Daily Show sums it up...again

The Daily Show is perfect in so many ways. Just check out this clip of their recap of the mother fucker terrorist assholes. I better stop there, don't want to give it away.

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c

Mumbai Tragedy

Barack Obama Interview
John McCain Interview

Sarah Palin Video
Funny Election Video

Tis the Season!!

I am ready for another winter after watching this. So much powder in this clip... I love the music too. I find snowboarding to be incredibly relaxing and the music fits in nicely.


Lubedence Teaser >>


I have also discovered that blogging is much easier when you simply find videos that you like and re-post them on your own blog. Maybe I will actually write up something in the next couple days...then again, maybe not. PEACE!!

10-0! What a game!

Utah vs. TCU on Nov. 6, 2008 was one of the best football games I have ever witnessed. Part of that is definitely because the final result was in my favor. TCU is seriously good. TCU went on 10-0 in the first, but Utah cut the lead to 10-6 at the half. Definitely a defensive struggle between two awesome defenses. Both teams made a lot of big plays. But in the end it was the Utah offense making the plays. Below is an edited version of "The Drive" to win the game. Kind of choppy, but still gave me the chills. GO UTES!!!




P.S. - I like the black uni's, but I like seeing the crowd in Red. Seems more overpowering. At least on TV the crowd seemed to almost blend into the sky. But the crowd was awesome and definitely had an impact on the game. TCU had several false starts on offense that the crowd definitely had a part in.

Raiders SUCK!

Actually I should say that it is Al Davis that sucks. The guy has been top asshole in the NFL for decades. He makes Jerry Jones of the Cowboys seem like a nice guy. How is that old fuck Al Davis still alive. I feel bad for all Raiders fans (kind of). I would have jumped ship on this team years ago. Al Davis consistently takes steps backwards in the progress of the Raiders. They will never be successful with him making decisions. Every year they have one of the top picks of the draft. And none of these players seem to really be successful. Playing for the Raiders is an absolute career killer. Maybe it is because that old fuck of an owner cannot keep a coach for more than 2 seasons. In case you didn't know, Al fired another coach this week, Lane Kiffin, after just over 1 season as the head coach. Kiffin actually seemed to be a good coach and the Raiders seemed to be making a little progress. From all the reports, the players on the Raiders really liked their coach. I think they should all just call it a season. I hope they get their asses handed to them every week. And I hope that old piece of shit has to sit there in his wheel chair and watches it happen. (I am not sure he is in a wheel chair, but he looks more frail than Mr. Burns from the Simpsons)

Letterman vs McCain - The video

Well that didn't take long to find. Here is a long version of what happened. Worth every second of it. One thing that I like is Dave shows sincere respect for what McCain has done for our country, and he is truly mad that he skipped town, but I don't blame him when McCain is really on a different show at the same network. You know, McCain is old, maybe he was just wondering???

Letterman Owns McCain

I would like to see this actual clip. But this is a quote from Letterman concerning John McCain canceling an appearance on his show. If anyone has the actual clip, please email it to me.

David Letterman tells audience that McCain called him today to tell him he had to rush back to DC to deal with the economy.

Then in the middle of the taping Dave got word that McCain was, in fact just down the street being interviewed by Katie Couric. Dave even cut over to the live video of the interview, and said, "Hey Senator, can I give you a ride home?"

Earlier in the show, Dave kept saying, "You don't suspend your campaign. This doesn't smell right. This isn't the way a tested hero behaves." And he joked: "I think someone's putting something in his Metamucil."

"He can't run the campaign because the economy is cratering? Fine, put in your second-string quarterback, Sarah Palin. Where is she?"

"What are you going to do if you're elected and things get tough? Suspend being president? We've got a guy like that now!"

The Hilo Hellian

Aaron is like a brother to me. I was not able to make it to the actual fight, and to be honest I don't know how I will be able to handle seeing him get hit. But this is his first fight. He does awesome and walks out without a scratch. He has been training for years and I think that is quite apparent. Aaron has been a significant influence in my life. He is respectful to every person. He is so talented in so many ways, but you would never know it by talking to him as he may be the most humble person I know. At least that is not an Okura. I have met almost his entire family and they are just as amazing as he is.

