Monday, April 28, 2008
Fiction Final
Well, I wish i could do more on this, but time just ran out, and It was a lot of work, but if you listen to all of them, you can tell it was a long project, also make sure to look at all the comments, there are tons.
LINK
Monday, April 21, 2008
snowflake model
1)Two radio hosts break into the blogosphere to help desperate teens with their dating lives.
2)After years of hosting a successful radio dating talk show in seattle, Jdogg and Sami broke into the blogosphere with Date line in 2006. Each month a new question is posed, with readers and listeners free to ask questions, or make comments. Along with the radio program weekly, they will respond to the comments, and occasionally take calls specific to the blog subject. Tune in and find real answers to real questions.
3)
Jdogg- 30 year old male. Hometown Seattle Washington. Radio show host. Single, but cynical. Not looking for love, but feels he can help everyone else. Very drab.
Sami- 25 year old female. Hometown Seattle Washington. Recently married. Highly experienced in dating. She likes to give advice, because she wants to help other people. Tries to be serious, but has fits of giggles once and a while.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Wiki Final
This is the most recent version of Neffs Cave. I thought it was cool, someone came in, and changed the name to fit the format from Neffs Cave(Utah) to Neffs Cave (Utah). But it is still up and going, I also added more about todays condition of the cave, as well as related links.
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Change of new article
While editing my Mount Olympus article, I discovered something interesting about a cave, that when discovered in the 50's was the deepest in the country. There is no article about it, so I am going to change my new article to this one.
Here is the new article
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Major edit
midnight screenings
I want to make an article about the practice of midnight release screenings, and their popularity.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Minor Wikipedia edit
So, I was going to edit a page about spongebob, but it wouldn't let me, it said it was protected, and my account was too new, so I quickly looked for another one, and found a quick little article about Mount Olympus, and decided I'd tinker with it.
also a link to the History.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
I give thee these Ten Wiki-mandments for thy good, my son.
- Thou shalt not take an opinionated stance on any given subject.
- Thou shalt never use jargon, without reason or without explanation.
- Thou shalt keep articles precise and easily readable style.
- Thou shalt keep page simple and correctly formatted.
- Thou shalt make tags, and labels clearly organized and relevant.
- Thou shalt provide useful links when necessary.
- Thou shalt not bear false witness of events or information.
- Thou shalt not steal information without giving credit through formal citations.
- Thou shalt maintain all posts regularly with the most current information available.
- Thou shalt filter vulgar, immoral, or sensitive material to be family friendly.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Wikipedia article
I thought there was a few things I wanted to add to this article
I think there needs to be more mention of the hobby of jellyfishing, and the jam that they "milk" out of them. Also, i think the thing that makes spongebob so funny is the close up detailed paintings that are frequently used, as well as the real pictures, and or still shots that are so comical. If I can find an example, it would be fun to put a picture of one on. also on the how it appeals to adults part, there could be mention of the karate choppers and the enuendos there.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Snapshot of April 20, 2004
This story is not for the faint of heart, or the unbelieving, for it is a story of wonder, not of another fantastic realm, but of awe that this IS a true recollection of the events described, as they happened to me on April 20, 2004.
A few things you should know before I start: I grew up in Colorado until 1999 when I returned here to Salt Lake. We still visit my older sister, and other friends from back there fairly often. On this day, my Dad and I were doing just that, visiting old friends during a vacation.
Across the street from the house where I used to live, was the house of our good neighbor friends Brian and Janet. We were just arriving at their house to visit, when we discovered that neither of them were home yet.
My dad then commented, "Brian is supposed to be home every day by noon, so he should be getting here soon." We got out of the car, and started walking up to the front door, when to my surprise, one of our neighbors from Utah showed up in a mini van. One by one, filing behind him were about 20 black children that were soaked from head to toe. They all marched right into the house, without a second thought, or even an acknowledgment our presence. As we followed them in, I began to realize something was strange.
It looked like Brian and Janet had remodeled since the last time I was there. Now there were many large spiraling staircases, and glass coffee tables decorating the house. The kids were running around, up, under and in between anything that they could find, when one came running down a staircase, and tripped into the glass table, shattering it. He wasn't hurt, and nobody seemed to notice that anything had happened.
All at once, the group left the house and proceeded across the street to our previous next-door neighbors house, where my best friend Marcus used to live. As they were all crossing the street, Marcus and some of his friends flew around the corner in his car, and stopped in front of his house. Then another car, small and yellow this time skidded around the turn into the driveway. Marcus, his friends and all the little black kids went inside and began watching a movie, and I figured I would go say hi, since I hadn't seen him for several years.
