Well, I tried some more Dreyer's frozen fruit bars recently: the Lime and Tangerine flavors. What I've finally decided is that the only really good ones are the Strawberry, Wild Berry, and Coconut Cream ones. The rest, while they're not horrible or anything, really aren't all that special.

I've been watching some BYU Television lately (the high bandwidth feed is actually pretty nice). No, I haven't forgot about following up on the whole "offerings" topic in the Old Testament. I'm still not done yet. The more I delve, the more complex it gets.

Lance B. Wickman's talk in the October 2002 General Conference, entitled "But If Not", is so awesome. Each Conference, I tend to have a favorite talk, and his is my new favorite.

So everyone knows that saccharin, aspartame, and sugar are horrible for your health, but has anyone heard anything bad about Xylitol? Everything I've read so far seems to indicate that it's safe, natural, and is actually good for your teath. I did see two articles that said if you 'overdosed' on it, the only side effects might be diarrhea or indigestion. All the products I've seen that contain xylitol are gums, mints, breath fresheners, nasal sprays, and even a baking mix, but how come you don't see it at the store in soda, frozen desserts, cereals, candy, etc.? Apparently it's also safe for diabetics, so is it in diabetic foods, too?

We almost went to the Reno Italian Festival a few days ago, but decided against it based upon a Reno Gazette-Journal article that said that there would be no food at the Italian festival on Saturday. What kind of a festival is that? (The whole festival is only two days, Saturday and Sunday - and why would anyone want to go on a Sunday when they could go on a Saturday?) I'm sure the RGJ will be pleased to know that their article trying to promote the event actually detracted people from attending.

I honestly don't think 2000 flushes actually lasts for 2,000 flushes. If you flushed 8 times a day, that would mean that it should last 250 days or roughly 8 months and 10 days. Whatever. The most I've ever seen one last is about 3 months. I suppose I'll have to conduct an experiment... UPDATE: I just checked their website, and it admits that they only last 4 months!!

We viewed "Tortilla Soup" [Hector Elizondo (from The Princess Diaries), Raquel Welch, Elizabeth Pena (from Rush Hour)] the other day. It's a pretty strange flick, but it's funny in a quirky way.

Other movies we've watched lately: "Emma" [Gwyneth Paltrow], "Mr. Nice Guy" [Jackie Chan], "Mr. Wonderful" [Matt Dillon], "10 Things I Hate About You" [Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, David Krumholtz, Susan May Pratt], "Miss Congeniality" [Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine, Candice Bergen, William Shatner], and "Fools Rush In" [Matthew Perry, Salma Hayek]. "Emma" is a old-fashioned remake of "Clueless", both of which are based on the 1815 book of the same name by Jane Austin.

Recently listened to Andy McNab's "Firewall", but didn't like it. Too much bad language. Too long of a book. Didn't even finish it. The unabridged version was 12 cassettes long! It just kept dragging on and on, even by the 11th cassette it was just slow as can be. I don't recommend it. Another book I just finished today is entitled "McNally's Dilemma" by Lawrence Sanders, and it's okay. It was the abridged version, so it fit on only 2 cassettes. It started out a little too 'high society' with an overdone use of esoteric words and phrases, but it turned out fine and was a pretty good plot. A little unbelievable and way too convienient, but good nonetheless.



Recent site updates: added a couple new cam pics to the TV cam gallery, and added the desktop cam page. I got a weird haircut at Supercuts the other day. It's weird because it's still about the same length as it was when I went in, and yet I saw a bunch of hair fall to the ground. It's like they didn't even cut it at all. I think they're running a scam over there. Very strange.



We took a little mini trip to Ely and Baker (Nevada) on Monday and Tuesday. We visited Lehman Caves but, thanks to delays on the highway caused by the oh-so-industrious brainiacs chatting with each other next to some Nevada Department of Transportation equipment, we missed the last guided tour, so we didn't get to actually see the caves inside. We had to settle for the visitors' center, a National Parks Service film about the geological forming of the caves, and 'Too Tall Tony' on the side of the road (see photo, above). We did, however, eat dinner at a fabulous restaurant in Ely, "La Fiesta". I went down there to attend the annual conference of the Rural Telecommunications Task Force of Nevada (RTTF). We stopped by Gorman's Supermarket and got a Lindt Pistachio bar (Swiss milk chocolate with whole pistachio nuts in almond fillling) and some Henry Weinhard's Root Beer. Mmmmm.