Survivor is BACK! and in Africa, AND IN FREE Over The Air HD!
As always McBlog readers are encouraged to place their ‘by picture only’ votes and predictions over at RyeBlog.
Remember this is by picture only, not for any prize, or serious, EVERYONE can and should play even if you won’t watch one episode.
Here’s a decent cause if you think media ads can help influencer things:
They are trying to run the ad during prime time and are looking for funding, you can watch the ad on the donation page. Check it out.
IMPORTANT: CLOSING DATE OF RECRUITMENT PROGRAM
Please be aware that the Volunteer Recruitment Program will officially close at 12:00PM PDT on October 7, 2008.
All testing procedures, including Recruit Created Assessments, will be inaccessible after this date.
All recruits are advised to complete their assessments by this time.
Following the completion of the program, the Recruit Evaluation Panel will collect all assessment data for processing and analysis in order to determine final volunteer roles and group allocations within the Dharma Initiative’s latest research project. This information will be collated in a personalized Volunteer Assessment Dossier for each recruit.
Having supervised the recruitment program thus far, I am extremely optimistic that the ranks of the Dharma Initiative will soon be greatly enhanced by the new recruits.
Namaste.
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Energy conglomerate General Electric Co and Internet leader Google Inc plan to hold a news conference shortly on unspecified joint energy projects, the companies said on Wednesday.
In a statement, the companies said GE Chairman and Chief Executive Jeff Immelt and Chairman and Chief Executive Eric Schmidt will hold a news conference starting at 11:20 PDT on plans tied to “America’s energy challenge.”
No further details were available.
Remember that awesome bouncy ball commercial for Sony Bravia tvs…. check out the bubbles
Thanks McGrandaddy
"Do you want a spirit of love to grow in the world? Then begin in your own home. Behold your little ones, and see within them the wonders of God, from whose presence they have recently come." –President Gordon B. Hinckley
"A child loves the smiles of its mother, but hates her frowns. I tell the mothers not to allow the children to indulge in evils, but at the same time to treat them with mildness. Bring up your children in the love and fear of the Lord; study their dispositions and their temperaments, and deal with them accordingly, never allowing yourself to correct them in the heat of passion; teach them to love you rather than to fear you." –President Brigham Young
On labor day Chase and I went with some other families up the Provo canyon. Chase loved walking up the mountain and would point off somewhere and say can we go up there dad? I would answer to stay on the trail. Eventually after about a mile we arrived at a cave. Chase used to be scared of caves, until I told him the story of candy cave the night before. In candy cave, marshmallow creme dripped from the ceiling and the cave walls were made of sugar. So as we arrived he asked if it was candy cave, I told him we should go in to find out. Whenever you are going into a dark place, give the kid their own flashlight, then they don’t mind at all. He had a blast exploring and having fun. On the way out I put two pieces of candy on the wall and told him he should look around with his flashlight. He was so excited to see this WAS a candy cave after all. He even shared one piece with our neighbor. We had a great time, even when it started raining & hailing on us. I think we’ll go again soon.
Anyone want to go with us?
I am in love with this time of year! It helps that we have been experiencing the most perfect weather possible, 80 degrees with an occasional crispness in the air that takes me back to my childhood. I love this time even more than Christmas, because there is no chaos in the stores yet, or depressing, freezing, endless snow! That’s why Halloween time nearly beats Christmas time in my mind. I have often declared to Pace that Halloween is so much fun for me, and I get this excitement in my heart when I feel that day approaching. (Just ask Rachel how excited I was to take Chase trick-or-treating last year!)
Why do I feel this way about this time of year? It’s hard to pinpoint the exact reason. Maybe it’s just because I love candy so much. Or it could be because the weather and festivities remind me of the excitement of back-to-school time (back when I was excited about school), smoky fire smell in the cool air, crunchy leaves, carving pumpkins, Halloween decor and parties, and, of course, all the fun of trick-or-treating! I happen to have the best parents who would let us be whatever we wanted for Halloween and I would get to wear mom’s makeup since I always wanted to be something dainty! We would trick-or-treat with our cousins for as long as we wanted and then return home to trade candy and eat all that we wanted and then we would fall asleep late due to all the sugar and glee! See, no wonder I have such great feelings associated with this time of year!
Fall is most certainly my favorite season, and for the past couple of weeks I have repeatedly felt the urge to stop by my all-time favorite store (Rodworks) to see what kinds of autumn decor they have on display. Don’t worry, though, I’ve only gone once and I haven’t bought anything (yet); I just love to enter the store, soak in the beauty of it all, and let my heart experience that fleeting, superficial happiness that only a store you love can lend!
To further illustrate my autumn sentiments, I would like to quote the eloquent words of Pace’s cousin (from her blog):
“Lately the weather has finally, finally cooled down, and the mornings smell like Christmas, and Timpanogos has its first sprinkling of snow… And the past few days as I… think of the drives through the canyon to look at fall leaves and the unplanned parking lot snowball fights and the football games and the trick-or-treaters and the baking and decorating and loving and all of these things that are headed my way, I just can’t help it. My breath catches for just a second and then suddenly I inhale so quickly and deeply that my lungs are just about to explode and I get a miniature oxygen high and it’s as though my body needs all that excitement that is in the air to be inside me, immediately. And I don’t choose to do it but it just happens, and every time it thrills me to see how a feeling announces its presence so blatantly, making sure the rest of me doesn’t miss the fact that my heart is so delighted.” –Tracy K.