My Name is Kris and I Blah-g

Like most vacations, our trek to Fish Lake was too short. But it wet everyone’s appetite for more. I think we’ll be back to Fish Lake soon. If not before the end of this season, definitely next and probably every year after that. Word is that folks kinda liked the escape, spending time with each other and enjoying the simple things like cookouts, floating along the lake and smores. This just might turn into a family tradition. The only thing that would have made it better was if we could have all stayed in the same place. Some were in a cabin by the Fish Lake Lodge and others were either camping down the street or in a rustic cabin that would allow pets. It really makes it tempting to see how much it would cost to get our own cabin up there. I think if we had our own place, it would get used A LOT. Maybe some day…So I tried out my new lens this weekend. It is certainly wide angle which should make for some decent pictures in a few weeks when we go on the cruise. Below is a gallery of pix from this latest trip. It’s not all of them but it gives a good idea of what the place was like and how we enjoyed ourselves. And no…there are NO pictures of me..I was specifically grundgy this past weekend – very un-lady like. Let’s just say I looked a lot like Rosie O’Donnell… I’m not so sure I’d want the public to see that! LOL!

It’s been a while since I posted about something absurd. I usually comment about liberals (and I’ll get to them in a bit) but there is a lot going on that falls into the absurd theme and it’s global. It really brings new meaning to Planet Absurdity.First…China. I can’t think of them and their way of life without shaking my head and muttering under my breath, “Commies!” I mean, seriously. SERIOUSLY?! Their opening ceremonies were spectacular. The world, including myself was in awe of the spectacle. It was magnificent. But it didn’t take long for the rest of the world to learn that some of the fireworks were digitally manufactured, a little girl with a voice good enough to sing their national anthem was deemed too ugly be shown on TV, some of the thousands of participants were forced to endure endless hours of practice, sometimes wearing diapers because the Chinese government wouldn’t let them take breaks to relieve themselves – these citizens of China were brutalized all in the name of national pride. Many of them will say they felt honored to be included at all. Yeah, it’s amazine what you’ll say with a gun to your head. In the middle of saving face over all that, now we have the Chinese gymnastics team facing scrutiny for the blatent disregard for the rules set for gymnast being a certain age to compete. In their lust for gold medals and desire to be seen as a true world super power and sports dominator, China has fallen to even new lows. Their children are taken away from their familes, forced into sports training facilities at ages when other children like them should be watching Sesame Street and playing in sand boxes. All of this in the name of being dominant in all things disguised as honor. If anything, instead of being seen as forces to be reckoned with, China has now firmly placed themselves as the bully on the playground – the annoying salesperson who cheats and schmoozes to save face and appear like something he’s not. China, you stink. You cheat. And you’re a disgrace.Second…Obama. See? It’s all about socialists and democrats. Whoa. That’s an oxymoron. Obama just won’t say who his VP choice is. He’s gotta build up the suspense and the media is eating it up. They are just salivating over who it can be. Just this morning on the radio the announcer got a little excited because he just received a text message while he was on the air. He expressed his disappointment because it wasn’t Barack Obama texting him. Well, (A) Barack wouldn’t be texting you himself and (B) WHO CARES?! It doesn’t matter who he picks because it will either be someone with as little experience as him, or some loudmouth moron or someone who wants the presidency so bad they’ll kill for it. It really doesn’t matter who it is and all this build up will lead to disappointment. I can already hear the hissing from the deflating balloon already.Third…Denver is gearing up for the Democratic convention. They’re really pulling out all the stops to make sure that security is maintained and that includes checking out local stores and seeing who’s buying what so they can be prepared for any protests, etc. The ACLU is thinking it’s pretty lame and I guess I can kinda understand why they say that but I can hardly blame the police and other agencies for wanting to be prepared for pretty much anything. These types of events really bring out the lunatics and I am not just talking about the elected ones. In addition to all the prep work, the police and other security folks are being encouraged to not enforce any marijuana laws. Exsqueeze me? One guy is quoted as saying that the police have bigger things to worry about than some “drug that is less harmful than alcohol”. Um, last time I checked marijuana is illigal, alcohol isn’t. The police have to enforce the law and if you’re smoking a doobie, you’re breaking the law. If the treehuggers and potheads want to get together for a little love-in and smoke some weed, they better be prepared for the consequences. Geez, IDIOTS.Finally, I can’t just leave the great state of Utah out of this… Since moving here I have been amazed by the driving knowledge (rather, the lack thereof), the eagerness for getting something for nothing and the enthusiasm over the mundane. This summer the Utah Dept. of Transportation (UDOT) has been replacing bridges on I-80 and I-215. Instead of closing things down partially and fixing the roads over a long period of time, they have opted to create new bridges off to the side and when completed, they would move these massive structures by rolling them down the street and put them in place. This would mean shutting a road down for 24 hours therefore minimizing the inconvenience. The task is daunting, it’s engineering smarts and it’s quite remarkable. I commend them for the effort. But watching them move a 50 gazillion ton piece of contrete down the road is kinda like watching glue dry. I imagine that it’s slow. I just don’t see it being something exciting to watch. I mean wake me when it’s over, ok? UDOT is about to move their last bridge this weekend. They are annoucing that the best place to view the manuevering is at some school and that spectators will be treated to a free breakfast sponsored by the general contractor. Well, half of Utah is SO there because hey, we’re talking FREE food. I’m shocked that the Mormon Tabernacle Choir won’t be there with a custom penned song to commemorate the event. Frankly, I’ve got better things to do. I’m going to Disneyland. See ya.