The burning question of the week: What was your parents’ room like (beds, bedspreads, easy chairs, etc.)? Were you allowed to rest in their bed when you were sick? I remember my parents’ room as being very Victorian. I’m pretty sure they bought most of their furniture at some sort of an auction and it was all very antique-esque. They had a tall mirror on top of their dresser, a large bed with a big ol’ headboard and that’s about what I remember. You see, I have a terrible memory, especially when it comes to my childhood. I remember that …

This week’s question: Do you remember any visitors that came to your classroom – like the mayor, an actor or a cowboy star? Not off the top of my head, I don’t. Lame answer, I know, but I don’t have any great experiences to share on this one. So instead, I’ll list some of the people I’d love to shadow for a little while or hang out with or live with. I’m not a backstage pass and signature kind of guy. If I won backstage passes to go see my favorite band, I might say hi to the members of …

Last week I was at the Rasmusson Family Reunion so I didn’t take the time to write in my history section here. I’ll attempt two posts this time. Last week’s question: Did you have a favorite teacher? Of course, the snide part of me wants to simply answer “Yes.” but I presume the question should have read “Who was your favorite teacher? Why?” So here goes. It was my Junior or Senior year. Can’t remember which but I think it was my Senior year in high school. 1995-1996. I had always done well in English. Unlike Math, English comes fairly …

I’ve been a long time fan of Grooveshark for many reasons. It’s not a perfect internet radio but it’s pretty awesome. For quite a while now, I’ve been hearing that Grooveshark is working on an app for the iPhone but it seemed like it would never arrive. Finally, on August 5th, it did. With Grooveshark Mobile, you can do the following: Listen to any song you want – anything at all whether you own it or not Create playlists of all your favorite songs and keep them with you both on the computer and on your phone Enjoy customized radio …

This week’s assignment: Did you study a foreign language? Did those lessons stick with you? Were you ever able to use that language on vacation or in your community? Like many LDS men, I served a full-time two year mission. I was lucky enough to be called to serve in Campinas, Brazil. As preparation for the mission, I spent two months in the Missionary Training Center (MTC) in Provo, UT, where I studied Portuguese as well as missionary skills for about 12 hours/day. I had a great time there, though not everybody enjoys the MTC. It was helped by the …

Took this set of pictures tonight on my compact point and shoot from across the street. I love Utah. And thunderstorms.

Just learned about this one. This allows you to make changes only to Chrome and Safari which both tend to render the same but often slightly differently than Firefox and IE. @media screen and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio:0) { /* hacked for chrome and safari */ #mainNav li { margin:0 26px 0 0; } }

This is the first of (hopefully) many entries that were prompted by my Mom. She gave me a jar full of writing assignments designed to record my life, in a sense, on a weekly basis. Today’s question: What was your favorite season at your house? Do you remember summer as too hot or exhilarating and perfect? Did you swim a lot in the summer? Well, this one is easy. Summer for sure. I’ve always been a huge fan of summers. I grew up in Connecticut where the summers were mostly pleasant and there was a never ending source of mischief. …