tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177173362024-03-20T06:39:15.686-05:00Just Trying to Figure It All OutJust snippets from my life - Mainly LDS, trombone, & music stuff.realtallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08587501179182058790noreply@blogger.comBlogger148125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17717336.post-12591083926078473922013-07-25T20:59:00.001-05:002013-07-25T20:59:08.760-05:00Yellowstone Trip, Part 2Yellowstone Trip, Part 2<br />
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Bubbling mud pit<br />
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We took a walk after seeing the mud pit wanting to see a bear. We didn't find one but we did come across several elk taking it easy in the cool woods.<br />
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Next we went to this collection of geysers(Not Old Faithful yet). The caution signs all said pretty much the same thing. DON'T STEP OFF THE BOARDWALK! They said around 18 people have died by making the poor decision to get off the walkway and get closer to the geysers. Apparently the footing isn't all that sure.<br />
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Called 'The Abyss' this small pool is reported to be 53 feet deep. Between that and the boiling temperature it's not a place in which to take a dip.<br />
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We saw quite a few bison, some close up.<br />
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Mammoth Hot Springs<br />
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Grand Teton National Park was adjacent to Yellowstone.<br />
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A moose that we caught a glimpse of cooling off in the Snake River.<br />
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Old Faithful<br />
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After standing there for about an hour, Old Faithful finally went off.<br />
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Towards the end of our last day in Yellowstone we exited the park excited at what we had seen but still disappointed at not seeing a bear. Then while we were passing through Grand Teton we saw a bunch of cars pulled over. We rolled down the van window and someone said, 'bear' so we pulled over, too. There were already a couple of park rangers there engaged in a perpetual state of yelling 'Get Back' to the small crowd that had gathered. We looked around and soon saw what everyone was looking at. A small to medium black bear puttering around in the woods. Soon, it ventured out on to the road.<br />
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The bear approached a van with the family intact and asked for their license and registration(see below).<br />
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Not getting the answer that it wanted, it hopped onto the hood of the vehicle and bounced on it some. After a minute or so it hopped down and took 4 or 5 quick steps toward my approximate position. Everybody scattered. I turned away and ran so quick I almost lost my trousers.<br />
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Yay, bear!realtallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08587501179182058790noreply@blogger.com0Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190, USA44.4225727 -110.5866674000000142.975920200000004 -113.16845440000002 45.8692252 -108.0048804tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17717336.post-5446928633864299682013-07-21T21:39:00.000-05:002013-07-21T21:39:01.789-05:00Yellowstone Trip, Part 1Yellowstone Trip, Part 1<br />
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We took a trip last week to Grand Teton and Yellowstone parks, driving a total of some 2200 miles in order to see what the fuss was all about. We had a friend dog sit, setting out food and water for 'The Crew.' Also, we played the license plate game with an app that Melody found. You know - find all 50 states before the end of the trip and check them off. We ended up with all of them but Rhode Island & Kentucky.<br />
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Monday, we drove all day and ended up in Pueblo, CO. I can't shake the feeling that I saw many commercials for Consumer Protection pamphlets as a kid and you had to send away to Pueblo, CO for all of them. Whatever.<br />
The plan was to spend that night in a campground but when we arrived at the campground the gate was open but it was unmanned. The instructions said to fill out the form and stick it with payment into the box. We did not have the exact bills necessary nor our checkbook, which we had left behind. So, naturally, we spent the night at the Marriott. <br />
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The next morning we visited the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs which, by that point, was only a half hour away. Just as we walked in, there was a hands on area where were could try our hand at a few sports.<br />
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Some other things that we saw:<br />
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The weight room.<br />
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Some of the ceremonial torches.<br />
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After lunch, we went to the Air Force Academy Visitor's Center. There wasn't a whole lot to take pictures of there but we did manage to snap this one of me with a B-52 on the way out. I'm the one in the front:<br />
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Then it was back on the road for another day of driving to reach Yellowstone.<br />
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Oh, and about this time our dog sitter sent us this picture of Rusty:<br />
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<br />realtallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08587501179182058790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17717336.post-635156417858823562013-04-27T22:59:00.002-05:002013-04-27T23:00:04.683-05:00It's been a while.Let's see, what's new...<br />