My RATM post

I love Rage Against the Machine, always have. This year they protested at both the Democratic National Convention as well as the Republican. They did it at the last presidential elections as well. These are free concerts that the band puts on. RATM lead singer, Zach de la Rocha actually led a march in Denver this year protesting the war in Iraq. The band split up for a few years while Zach was in Mexico working with politicians there trying to improve their country. He is very active in human rights, he doesn't just sing songs about it. Well the band reunited for the elections this year. I have been missing them over the last 8 years (there last show before the long break was the 2000 DNC), there has been a lot going on that they can sing about.

They have a rough sounding name and their songs are rough, but really they are for the equal treatment of all people. This year at the RNC the power was cut to their stage. So instead of fighting or disappearing they just went acapella.


Here are some of my other favorites from them.

Fake News??

I love it when the fake news is actually right. I found this clip to be rather humorous. Nicely done The Onion, nicely done.

Bush Tours America To Survey Damage Caused By His Disastrous Presidency

Toy?? Ride??? I ain't going on it!

I am not sure what the hell this is. It was at a little carnival I was walking by the other day...I don't think I want my kid climbing on there.

New to the Top 5

We all have our top 5 people that we would love to "do" list. Well I just added someone new to my top 5. Lara Logan. First I must say that I had noticed probably a year, if not longer ago. She seems to be a damn good reporter and is seriously brave in the war reporting that she does. But it did not occur to me that she was top 5 type of material, and I have no idea why not. But that all changed one day when my good friend Goomba added a reporter to her top 5. Then I realized that she is a perfect for my top 5, if not the top 1 (It will be tough to knock Natalie Portman off the top spot). I thought about writing this a little while ago, but I could not find any footage of her that was not incredibly depressing (because of all the death and war). Finally, just like Goomba's, the Daily Show came to the rescue. Is there anything the Daily Show can't do?

I'm a terrorist

This clip is so retarded. How is Faux News still aloud to have "news" in their title. They really are analyzing a fist bump. They even say a "Terrorist fist jab".... guess me and a bunch of 6 year olds on a baseball team are terrorist. Kids are so crazy with their communication styles. There are so many retarded things about this clip. I asked G-Dub to suck off a goat to show his appreciation of the effort of our troops and he did it! What a trooper!

Greatest Coach Ever

Coach Jules is the greatest coach in history. And I am not just talking about in hockey, I am talking about all sports. Suck it Lombardi

Voltron Got Served!

You all know how I love the "You got Served" genre of movies. Something you may not know is that I also love Voltron. I think I found heaven.

Yummy Farts???

This is a conversation I had with a buddy at work via instant messenger. There was no prior conversation. The first message that popped up on my screen is the first one you see below. It was to perfect of a conversation not to share with everyone in the world.

Gibson, Sean says:

I just farted and it smelled like an egg mcmuffin...

Tittle, Christopher L says:

excellent

Gibson, Sean C Civ USAF AFMC 416 SCMS/GUMAA says:

it kinda made me hungry

Tittle, Christopher L says:

that is disgusting. I think you have just set a precedence on that. Farts generally don't make people hungry

Gibson, Sean C says:

haha... well if you farted egg mcmuffins you might get hungry too

Tittle, Christopher L says:

you have a good point. come let your next one rip over here and see if the girls start craving an egg mcmuffin

Gibson, Sean C Civ says:

haha... i some how doubt that will fly with them. Maybe with Hutzilla (that is what we call my lead who also has a gas problem)

Tittle, Christopher L says:

probably. chances are it smelled like ass and you are just craving an egg mcmuffin, but that is just a guess

Gibson, Sean C says:

negative... i wasnt really hungry till i farted.

Tittle, Christopher L says:

wow. amazing

Tittle, Christopher L says:

that is a gift my friend

Gibson, Sean C says:

i should try to get mcdonalds to hire me and go around farting in crowded areas

Tittle, Christopher L says:

you do it anyway, might as well get paid for it

Gibson, Sean C says:

good point

Hope you enjoyed that! I am sure the people around Sean did not did not enjoy his fart as much as he did. Good times!

Must Go- Idaho Edition (mostly)

Idaho- Expect for Boise, Idaho fucking sucks. I was up there for a three weeks for a work trip to Mtn. Home Air Force Base. Every where I have stopped in Idaho is either windy as hell, or smells like cow shit, usually both. Boise is pretty cool though. They have bikini mechanical bull riding at one bar and all you can drink for $9 dollars at another. They also recycle like it is the law. Props to Boise for making the most of their situation.