When I went in, everyone seemed pre-occupied with the movie except for his mom, so I started talking with her at the kitchen table. She had a strange picture on the table, and picked it up to show to me. It was of a large tree, that had been stripped of all its branches, laying on its side, with another log sloped across it teeter-totter style.
She explained:" In the war, this was the single most important life saving tool we had. You see, during the war, we all had to start marching out at the same time, at a specific time each day, but we were not allowed to have watches. In the region we were stationed at, there was an unusual wedding tradition that the ceremony would be preformed on the top of the log setup, and as they seal the engagement, the whole company would cross from one side of the log to the other, casing a tremendous noise as the logs shifted against each other. At least one wedding occurred in the area every day at the same time. When we heard the terrible squeaking noise, that was our signal to move out."
As she explained how it all worked, it was as if I was transported into the world she was telling me about. I suddenly found myself in a mountainous desert, with a nearby river. I heard with my own ears the unbearable sound of the rubbing logs, and looked around me, to find that I was in the company of many soldiers, commanded by none other than Marcus' mom. She yelled at the top of her lungs "MOVE OUT!"
I saw a catapult nearby and sat myself in it, only to be launched high into the air, then landing in the river. Soon, everyone was floating near me. I watched as we floated around a bend, how the wedding procession was advancing. Everyone was dressed up, but they were riding ATV's and motorcycles due to the rough terrain. Some were going very fast, and going off jumps, but all seemed professional in their riding. Following the smaller vehicles was a mobile home, which the bride and groom got in.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Sources
Boring hard core research paper
A brief but shocking compilation from the documentary:
"OUTFOXED: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism"
Interesting Wikipedia article on Mining
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Juggling Meetings (revised)
As it says on the about me section, I am into juggling. A few years ago, when I went into the store hyjinx to buy my torches, a guy that worked there invited me to a jugglers meeting/club type of a thing that they used to do every sunday at trolley square. I never did get around to going, because I had church later in the afternoon, and couldn't ever make it. Shortly thereafter, that store closed, and I had no idea how to get in contact with the group other than just showing up. After getting back from my mission, i decided to try and find out about it, and see what it was like. I searched google, for salt lake juggling clubs, and found an email address for Bill King, one of the head guys for the club here in Salt Lake. This is the conversation that I had with him.
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Ive never been before to the sunday afernoon thing, is anyone welcome,
what should i bring? Do people just show each other new tricks, or
what kind of thing is involved with it? I really want to get back
into juggling.
Jon
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Oh, I wish I had read my email Saturday!!!!
Yes, OF COURSE you will be MORE than welcome! We are a very friendly bunch,
and very, very casual. Please feel free to bring whatever you want to
bring. But even if you come with nothing, almost all of us bring a bunch of
extra things. And we happily share our toys! It's polite to ask, but
pretty much everyone will say yes.
Please, please feel free to walk up to ANYONE and ask anything you want.
Introduce yourself. I won't be there for the next two Sundays, but that
doesn't matter. We are getting at least 6 or more people of ALL skill
levels every week.
We are meeting almost every Sunday at the main library in Salt Lake City.
Usually we meet from 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm (actually, they want us out by
4:45 pm, and we instantly do whatever they want us to do because we want to
keep them happy so they will let us keep coming back ).
Oh. We usually meet in the large meeting room in the SOUTHWEST corner of
the 4th (Fourth) floor.
Sometimes that room is reserved and we can't use it. Then we meet in the
THIRD (3rd) floor meeting room, which is exactly like the one on the 4th
floor and directly under it.
One of us is virtually ALWAYS there right at 1:00 pm. I usually try to show
up at 2:00, but mostly don't make it until 3:00. I'm the old guy with the
grey hair and beard.
Believe me, you will be warmly welcomed. Even if you just stand there and
watch long enough, someone will notice your and come over. (We do all get
focused on what we are doing and forget to be polite ).
Feel free to approach anyone. They will be nice.
I don't know what your skill level is, but it doesn't matter. We don't make
fun of anyone until they get really good . We just have fun and play.
There is a lot of interaction with most of us, even though a couple of
people tend to work on their own stuff. But even they will mostly work with
you if you ask. I ALWAYS WILL, but I won't be there again until the 18th.
Did I say we have all ages? We do. We also have several women. One of our
best jugglers is a junior at West High School. She started the juggling
club there. Sometimes we go over and work with her club.
