Vertical Bubs

Angela's sister Natalie is staying over here tonight. Her brother, Clark, was taken to the hospital again... hopefully he'll be fine.

Lincoln is starting to grab and hang on to things. Pretty cute, unless it's your hair, which he has done to me. He is also starting to chomp mega hard on my finger when I stick it into his mouth.. But the best part right now is that he is starting to sleep longer during the night. He's slept for 7 hours a couple nights in a row now. I think Ange is more grateful for that than I am.

So did anyone see Plaisted's dunk against CSU the other day? I heard it was the most spectacular ever, but I guess there's only crappy coaches video. I guess the CSU crowd was cheering pretty loudly when he did it. That got me thinking about doing a list of dunks, but I can't remember that many cools ones that everyone else would know about. I did find a link that some might be interested in that has some guy's opinion about the top 30 dunks of all time. http://www.ndaadunk.com/ndaa_awards/best_nba_dunk_of_the_time.htm

I'm not going to short change anyone, I do have a list for y'all.

Top ACDC songs played at sporting events

4 - RESPECT (Wait, that's on my list of top songs played in nerdy kid sport movies)

3 - All night long - first few bars only

2 - Back in Black

1 - Thunderstruck

That's the easiest list I've done, I should consider top four lists more often, but then you'd all be robbed of the genius that is the Bubs.

Kermit the Frog

Teacher Bubs

So Lincoln is 'walking' all over the place. He even decides where he wants to go. We didn't buy any shoes for the little guy, because we figure that you don't need shoes if you're not walking, and getting carried as your main mode of transport. But, we may have to break down and get him shoes earlier than we wanted.

In other news, Junior High kids are funny. Not because of their sense of humor, but because of their lack of sense of humor. So my list today is things that are funny to tell junior high kids, and watch the reaction.

Funny Things to Say to Junior High Kids

11 - You're using your calculator to add 1 and 1? Are you kidding me?
10 - Call them Homie or Holmes or Bro, and wait for them to tell you to never say that again.
9 - After lending them a pencil that has been behind your ear all day, tell them to kill any lice they see.
8 - When they finish an assignment, and they say "I'm done", respond with "you're dumb"?
7 - Say "I'm going to eat the bush" (Wait, that's on my 'funniest things Bart Lingwall has said' list)
6 - After getting a haircut, and the students ask you if you got a haircut, say 'No, I took a shower'. (A Scott Knecht joke) Then proceed to make fun of them for taking a shower every day.
5 - Declare that one of their questions was a stupid question, then when they say "There's no such thing as a stupid question", respond with "Yes there is, and you just asked it." Note: This only works when the question was actually a stupid question.
4 - You don't know your address? I know 4 year olds that know thier address.
3 - When they ask what were going to do today say "The same thing we do every other day... try to take over the world."
2 - When they get mad at you for something say "Don't hate the player, hate the game"
1 - On the first day of school, declare "I'm funny, you're not" Then watch faces as students think you're the biggest jerk in the world

It should be noted that I would never try out such childish lines on my students, but if I actually had a sense of humor, and I wanted to enjoy myself, these are some of the lines I would consider.

In other news, they votes for Mike and Christen's kid are 1 for Zephanie, 1 for Vyquetoriya Walkasheaqua, and one for Shabazz. We need more votes so Christen knows what to name the child.

Also, Matt has refused to play me in Backgammon, so the series is still tied at 2-2.

And finally, Seattle wins the Superbowl 31-17. Thanks alot Steelers for ruining a perfectly good matchup between Seattle and the Colts.

Could somebody please tell me how you could have infinity blockers in front of you, anywhere on the field to roam, and still somehow manage to get tackled by the quarterback.

Strider

Helpful Bubs

As you all know, I am always looking for a way I can help. We had a difficult time comming up with a name for Lincoln, so I thought I'd offer some name suggestions to Mike and Christen for their baby girl. I think it would be especially helpful, if everybody helps vote on the name they like best. Christen, you could tell all your blogger friends to come and vote as well, I'm sure you'd like to know their opinion... and no thanks needed.