MPH Check- Have you seen these signs on the side of the road that inform you that if you are so fucking bored driving through Suicidaho that testing the accuracy on your speedometer will help pass 45 excruciating seconds. These are ridiculous. There is no good that can come out of this stupid test. “HAAZAAH! My speedometer is perfect, finally I can get some sleep.” Or “Fuck me, I am driving through Idaho and now my speedometer is off, just kill me now.” I guess one positive is that if you are driving in Idaho and you have a stop watch handy it is a strong sign that your life has taken a turn for the worst and it is time to start re-evaluating your goals.

Hunting- I have noticed that people up here in Idaho like to kill things. Maybe that is the only way to keep form killing others or possibly them self. But there are these tiny little squirrel looking things that people apparently love to shoot. They are like wild hamsters. I don't see the point in killing all these animals. But that is just how I have always been when it comes to killing things (except drifters). One kid up here was disappointed because he didn't get his permit to kill a moose. Why in the hell would you want to kill a moose. Doesn't make much sense to me. It is not like there is a Moose infestation, I just cannot imagine killing one for sport.

Dogs- I don't care if you live in the middle of nowhere or Idaho, if you have dogs keep them off the damn road, and by road I mean highway. Nothing like cruising at 65 and slamming on your brakes because there is a dog in the road. I would not have a problem with this if it had happened once, but it has happened like 4 times. Put your stupid dogs away, especially at night. It is hard to see them and I don't want the guilt of hitting a dog with my car. By the way, I do like dogs, I just don't like hitting them with my car!

Me- From Idaho. I am home now, see I comply with the must go list.

Shopping Carts- This one is over due and is universal. People, for the love of holy deities start putting your shopping carts in the designated cart return spot. Stores dedicate a prime parking spot as a cart return for a reason. Stop being so damn lazy and just leaving the cart in the little gap in between your car and the other cars surrounding yours. Last time I checked nobody enjoys scratches and dents on their car. So quit being so lazy and walk it over to the cart return so it will not go rolling into someones parked car. Please?

Locking Doors- Locking doors actually needs to stay and actually increase. While in Idaho I was at a small eating establishment (it was a bar) and I needed to go to the little boys room. This is a one person at a time restroom. I go and open the door, sure enough there is some redneck in there taking a piss. Hey asshole, I am not in the mood for a public pissing contest, lock the fucking door. The same situation happened to me at a nice sushi restaurant in Salt Lake. Classy place. I go to use the restroom and sure enough, there is some jackass (you know who you are!) in there with his junk in his hand. We are trying to have a society here, so if a bathroom is made for one person and you are in public, LOCK THE DOOR!

Flight Line

Last week I got to go out to the flight line and help get the jets ready for take off. And by help, I actually mean hang out with the crew chief while he points to things while I freeze my ass off and try to avoid getting knocked over by the 45 mph wind. It was pretty fun, but I had to wake up at 5 am to get out there and it really was cold. All said and done, it was an incredible experience that not many people get, at least not without being in the military.

This is the crew chief I spent half the day with. He is out of the AF in two weeks and also hates Mtn Home.

The guy of tho far right was under a jet and a gust of wind knocked him off balance. He ended up cutting his head open on the jet and had to go get stitches. Fucking wind was out of control.


Here is a video of "my" jet getting ready to go to the runway just before take off



Here is the take off.

Peace???

I have been at a tiny Air Force Base for about 10 (long) days. I have got to see and do some really cool stuff that usually only Military people get to do. No, I was not able to drop any bunker busters (yet, I still have 10 more days. I actually have a lot of internal struggles with all this military and war and death stuff, but I do understand the the importance of our Military and our Air Force. Anyway, that is not what this is about. I was in one of the hangers that had a bunch of munitions (training munitions). Below is the picture that I found quite ironic, maybe it is just a coincidence...who knows.

I have also seen a bumper sticker that reads "Peace the Old Fashioned Way" and the peace sign is actually a Bomb Dropping jet...pretty fucked up. Get more "Peace" stuff here

"WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH"

Burnt out

I love (and hate) politics. I have been following politics rather closely over the last 8 years. In fact, if I could go back to school I would probably major in political science. For some reason though I am completely burned out. I think it has just been the overwhelming amount of coverage on this upcoming election, and understandably so. This is one of the most unique and fascinating and important elections in the history of our country. I am not sure what happened, but I am just spent. Maybe it is the news networks who focus on so much B.S., they are relentless, one show after another covering the same topics. (I don't include Fox news though. They stay on the same topics, but it is definitely not news) I think it is that combined with our current "President," his administration, and thier complete lack of interest in the rest of the world.