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I work at Blue Cross Blue Shield. That's new(since the last post anyways).<br />
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We have 3 dogs, Ranger, Sophie, & Rusty. Let's see if I can find pictures.<br />
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Rusty(shhh...he's exhausted)</div>
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I play trombone in the <a href="http://fmco.org/chamber.html">Flower Mound Symphony Orchestra</a>, although I can only be there every other rehearsal because of my work schedule. Our next concert is on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/510600818998434/">May 4 at 7pm.</a> Come if you can and say 'hi' afterwards. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cecilia.hamilton.5">Cecilia Hamilton</a> conducts. It's the children's concert and a lot of fun for everybody. Please come. It's FREE!!!!</div>
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realtallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08587501179182058790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17717336.post-68383655349126595422010-09-28T17:48:00.001-05:002010-09-28T17:48:59.365-05:00<span style="font-size:130%;">I thought that I'd share a call that I took last night.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Me: Thank You for Calling Verizon, May I have the Phone Number on your account?</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Caller: ok, its xxx-xxx-xxx</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Me: Maybe I heard that wrong, can you give it to me again</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Calller: xxx-xxx-xxx</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Me: Sir, that's only 9 digits. Can you give it to me one more time?</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Caller: Ok The Number is xxx-xxx-xxx</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Me: *sits there and thinks*</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Me: Sir could that be your Social Security Number?</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">*Caller immediately starts to recite his ss #*</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Me: Sir, I don't actually need your ss #. Lets try something different. What is your street address?</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Caller: *gives address*</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Me: *punches in address and hits enter. Only business names appear on screen*</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Me: "What is the name on the account?"</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Caller: *gives name*</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Me: "Sir, I'm having trouble finding you on the system."</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Customer: "Well, I need to change some things on my account."</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Me: *ears perk up*</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Me: "You need to add or take something off of your account?"</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Customer: "Yes"</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Me: *abject relief*</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Me: "Well, I'll have to send you over to billling for that, ok?"</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Customer: "Ok"</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Me: "One moment. Thank you for callling Verizon."</span>realtallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08587501179182058790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17717336.post-53426148095521190112010-06-20T19:48:00.000-05:002010-06-20T19:48:22.723-05:00<span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>My Dad</strong><br /><br />It was a particularly poigniant father's day for me this year due to his passing 21 days ago. Has it really been 3 weeks? Time can be both infuriating and fleeting, something of a paradox. A year can seem like a day and a day can seem like a year.<br /><br />I was visiting my mother in Arkansas this weekend. It was nice to see & take care of her. Somewhat less enjoyable was going through some of Dad's things, most of which were uniquely his. A roman sword, confederate money, a BYU watch, a couple of papreweights, a 1984 BYU national championship banner - all things that reflected a portion of who he was. </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">One of my earliest memories of my father was when I was about 4 or 5. Dad took me to an airfield several hours away to look at the vintage aircraft, another hobby of his. I remember mother gave me spending money before we left: $1, all in dimes. I spent it on donuts, if I recall correctly. He took several pictures of me with the aircraft in the background and had someone else take one with the both of us, I think.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Dad's service in the church was unparalleled. He was 100% active and went at it with all his might all of the time. I remember when he was Elder's Quorum president the Magnolia ward had 86% hometeaching, the highest in the stake. Not so much because of his motivational skills but because he did most of it himself, spending 2-3 hours some Sundays visiting with families. This was after 3 hours of church and any meetings that went with his callings. He would never just skip anything. It was something that I didn't appreciate at the time but that I do now.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Also memorable were the many Saturdays that Dad & I spent remodeling the old house on Height st. We took one bathroom out, put another one in, nailed many sheets of paneling onto the walls, put up additional walls, and did quite a bit of ad hoc plumbing. He had no training in any of these things but got through all of the projects through sheer will & determination. Again, I didn't really enjoy these things at the time but I still use the confidence & skills that I acquired on those Saturday mornings.