Power

When she learned that she
Didn't have to plug into
Someone or something
Like a toaster into a wall

When she learned that she
was a windmill and had only
To raise her arms
To catch the universal whisper
And turn
turn
turn

She moved.

Oh, she moved
And her dance was a marvel.

-Carol Lynn Pearson

This is one of my favorites

The Far Side

The Far Side

Rico's Temple Trip

Hey everyone - David, Dad, Beej and I had a wonderful experience last Saturday. Rico received his endowments at the Seattle Temple. There were two other new missionaries in the same session. One of them was from our stake and is going to another mission in Chile.
Only a week left before Elder Rico speaks in church and then it's on to Provo and other exciting adventures for the elder.

Non-Oliver pics

Sorry I've been so disappointing in terms of the proliferation of Oliver pictures (still looking for my charger). So I thought instead, I would post pictures of what Oliver doesn't look like and you all can rule out any imaginations of Oliver that are inaccurate.

I actually don't mind the bagpipes but I seriously can only handle so much......

• Q. What's the difference between a bagpipe and an onion?
  A. No one cries when you chop up an bagpipe.
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• Q. What's the difference between a bagpipe and a trampoline?
  A. You take off your shoes when you jump on a trampoline.
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• Q. Why did the chicken cross the road?
  A. To get away from the bagpipe recital.
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• Q. Why do bagpipers leave their cases on their dashboards?
  A. So they can park in handicapped zones.
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• Q. How can you tell a bagpiper with perfect pitch?
  A. He can throw a set into the middle of a pond and not hit any of the ducks.
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• Q. What's the difference between the Great Highland and Northumbrian bagpipes?
  A. The GHB burns longer [but the Northumbrian burns hotter]
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• Q. What do you call bagpiper with half a brain?
  A. Gifted.
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• Q. What's the difference between a lawnmower and a bagpipe?
  A. You can tune the lawnmower, and the owner's neighbors are upset if you borrow the lawnmower and don't return it.
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• Q. If you were lost in the woods, who would you trust for directions, an in-tune bagpipe player, an out of tune bagpipe player, or Santa Claus?
  A. The out of tune bagpipe player. The other two indicate you have been hallucinating.
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• Q. What's the definition of a gentleman?
  A. Someone who knows how to play the bagpipe and doesn't.
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• Q. What's the difference between a dead snake in the road and a dead bagpiper in the road?
  A. Skid marks in front of the snake.
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• Q. What's the difference between a dead bagpiper in the road and a dead country singer in the road?
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  A. The country singer may have been on the way to a recording session.
  
• Q. What's the range of a bagpipe?
  A. Twenty yards if you have a good arm.
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• Q. If you drop a bagpipe and a watermelon off a tall building, which will hit the ground first?
  A. Who cares?
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• Q. Why do bagpipers always walk when they play?
  A. Moving targets are harder to hit.