So I am taking a little bit of a break. I am not watching every political video I see online; I am not watching Countdown every night. I am not following the Democratic race quite as closely for the time being. This is my goal, I am taking a break from politics until the general election. Hopefully by then I can be re-enthused about our politics and I will be able to follow the election that is so important in all of our lives. It truly is a unique and wonderful election (except for the Republicans, they seem to be sticking with the same Old White Guy as their representation) and I am just really looking forward to January 20, 2009.

Capt. Pure Awesomeness

Captain Pure Awesomeness is my call sign, at least that is what they told me it would be if I happened to be a pilot. I should clarify one thing, by "they" I mean "me." Anyway, my time at Mtn. Home AFB is dragging along. Fortunately, my training has been interesting and I have got to do and see some pretty neat stuff. This does not include the town of Mtn. Home, rabbit shit is more interesting than the actual town. Anyway, here are some pictures of me exploring some F15's and acting like a bad ass (or douche bag).

F-15

Puff Puff Pass...lousy wingman

My hand is stuck, leave me the fuck alone

(just in case the feds come a knockin')

Stuck

So I am in Mt. Home Idaho for about two more weeks for work. This town is tiny and there is hardly anything to do. So I guess this is a good time to get caught up on some blogs I have been meaning to write. In the meantime, here is an awesome clip of one of my favorite comedians. He is seriously funny....enjoy.

911 HELP!

911: Rescue 911; what's the emergency.
Me: I just saw a car accident, it wasn't too bad, but one of the people involved is a fairly pregnant woman so it might be worth checking her out.
911: Where is the accident?
Me: 12th street in Ogden by the I.R.S.
911: Officers are on there way. Where are you?
Me: At the gas station just off to the side.
911: Stay there until an officer tells you to go.
Me: Will do, thanks.

Officers show up and begin working the scene; making sure everyone is ok. They take each party involved in the accident to hear their version of the incident. It is obvious at this point that no one is seriously injured. An officer signals me to his car. I get there and he tells me to fill out an incident report. As I got closer to the scene I got a better look at the pregnant woman. And either she was in really bad shape, or she was really a man with a mullet and a beer gut. It was the later of the two. I mentioned to the police officer that I had called 911 and told them that a pregnant woman had been involved on the accident. He just laughed and told me that he had heard that. He also told me that I was an idiot and that the report I was filling out held no credibility (he didn't actually say this, but I am sure he thought it...I did).

Logan Christopher Tittle

I decided to start a new blog. It will be all about my son, Logan. If you know me at all or have read this blog (if you have read this blog you must know me) then you already know how important Logan is in my life.

I decided to write a separate blog about our experiences together. One reason is that this blog is so immature and really kind of ridiculous. But the main reason is that I learned that I really enjoy documenting experiences in Logan's life. I like looking back and reviewing them. I am also doing this because I know that there are others out there who care about Logan and like to know how he is doing. So with all that being said you can find the new blog by clicking here

Basically it is an e-journal for all to enjoy.

Sex & Baseball; Baseball & Sex

If you know me at all you know that I frequently use baseball analogies to describe all things dating and sex related. This is not unique by any means. I might say that I hit a homerun with a female; unfortunately I failed to go around the bases. I just hit the ball, pointed at it leaving the park (I really am kind of a pointer, sorry to all offended strippers), and then went and just sat on the bench as opposed to rounding the bases. I will often refer to girls as throwing me curve balls, or walking me to first base, or just lobbing me an easy one right down the middle where all I need to do is swing. Then there is the Grand Slam... never mind; you get the idea.

Anyway, something strange happened the other day while listening to sports talk radio. A local sports personality, David Locke, was talking about steroids and other performance enhancing drugs in baseball making the sport fake. And you know what he used as his analogy?!? SEX! He compared baseball to sex. He said baseball has become that platinum blonde with big fake boobs, fake nails, and a mini skirt, etc. You get the picture (if not see below). We have all seen this girl (I usually point at her). When she first enters the scene she in nice to gander at, but when you spend some time with her you come to realize that there is nothing really there, she’s not that interesting. It is nice to look at for a few minutes, but spend anytime with it and you will grow tired of how counterfeit she is and move on to something else. There is no substance there. This is what baseball has now become; a big blonde hussie!

