One Wicked© Party

Joseph and I finally made good on our schemes this summer to throw a Wicked© party. Meghan and I made sugar cookies for the event. Nevertheless, we realized that we had no Halloween cookie cutters... So, angels became ghosts and KKK riders and gingerbread men became Ninja Turtles!

Internal Medicine

This is Meghan receiving her weekly dose of radiation therapy to suppress her mutant X-genes... Okay, so it's really just a HIDA scan, but they did inject her with radioactive isotopes! Even though they weren't successful introducing the IV until the fifth attempt...

Vernor's Ginger Ale!

Word. Props to my amigo Pat for bring this Michigan native to the Crossroads of the West...

Random Photo Extravaganza!

You know, when you're surfing the World Wide Web everyday you find some real gems...

A Sunday Drive

Last Sabbath Meghan and I headed for the hills to take on the über scenic Mt. Nebo Loop in this illustrious season known as "Fall" to mark one glorious month of dating.

The leaves they are-a-changin'. Mother Nature's palette has a particular affinity for yellows, reds, oranges, and DEATH.

This is Meghan with an ENORMOUS HEADLESS COW behind her!

From this vista you can see all of Utah Valley. Long live Vernor's ginger ale!

A clouded yet majestic Mt. Nebo. Kind of makes you want to turn pagan, doesn't it?

Farshin' and Campin'

Last weekend Swag, Pilk, Katie Coleman, and I decided to head out into the great outdoors for some good ol' fashioned "freeze your tail off and catch some lunkers" at Strawberry Reservoir. In actuality, only Pilk froze his tail off. The rest of us were rather toasty in our mummy bags despite the lack of a tent. Swag had brought two tents, but one smelled like puke and the other didn't have the proper poles to accompany it...

We ended up catching 11 fish but only kept 7--just one short of our limit! Nothing beats mallows and worms at Renegade!

The Kokanee Salmon are currently spawning upriver this time of year. One fella was all spent and was resting mostly out of the water. So Swag grabbed him for a quick snapshot.

This is Murdock. He was a fiesty cutthroat that met his match. Check out the size of this fish! He's as long as the width of my body! What a lunker!

We gutted and filleted them in preparation for...

...A fish fry of the grandest order! Sauteed with some butter and a seasoned with a healthy dash of Old Bay, fresh trout filets couldn't be beat! Man triumphs over fish--again.

I Pity The Fool! (That Missed The Series Premiere)

Last night was the first episode of Mr. T's new "Reali-T" series I Pity the Fool. It is without question that it delivered the good ol' tough-talking but lovable Mr. T we've always known. Mr. T successfully brought together a car dealership through the power of motivation. I therefore present to you the best quotes from this historic first episode.

"You know what I do to couch potatoes? I mash 'em up!"

"I had to get to Nemet Motors fast."

"But at Nemet motors, family feuds weren't the only knock in the engine."

"Thirty-five dollars? You gonna lose a deal for thirty-five dollars? That's CHUMP CHANGE! My lunch is thirty-five dollars!"

"But T never asks anybody to do something he wouldn't do himself. So first I got myself a fancy car salesman suit. Then I got on the phone to some potential customers."

"I had to teach the dealers my golden rule: Sell unto others as you would have them sell unto you."

"What about trunk space?" "I'm glad you asked that. I'm gonna show you how big it is. I'm gonna get in the trunk myself. See how big it is?"

"You know, I liked you from the moment I saw you on The A-Team."

"If you just tuned in, what's your problem Fool? Show me some respect, and watch my show from the beginning!"

"Don't beat the customer, treat the customer."

"It was like Scott was trying to drive with the parking brake on--a parking brake named Tom Nemet."

"Two things were workin': the windshield wipers on Scott's eyes, and the radiator in Mr. Nemet's heart. If you want to polish a relationship and make it glisten, all you really have to do is learn to listen."

"It was time to hit the nitrous, burn rubber, put the pedal to the metal, and get in the passing lane!"

"Cars was movin', deals was being made."

"Like I always say, you can't spell success without T."

"Helping people gives me a real sense of accomplishment, and I like to explain that feeling in rhyme and verse.

I came to Nemet Motors, down in New York City.
A place full of cars, and fools to pity.
Problem after problem, a messy situation.
The biggest of 'em all: a lack of motivation.
T took care of bidness, and others played their parts.
Not just sellin' cars, but touchin' people's hearts."

Pigs in Blankets!

When it comes to tastiness, value, and ease of manufacture, pigs in blankets can't be beat! FYI-If you're looking to impress Katie Deibel, whip up a pen or two! For added brownie points, use baked beans and applesauce as sides and blue Kool-Aid as your beverage.

Papabukranrazzi

Zander got a new camera phone the other day and has since been rather prolific chronicling my everyday life. This is me in repose while brushing my teeth. Beware! No one is safe from his menacing lens!

Baby Fauxhawk!

I know it's hard to see with the brown brick in the background, but Li'l Emma is taking after her Uncle Buck and choosing a hip hairdo literally within weeks of birth! I couldn't be prouder...

One Smith's Inventory Is Another Bird's Doom

Quite the find! What earthly treasure has more sway than a birdicidal cat marauding as an actual bird house!