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Dad & I had our disagreements from time to time, mostly during my teenage years, but I never once doubted that he loved me. Some complain that their father never told them how he felt. Not my Dad. He would tell me almost daily. He was wonderful that way. And he spent plenty of time with me at church functions, family vacations, father/son outings, and just talking in the car sometimes. He and Mom were also regular fixtures at my band concerts.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">His life serves as testament that some things in life are worth pursuing with a clear mind and an unwavering, unending effort.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I miss him very much.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span>realtallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08587501179182058790noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17717336.post-85568892473856340412010-05-29T13:28:00.001-05:002010-05-29T13:28:51.317-05:00Is feeling extra tall today in his new shoes!realtallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08587501179182058790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17717336.post-76521054725891031392010-05-09T13:55:00.001-05:002010-05-09T13:55:17.169-05:00Sunday school is slow today. Maybe a little trombone would liven things up.realtallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08587501179182058790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17717336.post-87021739039783999352010-04-14T19:33:00.001-05:002010-04-14T19:33:14.600-05:00A brutal day at work. but im at the park now and the weather is wonderful.realtallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08587501179182058790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17717336.post-56138145122054449242010-03-25T19:20:00.001-05:002010-03-25T19:20:24.581-05:00The cactus' are in at the mart. I'm excited! A pretty good variety too. I'll take that one & that one & that one & that one....realtallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08587501179182058790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17717336.post-90699869052185785912010-03-22T20:13:00.001-05:002010-03-22T20:13:31.270-05:00I'm out of dew. That makes me sad.realtallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08587501179182058790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17717336.post-24872238705840104502010-03-14T19:59:00.001-05:002010-03-14T19:59:24.394-05:00I miss sn nfl. They ought to rebroadcast a game and pretend that its new. I would be ok with that.realtallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08587501179182058790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17717336.post-89503316715285108162010-03-13T20:22:00.000-06:002010-03-13T20:23:09.449-06:00<div id="ta_travelmap" style="width:430px;"><br /><img src="http://www.tripadvisor.com/CommunityMapImage?id=44756073&type=TRIPADVISOR&size=LARGE"><br /><ol id="ta_favoritelist"><br /><li><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g154943-Vancouver_British_Columbia-Vacations.html">Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g60634-Lahaina_Maui_Hawaii-Vacations.html">Lahaina, HI, USA</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g32655-Los_Angeles_California-Vacations.html">Los Angeles, CA, USA</a></li><br /></ol><br /><ul id="ta_links"><br /><li>Create your own <a rel='nofollow' href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/MemberProfile-cpt" style="font-size:10px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#3860B0; text-decoration:none;">travel map</a> or <a rel='nofollow' href="http://www.travelpod.com/" style="font-size:10px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#3860B0; text-decoration:none;">travel blog</a></li><br /><li>Top <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/VacationRentals" style="font-size:10px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; color:#3860B0; text-decoration:none;">vacation rentals</a> at TripAdvisor</li><br /></ul><br /></div><br /><script src="http://www.tripadvisor.com/MapEmbed?mid=44756073&nop=true&frm=fb&Version=VACATION_RENT_002"></script>realtallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08587501179182058790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17717336.post-55175090910740769632010-03-08T20:36:00.000-06:002010-03-08T20:36:42.669-06:00<span style="font-size:130%;">We have the planter beds built and filled. M put onions in one of them but I'm afraid to plant more than that this early in the season. I'll have to post some pictures later.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Also, the front lawn is looking better. The tall fescue that I seeded in the bermuda last october has been greening up nicely with the recent rain. I just wish that more of it had taken. When things dry up I'll seed again with tall fescue mixed with annual rye.</span>realtallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08587501179182058790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17717336.post-38155669498655516912009-09-15T22:10:00.000-05:002009-09-15T22:10:39.967-05:00<span style="font-size:180%;">BYU v. Oklahoma</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">M & I recently went to the BYU v UO at the new cowboy stadium. At the time I was sure that BYU was going to lose but I still wanted to see the inside of the brand new 1.2 Billion dollar facility. I was curious to see if 1.2 billion still goes as far as it used to.<br /></span><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/BYU%20game%20Cowboy%20Stadium/?action=view&current=stadium1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/BYU%20game%20Cowboy%20Stadium/stadium1.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The Stadium hold 75,000 and it was sold out.<br /></span><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/BYU%20game%20Cowboy%20Stadium/?action=view&current=game1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/BYU%20game%20Cowboy%20Stadium/game1.