Must GO 4

I know I said I was retiring these list, but I lied. This one has a few more that are serious and they really got this list going. I tried to add some more humorous stuff though in the end. Enjoy and feel free to add stuff in the comments.

1. Not buckling up kids: How are people still not buckling up kinds in their cars. I am amazed every time I see this. This particular time I saw a large traveling type van. Inside it there were probably 4 or 5 kids just walking around; like they were in their damn living room. Maybe that is their living room, who knows. But one thing is for certain, if that vehicle is moving the kids should be buckled up. There is no excuse for it and is incredibly irresponsible. If you ever see a car driving with unbuckled children you can call1-800-887-5437. It is just a message, but you leave the date, time, location, and description of the car. I, unfortunately, have called this number several times and will continue to do so. The message states that they will attempt to contact the driver, but who knows what actually happens. Once I gave a woman a big ole “Thumbs Down” when she looked at me noticing her unbuckled infant in the front seat of her car. I bet she is still feeling that one.

2. Lou Holtz AKA Grandpa Simpson: He is the worst announcer of any kind in the history of people talking on TV. ESPN probably has to place a tarp under for every game to keep all of his slobber in check. I used to love watching College Gameday. It was a good college football show, at least until last year when they brought in Grandpa Simpson. He actually was calling the Utah Utes bowl game this year. It looked like it was raining at the stadium, it turns out it was just slobber from Lou Holtz try to talk and say his “S’s”.
   Here is a small Lou Holtz sample. Actually it is an impression, but I hate to say that it is not much of an exaggeration.
   

3. FDA/EPA: And all other government entities that are consistently failing to serve the people and continue to help make corporations money. I am tired of the FDA. They are useless. I heard, but I have not been able to verify this, that the FDA has no definition for the term “All Natural.” Who knows what the all natural Beef N’ Chedder from Arby’s is. Here is a link to an interview with a former employee of the FDA. He was the whistle blower who helped expose Vioxx, the prescription medicine that the FDA approved and cost thousands of people their lives. (Not super exciting, but interesting and frustrating).
   
   I also bring up the EPA specifically because of this recent article. The individual states are attempting to create higher emission standards, but they are blocked by the EPA? We are the worst (maybe 2^nd worst) polluting country in the world! What the fuck does the EPA do all day? Get money from GM and a complimentary Hummer (both kinds)!

4. Soda Filler Uppers- Where is the etiquette at the fountain machine. People are so inconsiderate while filling up their beverages. If you are eating at random shitty fast food place then why does one person end up filling up drinks for everyone? Plus you don’t have to fill it to the very brim of the cup. Fill up your drink and step to the side to put your lid on. There are people waiting for your fat ass to get out of the way. Please stop tapping the Coke button to squeeze every last ounce that you can into that 32 ounce cup. Look, I realize you like your fat ass and want to keep it that way, but I don’t think it will hurt to leave an ounce out of your cup, plus I am sure your fat ass will be back to for refills. I was just recently behind a guy filling up his drink and he stopped and started taking sips. What the hell, there are people waiting you cock. Fortunately, I punched him in the back of the head. Unfortunately it was so hard that his head became stuck in the machine causing ice to spill everywhere and preventing others from filling up their drinks. (Did not actually happen)
   Also, eating establishments that do not offer refills need to get it together. I rarely pay for my meals with cash. If I happen to need a refill I either need to go ask other patrons for change or charge $.50 on my debit card. Get with the program and just give people their refills (I am talking to you Pace’s Dive-In).

5. Chip Demolition: If I can hear you approaching from twenty yards away because of your inability to eat a chip with some sort of control you may have a problem. If I am in another room watching a movie and I can hear you demolishing a damn bag of chips you have a problem. Please just stop and chew with your mouth closed, I am too nice to say anything, but one day I just might snap.
   
   
6. Myspace Server: Come on myspace, get it together. Why can you not get a better server? They are constantly having problems. Also, do something about all the spam and people getting hacked. No one in their right mind sends out multiple bulletins advertising blow jobs or getting laid tonight. Can you not figure out a way to tackle this problem? It happens to people on a daily basis.
   
