<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885438013468898724</id><updated>2011-04-21T11:36:13.598-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Deep Thoughts by John</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>John</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09221442784854330180</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>29</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885438013468898724.post-1782319885433846104</id><published>2008-08-12T20:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-12T20:51:38.915-07:00</updated><title type='text'>AWESOME!!!</title><content type='html'>I don't think there is anything more funny than watching Gremlins in spanish!!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6885438013468898724-1782319885433846104?l=deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/feeds/1782319885433846104/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6885438013468898724&amp;postID=1782319885433846104' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/1782319885433846104'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/1782319885433846104'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/2008/08/awesome.html' title='AWESOME!!!'/><author><name>John</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09221442784854330180</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885438013468898724.post-789201380692640327</id><published>2008-06-16T21:36:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-16T22:02:53.039-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A few more funny photos</title><content type='html'>These are photos from my family trip to and from Alabama!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How do you file a claim for this loss? "Yeah, &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;uhh&lt;/span&gt;...I was moving and thought I would tie the wrought iron table to the back of my &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;Penske&lt;/span&gt; with the legs facing the hood of my car."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SFdCh4IJ6VI/AAAAAAAAAJY/Cy8knRmvKVc/s1600-h/Alabama+072.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212708243474344274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SFdCh4IJ6VI/AAAAAAAAAJY/Cy8knRmvKVc/s400/Alabama+072.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Would you honestly buy &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;Herbalife&lt;/span&gt; from this dude standing outside of a gas station?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SFdCSDZ4hSI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/qJljYF70XvQ/s1600-h/Alabama+071.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212707971623585058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SFdCSDZ4hSI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/qJljYF70XvQ/s400/Alabama+071.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Would you dare live on &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;Crump&lt;/span&gt; Blvd in West Memphis? I know I wouldn't!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SFdCAV_TnSI/AAAAAAAAAJI/WQcFH8UDFEs/s1600-h/Alabama+060.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212707667374742818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SFdCAV_TnSI/AAAAAAAAAJI/WQcFH8UDFEs/s400/Alabama+060.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the intersection of one of the best catfish restaurants in America!! Classic isn't it?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SFdBy9A4FtI/AAAAAAAAAJA/A55CwCh3qpA/s1600-h/Alabama+037.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212707437332141778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SFdBy9A4FtI/AAAAAAAAAJA/A55CwCh3qpA/s400/Alabama+037.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;Tuffy&lt;/span&gt;. No lie...&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;TUFFY&lt;/span&gt;! She lives across the street from where my Grandparents used to live. Oh yeah, the best part...she sells AVON!!! No lie!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SFdBMx0cqtI/AAAAAAAAAI4/F_3KSTstUj8/s1600-h/Alabama+033.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212706781492194002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SFdBMx0cqtI/AAAAAAAAAI4/F_3KSTstUj8/s400/Alabama+033.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Any one want to enter the Slick Lizard in the rear?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SFdA-HhtTnI/AAAAAAAAAIw/aSOvBRWyiII/s1600-h/Alabama+009.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212706529621134962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SFdA-HhtTnI/AAAAAAAAAIw/aSOvBRWyiII/s400/Alabama+009.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Do you get some kind of tax break for running your business out of the back of your Mercury?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SFdAxb9FM6I/AAAAAAAAAIo/67Qv72MJKA0/s1600-h/Alabama+007.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212706311766356898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SFdAxb9FM6I/AAAAAAAAAIo/67Qv72MJKA0/s400/Alabama+007.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Only in Mississippi can you buy boiled peanuts and &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"&gt;porkskins&lt;/span&gt; on the side of the road!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SFdAnodnnOI/AAAAAAAAAIg/-bCxCXJ7Ukk/s1600-h/Alabama+005.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212706143325363426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SFdAnodnnOI/AAAAAAAAAIg/-bCxCXJ7Ukk/s400/Alabama+005.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I just got done taking this. This would be Faith taking her place on the bed at night. I thought it was funny!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SFc_la9NL0I/AAAAAAAAAIY/HhY1NQuTg18/s1600-h/signs+005.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212705005828386626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SFc_la9NL0I/AAAAAAAAAIY/HhY1NQuTg18/s400/signs+005.