Names Mike and Christen Should Name Their Girl

22 - LaBerta

21 - Kia - like the car, a poor man's Mercedes

20 - Fawntelle

19 - Dusty Dawn

18 - Poopsy - The name might as well fit

17 - Bagheera - It could remind you of Al Jazeera

16 - Daquiri

15 - Sky

14 - Arizonia - For the place you first lived

13 - Andreas - Especially if she is a child always about to 'snap'.

12 - Ocean

11 - Polo - For the snobby child

10 - Zephanie - In honor of her aunt

9 - Vyquetoriya Walkasheaqua

8 - ESPN - a real name

7 - Sylvester McMonkey McBean (wait, that's on my list of best Dr. Seuss names.)

6 - Serenity (Now)

5 - Moonshine - In honor of them Dukes

4 - Shabazz - Born in Utah, the name might as well end with two z's

3 - Kaysional Tempest - Pure Genius

2 - Hallah Lujah

1 - Seven - Good name for a boy -- or a girl -- especially a boy

I of course have others that I'll be looking at if we ever have a girl, I figure with 22 possibilities, there should be one there that fits your fancy. I don't ask for fame or money, I just want to help you guys out.

If you ask my brothers, they might try to help, but I'm sure their names would not be as good, except for Matt, who would suggest naming your child Juan Uribe Millburn -- what kind of a name is that?

and Ebert

Political Bubs

Looks like I'm not the only one that can make lists, here is a link to what some British guy thinks are the 10 worst dictators. I felt like that one umpire that threw Jase out of the game after the ump blew this obvious call was a glaring omission from the piece. I'm thinking I need to come up with my own list. Matt will probably be the only one to follow the link, but here it is: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews/tm_objectid=14576256&method
=full&siteid=50143&headline=the-world-s-worst-dictators-name_page.html

You have to copy and paste the link to your address bar.
I'm surprised he didn't name George W.

Brother Bubs

So I was very disappointed on Friday when I heard Kobe was going to be on the US olympic team, and even more disappointed that everyone seems to think this is a good thing. Team USA needs more people willing to play as a team, not more ballhogs. There are a lot of players in the NBA that could lead the league in scoring if they shot as much as Kobe...

Enough of that, on to today's list.

Games that Matt would be good at

Matthew Millburn is known for his extreme luck while playing games. Here is a list of games that he would be good at... some of them are made up, but clearly he would be good at them.

12 - The good mark/bad mark chart making game. - I wonder how many bad marks this post is going to earn me.

11 - Eenie Meenie Miney Moe - I never thought I'd have to try to spell that.

10 - The dice rolling game - Roll a 6 and you win.

9 - Ring around the rosies - Everybody wins!

8 - The Drinking Ants in his Root Beer game.

7 - The hitting it where they aint game.

6 - The launching missles at terrorists game

5 - Agrivation - see number 10

4 - Backgammon - See number 10

3 - Tic Tac Toe - Wait, that goes on my list of games the cat is good at

2 - Drinking Pop game - That one little Japaneze guy would be no match for Matt

1 - The Arguing with Liberals game - I dare anybody to try to argue a Liberal policy with Matt.

I'm sure I missed a few, like the drinking grape juice 3 seconds after the prayer is over game, but I have half an hour to get me and the boy ready for church.

Donkey Kong

Rocker Bubs

Have a picture of Link for everybody, so without furthur ado...


Looks like a normal picture at first glance, but look closer... That's right, he's playing the air guitar. Excellent! Bill and Ted's style. Those Carebears don't know how good they've got it.

My second order of buisiness is predictions for this weekend. Unfortunately, my two least favorite teams are still alive.

I'm going with Denver over Pitt, because they are at home
Seattle will beat Carolina -- Alexander looks like he'll play, and Peppers, a key D-line guy, might be out.

That's right a Denver - Seattle Superbowl. Could have been better, interesting how suddenly, the NFC looks better.

My final point is that I played Matt in Backgammon on IM. We are involved in a series to 100 points, which I will update on this blog.

Right now, the score stands even at 2-2. Matt rolled infinity doubles to win the last game -- unbelieveable. You'd think I'd be used to it by now.

Two posts in one day, what's next? Polititians securing our borders?