   
7. Corner Advertisers: Have you noticed this new marketing trend that some jack ass’s must think actually works. They are placing some naïve teenager on the corner with a big ass sign and paying them to dance and wave. Two problems with this; first, have all the monkeys found better jobs? Second, these companies are occupying perfectly good corners while taking good corners from good and hard working ladies. They have owned the corners for year. Who the hell does D.A. (Dumb Ass) Wireless Company think they are taking these corners? In fact, why not just pay the hookers a little money to hold up the sign for them. It would probably be more effective. Just imagine, you could get a “date” and a new phone with one convenient stop. It is about as effective as the advertising style in the video below.
   
   
8. Radio Commercials: One more on advertising. Have you heard the commercials on the radio that advertise how their radio station has the east commercials? What the hell?!?

9. Stupid Dance Movies: Are there really that many people into competitive street dancing that movie companies make sequel after sequel? Why are they always dancing in the rain? And not just a little drizzle my nizzle. They are dancing in the pouring rain, water splashing all over the dancers. I guess they are tougher than I thought, they dance rain or shine! I bet they would dance during the second coming of Jesus, and I bet Jesus would be impressed with their dancing skills and try to join in, but his approach would be different, but someone (probably a blonde rebellious girl) would recognize his raw and unique method. He would take Jesus aside and tell him “No matter what you do, you just dance, dance out what is inside of you!”
   Here is a trailer for the latest dance off movie. It is called "Step up 2: The Streets Mother Fuckers!" Watch it without laughing, I dare you!
   

Kindergarten Lunch

I went and had lunch with my son at his school with his kindergarten class today (January 15, 2007). This was probably the first time that I have eaten school lunch since I was freshman in high school. Logan had no idea that I was going to be there. His class was getting all lined up and ready for lunch when he saw me standing by the door. He ran up and gave me a big hug and started telling his classmates that his dad was here for lunch. He was so excited. He got in his place in line and was good and quiet while walking to the lunchroom. Turns out he is typically the last kid to get lunch. They go in alphabetical order and I guess there is not a single Williams or Young in his class, oh well. Sometimes he is not the last; the kids who misbehave get sent to the end of the line, as was the case this day. (I wonder what would happen if Logan was the one who got in trouble, he is already at the end of the line. Hopefully he doesn’t start to think that way). So while in line there was one little girl who made sure that I was aware of the two girls that had crush’s on Logan as she told me about it and pointed the girls out several times.

Well, it turned out to be Logan’s lucky day. Not only did his awesome dad (me) surprise him for lunch, but because his birthday is in the summer the school decided to celebrate it at the halfway point of the year, which happened to be the same day I was there. So he got to sit at the birthday table with a few other kids. It was all decorated with balloons and he got a cupcake and a new pencil.

Logan “Terje” Tittle

I took Logan snowboarding today (January 10, 2008). He has literally asked me to take him everyday since the first snow of the year. Today was the perfect day to go. For all the international readers or people from the future who are reading this you may not know, but yesterday about 20 inches of the greatest snow graced Northern Utah (also caused lots of car accidents). It was perfect for snowboarding. Logan has only been on a snowboard once and it was last year on a relatively small hill. He mostly just sat on the board and rode it like a sled, which was still fun. I decided to take him to the same hill this time. It is perfect for him to start working on the basics.

He started out well and kept his balance pretty good, but struggled to keep his board pointed down hill. If you have ever tried snowboarding then you know that this will cause your board to turn sideways resulting in you catching your edge and face planting in the snow. Fortunately for Logan there was plenty of powder to cushion the falls.

After riding for a while I asked Logan if he wanted to sit on the board and ride down like that instead. He said “No, not until I figure this out.” How awesome is that? Well he didn’t have a whole lot of area to really work on his balance, but once he was able to go most the way down he decided it was time to start working on some new tricks. He started doing what he called a “Heelie” which is basically the same as a wheelie, but on a snowboard. Later I asked “do you mean a wheelie?” He said “No, a heelie because you go back on the heel (referring to the tail of the snowboard).” He did pretty damn good for his first time. One time he was able to successfully get the front of his board about a foot or so off the ground; returned it too the ground and rode the rest of the way down the hill. From the bottom of the hill he yelled “DAD, Did you see that wicked Heelie?” Of course I saw it.

Next he wanted to move to a new spot. He had been riding where others kids had made a small sledding path. Powder is much more difficult to ride in, but he wanted to go for it. So we picked his spot, but before sending him down we had this conversation:

Me: Logan, do you know what this kind of snow is called (pointed at the untouched powder)?
Logan: No.
Me: This is called powder. That stuff over there that you were just riding on is packed. This has not been touched by anyone, it is fresh powder. This is what snowboarding is all about; this is the best snow in the world. This is your first fresh powder run of your life. Are you ready?
Logan: Yes.
Me: Ok.