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;">Pregame Warmups</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/BYU%20game%20Cowboy%20Stadium/?action=view&current=stadium2.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/BYU%20game%20Cowboy%20Stadium/stadium2.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;">Some of the fans(the good guys)</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/BYU%20game%20Cowboy%20Stadium/?action=view&current=game2.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/BYU%20game%20Cowboy%20Stadium/game2.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">About to score...</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/BYU%20game%20Cowboy%20Stadium/?action=view&current=screen1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/BYU%20game%20Cowboy%20Stadium/screen1.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;">The largest HD screen in the world - 180 feet. It was very, very nice - almost hypnotic. No matter where you were you could see exactly what was going on -and usually more than once. I was kind of bugged that there was no place that timeouts were displayed. For 1.2 billion, Jerry could have installed a couple more lights or whatever.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/BYU%20game%20Cowboy%20Stadium/?action=view&current=screen2.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/BYU%20game%20Cowboy%20Stadium/screen2.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The Good Guys Win!!</span><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/BYU%20game%20Cowboy%20Stadium/?action=view&current=screen1.jpg" target="_blank"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/BYU%20game%20Cowboy%20Stadium/?action=view&current=celebration1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/BYU%20game%20Cowboy%20Stadium/celebration1.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;">The postgame celebration</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/BYU%20game%20Cowboy%20Stadium/?action=view&current=celebration2.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/BYU%20game%20Cowboy%20Stadium/celebration2.jpg" /></a>realtallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08587501179182058790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17717336.post-52010819872313935422009-06-13T17:26:00.001-05:002009-06-13T17:34:42.124-05:00<strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Yard & Garden</span></strong><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The flower bed in the front </span><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Yard/?action=view&current=flowerbed1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Yard/flowerbed1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Some sort of chinese lily thingy that M grew from bulbs</span><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Yard/?action=view&current=orientallily.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Yard/orientallily.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">M picking squash out of the garden. We did very well on the squash this year. That's Sophie sniffing around in the background. </span><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Yard/?action=view&current=melodysquash.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Yard/melodysquash.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Corn<br /></span><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Yard/?action=view&current=corn.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Yard/corn.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Tomatoes and stuff </span><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Yard/?action=view&current=tomatoes.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Yard/tomatoes.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Most of the garden</span><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Yard/?action=view&current=wholegarden.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Yard/wholegarden.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">A nice bouquet that M made for me for my birthday. Very nice.</span><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Yard/?action=view&current=flowerarrangement.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Yard/flowerarrangement.jpg" border="0" /></a>realtallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08587501179182058790noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17717336.post-8621416746953932802009-04-19T20:46:00.000-05:002009-04-19T20:46:38.352-05:00<span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Some more Sophie & Ranger Pictures</strong></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Sophie posing</span><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/?action=view&current=Sophie1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/Sophie1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Sophie asleep<br /></span><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/?action=view&current=sophiewriggling2.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/sophiewriggling2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Still asleep...</span><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/?action=view&current=sophieupsidedown.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/sophieupsidedown.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Ranger & Sophie dig at Mom & Dad's house while Harley looks on</span><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/?action=view&current=sophierangerharley.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/sophierangerharley.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Sophie and Ranger competing for treats</span><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/?action=view&current=sophierangercompete.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/sophierangercompete.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Sophie & Ranger after a hard day</span><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/?action=view&current=sophierangerasleep.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/sophierangerasleep.