7,100 and counting!

I did it. I beat my goal.

I know I have been keeping good track of it on my blog, and I apologize for that. However, I've been keeping a running total.

So, Mort... I saw you additional 1,000 and raised it another 1,000, and it's not even June!

Yipee!

My review of Star Trek

So, last week I went to see Star Trek with a few of my friends in Vegas. (For those of you whom I did not visit, please accept my apologies. I will be down there again sometime soon.)

I gotta be honest; I was a little skeptical about the move to begin with. Although I'm a closet trekkie, I was unsure about how this movie was going to play out. I decided to lower my expectations for the movie; as mentioned in last week's tweet. Much to the surprise of most (John's not one for these types of movies) we all thought it was quite good.

I was a little nervous when Leonard Nimoy made a cameo appearance, but writers did a fantastic job in scripting his part into the movie. I'm so glad they didn't ask William Shatner to be in it. That would have ruined the movie.

...but that's just my opinion. :)

Wingmen

Here's a sneak peek of an upcoming article.

I don't know if this is coming out next week, or not. But, I had way too much fun writing it that I just had to let you all know.

Twitter hacking

Well, I didn't expect to get an e-mail like this from Twitter today. And, I surely wasn't expecting it twice!

Hi,

Did you forget your Twitter password? It happens to the best of us. Please open the following link in your browser.

(provided link)

This will reset your Twitter password. Then, you can login and change it to something you'll remember. Hint: create a password with a mix of letters and numbers so it's more secure.

Thanks,
Twitter

p.s. We sent you this note because your username or email address was entered into the "forgot password" field. If you didn't forget your password, don't worry, we'll keep it safe for you.

Who tried to get on my account? :)

Cinco de Mayo

I'm a little late getting this one published today. But, like my English professor always said when I turned in a tardy paper, "Better late than never."

Anyway, this is just a quick note to all my friends living in Mexico.

CINCO DE MAYO!

(ps. In case you were wondering, Cinco de Mayo is not a celebration of Mexico's Independence Day. That doesn't occur until September.)

I hope you all find a way to celebrate today.

My Provo Chick and Me

My chicken article was published today in the Mormon Times, and I thought I would share a picture of the chick I referenced with all of you.



This is the chick my brother received when he asked his date for the high school dance. I have to say, this whole to-do was pretty impressive. It sure beats some of the lame ways I asked girls out in when I was a teenager.

In case you haven't read the article yet, here's a brief as to why I decided to write about this chicken.

Though I was born in Provo, Utah, and have a lot of great memories there, the city just seems to come up with some really stupid laws and ordinances. Truth be told, all the blame can't rest on the city; city officials just try to cater to its residents. We all need to point the blaming finger on ourselves.

...and of course, every city has its idiosyncrasies. I'm just voicing My Opinion.

But, don't get me started on I15 traffic, or south of BYU campus parking restrictions, or the PoPo (cops) crashing house parties. (Did I mention that house parties in Utah rarely, if ever, have alcohol?) Yeah, who knew you could have so much fun without getting drunk, and the cops still show up?

(Note: I actually attended a party at a friends house one evening. Total number of people: 10. We were heavily engrossed with a game of Settlers of Catan -- a board game. We had music in the background, and... you guessed it. The cops showed up to break up the party. Apparently, we look suspicious?)

Anyway, I digress. I wanted to post the pic of the chick, and you got more than you asked for.

City Chickens

Provo City is allowing residents the raise chickens within city limits, and it doesn’t just have to be on a farm. Not everyone is in agreement on the topic either.

In my next Mormon Times article, I share my own story with a “chick” close to home. The article will be out Monday, May 4.

Oh, the silly things that happen in Utah.