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6885438013468898724-789201380692640327?l=deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/feeds/789201380692640327/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6885438013468898724&amp;postID=789201380692640327' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/789201380692640327'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/789201380692640327'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/2008/06/few-more-funny-photos.html' title='A few more funny photos'/><author><name>John</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09221442784854330180</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SFdCh4IJ6VI/AAAAAAAAAJY/Cy8knRmvKVc/s72-c/Alabama+072.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885438013468898724.post-6866191335207661679</id><published>2008-06-12T20:58:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-12T21:03:53.545-07:00</updated><title type='text'>New photos</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SFHwz7E13NI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/75lp2NM0h_E/s1600-h/signs+009.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211211018666368210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SFHwz7E13NI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/75lp2NM0h_E/s400/signs+009.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;At least we know that the employees are not alcoholics! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SFHwsOjS18I/AAAAAAAAAII/kOx0eIQsrzg/s1600-h/signs+008.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211210886455416770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SFHwsOjS18I/AAAAAAAAAII/kOx0eIQsrzg/s400/signs+008.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Now seriously, if you do not have the courage to speak up in the staff meetings and put your foot down about what the signs in front of you workplace are going to say...then you do not need to be in management.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6885438013468898724-6866191335207661679?l=deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/feeds/6866191335207661679/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6885438013468898724&amp;postID=6866191335207661679' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/6866191335207661679'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/6866191335207661679'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/2008/06/new-photos.html' title='New photos'/><author><name>John</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09221442784854330180</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SFHwz7E13NI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/75lp2NM0h_E/s72-c/signs+009.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885438013468898724.post-4750328230433390913</id><published>2008-06-08T20:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-08T21:11:45.590-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Juneau, Alaska</title><content type='html'>Well as most of you know, my family and I got back from Alaska about a week ago and we loved every minute of it. I want to show you a few pics of our day in Juneau. If you do not know, our day in Juneau consisted of whale watching, fishing and eagle watching. I think it was by far the best day on our Alaskan cruise! My mother caught a Flounder and Matt caught a 25+ lb. Wild King Salmon .Enjoy the pics!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEykc-fZltI/AAAAAAAAAHY/H_Z3YtKha7E/s1600-h/DSC_0345.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209719686678812370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEykc-fZltI/AAAAAAAAAHY/H_Z3YtKha7E/s400/DSC_0345.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEykPIinqqI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/EqWyH7S4YFs/s1600-h/DSC_0343.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209719448858503842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEykPIinqqI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/EqWyH7S4YFs/s400/DSC_0343.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEyj7o2ToPI/AAAAAAAAAHI/ubLXVB5v0qw/s1600-h/DSC_0351.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209719113933627634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEyj7o2ToPI/AAAAAAAAAHI/ubLXVB5v0qw/s400/DSC_0351.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEyjy7cd4LI/AAAAAAAAAHA/qSgaUXyrTA8/s1600-h/DSC_0316.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209718964306698418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEyjy7cd4LI/AAAAAAAAAHA/qSgaUXyrTA8/s400/DSC_0316.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEyjhCJC6NI/AAAAAAAAAG4/qO7NFQFKTTU/s1600-h/DSC_0347.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209718656866642130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEyjhCJC6NI/AAAAAAAAAG4/qO7NFQFKTTU/s400/DSC_0347.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEyjI4ad9VI/AAAAAAAAAGw/GLTFB-JmQ5U/s1600-h/DSC_0348.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209718241938502994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEyjI4ad9VI/AAAAAAAAAGw/GLTFB-JmQ5U/s400/DSC_0348.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Where's Jonah?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEyijf82b_I/AAAAAAAAAGo/3N_R6LSkmBM/s1600-h/DSC_0281.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209717599716667378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEyijf82b_I/AAAAAAAAAGo/3N_R6LSkmBM/s400/DSC_0281.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEyiA2dFKWI/AAAAAAAAAGg/rvLhwjiMeF8/s1600-h/DSC_0289.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209717004462008674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEyiA2dFKWI/AAAAAAAAAGg/rvLhwjiMeF8/s400/DSC_0289.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEyhpuopbfI/AAAAAAAAAGY/vU1zjzhDUmM/s1600-h/DSC_0292.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209716607226047986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEyhpuopbfI/AAAAAAAAAGY/vU1zjzhDUmM/s400/DSC_0292.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEyhMCC6nLI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/Cfv6deP7D4U/s1600-h/DSC_0294.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209716097040424114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEyhMCC6nLI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/Cfv6deP7D4U/s400/DSC_0294.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209724458808839154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEyoywD3C_I/AAAAAAAAAHw/iPc8pxLeQlI/s400/DSC_0295.JPG" border="0" /&gt; Nina's Flounder!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209721561283094354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEymKF7451I/AAAAAAAAAHo/ur7fvstzU0k/s400/781672-R1-020-8A_010.jpg" border="0" /&gt; Matt's big catch!