the table. Basically I've become Greg Ostertag! My muscle tone - if you can even still call it that - has steadily made the migration from my arms, chest and shoulders, and set up camp (transforming on the way) on my waist and belly as fat. People try to blame it on marriage, kids, a career and lots of other things, but I blame it on getting older. Sure I could work out and get back into shape, but it would still take twice as long as when I was in my "prime."

Is this genius or what? No really, it does work. Google it.

So does this mean I just give up? Probably not. Sometime hopefully soon I'll get back on track so that I can at least run up a flight of stairs without getting out of breath. Maybe when Wii Fit comes out It will be able to get me on the right path to being active. I think Nintendo may be brilliant in disguising an actual workout with a fun interactive game that makes getting into shape not seem boring but entertaining instead. Feel free to share your pathetic stories with me or better yet, a story about your triumphant return to the elite class of FIT.

Going Green is Stupid

Yeah, that's right I said it! Let me preface what I am about to say with this. I am all for being conservative in the way we consume natural products and I in no way support anything like strip mining or total deforestation. I think recycling is a good thing for those who want to do it. That is not the point of this post.

What I think IS stupid is when I turn on my TV and "Going Green" is crammed down my throat. CBS even dedicates a whole week to this where all of their shows have a "green" theme... cue the vomit now. I mean seriously, they (the media) make it seem like if we don't all start using 4 squares of toilet paper or less every time we use the crap pot our world is going to somehow roll over and die. Like if you take longer than a 3... sorry, if you'll excuse me a moment. A commercial just came on the TV promoting "Change the World" by HGTV telling us we throw away too much garbage each week (if you could see me right now I have a look of disgust on my face.) Maybe we do, but I don't need Carter to tell me in such a condescending way.

Oh and one more thing, Global Warming is a joke people. Think about what you're saying when you plead your case that it's a real concern. Scientists talk about what happened the last time our planet got warm. Yeah, then it got really cold. It's called the Ice Age, ever heard of it. Oh and guess what... it happened all by itself without our help. Is this sinking in? Am I making any sense here? I hope so, because this logic is simple and historically proven. Listen, our world may be getting warmer, that I acknowledge, but to freak out about it and think that we as humans can change that. I'm pretty sure that's like pissing into the wind and thinking you won't get wet. Mt. St. Helen's eruption a few decades back polluted our environment more in 15 minutes than the city of Seattle has probably done since. It's natures cycle.

Is that plastic I see on your uniform?

So if you want to give up paper, and live in biodegradable homes (which they all are eventually anyways), and take cold showers, and buy only organic food products (another topic for another time), and drive your Prius hybrid then that's fine. If you want to give Al Gore the Nobel Peace Prize for his "outstanding work in global warming awareness and saving the environment on the weekend after he gets done inventing things like the internet and the letter J" then go ahead. I don't mind. But please, for the love of all that is good and holy, STOP TRYING TO MAKE ME FEEL GUILTY FOR NOT RECYCLING EVERYTHING I USE AND ENJOYING DRIVING MY GAS GUZZLING TRUCK. After all, nobody likes the government telling them whats best for them, No? Feel free to disagree in the comment box below. If you'll now excuse me, I need to go spray "harmful chemicals" on my back yard for weeds. Thank you that is all.