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Sophie wants to be a model</span><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/?action=view&current=sophieposing.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/sophieposing.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Sophie loves her daddy</span><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/?action=view&current=sophiekiss.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/sophiekiss.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Hanging out</span><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/?action=view&current=rangersophie1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/rangersophie1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/?action=view&current=dranger.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/dranger.jpg" border="0" /></a>realtallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08587501179182058790noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17717336.post-34379462425730676592009-01-01T20:51:00.001-06:002009-01-01T20:52:40.692-06:00<a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/trombone/?action=view&current=happy-new-year.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/trombone/happy-new-year.jpg" border="0" /></a>realtallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08587501179182058790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17717336.post-44645500130940412412008-12-09T00:31:00.001-06:002008-12-09T00:31:55.299-06:00<strong><span style="font-size:130%;">The Math Behind the Economic Meltdown</span></strong><br /><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cvNag5KKrhU&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cvNag5KKrhU&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>realtallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08587501179182058790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17717336.post-70940877703422613682008-11-10T13:55:00.000-06:002008-11-10T13:55:58.545-06:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>The Election & The Media<br /><br /></strong>I have been thinking about our next president quite a bit since the election, as I'm sure that many have, and I have a few things to say about the campaign(s) as well as a few related subjects. Obama wasn't who I voted for but I'm willing to reserve judgement on him until I see some results with him at the helm. As a side note, he has precious little experience in foreign affairs, in economic affiars, and he has no executive experience of any kind. He makes Sarah Palin look like a seasoned pro at being a chief executive. It is interesting, don't you think, given all the criticism that Palin got for being the governor of a state with such a low population or only being the governor for a few years? Palin was the subject of such focus from the media that was so busy making fun of her and burying her with ridicule that they didn't have the time to point out that Barack Obama had much more severe shortcomings in the same areas than she did - and he was running in the #1 slot. This brings me to my first point.<br /><br />The media was(and is) in love, as a whole, with the thought of having Obama as president. Having a black man in the oval office was a story that was just too good to pass up and they found themselves just fawning all over him while at the same time portraying McCain as a cranky old guy who didn't know how to use a computer. The positive coverage was very one-sided. Nothing seemed to stick to Obama, nothing was ever really a problem. No matter what the controversy, it just seemed to go away.<br /><br />Racism. Yes, it still occurs, as much as it pains me to admit it, but not always in the ways that people think. It has been estimated that between 94%-97% of voting black americans voted for Obama. Hmmmm....so, voting black americans all independently studied the issues, looked at the candidates and 97% of them came to the conclusion that the best man for the job was the same race as themselves? Put another way, would 97% of all caucasians voting for McCain have aroused any suspicions from the media? On the other hand, perhaps having a black man in office will restore some of the trust in the federal goverment that has been absent in the black community.<br /><br />John McCain. A war hero that deserved better from the media. He served 5 1/2 years in the Hanoi Hilton, which, incidentaly, is longer than Obama has served in the Senate. McCain has been a U.S. Senator for 22 years. He is a recipient of the Navy Commendation Medal and the Bronze Star. He has a much longer track record in service to his country than Obama. Obama's track record is in service to the democratic party.<br /><br />I hope that Barack Obama turns out to be a good or(I hope) a great president. He could do a lot of good. I just wish that both candidates had been treated by the media with as much respect as he was.</span>realtallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08587501179182058790noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17717336.post-4895775844602561102008-11-02T22:41:00.000-06:002008-11-02T22:41:37.653-06:00<span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Meet Sophie<br /></strong></span><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/?action=view&current=Sophie1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/Sophie1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Sophie is a 12 week old Dalmation pup that we just adopted from Denton city animal shelter(the 'pound'). She was sick for a few days( & we had to drop a few $$$s at the vet) but she seems to be feeling better now.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Ranger was initially cautious about the new arrival</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/?action=view&current=Sophie2.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/Sophie2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/?action=view&current=Sophie3.