Stupid Bracketologist

I don't know why I pay any attention to the so called "experts". I filled out my bracket and had Arizona and USC both losing in the first round. Then I go onto ESPN and read all about how Arizona is going to make a big run, and that USC could do some damage. So I decide to pick these two teams who then promptly go out and lose in the first round.

I can only offer 2 guarantees about the tournament. The first is that the #1 seed always beats the #16. The second is that BYU always loses in the first round.

Faulty Constuction Too Bad:

PLEASE CONTACT YOUR UTAH REPRESENTATIVE AND TELL THEM TO VOTE NO ON SB220!!!

Buying a new home can be a dream come true. Or it can be a nightmare.
Shoddy construction, defective materials and negligence on the part of contractors, developers, engineers and architects can turn the biggest purchase of a person's life into the biggest fiasco.
When that happens, and home builders refuse to effect repairs, the only recourse is filing a lawsuit. And that option may become a lot more limited for victims of negligent home construction and design in Utah.
The Utah Home Builders Support Society, doing business as the Utah Legislature, is taking steps to ensure that, for some unfortunate home buyers, the nightmare never ends, and the fiasco keeps on growing.
Senate Bill 220, titled "Cause of Action for Defective Construction," aka the Negligence is A-OK Act, would limit the ability of homeowners to sue for negligence. Lawsuits would be largely limited to breach of contract actions.
To understand the ludicrousness of it all, consider this: To be negligent, according to the Webster's New World College Dictionary, is to be "careless, lax, inattentive or indifferent." And if you're careless, lax, inattentive and indifferent in the construction of a home that costs hundreds of thousands of dollars, a home where buyers will spend the majority of their time for the rest of their lives, you should be held accountable.

This anti-consumer legislation, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Curtis Bramble, R-Provo, and Rep. Stephen Urquhart, R-St. George, has been approved by the Senate and awaits action in the House.
Backed by industry trade groups, the measure is designed to combat what they define as frivolous lawsuits, another ridiculous concept. People with persistent problems that home builders refuse to rectify don't sue for the fun of it. They sue out of frustration and desperation, trying to protect the biggest investment of their lives.
Plus, the bill would limit the right to file lawsuits to the initial buyer, eliminating any recourse against the contractor, architect, engineer or developer after a home is resold.
It's a law designed to protect hit-and-run builders at the expense of regular folks, the ones who do all the working and tax-paying and voting in this state. That's something the House members should keep in mind when they consider this misguided bill.
People with persistent problems that home builders refuse to rectify don't sue for the fun of it. They sue out of frustration and desperation, trying to protect the biggest investment of their lives.

D-Con

So last night we were distracted as was most of America by the Super Bowl. Normally, that would be great. However, when you have a little dog that is very curious, and loves to sniff around, and eat anything that might be considered edible, distraction can be a bad thing. After searching Tia's parent's home, I found Romey in the storage room. Unfortunately for Romey there is mouse poison in the storage room. After informing Tia's mom(Martha) that Romey had been in the storage room Martha went and checked/counted the poisons that were out and let us know that Romey had in fact ingested copious amounts of poison.

Tia quickly called the vet, who told us that we needed to induce vomiting. Not having any available ipecac, we were told to give her hydrogen peroxide. This meant wrestling little Romey to the ground, prying open her mouth, and forcing hydrogen peroxide down her throat. Romey, despite her small stature has enormous strength, and sharp, claw like nails. After finally getting the fluid into her, we had to watch in horror as she foamed at the mouth(like a rabid dog), and stumbled around until she started heaving. Luckily, she threw up several times (fluorescent blue barf) and we were pretty sure that the poison was out of her. We then contacted a Veterinarian who agreed to meet us at his office. He gave Romey a vitamin k shot.

Apparently, D-Con prevents the body from coagulating blood. Thus, the animal that ingests it basically bleeds to death. This process can take 4-6 weeks. Because of the long, drawn out nature of the poison Romey will be on medication for the 4-6 week period. We feel really lucky that we found out she ate the poison. We feel lucky that we were able to get the peroxide into her. We feel lucky that she is alive and well. We need to give special thanks to Martha for being so attentive and helpful, in getting the peroxide into Romey, and helping with the Veterinarian. To a lot of people this whole episode might sound silly, but for dog lovers like us it was a very traumatic experience. We learned a hard lesson, do not let Romey wander, because she will get in trouble.

Raccoon.

So I let Romey out the back door tonight and wandered out behind her to see what she was doing. Luckily for her she decided to take off in a mad dash up the grass. Just then I thought that I saw a cat walking on the patio. However, this cat had a striped tail. By the time I realized that we had a Raccoon in the yard, Romey was freaking out behind a fence. The Raccoon stayed ultra calm and just watched and then decided to climb a fence into the neighbors yard. Could Romey have taken this wild animal? Luckily I didn't have to find out.

HOT BEAUTIFUL WIFE

Today is Halloween. Which is a great day. However, this day holds even more significance for me because it is my Beautiful Wife's birthday.


I am a lucky person. Somehow I was able to convince this woman that I had enough redeeming qualities that she should marry me. How I pulled that off I don't know, but that was the best work that I ever did.

So to my little wife, HAPPY BIRTHDAY and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Utah - The Season is Back on

So, the Utes started off the season in a lot of pain, literally. We lost our best offensive lineman in fall practice Boone to a torn ACL. The first game of the season our starting RB breaks his leg, our QB separates his shoulder, we lose another O-lineman, our D-tackle sprains his knee, our best WR tears his ACL, a starting LB ruptures his Achilles Tendon, etc. The team was struggling with both injuries and their play on the field. After a big win over UCLA things looked to be turned around only to suffer a devastating loss to UNLV. Well we finally got our QB back and the Utes have reeled off 3 wins in a row. The momentum should continue, especially now that some of our freshmen are playing. I have been a big fan of Nai Fotu all year long, even though he was only playing special teams he would blow people up. He finally got to see the field on D and he did not disappoint.

Are all Southerners This Bright?

So this has been everywhere, but I just think it is too funny not to post. This girl comes across as the biggest moron. The funny thing is watching Mario Lopez's face, he is just trying not to bust up laughing. The best line from the whole thing is "everywhere like such as".

The Good Senator From Idaho

I find it more than a little bit comical that Larry Craig who has been hounded by accusations of being gay for over 20 years, is arrested for soliciting another man in the men's room. How does the phrase go, if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck. Not that there is anything necessarily wrong with being a duck. However, I just think that it is funny that all of these right wing nut jobs are closet homosexuals.

Larry is going to try and do all sorts of spin control to get this wrapped up, however, just read the info on him at Wikipedia and you will see how funny it is. Mr. Craig you served the state of Idaho for many years but your career is for all intents and purposes over.