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEygUaaL63I/AAAAAAAAAGA/i99PCLEgtEI/s1600-h/100_0891.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209715141507804018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEygUaaL63I/AAAAAAAAAGA/i99PCLEgtEI/s400/100_0891.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Us on the back of the boat!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209725465457233106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEyptWHijNI/AAAAAAAAAH4/TzUqOwrDZKM/s400/781672-R1-050-23A_025.jpg" border="0" /&gt; Mendahall Glacier!&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209726152764144978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEyqVWiRvVI/AAAAAAAAAIA/u41qrPupDHg/s400/DSC_0299.JPG" border="0" /&gt;  &lt;div&gt;On a side note: If you do find yourself talking a cruise to Juneau, AK and want to go out on a day trip like this, please let me know. I will give you the information to go on this one. They were very nice people with Oklahoma connections!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6885438013468898724-4750328230433390913?l=deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/feeds/4750328230433390913/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6885438013468898724&amp;postID=4750328230433390913' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/4750328230433390913'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/4750328230433390913'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/2008/06/juneau-alaska.html' title='Juneau, Alaska'/><author><name>John</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09221442784854330180</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEykc-fZltI/AAAAAAAAAHY/H_Z3YtKha7E/s72-c/DSC_0345.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885438013468898724.post-454713615176570747</id><published>2008-06-03T09:19:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-03T10:54:22.749-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Funny pics!</title><content type='html'>Now if anyone reading this knows me personally, you will understand why I am posting these pictures. When Jessica gives me the camera, I start taking random pictures of things that I think, at that time are either funny, crude or just plain weird. I hope you enjoy!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEWFN1REiYI/AAAAAAAAAF4/k7A4olgm_8o/s1600-h/Alaska+109.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207715016807319938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEWFN1REiYI/AAAAAAAAAF4/k7A4olgm_8o/s400/Alaska+109.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEWE29i9AUI/AAAAAAAAAFw/iFzslZAhgx0/s1600-h/Alaska+036.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207714623892816194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEWE29i9AUI/AAAAAAAAAFw/iFzslZAhgx0/s400/Alaska+036.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEVxBkxkfEI/AAAAAAAAAFo/mhwja4JARIk/s1600-h/Alaska+122.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207692815989242946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEVxBkxkfEI/AAAAAAAAAFo/mhwja4JARIk/s400/Alaska+122.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEVw3FtTHBI/AAAAAAAAAFY/dBtARPfvtWc/s1600-h/Alaska+105.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207692635851136018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEVw3FtTHBI/AAAAAAAAAFY/dBtARPfvtWc/s400/Alaska+105.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEVww7l05lI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/VHL9y71lVWs/s1600-h/Alaska+104.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207692530056226386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEVww7l05lI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/VHL9y71lVWs/s400/Alaska+104.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEVwO3EIQ4I/AAAAAAAAAFI/9jeDkmWZvXA/s1600-h/Alaska+096.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207691944725595010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEVwO3EIQ4I/AAAAAAAAAFI/9jeDkmWZvXA/s400/Alaska+096.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEVwK8uPP0I/AAAAAAAAAFA/RODK0Z6HbS0/s1600-h/Alaska+095.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207691877524913986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEVwK8uPP0I/AAAAAAAAAFA/RODK0Z6HbS0/s400/Alaska+095.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEVwGRDYfPI/AAAAAAAAAE4/2jGrc5nnF7w/s1600-h/Alaska+094.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207691797082963186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEVwGRDYfPI/AAAAAAAAAE4/2jGrc5nnF7w/s400/Alaska+094.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEVvyeS1YLI/AAAAAAAAAEw/iG6funUch7c/s1600-h/Alaska+056.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207691457040048306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEVvyeS1YLI/AAAAAAAAAEw/iG6funUch7c/s400/Alaska+056.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEVvO46BzUI/AAAAAAAAAEg/5U7u0MKafy0/s1600-h/Alaska+008.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207690845708471618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEVvO46BzUI/AAAAAAAAAEg/5U7u0MKafy0/s400/Alaska+008.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6885438013468898724-454713615176570747?l=deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/feeds/454713615176570747/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6885438013468898724&amp;postID=454713615176570747' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/454713615176570747'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/454713615176570747'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/2008/06/funny-pics.html' title='Funny pics!'/><author><name>John</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09221442784854330180</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SEWFN1REiYI/AAAAAAAAAF4/k7A4olgm_8o/s72-c/Alaska+109.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885438013468898724.post-972870533780570685</id><published>2008-04-16T00:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-16T00:39:19.787-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Golf and other stuff!</title><content type='html'>As promised, Here are pics and proof (signed and attested scorecard from wife) of my great day on the course. Believe me, she would be trash talking me if it was a bad day on the course!