Pure joy is no laughing matter!

I could have been a comedian. OK, not really. I can't tell jokes in ways that makes others laugh.

But I would like to be a comedian. I could have been the next best thing. I could write jokes for other comedians. Maybe?.............................................. No, not really. Here is why.

In one of my, now famous, early morning, can't sleep at four a.m., think sessions, I tried to think of some thing funny, that was not derogatory to another human being. When I couldn't think of any thing, I turned to self deprecation. Fact is, most comedy is born of pain and sorrow. It always seems best, if it is some one else's pain and sorrow.

Still, I think that there is" a pure funny", some were out there. I once heard a story, about one of the prophets, who was in the middle of a talk, and stopped for a moment, followed by laughter. He apologized, and then said the Lord had just told him a joke. I don't know if that story is true, but I want it to be.

The other day, at work, one of my friends passed on a e-mail that he had gotten. A kind of a play on Jeff Foxworthy's " You might be a redneck, if......", using instead, "You might be in Utah if......"
I only found one out of twenty, very funny, because it was the only joke, that fit, Utah.

You might be in Utah, if you look forward too snow, because it fills in the pot holes.

So, let me try a few, and you be the judge. Before I start, I would like to go ahead and just throw out there, a general apology to anyone I offend, in the great state of Utah. And lets hope that those who are offended, are so, for any other reason, than the quality of my whit.

You might be in Utah if, the drive through menu at Wendy's offers Jello, instead of fries.

You might be in Utah if, you can buy materials for scrap booking, at the local seven eleven.

You might be in Utah if, you learn more than you ever wanted to know, and yet you still don't know what a wall of water is, just by listening too the people ahead of you, in line at the grocery store.

You might be in Utah if, for spring break, you don't know if you should bring shorts or a heavy winter jacket, so you bring both and you made the right decision.

You might be in Utah if, you see a family of seven, on the side of the road, and the father is holding up a sign that reads "Disney Land or Bust". (That one hits a little close to home).

You might be in Utah if, you go to church and forget to lock your car doors. You run out to see if your new, portable, GPS system is still there. You breath a sigh of relief, when you see that your new toy, still on the dash, only to have your jaw drop, to see that your back seat is now full of zucchini.

You might be in Utah if, you back pack twenty miles into the mountains, only to discover that civilization is not half as bad as the Boy Scout troop who camped next to you, playing capture the flag, at two a.m. .

You might be in Utah if, you witness a Amway meeting, on the potato chip isle, at Walmart.

My point some how got lost in all this levity. The greatest joy in this life, or the next, is lifting up another fellow human being. Today, we all, and I put myself at the head of that list, spend way to much time, tearing each other down. I pledge to do better.



So, let me end, by saying that it is wrong to end with a picture of a man, hammering a nail up his nose. Sick and wrong. I guess I have a long way to go.

Oh well, I hope you enjoyed the Disney pictures. Love Boyd

Nella Fantasia~~~~~Beautiful Dream

I,m told that nella fantasia means beautiful dream, or beautiful fantasy. That is what my vacation was. A beautiful dream.

I can't say that everything went perfect. Vacations never do. I can say, that, unlike most trips, I was not in a hurry to get home. Even my beautiful bride, who is the biggest home body I know, could have spent more time, on the planet we call California.

Here is the formula for your beautiful dream, if you would like one like mine. Start with a large dose of family. I had 1-Mom, 1-Wife, 2-Daughters, 2-Sons, 1-Brother,1-Sister, 1-Sister in law, 1-Brother in law, 1-Sister in law, 1-Daughter in law, 2-Nephews, 1-Niece and one very grand, Grandson in my crew. Oh, I almost forgot the Brother to the Daughter in law.

Snow is beautiful,............ before Christmas. After Christmas, it is cold and ugly. So go some place warm, in Janurary. Say like California, maybe.

Forget your diet, while your on vacation. In fact, forget about food all together, if you can. Maybe I could forget about food, because every were I went, I was well fed. Trust me, it was not because I looked too thin. I was just surrounded by those who love good food and love too share good food.

Disney Land is fun. Sea World is fun. The beach is fun. There is no fun, with out the ones that you love. So take as many loved ones as you can. It doesn't matter how many rides you go on. This is truly a case of quality over quantity.

Of coarse the thing that made my trip so great, was my hosts and hostesses. I didn't spend enough time with the host and hostess in St Gorge, Steve and Tara. I will try and make up for that, some time this summer.

I can not ever, write or speak the words to say what great host and hostess, Doug and Stacey were. I don't know how to return the favor and I would bet dollars to doughnuts, they don't expect anything in return. But just the same, Doug, Stacey, Steve and Tara, any time you need a room in the Salt Lake area, I am willing too kick out my Children too give you a room.

More pictures and long, boring mono logs to come - Love Boyd

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Again, it has been a while, since I have blogged. Just when I think I can't get any busier, I do.

I'm not complaining. The more I do, the happier I am. In complete dichotomy, Christmas was great, because I did nothing.

I should have done more for Christmas, mainly for my beautiful bride, Sharlene. She has worked so hard at her job, I don't think that she had a chance too enjoy the "Christmas spirit". Of any one I know, she deserved to feel that joy, that comes from observing the birth of our Lord and Savior. She always does all the giving. She just didn't have anytime to enjoy it.

Next week is a trip to California, that I may have looked at as the prize that my eye was fixed on. I love going on vacation with my family. I love visiting my extended family. What a treat is was to spend a couple of hours with my brother, sister's, mom and all of there family, at Christmas this year. California will be great, if only cause of the extended time I will get to spend with these great people. My mother is riding along, so it will be the same group, minus my sister, Reva. I guess no trip can be perfect.

Sorry I don't have any Christmas photos. I got a new, miniature video camera, called a flip video, for Christmas and didn't down load the video correctly, so those pictures of everyone in the new PJ's are lost for ever.

Well, it may be a holiday, but I need to get to the doing. My list never ends, so I will say ado'.
Love, Boyd