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/Sophie3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">But then started to warm up to her </span><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/?action=view&current=Sophie4.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/Sophie4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/?action=view&current=Sophie5.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/Sophie5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Now, they hang out some but Ranger is still jealous of the new doggie.<br /><br /><br />Ranger & Sophie hanging out in the back yard:</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/?action=view&current=Sophie10.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/Sophie10.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/?action=view&current=Sophie6.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/Sophie6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Ranger does NOT like Sophie to be in her sandbox</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/?action=view&current=Sophie8.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/Sophie8.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Sophie chewing on a toy:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/?action=view&current=Sophie9.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/Sophie9.jpg" border="0" /></a>realtallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08587501179182058790noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17717336.post-48506408715377720122008-10-09T22:29:00.001-05:002008-10-09T22:30:40.972-05:00<span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Working at Wal-Mart</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I've been working part-time at walmart for over 4 months now, trying to both keep myself busy and to help ends meet. Its been an adventure, although not always a fun one. I thought that I would take a few minutes to describe what its like working there.<br /><br />First the management hierarchy:<br /><br />There's the Manager of the store, Bruce.<br /><br />Then there are 10 assistant managers that report to Bruce. Each one is responsible for the day to day operations of a couple of departments. The one responsible for the Garden Center(where I work) is Matt.<br /><br />There are 4(or 5?) zone managers. This is a newly created position(because, after all, you can't have too many managers...). These are assistants to the assistant managers. But that's too hard to say so they call them zone managers. The one over the garden center is Katie.<br /><br />Then there are the Department managers. They are exactly what the title says - they manage the deparment. The one over the gc is Heather. She's only been there for about six weeks or so. She replaced Gene who got promoted to zone manager. Heather moved over from being the pet department manager.<br /><br /><br />Then there is me. Well, me and my co-workers in the garden center. I won't introduce everyone right now, rather I'll do it as I mention each one.<br /><br />And we move on...<br /><br /><br />The gc has been consumed with setting up for Christmas the last 10 days. That's right, Christmas starts in October at walmart. Anyhow, that's what we've been doing all day every day. Putting stuff on shelves, printing labels, hauling merchandise from the receiving area, etc.... I wouldn't call it fun but I would rather be doing it than unloading a truck or doing a buggy rally, which I sometimes have to do anyways. More on that later.<br /><br />Heather has been doing a nice job making sure that all the merchandise and displays have been getting put up in a timely manner. She's only 21 but she has some good organizational skills. And a good sense of humor which isn't everything to morale but it sure helps.<br /><br />Let's see...what's the latest.... Ah yes, the wreaths. I spent several hours putting wreaths on the shelf yesterday. I had no idea that there was so much freakin' glitter in wreaths. And it gets all over. By the end of the day I looked like Glenda the Good Witch's mutant cousin, Ed.<br /><br />A couple of pictures of co-workers:<br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/texasrez"><span style="font-size:130%;">Ryan</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">(in one of his more dignified moments):<br /><br /></span><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/walmart/?action=view&current=Ryanweb.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/walmart/Ryanweb.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/julielovesjohn2005"><span style="font-size:130%;">Julie</span> </a><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/walmart/?action=view&current=Julieweb.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/walmart/Julieweb.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">More later.</span>realtallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08587501179182058790noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17717336.post-13715692105506722012008-08-24T00:46:00.006-05:002008-08-24T23:46:39.641-05:00<span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Lake Ray Roberts</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">A couple of weeks ago we went to Lake Ray Roberts for a couple of hours to grill some burgers and enjoy the scenery. It was fun, though a bit crowded.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/?action=view&current=P1010001.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/P1010001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">At first Ranger was timid about getting in the water.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/?action=view&current=P1010009.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/P1010009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">But soon she was swimming(movie).</span><br /><br /><embed width="448" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/P1010021.flv"><br /></embed><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">A few more Ranger pictures...<br /><br />Ranger just after a bath:</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/?action=view&current=P1010035.