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SAWsmTnloQI/AAAAAAAAADs/bOyPRcTwGy8/s1600-h/Hawaii+130.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189743919715688706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SAWsmTnloQI/AAAAAAAAADs/bOyPRcTwGy8/s400/Hawaii+130.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SAWrVDnloPI/AAAAAAAAADk/Y2PyhfCmLaE/s1600-h/Hawaii+108.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189742523851317490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SAWrVDnloPI/AAAAAAAAADk/Y2PyhfCmLaE/s400/Hawaii+108.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SAWqnznloNI/AAAAAAAAADU/p59AiA2Taa4/s1600-h/Hawaii+145.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189741746462236882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SAWqnznloNI/AAAAAAAAADU/p59AiA2Taa4/s400/Hawaii+145.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Signed by Jessica&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SAWnVTnloKI/AAAAAAAAAC8/kn5-erzkMCc/s1600-h/Hawaii+184.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189738130099773602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SAWnVTnloKI/AAAAAAAAAC8/kn5-erzkMCc/s400/Hawaii+184.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SAWnLDnloJI/AAAAAAAAAC0/AmuiFo9CeHE/s1600-h/Hawaii+185.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189737954006114450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SAWnLDnloJI/AAAAAAAAAC0/AmuiFo9CeHE/s400/Hawaii+185.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Dog the Mutha F#*$(% Bounty Hunter!!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SAWm-znloII/AAAAAAAAACs/UHNbOUE6d34/s1600-h/Hawaii+186.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189737743552716930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SAWm-znloII/AAAAAAAAACs/UHNbOUE6d34/s400/Hawaii+186.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6885438013468898724-972870533780570685?l=deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/feeds/972870533780570685/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6885438013468898724&amp;postID=972870533780570685' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/972870533780570685'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/972870533780570685'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/2008/04/golf-and-other-stuff.html' title='Golf and other stuff!'/><author><name>John</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09221442784854330180</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/SAWsmTnloQI/AAAAAAAAADs/bOyPRcTwGy8/s72-c/Hawaii+130.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885438013468898724.post-3887347673972182359</id><published>2008-04-14T18:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-14T19:18:37.788-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Aloha</title><content type='html'>Yes...I know it has been forever since I've blogged anything. As you know, Jessica and I are in Hawaii and tomorrow I get to play golf! I thought I would give you a glimpse of what I will be playing. This is what is written about my course in our Oahu revealed book.&lt;br /&gt;"In a state with pretty golf courses, this one stands apart as one of the loveliest. Simply put, it's achingly beautiful. Set in the center of Maunawili Valley behind Olomana Peak near Kailua, the back nine in particular are draped in such a verdant setting that its nickname of Jurassic Park seems totally appropriate. Even the golf paths are so mouthwatering lush, you'd expect dinosaurs to come strolling by.&lt;br /&gt;But this is also a hard course. Make that humiliatingly hard. There isn't a flat piece of ground on any of the narrow fairways. It's the perfect course to accidentally lose your scorecard on the first hole so you can enjoy the course for the purity of the play and the serenity of the scenery. You can also exercise selective memory to convince yourself that you did well. The only evidence to the contrary will be a much lighter supply of balls at the end. (Bring plenty)&lt;br /&gt;Bring your laser guided ball for number 3. It requires the precision of a smart bomb to drive it on to the isolated green. Eleven is their signature hole-a drive across water onto an island green fronted by mountains.&lt;br /&gt;Number 13 is a cruel joke. Try to launch it into the gully, then drop on the other side and take your punishment like a grown-up. You'll put a lot of miles on your cart at this flawlessly maintained course, and you'll love every minute of it. The front nine are the most open and forgiving. It's the back nine where egos are smashed and memories are made"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pics to be posted after the round is over, if I don't jump off a cliff first!&lt;br /&gt;Wish me luck!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6885438013468898724-3887347673972182359?l=deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/feeds/3887347673972182359/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6885438013468898724&amp;postID=3887347673972182359' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/3887347673972182359'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/3887347673972182359'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/2008/04/aloha.html' title='Aloha'/><author><name>John</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09221442784854330180</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885438013468898724.post-5327437642402835283</id><published>2008-03-02T19:05:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-03-02T19:07:02.400-08:00</updated><title type='text'>OUCH!!</title><content type='html'>My back hurts.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6885438013468898724-5327437642402835283?l=deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/feeds/5327437642402835283/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6885438013468898724&amp;postID=5327437642402835283' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/5327437642402835283'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/5327437642402835283'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/2008/03/o.html' title='OUCH!!'/><author><name>John</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09221442784854330180</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885438013468898724.post-611798850394312762</id><published>2007-12-18T12:49:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-18T12:52:02.583-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Is Christmas losing its luster?