The Truth About Sundance

No! Now leave me alone! I have to catch a plane back to Hollywood. I mean I have to get home for dinner.

And so it happens time and time again with out fail. Another misguided person believing that they have run into a star and wanting an autograph. If only I could be honest with them, but I can't. I must protect my family from a life under the microscope of the media machine and the gilm-glam of Hollywood. I just don't want my daughter to grow up spoiled.

So let me lay this out for you. Here is Sundance and here is me. No resemblance at all.

So let's brake this down nice and easy:

1. It is quite obvious that I a have a mustache and Head does not!



2. I wear undershirts and Sundance
does not.


3. I do not have a prison inmates number on my chest and have never been the prison except in Monopoly.

4. I am not standing in front of the American Idol banner.

5. I am an alto!!!

6. I despite whatever pictures my brother may show you, I have never been to New Orleans.

7. I can dance.

8. Pan's Labyrinth should have won best foreign film!

9. I could go on, but why beat a dead horse unless he really hurt you while alive.

So as you can see I have proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that Sundance is the next American Idol and one great guy. If he was me, which he is not, I'm sure that he would want you to know that he loves this blog and appreciates your votes. Yes, i do! I mean yes he does.

Seacrest Out!!!!

Hey what happened to the short guy from season one........?

Here I was living my peaceful little life of oblivious joy when, "Wham, Pow, Bang!" I stumble across this headline.

Global Warming "Very Likely" Caused by Humans, World Climate Experts Say

(John Roach for National Geographic News February 2, 2007) Check out the link!

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I must say that I am shocked and appalled by this resent turn of events. And to think it happened right under my nose. Silent, deadly, deathly even.
(Long dramatic pause for effect)

You would think we would have learned our lesson after we carelessly caused the last ice age to end abruptly. Humans with our stick fires and cave dwelling ways, parading around like we're the top of the food chain. Pew, whatever! When will we get down of our high horse, or should I say steel horse. (wink, wink) We better wake up and stop using these natural resources. In fact we should turn them into natural un-sources.

If we don't do it soon we won't have any un-sources left to not use.

So what's the best way to turn natural resources into natural un-sources? Well I'm glad you asked! Look at you already being more proactive in this life and death struggle. The best way to turn natural resources into natural un-sources is to use them up as fast as we can. Then we wouldn't have them to use and we would be forced to find alternative forms of fuel. Planet friendly fuel. If only Toyota, Ford, GM and the rest of them (sneer) would stop shoving these green cars down our throats. Don't they understand what we are trying to do here. Well of course they do, but they just keep pushing their, "Use less gas" radical beliefs on us. Them and big oil always trying to be more efficient. Wake up people we've got to burn this stuff up!

Wait.....does that sound right?!?!?!?!? I maybe confused, but since when did having a clear understanding of the truth become criteria for expressing your opinion? Never, that's when. Just look at Hollywood the truth doesn't stop them and it won't stop me.

Fight the Power! (yelled with clenched fist thrust high)

You may ask,"But is it enough? Can we burn these natural resources faster?" You maybe right. We just can't make natural un-sources quick enough. I don't want my daughter waking up in a world still burning natural resources. I could never look in those little eyes knowing that I didn't do my part to make natural un-sources a reality. Why oh why must I be cursed with coherant thought? Why can't I just flow with the masses? Al Gore you sweet, sweet lovable man! How could you not be the next American Idol! Seacrest out!

Wait! What? Where was I? Oh, now I understand what we need to do. Get rid of the humans! This comes as a real pick me up. You see for the longest time I thought we where going to have to get ride of the cows, and I love me some beef! I am just sick of you cow haters! I love cows and I'm not afraid to sinng it with pride.

"two all beef patties / special sauce / lettuce / cheese /
onions / on a sesame seed bun."

You crazy scientist claiming green house gases are caused by natural causes. We're not going to be swayed by logic. Deal with this logic!

What's so natural about cow flatulence and lava?

Take that! It's all hitting the fan now isn't it? You think I'm joking? It's only a matter of time until we start turning people people into natural un-sources in order to save mother earth, and when we do you better believe it's a turn or burn world.


Soylent Green is made of what? That's right, people. (crazy eyes)

Well we are back from California and things went great. Camp was great. Even the food was good. Mm mm...meatballs. We had a January Christmas with my parents and Zoe got more toys. All in all it was a blast. Well Zoe was sick the whole time and didn't really let us sleep, but why focus on the negative. Speaking of which....
I was barely back to work when half the staff left for a conference. Now things have been handled really well in their absence, but that's not the point. What about the comradery? Sure i can spend my time checking the traps in Fred's office for mice or switching my office with Scott's but in the end aren't people the reason we do what we do? ANd I work with some great people. Why I remember this one time.....Come to think of it this may explain why we've been having problems with the copy machine. Well everyone will be back for Sunday and I can get back to more important things. Like updating my blog!

No one was hurt in the making of this blog. All guns are fake and all ammo made by Nerf.

Going Back to Cali!

Just wanted to let you all know that I will be heading to California to do a little camp speaking. Please pray for me!!!!

Silver Spur's 2007 Winter Camps - Theme: Winter on Fire

• Weekend 1 - January 26th-28th, 2007 (Winter camp I)
• Weekend 2 - February 2nd-4th, 2007 (Winter camp II)

Jenn, Zoe and I will also be celebrating a late Christmas with my family.

This year will be better then the last!

It is no secret that 2006 was a year of change for our little family. Zoe grew, got teeth and real personality. Jenn adjusted to the move from the office to the most important position of being mommy. I changed jobs. We sold our first house and moved to a new home. We also changed church families said goodbye to old friends and said goodbye to grandma.

In many ways I relate this last year to one of my favorite songs, "A Long December"by the Counting Crows.

My love for this song goes deeper then the references to California, which is where I grew up. It is more then the fond memorize I have of driving through Yosemite on spring break with the windows down and the Counting Crows blasting. Even more then the feelings of regret I have for not taking off work to see them in concert back in '94 when Andrew got tickets. No, it's the the connection I feel to the first line of the song.

"A long December and there’s reason to believe maybe this year will be better than the last"

In many ways it feels like my family has been in a long December, cold, unfriendly and as it was here, lacking the beautiful white snow which can change a dreary day into a wonderland. We have spent many months wondering what God's plan was for us and how we would ever move past the coldness. Now just as our town is blanketed in fresh powder we are still just beginning to see what is possible as we wait upon the Lord for strength. Strength He has given us through friends both old and new and a church family that has reach out to embrace us. Our little family has grown stronger and one day we will tell our daughter how God moved us to where He wanted us even when we didn't understand His ways. Ways that may sometimes seem cold, but are always loving and always for our benefit. It is because we have confidence in God's unwavering love that we can go through the long December times of life without losing hope. Hope after all is what we can't live without.

So I say with confidence, "It's been a long December and there’s reason to believe maybe this year will be better than the last, at least for those who trust in the Lord."