Sunday, February 27, 2011
Just another Day on the Job at Akhmed’s Body Shop
Man, work here at Akhmed’s body shop has been pretty boring lately. I find myself wishing a curse would come off one of the mummies or something. Anyway, just another day on the job today, first we did the old big swig and got all the blood out of this corpse. That was going well, until I accidentally made the cut too big, hopefully my boss won’t notice. Then I got the brains out of the dude, he was obviously not a thinker, I mean, it didn’t take very long for me to get all the brains out. Next was the complete facial, where we take out his eyes and put in new ones, I hate it when you feel like you’re being watched all the time by this sad old dead guy. Next comes the gutting of the corpse, something my boss referrers to as guts, guts, and more guts! I cut a huge hole in the guy and took out the stomach, lungs, intestines, and liver. Then I put these decimated pieces of glop and phlegm in the canoptic jars. Unfortunately, I ran out of the jars after putting away all but the liver. I checked to see if no one was looking before I hid the liver in the cooling box to put away later.
Then it was time for lunch, today my wife had given me some leftover liver and onion from last night, thanks honey. So I wouldn’t want to come home with my lunch uneaten, I left the food in the refrigerator and told my boss, who is a real fatty, that he could have it. I think there must have been some mix up between the liver in my lunch and the liver I hid, because my boss started throwing up a little while later.
After Lunch, I preserved the dead dude’s finger and toe nails; I accidentally spilled some non odor liquid on the guy’s hand, so now it kind of looks like he has painted fingernails. Anyway, after these steps, you pour salts on the body and wait for forty days. After those forty days, “ding!” You’ve got you’re body ready for filling with spices, which leaves you smelling very nice, almost like that really cheap body spray you can buy today. Then you sew the cut that I cut before. After that, I wrapped him in cloth, after I knocked him off his table a few times and sewn back on his arm, He was finally ready to be put into his death mask. Anyway, just another day on the job. Even though my job is boring, I still get to wear that cool Jackal helmet.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Free Run
A month ago I purchased some nike 5.O free running shoes off of nike.com. It was going to be a great day when the box with these shoes showed up on my doorstep. Unfortunately, when I finally did receive my new running shoes, they were the wrong color. Now I have sent the wrong ones back and ordered some new ones. These shoes are sweet because they give the foot a great barefoot feel, and they look sweet. This is what they look like:
Many of the reviews I looked at of the shoe described it as being the best shoe they have ever worn. I did try on the nike shoes that were the wrong color before I sent them back, and they felt great. I am excited to break free with my new go frees.
Many of the reviews I looked at of the shoe described it as being the best shoe they have ever worn. I did try on the nike shoes that were the wrong color before I sent them back, and they felt great. I am excited to break free with my new go frees.
Wrestling: A Sport of Champions
Jesse Ventura, the professional wrestler, once said, “Wrestling is ballet with violence.” Like ballet, wrestling requires great skill and strength, but wrestling is a lot more than strength of body. Wrestling is a great all around sport for three reasons. Wrestling is sport that gets you into shape, it is a sport that develops a strong mind, and it is a sport that builds teamwork and values.
Wrestling is great sport because it gets one into shape. To wrestle, one must be able to have strength and stamina. Socrates once said, “I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler.” Some wrestlers must be able to lift a 250 pound man off of his body. Another might have to be in the constant motion of getting thrown down and getting back up. Having to train for wrestling is very demanding on the body, making wrestlers have some of the toughest bodies around. Not only must a wrestler have a sound body, but he must have a tough mind.
Wrestling is a great sport because it toughens one’s mind. While wrestling, you may be getting pinned by someone who is stronger, more experienced, and bigger than you. When you are in this position, tired and in pain, you must be able to have the strength of mind to not give up and fight to the very last second. A wrestlers mind must be focused and ready to fight against the fear before a match. Many say that 90 percent of the time, the mentally tougher person will win the wrestling match. Any wrestler with a strong, disciplined mind will be ready to go out into the world. Wrestling develops people with strong minds that also have learned about teamwork and values.
Wrestling is a great sport because it teaches one about teamwork and values that are used not only on the wrestling mat, but in life to come. When you are watching someone else wrestle on your team, you cheer them on to victory. Before a wrestling match, the whole team gets together to give a cheer to the person who is wrestling next. Besides teamwork, values like sportsmanship and perseverance are taught on a wrestling team. After wrestling matches, high fives and sometimes hugs are exchanged to tell the other wrestler he did a great job.
These are the reasons wrestling is a great sport. Wrestling develops strong bodies and even stronger minds, and builds values and teamwork. Some might ridicule the sport and call it a game of violence and cruelty, but wrestling is a sport that builds people into greatness. Dan Gable summed it up when he said, “Once you've wrestled, everything else in life is easy.”
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Work Paying Off, Fun Service, and The Winter Dew Tour
I have enjoyed this past week because of several reasons. My hard work has paid off at school, I did some fun service with my friend, and I got to go to the Dew Tour!