</title><content type='html'>Is it me, or does Christmas not feel like Christmas anymore? Commercials, movies, malls, Wal-Mart, Target…it’s just really hard to find the Christmas spirit this year. I can’t put my finger on it. Sometimes, I look back and wish I was 10 years old again. I miss the feeling of getting two weeks off of school at Christmas. I miss the anticipation of Christmas coming, even though it was 7 days away. I want the feeling back of not being able to go to sleep on Christmas Eve, knowing that just 18 steps from my bedroom lay the results of my letters, pleas and petitions to Santa Clause. I miss waking up on Christmas morning to the aroma of coffee and sausage biscuits perforating throughout the house, and seeing my grandma in the kitchen, knowing that she would be the first one to wish me a Merry Christmas. I miss the Saturday trips to the store with my dad, so I could shop for my mom and buy her nothing that she wanted. I know that I would still get the smile from her on Christmas day when she opened the box of horrible smelling perfume and her telling me that she loved it. I miss fighting with Renee on who got to play Santa that year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We still have traditions in our family for Christmas. Calling each other on Christmas Eve and Christmas day to say “Christmas gift” first, even though there is no prize, it’s the principal of the matter! Taking the time to watch everyone open their gifts one-by-one to show off who got what, and watching National Lampoons Christmas Vacation on Christmas night quoting the entire movie. We also have the traditional (started 3 years ago) trip to Denny’s at 11:00 on Christmas Eve to get breakfast. I enjoy the traditions, but also like starting new ones. I guess I will have to see what ones we can come up with this year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Any suggestions?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6885438013468898724-611798850394312762?l=deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/feeds/611798850394312762/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6885438013468898724&amp;postID=611798850394312762' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/611798850394312762'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/611798850394312762'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/2007/12/is-christmas-losing-its-luster.html' title='Is Christmas losing its luster?'/><author><name>John</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09221442784854330180</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885438013468898724.post-4259238177703620269</id><published>2007-12-13T09:03:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-13T09:11:59.728-08:00</updated><title type='text'>My five favorite Christmas movies of ALL time!</title><content type='html'>Hey all, I thought I might share with you my five favorite Christmas movies. I will go down the list for you and explanation why!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Movie number 1&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/R2Fmine7NZI/AAAAAAAAACU/6Ukftirimak/s1600-h/christmas+vacation.bmp"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143504994334094738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/R2Fmine7NZI/AAAAAAAAACU/6Ukftirimak/s400/christmas+vacation.bmp" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;How could you not love this movie? The Griswold’s…They are America’s family! Cousin Eddie…need I say more? If you can’t remember a line, just ask. I can recite the entire movie!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Movie number 2&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/R2Fmcne7NYI/AAAAAAAAACM/ZZL3Bmm1f4E/s1600-h/santa+clause.bmp"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143504891254879618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/R2Fmcne7NYI/AAAAAAAAACM/ZZL3Bmm1f4E/s400/santa+clause.bmp" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; This is a feel good movie, and I honestly think Tim Allen is a very good Christmas movie actor! I recommend to watch it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Movie number 3&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/R2FmYHe7NXI/AAAAAAAAACE/emaSWnbvKaQ/s1600-h/muppets.bmp"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143504813945468274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/R2FmYHe7NXI/AAAAAAAAACE/emaSWnbvKaQ/s400/muppets.bmp" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How can you not love the Muppets? I watched it last night and had a hard time deciding if this was number 2 or 3.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Movie number 4&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/R2FmH3e7NWI/AAAAAAAAAB8/rZdfNkljpBk/s1600-h/kranks.bmp"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143504534772594018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/R2FmH3e7NWI/AAAAAAAAAB8/rZdfNkljpBk/s400/kranks.bmp" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Again, another Tim Allen movie. But get this, Tim Allen, Dan Akroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis. That makes for a really funny, good Christmas movie!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And last but not least…number 5&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/R2Fl8He7NVI/AAAAAAAAAB0/caTslBYQc0c/s1600-h/elf.bmp"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143504332909131090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/R2Fl8He7NVI/AAAAAAAAAB0/caTslBYQc0c/s400/elf.bmp" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; I give you Will Farrell, and he does not even get naked in this movie (thank goodness). I really like this movie, because it is not overdone with comedy like his normal movies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I suggest you find time to rent these if you don’t own them, or give me a call and come over and watch. You are always welcome to come over and watch a Christmas movie with me at the house!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just ask Jessica!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6885438013468898724-4259238177703620269?l=deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/feeds/4259238177703620269/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6885438013468898724&amp;postID=4259238177703620269' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/4259238177703620269'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/4259238177703620269'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/2007/12/my-five-favorite-christmas-movies-of.html' title='My five favorite Christmas movies of ALL time!'