Gannon

Nostalgic Bubs

It is 12:45 Thursday morning. Lincoln refuses to go to sleep. It has become a battle of wills. He is laying quietly in his crib right now, but I know that's his trick to get me to the point of sleep. Then he'll wake up. Instead of going to sleep, I'll stay up and do an entry.

We took Link to Kiddie Kandids today, and got some pictures -- for those interested in seeing the small verson, here is the link to those. http://mystudio.kiddiekandids.com/viewshare.asp?c=0052242695TW5AH8K We will send some out, and we have several wallets. If you'd like any of the pictures, let me know.

Today's list is sure to spark controversy, because I can't remember things very good.

Coolest BYU games ever

13 - Football - vs. UTEP - 1980 or so. BYU won 83 - 7. This is the game that I learned my 7 times tables. I was able to remember the scores BYU had on their way to 84. Too bad they missed that last extra point.

12 - Football - vs Utah - 1998 I think. BYU has the game in hand, but allow a huge kickoff return. Luckily, some moron on Utah gets a celebration penalty, and Kanashiro misses the game winning Field Goal attempt. I still remember the sound of the ball hitting the uprights.

11 - Football - vs. Air Force - 1990. AFA Quarterback complains nonstop about the crowd being too loud. The refs actually penalize BYU about 5 times for their crowd being too loud. BYU still won.

10 - Basketball - vs. Utah - 1994 I think. BYU down by 2. Robby Reid wastes all this time dribbling around at the top of the key, and then hits this 30 footer at the last second to win it. Problem was, he thought he could do that again for the rest of the year.

9 - Football - Air Force - 1985. AFA is ranked #3 in the country. Randy Miller is running it at me how BYU is going to lose. The refs are crappy, and put BYU in a whole. Via Sikahema (I know I butchered that one) runs a punt back for a TD. BYU wins 28 - 21, Bubs visits the bathroom at least 8 times that game.

8 - Football - Miami - 1990. Miami comes in ranked #1. Detmer dominates, and BYU wins 28 - 21. Detmer goes on to win the Heisman.

7 - Football - UCLA - 1982. A game that put BYU on the map. BYU goes down to LA and beats UCLA. I think BYU is losing the whole time, because while listening to the game on Grandpa Millburn's radio, Paul James kept saying 'UCLA trails by 2'. That is how I learned trails by means your behind.

6 - Football - Utah - 2000. LaVell's last game. BYU has 4th and a mile to go. They somehow convert, then run the same play to get deep in Utah territory. Doman scores the game winning touchdown, and 2 point conversion. Utah fans complain that Staley fumbled the ball. Bubs explains how when its 4th and like 28, you should be able to stop them or you don't deserve to win. Utah fans ignore sound advice from Bubs, and continue to make fools of themselves.

5 - Football - Kansas State - 1996. Cotton Bowl, BYU comes back with a Touchdown pass to KO. Then Omar Morgan seals it with an int. BYU ends up ranked in the top 5

4 - Football - Hawaii - 1984. Hawaii is 1st and goal and has like an inch to get the touchdown to make it a two score game. BYU stops them on the first two downs, then on 3rd down, Kyle Morrell does a flip move over the line, grabs the QB by the collar, and his defense finishes him off. Hawaii gets a Field Goal, but BYU is able to score a TD to win it by one or two. Best BYU play ever.

3 - Football - SMU - Known as the Miracle Bowl, it is third, because BYU didn't end up ranked in the top ten at the end of the year. BYU is down 20 with four minutes left. They come all the way back to win it when Jim McMahon connects with Clay Brown on a desperation Hail Mary. Best comback ever. I don't care what Doug Flutie thinks.

2 - Basketball - Notre Dame - Early '80's. BYU makes it to the sweet 16, only to face a good Notre Dame team. They hang with them, and with 8 seconds left in the game, BYU is down 1. Danny Ainge takes the inbound pass, drives the length of the court, including a behind the back dribble at midcourt, and lays it up and in. BYU celebrates as the last second ticks off the clock. In the elite 8, they lose to Virginia by 5, thanks in part to a Technical charged to Danny Ainge. I'm sure the call was so Cheep.

