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The Tie of the Day: August 31 Mickey Mouse I got this tie from my friend Bryan, who at one time worked at Disneyland.  This was one of the ties that he wore to work in the park.  He still works for Disney.

This is one of the topics I have been researching in my scripture study.  Since I was 25, I have had an interest in genealogy.  I find it interesting to find that in Genesis 5, we have a full account of the linage from Adam to Noah.  I find it interesting the age that a person was when the the birth right child was born.  Also the ago at when they died.  The Genealogy of Adam Adam was 130 years old when Seth was born.  Adam died at the age of 930 years old. Seth was 805 years old when Enos was born.  Seth died at the age of 912 years old. Enos was 90 years old when Cainan was born.  Enos was 840 when he died. Cainan was 70 years old when Mahalaleel was born.  Cainan was 910 when he died. Mahalaleel  was 65 year old when Jared was born.  Mahalaleel  was 830 when he died. Jared was 162 year old when Enoch was born.  Jared was 962 when he died. Enoch was 65 years old when Methuselah was ...

The Tie of the Day August 24  Political Campaign Pin Tie.  Most are asking why I am wear this now and not the first Sunday in November.  Well, in Arizona, Tuesday is Primary Day, were we select from the parties who will run for office in November.  So if you are a voter, go out and vote in Arizona, for your favorite candidate, on Tuesday!

I have been living be hind "I am fine" for to long now, and this is what really is up with me.  I guess you can say that I am not fine at all.  I have to moving by next Sunday, no job, and only $5 dollars to my name. Moving:  I have to be out by the 1st.  Nina, is moving her brother in, who needs a place to stay.  I do not want anyone to have bad feeling for Nina or Dustin, for they have let me stay here since I lost the house.  But where I am going, I do not have a clue.  Still working on that.  My Bishop said he would help me with rent. A Job:  I have been honestly looking for work the past year.  I have had friends help out and the jobs just not been there.  I do not know what it is about me, what I am doing wrong.  But so far if it requires an assessment test or a typing test I am failing. I have had some interviews the past two months, but get the letter the next day that they are going with other candidates.  To...

The Tie of the Day August 22 What more can I say, it's pink, with thin blue and white stripes in it.

For the last 9 months, I have not had T.V. service.  For me it is a real lose, because it was not only entertainment, but it was also way I stayed informed and educated.  You may question education, but I did like watching at lot of historical stuff and documentaries.  But there are some things I do not miss. So here is what I miss: Racing:  I have not seen many races this year.  I can not tell you who has won many races this year.   Football:  I ended up watching most of the bowl games  at other peoples houses.  I saw the Super Bowl at Dallas Dail's home.  I do not know what I am going to do next week with the start of the season.   Soccer:  I have missed the opening week of the Premier League and Champions League.  Don't have any money to go to a pub to set there and watch.  So I have to find out who wins online.  Not happy. The Local News.  I know that I listen to talk radio most of the day, but ...

Last night was a little weird.  I got a call from my friend Del Mar, to come over.  This was about 7 PM. So I get there and he tells me a friend and church member from my old ward (Lazona), Ben Miali had been burned that day, over 85 percent of his body, and that he was not expected to live very long.  While still there, I got a text from my ex wife, say that he had died a few hours ago. When I left the ward back in January, Ben was an instructor in Elders Quorum.  He would admit that he was not that well versed in the gospel topics, but he really did well at teaching them. When the call went out that I need help moving things into storage, he was there on a Saturday, but also on Sunday, with a smile on his face.  Boy that is what I will miss, is that smile.  I am glad that he has past that onto his kids. I stayed and Help Dalton with half of his home work.  Dalton considers me is Best Adult Friend. And with the friendship comes some interesting q...

I wrote this in May 2011. So I know that there have been more changes. I was out with my Friend Del Mar, picking up pizza, when I realized how things had changed in my town of Mesa.  We were at the Domino's at Broadway and Gilbert.  He came back with the pizzas and I said,” I remember when this was a Circle K."  As we left I pointed out that next to that was the Taco Bell, the old location of Domino's, and the Tasty Freeze, all of which are gone. I was with my dad the other day, and we past LJ's Pizza on Main.  He had told me it was closing soon.  Well I did not know how soon it was, until I read it was this Saturday.  This made me think of how Main Street had really changed since we moved here in 1978.  So here are some of the changes I have noticed in my drive up Main Street.  Let’s start this trip at Main and Mesa Drive. Well on the South west corn was Pete's, well it has moved just a little south.  On the North side, Berge F...

I thought I would lighten things up.  The topics have been so heavy, that I thought I would do something fun and maybe interactive.  But when I asked for your input before, I got little to no response, so lets try it again. I love 80's music, but I do like to switch things up at times. Most of my ITunes music library is mostly 80's.  So that is what I like about Pandora.  I can have my 80's music, but I can have country, jazz, and instrumental.  I also like it because you can customize it to every ones taste and likes.  This was always an argument in the car, who's channel are you going to listen to.  My ex wife would only listen to country, and I just could not do that 24/7.  I needed talk radio most of the time and love the opinions on different topics. But, like I said, I do like to listen to other stuff.  So here is my Pandora Play list: "Weird Al" Yankovic Radio,   80's Pop Radio,    80's Alternative AC/DC,   ...