/><author><name>John</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09221442784854330180</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/R2Fmine7NZI/AAAAAAAAACU/6Ukftirimak/s72-c/christmas+vacation.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885438013468898724.post-523053674273698294</id><published>2007-12-11T10:50:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-11T10:52:42.328-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Precipitation equals job security…</title><content type='html'>Well, I can be the first one to tell you that Insurance never sleeps. While all of you were nestled all snug in your beds Monday morning, I was on the road at 6:15 a.m. driving to work. While I love cold weather, I really hate ice. I love snow, but in Oklahoma, one day of snow equals 3 days of ice. 2 days of cold rain and night time temps at 29 degrees equals 5 days of ice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In some aspects, it’s good. I know this sounds bad, but the more accidents that occur, the more secure my job is. Here is my question…Do I feel bad for the idiots in their SUV’s, Suburban’s, and Trucks when they slide off the road and cause damage to their vehicles? My answer…NO! 4 wheel drive does not mean, “My vehicle is impervious to ice”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jessica and I are without power right now. Last night, Jessica added 4 blankets to the bed and flannel pillow cases. She made a very comfy bed. We bought candles and batteries for flashlights. We have plenty of firewood for the fireplace and good friends that have offered their house if worse comes to worst! We were lying in bed last night and Jessica said, “this is kinda fun…it won’t be tomorrow, but right now it is.” I was thinking “yeah, this is fun, but wait till the house is 20 degrees in the morning, and then we’ll talk”. I hope Faith is OK and keeping herself warm under all the blankets.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At work right now, we are running solely off generators. Half the building does not have power and the other half is overloaded with people from upstairs. It is a load of fun…like I said earlier, Insurance never sleeps.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hopefully we get power sometime soon and ICE STORM 2007 will be behind us!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6885438013468898724-523053674273698294?l=deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/feeds/523053674273698294/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6885438013468898724&amp;postID=523053674273698294' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/523053674273698294'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/523053674273698294'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/2007/12/precipitation-equals-job-security.html' title='Precipitation equals job security…'/><author><name>John</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09221442784854330180</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885438013468898724.post-6130192561722038676</id><published>2007-12-04T12:19:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-04T12:21:19.736-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Belated Pokes funny!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/R1W2gne7NRI/AAAAAAAAABQ/hwoUvpo-mpA/s1600-h/imaman.bmp"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140215221184050450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/R1W2gne7NRI/AAAAAAAAABQ/hwoUvpo-mpA/s400/imaman.bmp" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; BOOMER SOONER!!!!!!!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6885438013468898724-6130192561722038676?l=deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/feeds/6130192561722038676/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6885438013468898724&amp;postID=6130192561722038676' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/6130192561722038676'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/6130192561722038676'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/2007/12/belated-pokes-funny.html' title='Belated Pokes funny!!'/><author><name>John</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09221442784854330180</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/R1W2gne7NRI/AAAAAAAAABQ/hwoUvpo-mpA/s72-c/imaman.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885438013468898724.post-6248192512847087215</id><published>2007-11-20T12:14:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2007-11-20T12:16:18.370-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Ahh memories...</title><content type='html'>Today my family and I went to eat Thanksgiving lunch with my nephews at their school. The food wasn’t half bad and the chocolate milk was the bomb! Oh how I miss the chocolate milk…&lt;br /&gt;It makes me think about my favorite teachers back in school. Just last night, Jessica and I saw my 3rd grade teacher, Mr. Kennedy in Lowes. I remembered her, but didn’t want to go up to her and do the whole “hey, you remember me from 22 years ago?” thing. She, by the way was one of my favorites. I also remember Ms. Bartley, Mr. Attebery, Mrs. Mallett and Mr. Williams. Those are the 5 teachers that stand out to me in a positive way.&lt;br /&gt;One day, if you see me and want to hear about the teacher from HELL…and we are talking about the FIERY PITTS of HELL, then I will tell you about my 4th grade teacher, Mrs. Bishop. I honestly think she was Satan’s sister. It could be that I was a horrible 4th grader, but I still think she was related to Satan in some way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That’s it for today!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6885438013468898724-6248192512847087215?l=deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/feeds/6248192512847087215/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6885438013468898724&amp;postID=6248192512847087215' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/6248192512847087215'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/6248192512847087215'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/2007/11/ahh-memories.html' title='Ahh memories...'