Just over a year ago we took a trip with my parents back to Boulder, Colorado. While there we visited our old homestead. I did not know that this would be the last trip we would take with my father. I caught him leading Cressida around the yard and snapped this picture.

I love you Dad. Thanks for your sweet, tender loving and care, and for the blessings you brought into our lives.

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On Team Building

Have you ever had a team building exercise? You know, perhaps like the one spoofed in "Dog Bites Man." I don't feel like the team is any stronger after such an exercise. My philosophy is that the best way to build a team is to stop screwing around and get to work.

Don't get me wrong. I enjoy screwing around. I'm just saying that a team is stronger when people are working hard. Maybe everyone doesn't want or need a strong team. When did a strong team ever win a, er, Superbowl.

The latest and greatest team building exercise I attended was a GPS hunt. Think geocaching, but with no kids, and no real rewards. Oh, and with gas prices at $2.70, we were keeping Exxon happy.

Did I enjoy not actually working? Yes. Then I felt guilty for not getting anything done that day. Now I'm a week behind because I missed a meeting that only happens weekly. Luckily we're not trying to win the Superbowl...just trying to get stuff done "fast and on-time." Doh.

On Fame

I don't hang out with famous people. My main claim to fame is knowing Chris Clark who was always a hoot in school, but apparently too busy to hang out :-) (see Summer 2007 edition of BYU Magazine http://magazine.byu.edu/).

If I could post a comment on Chris Clark's blog it would say, "I always knew you'd be famous...at least after seeing you play the king in 'The King and I.' I wish I had known you were addicted to Shakespeare, because I was too. I still quote lines from sonnets and plays to my wife, but she does not appreciate it like a true Shakespeare aficionado."

Finally, I really like Maroon 5. It's not fair that Chris is famous, and he's related to Maroon 5 too. I've recently discovered that he has filmed and starred in his own movie. My only claim to fame is knowing Chris, and seeing Elder Kikuchi in a parking garage in downtown Salt Lake City.