Well it's official now. After one year and three days. Yes, that is an actual Utah plate on the Cougar, it passed inspection and IM. The brakes still aren't as good as I would like, but the have improved. Hopefully through the summer it will get running great. Well, anyhow, we've poured a lot of our heart into it, now we are getting some pay.

Holy heat Batman

I think we're in for it. Get prepared, buy the membership to that local pool. Better check that air conditioning. I am thinking it's gonna be a hot summer. Yes, here we are in middle of May and already we are seeing 80 degree days with afternoon showers.
Just a thought after today's weather...
Stay comfortable and watch out for heat exhaustion.

Well, the new Star Trek is out, so we went with some friends to see it. Here's my review of it.
For those of you who are expecting the typical Star Trek cinematography, this is not it. This movie is high action and fast moving. The sets are atypical of any of Gene Roddenberry's series or movies. However the plot is more typical of a lot of the later series and movies, intriguing, futuristic, and somewhat unexpected. Yes it has the same theoretical plot lines, accompanied with the select plot hole or two.
The character development is amazing. If J.J. Abrams didn't grow up watching Star Trek (the original series), then he sure spent a lot of time watching the series to prepare for this movie. The interaction between the main characters was spot on. It was just amazing to watch them build the characters' relationships. The actors portrayed them quite well. Karl Urban as Dr. McCoy was so convincing, he even sounded like DeForest Kelly. For those of you who have watched the series and movies with an understanding and appreciation of the bantering between the crew members, you will find yourself at home with these characters. For those of you who haven't watched, you should still get some good laughs.
I quite enjoyed this movie, lots of action, a plot that moves well, and some good character development. I experienced laughter, sadness, fear, and some anger towards the nemesis.
The downfalls to this movie? There were a few scenes that were too close with so much action it was difficult to follow what was going on. It was quite loud through most of the movie. And lastly, much to my father's dismay, Kirk's shirt did NOT rip open, and the belly did NOT save the universe this time.

Preparing me for depends

I've concluded that our world is preparing us for Depends diapers. I figured this the other day as I walked into the bathroom. I stood there and went pee, then walked over to the sink. While I walked to the sink, something happened. This thing that I have been doing myself all my life (and got yelled at for not doing as a kid) happened without my assistance. The toilet flushed. Next, I put my hands into the sink and, voila, something else I've done all my life happened, the water came on. I put my hand under the soap dispenser, and poof, soap. I washed my hands, turned towards the towel dispenser, and as the water turned off, I had to grab some towels. WHAT? you say. Yes, strangely enough at my work, I can pee and wash my hands without touching a thing, but when it comes to getting towels, I have to pull them myself, a strange irony.
The point to all this? Slowly the bathroom call is becoming fully automated. Yes, we are being prepared for Depends diapers.