Love and the kung fu channel

I have a High Priest (the older guy's, in the Mormon church) Group Leader, who is a lot like me, in one way. Seems that our whole life's, we have always did our thinking, outside the box. So when the Stake (the leaders above a congregation) tells him to work on family history, he's thinking journals instead of genealogy.

I once asked if a blog would count as a journal? He said "why not"? I think it must be that, when your adopted into the house of Israel, you answer a question with a question.

So now that my blogging is loosely translated into a commandment, it seems a little harder to do.

When your blog becomes your journal, then it is imperative that you write the things that are most important, to you. Things that are closes to my heart, are always the things that are hardest, for me to express. Every month, Fast and Testimony meeting, if there is time, I will get up and bare the things in my heart, how I know the Gospel of Christ is true. I will sit back down, and ask myself, why do you sound so sad, when you bare your testimony, when it is the Gospel, that is your source, of all your happiness? And I have been blessed with a lot of happiness.I know it's not my anniversary, but I think that there is always time for amore'. The other night, me and my wife were watching, "everyone loves Raymond", were a psychiatrist was telling Raymond and his wife, that there are fights in every marriage. My wife and I both looked at each other and with the same rhythm and tone said, we need to learn to fight more.

After thirty years of marriage, (O.K. it's only twenty nine years, seven months) you get to finish each others sentences. And there is more. After a while, if you have done your part, as a spouse, you get the feeling that you wouldn't mind spending the rest of eternity with that special some one.

Maybe I should save some mush, for our anniversary?

Sitting on top of that box. that we are all suppose too, metaphorically, think outside of, I believe that I have been blessed, by the kung fu channel. In particular, a series of movies about a fictional character named Zatoichi, the blind swordsman.


After my third Zato movie, I looked him up on Wikapidia. Japan loved the character so much, they made twenty seven movies and even more TV shows, all with the same story line. A humble masseur (the only job that a blind man could get, in the 19th century), travels the countryside, protecting the innocent and the weak from the yakuza. It is never said, but some how it is easy to figure out that his sword could make a lot of money, if he wanted too.

What is so enjoyable and refreshing, to me, is the way honor and humility are fond in protecting those who can't protect them self's. That is the simple version. But you can get a better idea, about what I am talking about, by watching one of these movies, any one of them.

Most of the time, the violence is a little funny, because his sword seems to kill with out drawing blood. Keep in mind, I haven't seen all twenty seven movies, so I don't know all there is too know, so if there is a bad Zato movie out there, please leave me a message, so others can learn from my mistakes.

This blog was started on March 29th and has taken a while too complete. Shows what dedication and perseverance can do. Now if I can only show this much dedication to home teaching, there might just be a ray of hope for me yet.

Love 2 all, Boyd

P.S.: it took me so long to right this blog, I forgot what the connection is between Love and the kung fu channel. If any one has a few ideas, feel free to leave a comment.

How tivo saved my Marriage.

Relax, everyone, my marriage gets better every day. "How tivo saved my marriage", were words that came out of a fellow workers, back before the Super Bowl, when I was asking, others about what they thought I should get when I updated my satellite dish, for the big game
Tonight, my blog may have been inspired by some very good writing by my Sister (click on the luscious chaos button, to the left, for more interesting information), but believe me, we are going in two different directions.

Some how, my Wife and Daughter (Michelle), have fallen in love with Dancing with the stars. I, on the other hand, can proudly say, I have not. I didn't choose a smaller picture for Dancing with the Stars, I couldn't find a bigger one. Honest.
Tonight, my salvation was Top Gear. A little known "tele" auto magazine, from across the pond, via the BBC. And tonight,( a little twighlite zone music, please), the guest star was Simon Cowell.

All the guesst stars on Top Gear go around a road coarse race track, for the best time, in a Eur0pean Chevy. Simon set a new track record, with the Chevy, which as far as I know, doesn't really have a name because, on the show, they just call it "the reasonably priced car".

Nothing but cars and English dry humor, what could be more manly? While down stairs, I hear the sounds of booing, because someones hand was not limp enough, and the judges gave bad marks.

I'm not saying it's a boys against the girls thing, or maybe I am. Either way, for all you guys out there, Top Gear marathon, Sunday. So get you tivo set up. Real men will go to church. Then on Monday, after you have spent time with the family, men, go watch Top Gear or some NCAA basket ball, or anything else that keep your sanity, that you have tivo-ed. And remember, tivo can save your marriage, too.

Love too all, Boyd

I'm getting older, but I'm not old.

"I'm getting older, but I'm not old" is a phrase I stole from a locale radio host. "I'm better than I deserve" is a phase that I have been using for thirty years, and is now used by a national radio host. All is fair, right?

I am getting older, and have found out, that I am not paying attention. The older, I or anyone gets, the faster time flies by, so when I got a call from my Mother, last night, reminding me that we hadn't talked since the trip, three months ago, and I hadn't blogged for a month, I found my self in need of a little repentance. Sorry Mom, time just got away from me.

I some times think I write this blog, for my Mom and two Sisters. Most likely because I have never been brave enough, to add a counter. This is me begging for comments.

Well, I do have a few things that I can blog about, but I think I will save them for future blogs. It has been said, if you want your audience to come back, always leave them, wanting.

Meanwhile, can I recommend my Sister Stacey's blog. Look to the right for a link to "luscious chaos" and you will never be disappointed. I know I never have been.

By for now, love, Boyd