M Town Times

Aaaah back to Marysvale

2010-04-26T10:05:00.000-07:00

Well I have returned to Marysvale after spending 4 days in Moab at the UTV Rally. I gotta say, not that the Paiute Trail UTV Jamboree is better, it is just different. The riding in Moab is quite extreme. The riding on the Paiute is pretty much liesure riding and scenery riding. The pucker factor is minimal compared to Moab. We did three trails the Cliff Hanger, Poison Spider, and Steel Bender. I was damn glad to bring the RZR hope in one piece after Steel Bender. See the Attached Picture... Well off to work at BulldogATV... gotta catch up.

Paiute ATV Trail

2010-04-15T09:17:00.000-07:00

I met yesterday with the Paiute ATV Trail Committee. It looks like the new Kisoks will have signage by June 5th and volunteers will be putting them up on national trails day. A dinner will be provided in Marysvale after the project completion. The kiosks are in monroe, Marysvale, otter creek, elsinore, richfield, salina, joseph, circleville, and fillmore. As for Marysvale, we will have one on the north side of Tugs, and one on the east side of town on the 02 Paiute Trail.

Paiute ATV Trail Information

2010-04-11T21:12:00.000-07:00

We are working hard on marysvaleutah.org to get things in order for the season. We put up a new page about Paiute ATV Trail Conditions. I hope that it works out to be a great resource for anyone planning a trip to the Paiute ATV Trail this year. If you have trail condition information please drop me a note and I will include your update on the website.

Go Fly a Kite | Marysvale, Utah

2010-04-11T12:02:00.000-07:00

Today it was a rather blustery day Pooh!! Windy and so.. so on the temperature. What does one do in Marysvale on a windy sunday afternoon.. I know.. fly a kite.. My how the technology has changed... I recall the paper and balsa wood kites... horrible things. Now it's fiberglass, carbon fiber, and lightweight polyester. The kites of today are well balance, high quality and will withstand the many crashes that come along with the gusty winds we get in the Vale. Not much I can think of that beats watching kids have a blast flying their kites. We had tons of fun and really enjoyed it.

Marysvaleutah.org

2010-04-11T11:48:00.000-07:00

Well I have been absent for too long. I have buried myself in building a new website for Marysvale. Keri has been working diligently by my side and has created some great content on the things to do and see. I think she is really becoming a techno geek. She has been buried in the website stuff more than me. Our goal is to make a page that really has some great stuff on it. Something that you would want to share with friends, something that would really entice people to visit the site and spend a bunch of time on there looking around. We also created a newsletter for Marysvale Utah, we call it "The Progress". We currently have 1200 plus subscribers. You can subscribe to The Progress here. We are having a lot of fun seeking out Marysvale History and learning about this little town we call home.

Was 2009 a Waste?

2010-01-03T12:59:00.001-08:00

I was thinking... was there anything good about 2009? Is my view clouded by the horrific part of the year? Was there anything good that happened or come out of 2009?

I know I didn't like 2009... it was a very painful year for me. I lost my Dad on the fifth of May. When I woke up May 5th, I could have never guessed how the day was going to progress. I wish May 5th had never came. It is something I wasn't at all prepared to handle (I don't know if you are ever prepared). I have spent the rest of the year wondering.... wondering what if...   wondering what to do now... wondering why... wondering where he is now.. wondering if there is anything to our religion.. wondering why I didn't do more with my Dad.. wondering why my kids have been so short changed.. wondering why I have been so short changed.... I could wonder and wonder and wonder.. Nobody answers.   There are some things I know, I guess I better focus on those things.

I know my Dad was a great great man.   Losing him was a huge loss to me but also to my entire family, my entire town, my entire county, my entire state... and if you knew my dad.. you would know that people all over the world will miss my dad.   None of them more than me!!

I know that I have some pretty great friends, they definately bubbled to the surface on the 5th of may and coming weeks. Some were there immediately!! Some were there everyday... all the time... Some did things you would have never thought of. Some were so awsome, you can never thank them enough. Some were pieces of shit that never showed their faces, didn't call, didn't come to the funeral, didn't even send a card. They know who they are, and they aren't real friends.

I know that there are some people who I considered great friends before my dad's passing, and now I consider them family. I have adopted them whether they like it or not.

I know that I was guilty of not being a good friend before, I know that I was guilty of not being a good brother, son, cousin, dad, whatever. I know it and I know that I have to work on it.

I know that I am not any closer to being financially independent. I know my business is in ruins. I know that I need to change something...NOW!!

I know that I really don't enjoy manufacturing in the motorsports industry.. I have lost the fire.. the drive.... the interest.

I know that my kids are good kids, great kids.. smart kids... responsible kids..capable of way more than I give em credit for...