Bill King
bking@xmission.com
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Hey, thanks so much for letting me know, i was under the impression
you were still meeting at the trolley square mall, but i haven't ever
been, so thanks for the info. i am excited to go, i hope i can make
it this week, although it probably wont be until later in the
afternoon, but ill try to make it.
JON
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Good!
It's always wonderful to have new people join us. You WILL be welcomed
.
Since we were forced to move to the Library, most of us like it BETTER than
Trolley Square. And so far there have ALWAYS been people there the whole
time, from 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm (Well, actually, 4:45 pm, which is when
the guards want us out.)
Bill King
bking@xmission.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Jonathan Powell [mailto:spongejon@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 7:08 PM
To: bking@xmission.com
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Sadly I never did get a chance to check it out, and now I have church in the afternoon again, but I hope to be able to get into it soon.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Juggling Meetings
As it says on the about me section, I am into juggling. A few years ago, when I went into the store hyjinx to buy my torches, the guy that worked there invited me to a jugglers meeting/club type of a thing that they used to do every sunday at trolley square. I never did get around to going, because I had church later in the afternoon, and couldn't ever make it, and after going on my mission, i decided to try and find out about it, and see what it was like. I searched google, for salt lake juggling clubs, and found an email address for Bill King. This is the conversation that I had with him.
show details 10/27/07 |
|
Ive never been before to the sunday afernoon thing, is anyone welcome,
what should i bring? Do people just show each other new tricks, or
what kind of thing is involved with it? I really want to get back
into juggling.
Jon
| Reply | Forward |
show details 10/29/07 |
|
Oh, I wish I had read my email Saturday!!!!
Yes, OF COURSE you will be MORE than welcome! We are a very friendly bunch,
and very, very casual. Please feel free to bring whatever you want to
bring. But even if you come with nothing, almost all of us bring a bunch of
extra things. And we happily share our toys! It's polite to ask, but
pretty much everyone will say yes.
Please, please feel free to walk up to ANYONE and ask anything you want.
Introduce yourself. I won't be there for the next two Sundays, but that
doesn't matter. We are getting at least 6 or more people of ALL skill
levels every week.
We are meeting almost every Sunday at the main library in Salt Lake City.
Usually we meet from 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm (actually, they want us out by
4:45 pm, and we instantly do whatever they want us to do because we want to
keep them happy so they will let us keep coming back ).
Oh. We usually meet in the large meeting room in the SOUTHWEST corner of
the 4th (Fourth) floor.
Sometimes that room is reserved and we can't use it. Then we meet in the
THIRD (3rd) floor meeting room, which is exactly like the one on the 4th
floor and directly under it.
One of us is virtually ALWAYS there right at 1:00 pm. I usually try to show
up at 2:00, but mostly don't make it until 3:00. I'm the old guy with the
grey hair and beard.
Believe me, you will be warmly welcomed. Even if you just stand there and
watch long enough, someone will notice your and come over. (We do all get
focused on what we are doing and forget to be polite ).
Feel free to approach anyone. They will be nice.
I don't know what your skill level is, but it doesn't matter. We don't make
fun of anyone until they get really good . We just have fun and play.
There is a lot of interaction with most of us, even though a couple of
people tend to work on their own stuff. But even they will mostly work with
you if you ask. I ALWAYS WILL, but I won't be there again until the 18th.
Did I say we have all ages? We do. We also have several women. One of our
best jugglers is a junior at West High School. She started the juggling
club there. Sometimes we go over and work with her club.
Bill King
bking@xmission.com
- Show quoted text -
| Reply | Forward |
show details 10/29/07 |
|
Hey, thanks so much for letting me know, i was under the impression
you were still meeting at the trolley square mall, but i haven't ever
been, so thanks for the info. i am excited to go, i hope i can make
it this week, although it probably wont be until later in the
afternoon, but ill try to make it.
JON
| Reply | Forward |
show details 10/30/07 |
|
Good!
It's always wonderful to have new people join us. You WILL be welcomed
.
Since we were forced to move to the Library, most of us like it BETTER than
Trolley Square. And so far there have ALWAYS been people there the whole
time, from 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm (Well, actually, 4:45 pm, which is when
the guards want us out.)
Bill King
bking@xmission.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Jonathan Powell [mailto:spongejon@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 7:08 PM
To: bking@xmission.com
- Show quoted text -
Sadly I never did get a chance to check it out, and now my church is in the afternoon again, but I hope to be able to get into it soon.
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