Napoleon, Hitler, And Now Me

A number of years ago, I played RISK with my then-future-now-ex girlfriend, Sarah, and a few mutual acquaintances.  On my way to global domination, I completely and mercilessly decimated a sweet young 18 year-old who had never played the game before, and who I barely knew.  I have not played RISK with Sarah again, but I have with [...]

An Ode to Marriage

This is what marriage is really about:

We cannot think of a better friend and ally

Yesterday, President Obama found himself in a place that Theresa and I often find ourselves wishing we were: Canada.  In general, Canadians love Obama (even more than we love our Prime Minister and more than Americans love Obama, actually), and I count myself among my fellow countrymen who were excited about Obama’s first foreign visit as President.  The visit, [...]

Album Club Reminder

February is now more that half over, and I would like to remind you all once again of my album club.  Basically, I choose an album for the month, and you listen to it.  Then at the beginning of the next month, I’ll write a post about what I thought of the album, and I invite you all [...]

Our Funny Valentines

Theresa and I have a  tradition that goes back to the first Valentine we spent together, when we were dating.  At the time Theresa was an FHE leader in our singles ward, and planned an activity involving making paper Valentines.  However, the week before our activity had involved an game using pictures of various famous and historical figures, [...]

Amy of the Lioners

The main reason I haven’t posted for a few day is that I have been busy helping my sister Amy set up a new blog.  The reason why Amy has decided to enter the realm of blogging is because she has also decided to enter another realm: that of her majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.  That’s [...]

Lilia Rocks, Part II

This post is a continuation, and should be read after Lilia Rocks, Part I.
When I sent Nathan the cease and desist letter I was 100% joking, but I wondered what he would think about it.  Luckily, it did not cause him to immediately go out and hire a lawyer.  Instead, he replied defiantly, stating that [...]

25 Things About Theresa

As any of you who has facebook would know, a “25 Random Things About Me” chain letter is going around. Well, the other day Theresa participated. Here is her list:
1. I hate the cold, but I absolutely adore Canada, and want nothing more than to raise my family there.
2. I get strange craving [...]

Lilia Rocks!!!: Part I

The Video
First watch this great video made by our brother-in-law Nathan.  Here, our niece Lilia is attempting to steal the title of Rockinest Relative from Bailey  Things to note about the video: 1. Despite her swagger, Lilia cannot play guitar hero, 2. look for a cameo from Theresa the Wino, 3. Click the video below to [...]

Album Club

I hate my book club.  Its just a bunch of pretentious law students sitting around complaining that the featured author is too pretentious and making up a bunch of gibberish about the deeper meaning of a book the majority of us did not enjoy.  For example, our latest book (The Sea, by John Banville – I don’t recommend it) featured an [...]