FDA Reports: Swine Flu Paranoia Spreading

This is the latest in a series of photos taken by the FDA showing how widespread Swine Flu panic is causing severe problems worldwide.

I Quit My Job

So, for those of you who haven't heard yet. I quit my job at Channel-3 in Idaho Falls.

I'm doing kinda a duel role thing where I've created my own advertising agency in Rexburg, and I also offer the services of a Tacoma based Ad Agency for which I get a commission from the sale.

I'm really excited to see where this goes and if I can be successful at it. I think it'll turn out great and feel good about it. I know my stuff, I know how to help a business grow and expand, so I should succeed. If I do fail, it's totally ok. I learn from it, find another job, and move on.

My cavalier attitude about failing I think takes a lot of people back.

I mean honestly what is the worst that could happen? The best part is I learn from it and figure out how to avoid failure the next time! I already have three clients with several others seriously considering using my services.

If any of you know of a business anywhere (and when I say anywhere I mean it), shoot them my way or get them in contact with me, and I will help their business grow.

I offer everything, from brochure design, website design, facebook, twitter and blog consultation, tv/radio commercial design, writing press releases, PR consulting, billboard design, etc. I do it all, and what I'm not proficient in I contract out to the Tacoma based ad agency, so it's a win-win!

If you want to contact me just comment on this post or give me a call! 208.881.4105

Island Hopping Teen Burglar Eludes Washington Police

This story is crazy!! Click on the Link Below!!

Teen Burglar Repeatedly Escapes Washington Police

Take a Look at Yourself and Make the Change - Michael Jackson

I'm not sure why I thought of this, but it is important to be true to yourself, and not who others think you should be. This also means the person who you are right now may not be who you really are. That is interesting. You can be untrue to your true self by thinking you've already found your true self. Limiting your potential, getting stuck in bad habits, and refusing to learn and change are what prohibit us from being our true selves.

I'm not at all professing to say, "You are this or you are that." No, that is only for each individual to decide. You need to look deep inside yourself, meditate, ponder, and pray about who you really are and see if there is anything in life you could/should be doing differently or better. This is no simple 5-minute exercise. You need to really challenge everything you believe about yourself, see if you could be wrong, look at it in a new light, and make changes.

Heck, I know I'm far from becoming the person I could be if I just applied myself a little bit more. As I learn, change, and grow, in the right direction I will continue to shave off the mask I think is me and discover a new, fresh, clean and better person, and so will you too.

Cops Nearly Arrest me for Stealing Money

So this is what happened...I have a weakness. I hope by sharing it on my blog I'll overcome it. I got caught stealing money from my roommate and he called the cops on me. They drove over to our apartment, cuffed me and started reading me my Miranda Rights! I didn't care they were arresting me. Finders keepers is what I always say...

If you're reading this, you, like all of us, (me included) are drawn in by the provacative and slanderous. Whenever we hear something outrageous about someone, we want to know the dirty little secret as well. However, it's not just the personal lives of our friends that intrigues us. This desire to know extends to impersonal associations with celebrities and gov't officials!

What is it about gossip that draws us in? Why do we like to read it, hear it, or share it with others? All of us at some point in our lives have shared or passed gossip along in one way or another. Many times we do it in the name of "helping the individual," when in reality our motive is less than altruistic. The question remains: Why do we like gossip?

Perhaps we like to find faults in others because then we don't feel so bad about our own weaknesses. Or in others words we are living the "Jerry Springer Theory." The Jerry Springer Theory states, "You have at some point watched Jerry Springer or a similar show and said to yourself, 'I may have problems but they are now where near as bad as their problems!'" Thus you feel a little bit better about your own faults and weaknesses.

Does this really justify your own weaknesses? Of course not, but we somehow convince ourselves that if Chris has a problem stealing, or Mary, the good christian, has a secret drug addiction problem, we must be ok people. We should instead gauge our own behavior by our own Moral Barometer and what we know to be true.

Instead of looking for, reading or sharing the dirty little secrets of our friends, family, and neighbors, we should look for the good in them. Tell them we love them, and help them through their trials.

Who knows...by helping others you may in turn find the strength to overcome your own weaknesses. :)

No mom, I didn't really steal from my roommate. :) -- For my Facebook friends: If you enjoyed reading this let me know by clicking on "View Original Post" at the bottom.

Mobile bogging is set up.

Guys and Dolls has nothing to do with Barbies

Wow! It's been 5 whole days since I've last posted something. Ok so to get you caught up, things have been progressing with my Comfort Bubble Departure plan.

I also went and watched Guys and Dolls in West Yellowstone at the Playmill Theatre. So confession...I thought Guys and Dolls was a feminist play about how women showed guys it's ok to be in touch with their feminine side and somehow tied that in with dolls. Needless to say I wasn't too excited to attend this play to get lectured. BUT if you've seen Guys and Dolls you know I was completely wrong. Dolls is a reference to women, not toys. It was hilarious, funny and awesome. So, if you ever get a chance, head up to the Playmill in West Yellowstone and watch this play.

I bought a new phone two days ago. The LG Dare. It is awesome. It's kinda like a poor man's I-Phone...since I couldn't afford an I-Phone, it works :)