/><author><name>John</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09221442784854330180</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885438013468898724.post-4913205312269414758</id><published>2007-11-19T12:37:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-11-20T11:59:41.621-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Guess who’s back!</title><content type='html'>Yes, I know that nobody is going to be reading this due to the fact that it has been over a month and a half since I blogged, but I thought I would surprise some of you!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A few thoughts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. It is really pissing me off that it is 80 degrees on November 19th.&lt;br /&gt;2. Aside from the fights Jessica and I have, I love Christmas!&lt;br /&gt;3. I already have our Christmas lights up on the house.&lt;br /&gt;4. My new favorite Starbucks drink is a Peppermint Mocha!&lt;br /&gt;5. Nathan and I are “experts” in exterior illumination!&lt;br /&gt;6. I look forward to my weekend with Lowell.&lt;br /&gt;7. OU is going to get their a$$ kicked this weekend!&lt;br /&gt;8. But we still love them.&lt;br /&gt;9. I miss my Grandpa around the holidays.&lt;br /&gt;10. I love driving around looking at Christmas lights with Jessica.&lt;br /&gt;11. I truly think the The Office is the best show in TV.&lt;br /&gt;12. I am nervous about pulling this months QA Audits.&lt;br /&gt;13. Jessica and I are going to get through Christmas again this year without putting anything on the Credit Card!&lt;br /&gt;14. It helps to start saving in June!&lt;br /&gt;15. Our house looks cool with Christmas lights on it.&lt;br /&gt;16. I enjoy being “Pedro” in Bible Hour.&lt;br /&gt;17. I love my Chuck Norris Total Gym. It helps with my roundhouse kicking abilities!&lt;br /&gt;18. I miss my Grandma’s chicken and dressing at Thanksgiving.&lt;br /&gt;19. Jessica and I have AWESOME friends! (you know who you all are)!&lt;br /&gt;20. I have GREAT employees!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That is it for today!&lt;br /&gt;I promise to be a better blogger in the future!&lt;br /&gt;HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!!!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6885438013468898724-4913205312269414758?l=deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/feeds/4913205312269414758/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6885438013468898724&amp;postID=4913205312269414758' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/4913205312269414758'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/4913205312269414758'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/2007/11/guess-whos-back.html' title='Guess who’s back!'/><author><name>John</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09221442784854330180</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885438013468898724.post-575502300194101494</id><published>2007-10-11T19:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-10-11T19:33:12.434-07:00</updated><title type='text'>California...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/Rw7cypES2dI/AAAAAAAAABI/z8awmmqRHvM/s1600-h/cartman.bmp"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120272588942268882" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/Rw7cypES2dI/AAAAAAAAABI/z8awmmqRHvM/s400/cartman.bmp" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;More to come!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6885438013468898724-575502300194101494?l=deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/feeds/575502300194101494/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6885438013468898724&amp;postID=575502300194101494' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/575502300194101494'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/575502300194101494'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/2007/10/california.html' title='California...'/><author><name>John</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09221442784854330180</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/Rw7cypES2dI/AAAAAAAAABI/z8awmmqRHvM/s72-c/cartman.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885438013468898724.post-2136012111452837266</id><published>2007-09-29T20:50:00.002-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-29T21:00:13.803-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Vacation</title><content type='html'>7 days and counting untill Jessica and I are off to California! We are both very excited and ready to get out of town. I still don't think we have very many plans. We will probably play a lot of it by ear.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jessica and I are still Sooner fans! Yes it sucks that we lost, but you have to keep your head up and live to play another day! Get ready Texas...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Played some poker last night. I did not come in last, so I would call it a good evening of cards!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thats it for tonight. Sleep well!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BOOMER SOONER!!!!!!!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6885438013468898724-2136012111452837266?l=deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/feeds/2136012111452837266/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6885438013468898724&amp;postID=2136012111452837266' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/2136012111452837266'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/2136012111452837266'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/2007/09/vacation.html' title='Vacation'/><author><name>John</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09221442784854330180</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885438013468898724.post-9064560327933960912</id><published>2007-09-28T10:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-28T10:31:15.761-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Immigration soapbox</title><content type='html'>Recently in the world, The ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) have made raids on local and national businesses looking and arresting Illegal Immigrants. I have mixed feelings about illegal immigrants. On one hand, they help our economy in many different ways, but on the other hand, they drain our economy. I wanted to take a few minutes and talk about this. (This is my blog. The views and comments expressed are my own, so if you don’t like them…Eat it).