Speaking of Water

I love bottled water like Diet Coke addicts love gettin' it from the fountain. I recommend the following brands:

1. Dasani - We took a load of this stuff up to Tahoe this weekend. It impressed me enough to add it to my list of approved waters.
2. Nestle Pure Life - They've got cases of Nestle at work sitting in all the rooms. Not a bad bottle of water. Keeps me hydrated whilst I toil and sweat to earn a living.
3. Kirkland - Not sure who the supplier is, but Costco's water delivers. This is a staple for me. Some might be quick to point out that Costco's water, like many others, is nothing more than tap water run through a filter with minerals added back in for flavor. More power to them.

There are other brands I don't much care for:

1. Perrier - Water shouldn't come in glass bottles. Every time I drink water (carbonated or not) from a glass bottle I'm let down that its just water.
2. VOSS - Have you ever had this stuff? Artesian water from Norway? "One of the purest waters on the market." Give me a break. Putting water in a fancy bottle doesn't make it taste any better. If you ask me, the Kirkland water I get from Costco beats the pants off VOSS. Bring it Norway!
3. Arrowhead Water - I loathe Arrowhead Water. Apparently it comes from a spring somewhere in the mountains. Someone tapped the wrong spring, cause this stuff tastes like chalk.

"Flesh Out" vs. "Flush Out"

Do you"flush" out your details or do you "flesh " them out?

Dad, Golf and Hobble Creek

Last week I took a golfing trip to Utah with my dad under the guise of going to my brother-in-law's wedding. Our last day there we played Hobble Creek Golf Course. It's a beautiful course tucked into a narrow valley in Hobble Creek Canyon above Springville, Utah. It's also tight enough to be challenging and fun making it one of my top 3 favorites and probably the best value I have ever seen in terms of golf.

The Best Father's Day Ever

I married a woman I don't deserve. Seriously. She is so good to me. Last night Ashley announced that we would be celebrating Father's Day one week early since I would be out of town next week. She started with a little Cordon Bleu she had whipped up earlier in the day. Then she gave me a hand-made card (as in Charlie's first hand-print) from her and Charlie telling me that I could sleep all night (no Charlie duty) and sleep in as long as I wanted Sunday morning as part of my Father's Day celebration. I was thrilled and thought I had hit Father's Day paydirt.


At 10:30 this morning I woke up to a fresh batch of blueberry muffins. Hot diggitty! After polishing off 5 muffins Charlie walked over and delivered two little plaid-printed gift wrapped packages neatly tied together with blue ribbon. The first small little package was an iPod Nano. My old iPod recently burned out and Ashley obviously took note of it. I was stoked to say the least.

Then I opened the second gift and I cried. It was a picture book of me and my two boys, Charlie and Max. She must have put the book together over the last few weeks in between caring for the boys and me. I love it! It was a little more thoughtful than the handful of gift cards I bought her for Mother's Day at 11 pm the night before. I normally wouldn't admit the crying bit, but once in a blue moon Ashley (and the rest of the world) deserves to know how much I appreciate her. Thanks Ashley.

Fat Free Dessert?

Ashley has an "I have an opinions" series on her blog. She believes that "if it ain't chocolate, it ain't dessert."I've got a motto too: "If it's fat free or low calorie, it doesn't belong in a dessert." Save artificial sweeteners for soda and low fat dairy for yogurt.

Home Schooling Should be Illegal

Parents please don't home school your children. You are not helping them by cutting them off from the rest of the world. We have all known a few families that have pulled off the home schooling act, raising wonderful kids that are also socially capable. However, I believe that home schooling successes are few and far between. If you are a young parent who thinks you have great teaching skills, go out and get a teaching job. Don't experiment on your kids.

This Blog is My Own

Ashley just made a great comment. She said, "You know what I like about our blogs? I like that we each have our own." I couldn't agree more. This is my domain and I can do whatever I want with it. For example I choose not to post pictures when I'm lazy. As you can see from my past 5 posts, I'm lazy a lot. I can do this, because this blog is my own.