1 - Football - Michigan - 1984. Number one, because as a result, BYU won the national championship. Bosco gets hurt, and BYU falls behind. Bosco gets out there on his gimply leg, throws a TD pass to Glen Kozlowski to tie it, and then throws one to Kelly Smith to win it. BYU wins 28-21 (sounds familiar). I think Bosco was the most underrated QB ever for BYU, if he didn't have those shoulder problems, he might have done well in the NFL.

There's the list for everyone to disagree with, but I'm standing by it. Like I care what people who start their lists with #1 think.

Tickle Me Elmo

Vacationing Bubs

Today is a big day for Lincoln... he graduated to size 3 diapers. We used some that Jorja just grew out of, and we have a stash of about 300 that should be gone in a month. Hopefully he slows down a little.

Here we go with today's list which includes a lot of pictures. Of course everyone likes to see my pictures, so no worries.

List of Vactations I've been on the last couple of years

8 - Christmas 2004 - Nothing stands out, except we went to the cabin, so it had to be fun.
7 - Christmas 2005 - Lincoln's first time at the cabin... he mostly slept.
6 - Cabin trip in August 2005 with Mike's friends - Pretty fun rafting trip we took, thanks to Steve and Sharon Parry. They've invited us up for this summer as well. The only 'condition' is that Sharon gets to watch Lincoln.




















5 - Trip to Southern California during Spring break 05 with Angela's family












4 - Arches 2003 - Matt had an epic battle with ants, maybe I should make a list of all the things ants did to Matt on this trip.














3 - Brunt Cabin 2005 - Next to a river, waterskiing, Yellowstone, good food, family, can't ask for much more. Plus Angela's horse's name was Spencer. Don't know why that's funny.

















2 - Atlanta to visit Steph and Mike Smith. Steph had to take care of us for 9 days, but she did a good job. Plus we got to see two Braves games. Not that the Braves are cool, but baseball is.
















1 - Zion National Park 2004 - Nonstop hiking in slot canyons, and camping out. Notice Matt in the picture to the right, I guess the water is a little cold.




Sheer drops of tens of feet on either side. If Lincoln was there, I could have dangled him over the edge, Michael Jackson style.

So that's all for now, stay tuned next time when I make a list of best 'Pigs in Space' episodes

Frosty the Snowman

Eating Bubs

So I was quite pleased that the last posting of mine garnered 5 comments, a new record - -only to find out that the 5 comments were left by 2 people. Clearly there will be an astrisk next to this record in the record book, but I'll take it any way I can get it.

Internet is still out at our house. It will be out for another week, but I make due.

On to today's list

My Favorite Restaurants

Also going to post my favorite meal from that restaurant. They were ranked according to how much I always want to go to the place. Special consideration was given to places I don't have to tip somebody. Just making the list is an honor, so no complaining...

17 - KFC/A&W - Cold one after a well deserved Platypi victory.
16 - Wendy's - Junior Bacon Cheeseburger, no pickles or onions.
15 - Sweet Tomatoes - Won Ton Chicken Salad
14 - Gandolfo's - Burning Bridge
13 - Godfather's Pizza - We go for the Buffet, my favorite is the Taco Pizza.
12 - Iceburg - Lower in position, because I only go for their milkshakes, which are the best.
11 - Taco Bell - Steak Chalupa Supreme
10 - Sconecutter - Turkey Avocado Sandwich
9 - Spaghetti Factory - A la Homer
8 - Sizzler - Malibu Chicken
7 - Golden Corral - Like Sizzler, except it's buffet style, and they have tons of stuff.
6 - Training Table - Bleu Bacon Burger
5 - Leatherby's - Peanut Butter Cup Sundae
4 - Tony Roma's - Ribs with Carolina Honeys BBQ Sauce
3 - Hires - Country H
2 - Cafe Rio - Pork Burrito... 2nd place - Salmon Taco
1 - Wingers - Their wings duh... 2nd place - Asphalt Pie

I'm sure I'll be reminded if I missed anything. I posted this list so you guys know where to take me. For example, you could say... 'Hey Bubs, I noticed that Leatherby's was 5th on your list, how about we go and eat there on me.'

In other news, I fed Lincoln some Rice Cereal today. I figure we've got to get him eating solids soon so the babysitter can feed him, because he refuses to take a bottle.

