The winner is Traci, the winner is TRAY-See, the winner is Tray-SEE.

I have uploaded clips of Traci's Price is Right experience. I put them on my blog, even though she clearly has first dibs, because I need the traffic. She'll post them on hers as well, I am sure.

You should watch for the following highlights.

Traci (winning showcase showdown) Velociraptor Punch!



Seductive Traci



And finally the "Rock On!!" version of "Should I do it?"



Here are the videos:

Part 1


Part 2



I am married to someone who WON THE PRICE IS RIGHT!!! I bet you're not.

Last week was Mary, Martha, Katherine

This is a hike up Big Cottonwood Canyon. There are three lakes that you can visit. They are all small, but when we got to Katherine, there were some folks up there fishing, in shorts, in the rain. The trail head starts at Brighton Ski Resort. It was a pretty moderate, 2 hour hike. It did rain on us a little this week. It wasn't too bad. The area up at Brighton is really pretty.

Start:

Lake Martha:
Lake Mary and fishers:
Lake Mary, this one is the largest, I just didn't get a good photo:

A Donut by any other name . . .


This is a Dunford Donuts, Chocolate Donut. You can find these all over Salt Lake City, in 7-11s, in Albertson's, in Dan's. These are my favorite Donuts in the whole world. When I went to the MTC, my parents sent me a box of these. Whenever we came back from Indiana to visit family, we get these. I have looked for these Donuts in other places. I have looked in California, I have looked in Vegas, I looked and looked in Indiana, all with no luck.

So, the other day I looked up this, King of all Donuts, and found out that they are called Dunford Donuts and are made by a company in West Valley. I am not sure why Dunford hasn't taken their Donuts national, but if they need an MBA to help out with that project, I am looking for a job.

These are the greatest donuts in the world.

Propaganda wars - music/film Piracy

I know that this is an old issue, but it's one dear to my heart. I saw the South Park clip today and it inspired me to put together this collection of videos.

RIAA - Would you steal a car???



South Park - Doomed to a life of only semi-luxury??



Kid Rock - Stealing is Stealing Warning: Some foul language



Parody of the Anti-piracy ad

This simultaneously makes me laugh and feel superior, but could it be real?! Self-smarted, what a concept.



Books, you see, people say, are for, to be, to make you smarter, but (and listen up because this part is critical) they can also be, for, to be, to get you dead. Few realize this. And because only a precious, elite few understand this critical relationship between spare oxygen, spare brain capacity, and getting, to be, made dead, it's very important. Whatever you do, don't stop smoking dope, that is the only thing keeping you alive!

Didn't know there was an opposite to the helium effect.

We did it!!

Today Traci, Jen, and I hiked to the summit of Mt Olympus. It was really hard, although it was harder on the way down than on the way up. Still, it was worth it. It took us a long time, about 3.5 hours to get up, and about 1.75 hours to get back down, add a few rests in and we were on the mountain for over 6 hours. Oh, the pain. But, again, good pain.


This dog was described to us as a "Summit Dog" - Not scared of bouldering, but it was scared of us.

View from the top

I did indeed make it

Look mad were the instructions, it's kind of our thing, I guess

Jennifer and Traci, I think this is some kind of Kaysville thing

While on our way up to the summit, you are forced to do a little bouldering, we took a wrong turn and ended up on the dangerous side. It got a little scary, but we made it. In the process we found out the my cousin Jen is surefooted like a mountain goat.