Quick Quote

I heard this quote from Bishop Haight:

"Character is the ability to stick with a decision, after the emotion is gone."

daily lines from the old man

A couple of lines from Roger this morning (to be read with a Boston townie accent):

"This year I'm takin' every friday off. Next year I'm gonna take fridays and mondays. I mean wha-do-I have to worry about. As long as you are here I know my stocks will continue to soar. You're on the cuttin' edge of technology ma' boy."

"How are things with the ladies ma' boy? You're too nice, that's the probelm. They're takin' advantage of ya. You gotta stop this, put your foot down, dig in your heals. The women like it when you're nasty."

7

So I'm a little late on the 7's sceen. Here it is loves.

7 things i want to do before i die
1 backpack europe
2 see pavarotti in concert before he dies
3 drive a ferrari (and not around the block or like your grandmother would)
4 skinny dip in walden pond with my wife
5 play the guitar well
6 be well read
7 be of service to the world

7 things i cannot do
1 play the piano
2 live in idaho or utah
3 drive slow
4 eat olives
5 get addicted to tv shows (except the west wing)
6 talk to illogical people
7 have a pet

7 things i say often
1 bloody hell
2 grrrrrr - usually accompanied by the weak wrist shake
3 sweet as
4 true story
5 lets be honest
6 you know
7 whats the latest

7 movies i could watch over and over
1 rudy
2 last samuri
3 hero
4 youve got mail
5 three amigos
6 so i married an axe murder
7 west wing (i know its not a movie)

7 songs i could listen to over and over
1 when we dance - sting
2 at last - etta james
3 under my skin - frank sinatra
4 warning sign - coldplay
5 seven days to change your life - jamie cullum
6 jupiter - from holsts the plantes
7 nessun durma - as performed by pavarotti

7 things that attract me to my best friends
1 witty
2 passionate
3 spontaneous
4 honest
5 chill
6 non-judgemental
7 kind hearted

7 people i think should do 7's
1 most of you have already done it
2 c s lewis
3 joseph smith
4 my mom
5 the red dragon
6 mary webster
7 the parry

Roger

So many of you have heard the stories of Roger. Yes, yes. My 67 year old co-worker. A total Boston townie. He hates the Red Sox and loves the Yankees. If you ask him why he'll say, " 'Cause I got tired a loosin' my lunch money on the Red Sox." He's maybe 5' tall and has one hell of a "Milwakie Special" (beer belly...just in case you were wondering) gained through hard work and thousands of dollars. I've decided to begin a compilation of some of the great Roger quotes and stories. Be forewarned that they can be a little crass at times. I don't put the truly vulgar ones.

• "Did you ever ride a jack-ass? No? Hope on yourself."
• "She was lookin' homelier than a hedgehog."
• "They'd be all over that like a duck on a june-bug."
• "When you see your old man, give him a big back-hand. Tell him it's from Roger in Boston."
• "Single women try harder."
• "Three Rings of Marriage: the engagement ring, the wedding ring, and the suffering."
• "So you wanna be a lawyer, 'eh kid? I could see dat, I could see dat. You'd be tits at that job ma' boy!"
• "Why do I like the Yankees? 'Cause I got tired a loosing my lunch money on the Red Sox."
• (If the Red Sox beat the Yankees) "You know what they call that ma' boy? Chumming the waters."
• (Speaking of Red Sox fans, from whom he generally wins 2k a year in bets) "How stupid are these people. It's like walking down the street and finding a dollar. How hard is that. I don't even have to bet that the yankees will win!"
• "You wanna bet? Huh? Huh?!"
• "You're like an empty pool table. Ya' got no balls."
• "You're a credit to this company ma' boy. Pretty soon your going straight to the top. What are the paying you now? Whatever it is, it sure as hell ain't enough. I'll tell ya dat."
• "I've done 47 years of a life sentance." (Roger has been at the company for 47 years)
• Soon to come: The story of the mother in law. My favorite.
• Also the audacious display of toenails.
• And the moment when I was shown a picture of Roger's girl.

And my favorite quote of all time:

"At my age there's not much left in life except for a good meal and a good shit."

Laugh a Little

Due to the great repore these videos have recieved (especially from my friend KMT) I am posting them here.

This one was voted best commercial in Europe.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3218225083863857496&q=use+condoms

This one I watched after learning that Pavarotti had cancelled his concerts for the rest of the year.

http://www.rathergood.com/elephants/

Enjoy!

Boston. Boston. Boston

Mmmmmmm. Yesterday was the best 4th of July I have ever had. Amazing. I love this city.

Bullshit

Ok. So I promise I won't start all my blogs with a crass word. But this one just has to be "Bullshit." So I have this brother, older brother, who is not a member of the LDS church. He's a bit of an Idahoan red neck with one hell of a smoker’s voice and a history of doing socially acceptable things that would make a Mormon shudder. Incidentally, he has decided to quite smoking. He quit for one week. Being single he has sown his wild oats and now has 2 kids. Becoming a dad has settled him down quite a bit. Anyway, on with the story.

I decided to take my shotgun shooting, dirt bike riding brother to a dance competition in NY with me. Actually he was hounding me about it for weeks (I've got him hooked). So we went. Beautiful dancers were ogled and good dancing was enjoyed by all. After the competition, we went to an after party. This is where all the professional dancers get together and drink their narcissistic little hearts out. My brother and I began chatting with one such beautiful professional dancer. By the end of the conversation her lack of sobriety and lustful intentions were quite clear. I quickly ended the conversation and my brother and I left.

Now this when my perception of my brother changed. On the subway ride home, my bother began to chat about the evening as well as the drunken girl that wanted someone to warm up her lonely bed. I figured that the only reason my brother hadn't jumped on that pony and ridden was because of me. To my chagrin, I found that his position was quite on the contrary. While trying to stay awake, sitting on the hard NY metro benches, my older brother began to pass on his nuggets of wisdom to me, the naive younger brother. Like the dews from heaven...ok maybe I'm going a little too far. While nothing he said seemed truly novel to me, it was a testament to the veracity of the principles of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

He began by telling me that he knew what our drunken little dancer acquaintance was after and that he was not at all interested. "I don't do that anymore. I've had one night stands and they are not worth it." He explained that he desired to have the emotional connections with a deserving and wonderful woman. He went on to explain that none of it matters. "Family is all that matters...and the rest of the bullshit is...bullshit."

At 2am in the morning, on the red line headed for Harlem, my brother shared his testimony of one of the great truths taught in the gospel. I guess this was interesting to me, because it is great to see how values that we are given in the gospel are a grand recipe for happiness and based on truth. We may not understand all the reasons for the law of chastity, but my brother has figured out of few of them by trial and error. The gospel of Christ is true for all. I feel blessed to know the truth instead of having to figure it out blindly.