As I have previously mentioned in my blog, I have been having a stressful time lately with all my homework and other responsibilities. But this week, I really cracked down on my homework load and tried very hard to get my homework done as soon as possible as opposed to procrastinating. It was very hard not getting discouraged, because on top of all my homework, wrestling started this week. Another problem with my homework is that after wrestling, I stay up very late doing my assignments, usually past 11:30, this has set my sleep clock askew, so my body is now used to going to bed that late. The disadvantage of that is that I do not get enough sleep. This made getting up to go to school early to get help with assignments very hard. But, in spite of it all, I managed to get to school so I could work on my Computer Technology typing assignments, which gave me a lot of trouble this week. They are timed typing paragraphs that are due at midterm. I didn’t realize this until this week, so I came in every morning to do those. But after all this hard work, I got great scores on all the tests and big assignments I had this week. These have also raised my grades, which is another reward.
My dad was in charge of the Tri-stake Valentines Dance that was this Friday. He has been planning this for some time now, and being his son, I was volunteered to be a root beer-float maker for the occasion. I was going to wear a black bow tie and a white shirt. The upside of this is, my friend in my ward was also going to come be a float maker with me. We both had fun as he scooped the ice cream and I poured the root beer. We both looked pretty sweet in our bow ties, we joked that we were in the Godfather. Another thing that was fun was the chance we had to go to Yogotogo, my favorite yogurt place. We went in my friend’s sweet new truck that he put his own engine in. Because of this engine, the truck is very loud, and as we pulled up to Yogotogo with our sweet ride and bow ties, we both knew we were cool. We both got our favorite combinations of yogurt. I got a lot of the “popping bobas” and my friend got strawberries. That was definitely a night to remember,
Every year the Winter Dew Tour comes to Snowbasin, the ski resort where I have a season pass. This event tours all around the country and showcases freestyle skiing and snowboarding. There are Superpipe and Slopestyle events for men and women alike. The people that compete in the Dew Tour are professionals pulling huge air and even bigger tricks. I loved watching them soar into the air as I also went skiing myself that day.
This week has been fun for many reasons. My hard work paid off in school, I got to have fun while serving with my friend, and I got to witness one of the coolest sporting events ever: The Winter Dew Tour.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
The Tibetan Struggle
Tibet is a mountainous country situated in the heart of Asia, sometimes referred to as “the roof of the world”. Although beautiful, this nation is subjected to an ugly force: China’s rule over their country. Tibet’s struggle for independence from China bears many similarities to other nations in the world; they are fighting for freedom, both for government control and religious liberties. Their struggle has impacted their way of life negatively, which is why I believe that what China is doing is wrong.
Tibet’s struggle for independence from China bears similarities to other nations in the world; they are fighting for freedom, both for government control and religious liberties. Many countries have fought to gain independence from oppressive nations. England and France fought, both wanting a place to lead a good life. The United States of America has warred with Britain to give us the great land we live in today. Besides freedom, armies are also called to arms to gain lands, power, and money. Germany and Russia fought unsuccessfully to conquer the world, and even the United States has gained huge tracts of land because of fighting. China is in this phase now as they have occupied a peaceful nation. But luckily, the fight for freedom in Tibet is mostly one of reasoning. More talks and demonstrations have been held than shootouts. The reason for this kind of fight is the way of life of the Tibetan Buddhist, which is what most people in Tibet are. Their belief is one of patience and peace. Religion is also limited for the Tibetan People, as China’s government has no freedom of religion. China has imposed their own views upon the Tibetan people.
Tibet’s struggle for independence from China has impacted the Tibetan way of life very negatively. In March of 1959 Tibetan anger burst out as people stormed the streets of Lhasa, Tibet, to protest for freedom. The Chinese took action and murdered over 87,000 people in central Tibet alone. Even after this, the head of the Tibetan Buddhist church, his holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, kept advocating a peaceful fight for independence. China’s occupation of Tibet is hurting a great way of life, and a great people. They are hindering with the rights of others, people who they have no right to govern. I believe a basic human right is the freedom of religion. China is trespassing on the rights of others by hindering the Tibetan Buddhists.
This is why Tibet’s struggle for independence should be ended. What China is inflicting on the Tibetan people is wrong. Tibetans have the basic rights of religion and self government. The world must take action against the oppression that is weighing down on a peaceful country.
Tibet’s struggle for independence from China bears many similarities to other nations in the world; they are fighting for freedom, both for government control and religious liberties. Their struggle has impacted their way of life negatively, which is why I believe that what China is doing is very wrong. It is my hope that the life of wonderful people can be restored by the support of the world. Until then, we have our work cut out for us.
Grandpa O.
He’s more than grand
He’s amazing
Awe inspiring
He’s an animal
A classic example of an all American man
Takin’ state in High School
Football Hero
Star running back
Master of the skies
Flying f-16s over war torn
Dangerous
Bloody
Countries
Roger that
All in a days work
Girls loved him
I love him now
Victory: Sweet
But he’s still hungry
Now, two generations
Later
Kids following in footsteps
A legacy of triumph
Top scholars
Performers
Athletes
Then grandkids
Down to
Me
1,2,3 triple bypass surgery?
Psh...
Two weeks later:
Training for his next triathlon
Did I mention Skiing?
Hiking, rock climbing, backpacking
He’s still at it
63 years
Caring, funny
Always there for me
Grandpa O.
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