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/P1010035.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Ranger resting in her sandbox:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/?action=view&current=P1010039.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/P1010039.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Ranger 'wrastling' at the dog park:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/?action=view&current=P1010043.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/P1010043.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Ranger fetching a ball in the pond behind the park:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/?action=view&current=P1010050.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/P1010050.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Ranger greeting M after she gets home from work. Notice the tail: </span><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/?action=view&current=P1010056.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/P1010056.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">And, to finish the entry for today, here is a short movie featuring Ranger getting a ball in the pond. Notice the other, younger, dog in the frame splashing around just as Ranger did a few months ago:<br /></span><br /><br /><embed width="448" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/P1010046.flv"></embed>realtallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08587501179182058790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17717336.post-66529150382648689032008-08-17T17:20:00.001-05:002008-08-17T17:21:26.975-05:00<span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>California Trip</strong></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">In June we went out to Southern California to visit friends. Here are a few pictures from the trip. Included are photos from Seaworld, California Adventure Park(Disneyland, part deux), Berk's birthday party, Walt Disney Hall, and Disneyland.</span><br /><br /><div style="WIDTH: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><embed src="http://w3.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/California Trip 2008/4a972155.pbw" width="400" height="300" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed><a href="http://i3.photobucket.com/redirect/album?action=slideshow&landing=/slideshows&type=96" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FLOAT: left; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn.gif" /></a><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/California%20Trip%202008/?action=view&current=4a972155.pbw" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FLOAT: left; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn_viewallimages.gif" /></a></div>realtallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08587501179182058790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17717336.post-74734376447905006062008-07-27T22:47:00.000-05:002008-07-27T22:47:36.406-05:00<span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Ranger Asleep</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Since the texas heat makes it too hot too play outside most days, Ranger routinely takes naps inside during the afternoon. I snapped this one about a week ago when she seemed particularly out of it.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/?action=view&current=RangerAsleepweb.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/Ranger/RangerAsleepweb.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Here, you can see me eating the first cantaloupe out of our garden. It wasn't particularly big(probably due to the fact that we planted late) but it was tasty.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/House/?action=view&current=cantelopeweb.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/House/cantelopeweb.jpg" border="0" /></a>realtallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08587501179182058790noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17717336.post-89873194572243182002008-07-15T22:03:00.000-05:002008-07-15T22:03:50.408-05:00<span style="font-size:180%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Family Visit</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Our nieces and nephew visited us last week. They all seemed to have a good time.<br /><br />Some pictures from our excursion to Chucky Cheese's:<br /></span><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/?action=view&current=P1010131.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/P1010131.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/?action=view&current=P1010133.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/P1010133.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/?action=view&current=P1010142.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/P1010142.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/?action=view&current=P1010143.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/P1010143.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Here, Josie is helping Ranger to stand guard: </span><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/?action=view&current=P1010150.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/P1010150.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Josie wants to hug Ranger but Ranger won't cooperate:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/?action=view&current=P1010152.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/P1010152.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Reagan playing tug with Ranger:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/?action=view&current=P1010157.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/P1010157.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Daniel playing tug with Ranger:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/?action=view&current=P1010160.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/realtall/P1010160.jpg" border="0" /></a>realtallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08587501179182058790noreply@blogger.com0