We also got his foot and hand prints in clay. He wasn't happy about that, but Ange was. Thanks to Steph and Sheri (Hardy) for hooking us up.

Toonces the Driving Cat

Handicapper Bubs

Still looking for those farside suggestions... I have a few in mind, like the one about the primitive spelling bee. The one caveman gets the word "cave" and the other is thinking "Oh sure, I'll probably get 'Australopithecus'", or the one with the spiders weaving the web at the bottom of a slide, one saying to the other "If we pull this off, we'll eat like kings".

Anyway... no list today, just predictions -- be sure to get yours in before the games if you want bragging rights.

Seattle over Washington - Washington's got lucky last time they played.
Denver over New England - The run is over
Indianapolis over Pittsburgh - Colts are just too good
Caralina over Chicago - Grossman's first playoff start = loss

Now for the pictures of Link section of this post.


This is at Steve and Sharon's cabin in the Bear Room. Thanks again guys for letting us crash there. It was fun.

In other news, we're have trouble with our internet connection at home right now, and I can't post at school because of the firewall. So I will post when I get a chance.

That is all

Tom Marvolo Riddle

Bookworm Bubs

Clearly this blog could use a picture of Lincoln, so here you go...



Did I say one picture? I meant two.

Brett needs to get me that list of worst calls in history I did a few months ago. I have some to add, thanks to a certain football game in late November.

Also, I'd like to make a list of best far sides -- suggestions?

Now on to today's list:

Rankings of books I've read in the last year

Which admititly is quite lame since I'm still in school.

8 - All those teacher effectiveness books I had to read for my class

Books aren't as cool if you are forced to read them

7 - Speak

I liked the book, but it's about a teenage girl, and I read it to a class of mostly boys. I had no idea what the book was about, I was just told it was a good read-aloud book.

6 - Prey

By Michael Crighton. It was cool science stuff, but I didn't understand most of it since it was Biology

5 - Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrytes.

Good book about not just passing out worksheets. I wish I was better at group work, but it usually turns into chaos. That is why the book is slipping in the rankings.

4 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

Read it for the 2nd time before book 6 came out to catch up on Fred and George's antics.

3 - The Teeth of the Tiger

Tom Clancy book, pretty good, but it was one of those to be continueds. I didn't notice till the last page and I was like 'they can't wrap this up in time'.

2 - Ender's Game

Very good book, I read it to my class, but they didn't think it was as cool as I did.

1 - Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Unlike most people, I saw the events of the book as inevitable. Still gotta wonder whose a good guy and whose a bad guy.

There's your list, hope you enjoyed it.

In other news, the free ride is over for Lincoln. Ange started school today, and she'll start working in 2 weeks. If anyone wants to babysit, you know my email

Servo

In the Beginning...

So while on Instant Messenger today, Matt suggested I start a blog, I thought it would be a bad idea, but then Matt said how we could have both started a blog due to the suggestion of the other while in IM. That seemed good for me. Plus, he came up with the name.

Since I don't have anything interesting to say, I figured I could do a blog of lists. For example:

List of teams I want to win the superbowl.

12 - Pittsburgh - The sooner Cower is off my TV screen, the better.
11 - Denver - Just because I live in SLC, doesn't mean I want to see the Broncos every week.
10 - New York Giants - I didn't like Peyton's younger brother's antics when he got drafted.
9 - New England - I'm tired of Boston winning all these championships.
8 - Washington - They just don't seem that good/cool.
7 - Carolina - Not a Ute fan, but Steve Smith is pretty good -- don't get kicked out this week, big guy.
6 - Jacksonville - Matt served his mission there, so what the heck.
5 - Tampa Bay - I just saw them throw the game losing int, but their stadium is kind of cool -- Pirate Ship, Mobile Strip Club and what not.
4 - Chicago - Wierdest good team ever, do they have anyone on offense?
3 - Cincinatti - Mega cool Wide Reciever
2 - Seattle - Just because it's wierd that Seattle is good at anything beside coffee and computers. Plus, Alexander is a dominator.
1 - Indianapolis - Just make the Superbowl close guys.

Keep in mind, these aren't predictions, just what I'd like to see.

That's all for now.

Mrs. Piggy

PS. If anyone has any suggestions as to a list, let me know.