After the death of Robin Williams, do to a suicide, it made me think of the churches stance on mental illness, depression and suicide.  I was sitting in a Elders Quorum meeting several months ago, and they were talking about repentance.  One person spoke up and said that the major cause of depression was ones feeling sorry for there sins.  As a person who has suffered from depression for many years, I knew that my depression was not because I had sin or for the choices I made in life.  Though no one knew about my fight with depression, there were a few that spoken up against this view point. Last October Conference, Elder Jeffery R Holland gave a talk entitled, "Like a Broken Vessel. Listen to what Elder Holland has to say on the subject of mental illness and depression. In the matter of suicide, the Church's Handbook #2 states this: It is wrong to take a life, including one’s own. However, a person who commits suicide may not be responsible for his or...

The Tie of the Day August 17 Goofy, My favorite Disney Character 

Monday as I was surfing through Facebook, about 4 Arizona time, I started seeing and heard at the same time, that Robin Williams had died, and that it was from a suicide.  I was like everyone else and shocked by the news.  I could not believe all the post that I was seeing on Facebook about his death, and even received a text from my ex wife wondering if I had heard. At one point I posted, "Who is Robin Williams?", because almost every post was about him.  This brought one of my friends to ask if I was joke about this.  My answer was Yes and No.  Yes, because I could not believe how this death had effected so many.  No, because I don't think that any of use really knew the true Robin Williams.  I always wanted to see an interview where he was not always on.  I want to see the true person he was.  And I think he truly hide behind the humor. Robin Williams as Mork It is sad to see someone with his talent end his life like he did. ...

The Tie of the Day August 12 Had a job interview this morning, so this is one of my normal ties.  I call this one of my funeral ties, because it is some what dark.  

The Tie of the Day August 10 The Noah's Ark Tie. So today I had to give a talk in church.  I was trying to think about what would be the appropriate tie for a talk.  So here is today choice.

I have heard that over time, the things we did not like to eat as kids can change.  A few years ago,  we were invited over for dinner to a couples home and they served green beans. I put one on my fork and found out that I still hate the taste of green beans. But I have always been a picky eater.  My ex wife use to say that I had a problems with textures. But I do not know if that is true or not.  Here are a few examples about what I am talking about. Like Onions.  Do not mind onions to badly if they are cooked and nice and tender.  Do not like Hard onions that you would find on a hamburger or hot dog.   Lettuce, like it in a salad, but again, not on my sandwich, hamburger, or taco.  And Peas.   Peas, I can not eat them on there own.  But if you put them in a soup or stew, a pot pie, and even fried rice, which I sometimes pick out some of them, I will eat them. Apples.  I like them plain.  I like apple pie.  Apple...

As you get older, the Birthdays really do not mean that much anymore.  I think once you reach 25 you don't really have parties for the birthday until it is the big ones.  Like 30, 35,40 and so on.  So for me I did not really want to turn 45.  As I look at my life, I am no where were I thought I would be. But all that being said, it was not a really bad day.  The way things works out, everyone in my families birthday this year, falls on a Sunday. So being a person who is religious and tries to keep the Sabbath Day holy.  I did not take advantage of the free stuff for the day.  I got up and went to church.  I talked to my sister a few days before.  She was going to be up in Heber with some friends for the week and also visit my Mother's grave.  It was OK, because we made plans for the next weekend.  My dad also called and went to visit him this morning. After church I went over an visited with my ex wife's sisters family...

The Tie of the Day August 3 The Crayola Crayon Tie I wore this tie in honor of the kids going back to school this week, here in Mesa.  Have a good and safe year.

Oh my mind keeps drifting back to Utah.  I would really would come to visit, and maybe live there.  Making a move like that is life changing, and I do not know if I am ready for that change.  But for now my dreams will be just for a visit. They only reason why a keep saying that it is something in my mind, because finicially I can not afford a trip like that right now.  It would have to be a road trip.  There are a lot of places I want to see and not be a hurry to see.  Plus there is the prep of the truck.  I need to get new tires and of course the Air Conditioner working again.  And some other general maintance as well.  And there are some big stuff in my life coming up, that I just don't know if it really is the best time to go on a trip. So for now, all it is just a day dream.

Me and my Nephew at his Baptism. I have not really been a fan of ABC's "What Would You Do?".  I think at times the things they come up with are just to bait people into reacting, and sometimes do not tell the whole or complete story in the set up. But this one hit home.  I have a nephew who has Autism.  We use to go out to eat as a family.  I know at times that there were people that would giving us dirty looks because of the funny sounds or the fits that my nephew would have.  Lucky no one every said anything. I am glad to see that people are general good.  That they can except others for who they are. When I go out with my nephew now, He just want to play with my phone and watch YouTube videos. But I always wonder if there will be someone that will say something unkind.