I know I can lead a group of folks to do great things together. I managed to pull of the First UTV Jamboree in Marysvale. No small undertaking but it was awsome..   I know I couldn't have done it without Family, Friends and all the Volunteers!

I know that I can put my mind to something and achieve it.. I lost 110lbs this year... I put my mind to taking the LSAT.. I did... I know I can get into law school if I want to.

I know that winter seems to get colder as I get older.

I know that I can save someone's life if I have to.   I think I did it once or twice this year.

If the quest for knowledge and subsequent gained knowledge is an accomplishment.. I guess that 2009 wasn't a waste.   Keri says that all things happen for a reason... I am not sure I buy into that theory for 2009 but I guess I can't say it was completely a waste either.

The Winter Blues

2010-01-03T10:24:00.000-08:00

My facebook post today suggests I would like to take a nice warm bike ride... It's not really that I have this incredible desire to exercise.. even though the scale suggests that I should.   It just that as I get older, I feel like winter gets harder and harder to bear.    I think I need a hot tub, sun lamp, or I need to move to arizona, mexico, or california for a few months each year.    My sister and kids went home, it was a let down! the kids play well together and conversation with my sister is so easy and natural, I love her lots and lots.   My brother in law is one of the coolest guys around, totally awsome to my sis and thier kids. He has patience, that I could only dream to have... even though his second oldest says he is awnry alot... I wonder what he would say if he had to live with me.

We watched movies with friends last night. Funny Man wasn't really funny, but The Contractor with Wesley Snipes was pretty darn good.   Nothing like another CIA operative that the US government turns on after he does his job. Gotta love it when the good guy wins. Keri is watching Julia.. and Julia is a perv..   I just couldn't bring myself to watch it after reading cop to call girl and listening to the author talk about role playing as Juila Childs..... I will leave it at that.   I worked a little at the shop yesterday but couldn't bring myself to get really excited about it.

The kids really want Mario Cart for thier WII, I suggested they all pool their money and buy it for themselves.   It worked, I think I have just pulled off a coup of sorts... My Wallet has been replaced by their wallet and I really like that idea.   Especially when it comes to video games.   We have long had a beleif that they are evil and cause fat lazy children.... Unfortunately, we didn't buy it for them for Christmas, what are you going to do tell them they can't have it after they opened it..

I guess it's back to the grind tomorrow and I'm not looking forward to it...

Another Day in Paradise

2010-01-02T11:49:00.000-08:00

Closing the front door at our house is optional, even in the middle of winter!! It's 11 degrees outside and it seems to be totally acceptable to the kids to leave the door wide open, or to stand in it and talk to friends.. Of course my Mac is parked right next to the door.. Froze are my toes and the ice is forming on my nose.

Today is the day of disposal. If you can throw out food because it goes bad, is it ok to throw out food that is bad?? i.e.... chocolate, carmel, chips n dip.. It's amazing how having this stuff in the house is an invitation to eat it!! We finished off the biscuits and gravy this morning while we still had company. We still have carmel, chocolates, fudge, chips, dip, etc... that stuff has to go!!

It's a bummer to see the family leave, it has been great to have them here. I think they came for 3 days and stayed 6... we had a great time, hope they enjoyed it too. Tonight we are going to watch movies with friends...maybe just maybe we can finish off the rest of this bad food. The kids have found it in their souls to go play in the snow... I guess I am getting old, I need to limit my snow outings to necessary and once a month for fun....

New Years Day - Inaugural Blog

2010-01-01T23:44:00.000-08:00

Welcome to my inaugural blog.... If you can't handle my random acts of capitalization, bad writing, grammar, spelling and an occasional swear word.. hit your back button now!!

Well, many may think I would be suffering from a hangover this a.m. Fortunately for me, I just act like a drunken idiot on new years eve that way I can remember those who really were drunken idiots. At my age with a house full of kids, not much of that going on either except Keri might have had one too many captain morgan and squirt... We sat around and played Mario Cart till 11:45, then we watched the ball drop. All went to bed and the house was quite by 12:37.. Slept in till 8:00...wtf.. since when did I think that was sleeping in.. I remember the days in college when I slept until 1 or 2 p.m.

The highlight of the day taking the kids sledding. Found out that the 6 year old neighbor girl has a brave streak, as the two 12 year old girls stood at the top of the hill debating who would go first down the hill of death she jumped in and took off like a bullet. We moved hills after I felt like I would be heading to town to get the vacu-splints or something... We had a great time, we finally left after the melted snow had soaked all of us and my underwear were beginning to re-freeze. I survived the day with little more than a baseball sized lump on my right knee.. Other than that it was a great day.

Finished off the day with some fresh trout Brother-Inlaw John had caught on fishlake. They looked like salmon, absolutely fabulous... even better is the bag left in the fridge which will be eaten tonight.