Then I showed him how to put his weight on the back of his board so that the nose didn’t sink into the powder causing him to become stuck or to crash. Then I sent him on his way and he made it all the way to the bottom of the hill. I seriously almost cried. He was so pumped. He ended up making about 5 runs in the fresh snow. One time when he was close to the bottom he hit a little jump that some hooligans had built previously. Now, he was definitely not going fast enough to jump off it, but the sudden bump caught him off guard. This would cause a lot of people to crash, but he survived and has officially made it past his first jump without crashing.

As you can tell I am pretty proud of this little outing. He had so much energy and didn’t get discouraged at all. Unfortunately I didn’t have my camera with me, next time. I decided to add “Terje” to the title because of this professional snowboarder. His name is Terje Haakosen. Here is an absolutely ridiculous video of him tearing down the steepest mountain I have ever seen anyone ride. It looks like is completely vertical. I would not survive what he makes look fairly simple. Definitely worth checking out.

Locked Out

So my neighbor came over recently asking if I had a wire hanger. Without needing to ask I knew that she had locked her keys in her car. Is there any other purpose for a wire hanger in this modern society that we are living in? I can’t think of one, God knows I am not using one to hang my clothes on. (Later that day I actually picked up a coupe items from the dry cleaners for the first time ever, and what do you know, the clothes were on wire hangers). This just leads me to question, since the 1970’s has any body successfully got into a car with a coat hanger? It seems to me all that happens is that you fuck your car up. But yet, we all still have the slim hope of cramming this piece of wire in through the window and somehow fondling it around hoping that it will somehow strike the unlock button with enough force that the doors will unlock and you, master of the wire hanger, will be the hero of the day. I have locked my keys in my car and actually tried this, but failed to do anything but knock my window off alignment and scratch my windows. I would actually be upset if I had a nice new car and was able to unlock it with a coat hanger. If you lock you keys in your car just bite the bullet and call a lock smith. It may cost you $50.00, but think of it as a dumb ass tax. There are certain dumb ass things we all do in life, this is one of them.

So I wanted to find a picture of someone trying to get into their car with a hanger. So I Googled “Wire Hanger” and went to images. Every image was of keys locked inside a car. There wasn’t even a wire hanger in most of them. I just found that validating…thank you Google.

30th Birthday

Well my 30^th birthday has finally come and gone. It is about damn time too. For some reason I started considering myself 30 the day I turned 29. Nothing too fantastic happened in the final year of my 20’s. My son started kindergarten which has been fun, but other than that, nothing really spectacular occurred. Right after I turned 29 I created a list I called “The Dirty 30” outlining 30 things I would have liked to have accomplished before I turn 30. I barely touched the list. I did not do a very good job, but that is just the way it goes sometimes. Overall though I would say it was a good year. There were some amazing times, there were some days that weren’t so great, but that is not unique by any sense.

Well below are a few pictures from my birthday party. Once again I am amazed by my closest friends. They all came out on a Thursday to celebrate with me. I truly am lucky to be surrounded by such a great group of people. The party was at “The Hotel” and Soul Redemption was playing. I have not mentioned them much before, but several close friends play in the band. At one point in the night someone thought it would be a great time for me to take my turn singing with the band. So during their reggae cover of “What’s Going On” (4 Non Blonde’s) I got up on stage and was handed a mike. Now, I could have said nothing and just got off the stage, but fuck that. It was my 30^th birthday and it was time for me to bust out some freestyle. So I got the mike and here are a few of the lines I spit out (at least that I was told, I don’t really remember):

“I came to get my F* on, but first I need to get my drink on.”

(Andy hands me a beer) “Props to Andy for always taking care of me.”

“I may be turning thirty, but that don’t mean I won’t get dirty”

“I got older tonight, but I still ain’t gonna act right”

“I am up here doing some thinkin’, but it is tough ‘cause inside my brain is blinkin’”

That is pretty much the gist of it. I am not entirely certain how long I was up there, but it sure was fun. I got good feedback, from both the drunk and the sober patrons, so I suppose I did a decent job. It is too bad no one had a camera, other than me, to record it because it will probably never happen again.