Kristy's Blog

No one disputes that carts harbor microbes. In a study released last year, University of Arizona researchers who sampled bacterial content on 60 grocery-store shopping carts in the Los Angeles area found that cart surfaces had exponentially more bacteria than what they had measured in about 100 public restrooms, from toilet seats to flush handles.

And a 2006 study of 442 infected infants in eight states by the Centers for Disease Control showed that riding in shopping carts next to meat was one of the biggest identified risk factors for Salmonella infection in infants, right below reptile exposure and consumption of partially cooked eggs.

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“People are born with certain faces, like my father was born with a face that people want to hit.”

“Being in a band turns you into a child and keeps you there.”

“I’m not afraid of computers taking over the world. They’re just sitting there. I can hit them with a two by four.”

“I can be very drunk in a club in Oxford on a Monday night and some guy comes up to you and buys you a drink and says that the last record you made changed his life. That means something.”

“Us on hard drugs? That would be horrible. We’d probably end up sounding like Bryan Adams.”

Trip was fun, though there were some “mishaps”.

First of all, the bad news. The Kat that Dave brought for me was pretty un-rowable, neither me, Larry or Dave could row it comfortably. There was not enough clearance to fully bring back the oars for full strokes without leaning way forward or back. The first day for me was hell – 15 miles of flat water leaning forward most of the way. Larry tried it next and got stuck rowing it in lots of wind. Dave was still not convinced that it was un-rowable, so he rowed it for a day. Then he realized that it really did suck. 😆 So we all traded off rowing it. Dave made a solemn vow to “trick it out” for me so I would love it next time.

We had winds the second day approaching 45 miles/hr (when poor Larry was rowing). We had several nights of 15-25 degree temperatures which froze clothes, tents, water, and required extra time to thaw out frozen socks, pants, shoes, gloves. We just didn’t make the miles we needed to to get out on scheduled and this delayed the trip by a day. We got off the river Saturday around noon, de-rigged, Dave dropped me off at my car in Moab and I drove home.

The good news, we all had a bonding experience and Dave named us the “Deso 8″. Randy even wrote a song about our trip, it was pretty good. The scenery was gorgeous in the canyon with all of the cottonwoods a bright yellow and all the oak scrub brushes a bright scarlet color. Each camp spot was scenic and lots of good camp spots. I was able to row all day every day until Friday (even on that frickin’ Kat), when I needed to be a passenger after lunch for the rest of the day. I rowed Larry’s and Charles’s boats as well as the Kat. I handled the rapids well. The food was excellent.

I would do a trip again rowing my own boat, but I don’t think I have the upper body strength for so much flat water on such a long trip. Whew that is work!

Great insightful, sensitive, intelligent, forward-thinking comments overheard about the results of the election….

“I wonder if they’re going to start calling it the Black House”

“I bet they turn the Rose Garden into the Watermelon Patch”.

I mean please, people!

The video is poor, but there ya go…

My sister’s diatribe is worth listening to…again, ignore my stupid laugh.

Manny Ramirez
Ascended to full Halloween status when, after a trade, he carried the Los Angeles Dodgers to the playoffs. Look for dreadlock wigs, No. 99 jerseys and uncashed paychecks.

Michael Phelps
All is takes is a pair of goggles, some medals and a plate of mayonnaise-dipped bacon (Speedo is optional).

John McEnroe

In his heyday, it wasn’t his histrionics or his net game but his magnificent perm, tight headband and even-tighter shorts that inspired the wide adoption of an amazing costume.

Tonya Harding
Man and woman alike are instantly recognizable as Oregon’s proudest daughter as soon as they don a frilly outfit and pick up a hammer.

Sorry for the wind in the first part of the video. And….I have to stop laughing while I film!

We were doing the Verde Valley Train Ride and there were cows on the train. The train chased them for at least 500 yards. You can’t really see them that well, but it’s still pretty funny.

Here is Benny’s costume.