Saturday some of Ben’s friends and I went to shoot guns across from Utah lake. As we waited to figure out where we were going to meet with the rest of the gang, some other people that were there asked us if we wanted to check out some of the fun things they were shooting at. One of them had some tannerite. This was something we hadn’t heard of before. The effect was highly entertaining and provided much enjoyment to all around. I found this video on Youtube to show what this stuff can do. This isn’t us, but we were doing the same thing.
Anyway, in addition to the explosive stuff, they built a fire and placed cans of spray paint around. Each time you’d hit one, you’d get the explosion from the can and then all the paint would catch on fire too. It was quite a show. The tannenite blew everything around it a fair bit into the air and a fair bit down the trail a bit. Other items of particular enjoyment for shooting were the propane bottle and the bottles of gas that had flares taped to them. We also shot quite a few bottles and skeets with shot guns. I’ve been thinking it’s about time to get a shot gun.
We ended up shooting 45 rounds with my rifle. It was a bit warm by the end. Now, I’ve got to do some research into where to get tannerite.
My dad sent me these pictures of Don Beeson’s Snow plow:
From Dad:
he says going backwards provides for front wheel drive so he gets good traction to plow backwards. Too bad he has such small mirrors so he can’t see where he is going.
Last night we went on a picnic and then I took a drive up the canyon to do some obligatory road hunting since we were there. Man I like having a range finder and some better binoculars now. We saw about 12 does.
Well, today when Gayla was driving home, she saw two deer run across from the temple into the fields there. She said they both had too many points to count. They were non-typical cactus bucks.
Hm, I guess I’ll have to start hunting American Fork instead.
Our son Tim must be part Dump truck. Saturday when he was about to go #2, he was standing up on the stool with his pants down, about to sit down and do his duty. He started backup up toward the toilet and as he slowly sat down, he said, “Beep, Beep, Beep”. Then he proceeded to unload.
Well, last week I turned 30. One might think that 30 is a milestone age where you ought to purchase something exciting or somewhat special in celebration. Not here. I got cat crap and dog poop. It was the best cat crap and dog poop I ever got before too. I’ll explain.
Saturday I was able to take the day and go skiing with Gayla’s brother Stephen. We found that you can purchase your ticket to various ski resorts for a slightly discounted price at one of the local ski shops. While I have my own skis, Stephen needed to rent a pair and the rental cost was also cheaper at the ski shop. So there I was, waiting in the store while Stephen tried on ski boots. I suddenly had a thought. What if there was a way to get rid of the fog on your ski goggles? I asked one of the employees and sure enough, they had some stuff in little red containers that you just rub on the goggle lenses and it keeps condensation from forming. $5.00 later and I was all set. I also purchased some wax for my skis.
On the way up the mountain, Stephen was assigned to apply the goo to our lenses. He noticed that it said Cat Crap on the container. Sure enough, I got “Cat Crap Anti fog cream”. That stuff is great. I had no problem with fog on my lenses all day long. It was a day to have anti fog cream for sure. It snowed all day and was so windy that eventually, they shut the upper lifts down. The weather didn’t inhibit my vision though. Only the blinding sideways snow did.
Well, later on Sunday, when everyone was gathered around and I had opened a few birthday presents, attention was drawn to what Gayla’s sister Holly brought. She gave me a book all about a dog poop that was left on a soccer field. The story was about the “poopers” and the “scoopers”.. those with and without initiative to get stuff done. It was a pretty good story. It was only after this present was opened that we realized I got Cat crap and Dog poop for my birthday though.