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes, Illegal Immigrants come over and work jobs, send the $ back to their families in other countries and take advantage of the healthcare in our country. Some have RISKED their lives to jump a border and provide a good life for their family that is over here with them. Wouldn’t you? Think about it. You have a family that you are trying to support in a different country for 16 cents an hour. If someone told you that you could move to a different country and make $5.75 an hour flipping burgers or $6 an hour to mow lawns, wouldn’t you do it?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am tired of hearing the excuse that they are coming to this country and stealing jobs. They are not stealing jobs; they are working the jobs that no one wants to do. (This next section is not written to offend anyone…I PROMISE). Our society today has become career conscious. People want to sound important, even if they are a blue collar worker. Who do you think is going to work harder at a fast food restaurant? An Illegal Immigrant who’s soul purpose for having that job is to keep it and supply food and shelter for his family. Or Billy Joe, whose dad said, “You need to learn the value of a dollar”, even though Billy Joe knows that regardless if gets fired for not showing up on time, he still has a home to go to every night.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I understand that 100% of Illegal Immigrants are not pure hearts and that some are drug dealers, smugglers, criminals, etc. My question to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is this, Why are we going after Immigrants that are WORKING at the time in Restaurants, Meat packing plants and other nationally recognized places? It’s like shooting fish in a barrel. If you know where they are, and are making a difference in society, why go in, shut down a business, deport people and leave their CHILDREN without care? I just don’t get it???&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6885438013468898724-9064560327933960912?l=deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/feeds/9064560327933960912/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6885438013468898724&amp;postID=9064560327933960912' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/9064560327933960912'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/9064560327933960912'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/2007/09/immigration-soapbox.html' title='Immigration soapbox'/><author><name>John</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09221442784854330180</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885438013468898724.post-6240458601523832682</id><published>2007-09-24T17:54:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-24T17:54:45.110-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Rice-a-roni, the San Francisco treat</title><content type='html'>Guess where we are going? That’s right, you guessed it; Jessica and I are headed out to San Francisco. After Friday’s news from the Dr., Jessica and I decided it was time to get out of town. We rarely go out of town just the two of us. It is usually with Family, or to go see family or friends, or business. We just told ourselves, we need to go somewhere where we don’t know anyone, won’t have to see anyone and just get away. We both have been to San Francisco, (Jessica on business, and I went back in High School) but we did not have the freedom to do whatever we wanted to.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is going to be so much fun. Two guaranteed things we are going to do, rent a car and drive to Napa Valley and possibly go on a wine tasting tour, and Alcatraz. Other than that, the sky’s the limit!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6885438013468898724-6240458601523832682?l=deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/feeds/6240458601523832682/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6885438013468898724&amp;postID=6240458601523832682' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/6240458601523832682'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/6240458601523832682'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/2007/09/rice-roni-san-francisco-treat.html' title='Rice-a-roni, the San Francisco treat'/><author><name>John</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09221442784854330180</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885438013468898724.post-958843154134980509</id><published>2007-09-07T07:02:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-07T07:03:27.805-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy Birthday to me!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/RuFaJQFAKvI/AAAAAAAAABA/dSJXr_XaWFk/s1600-h/Image001.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107462567396125426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/RuFaJQFAKvI/AAAAAAAAABA/dSJXr_XaWFk/s400/Image001.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;My team decided to get creative and trash out my desk at work. Check it out!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6885438013468898724-958843154134980509?l=deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/feeds/958843154134980509/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6885438013468898724&amp;postID=958843154134980509' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/958843154134980509'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/958843154134980509'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/2007/09/happy-birthday-to-me.html' title='Happy Birthday to me!'/><author><name>John</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09221442784854330180</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/RuFaJQFAKvI/AAAAAAAAABA/dSJXr_XaWFk/s72-c/Image001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885438013468898724.post-5084069938256620223</id><published>2007-09-04T12:23:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-04T12:23:59.977-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Golf</title><content type='html'>As you all probably know by now, I am a big fan of Golf! I play every weekend and try to at least get in one twilight round during the week. Over the next 2 months, I am going to be golfed out of my mind. From this weekend until October 28, I have a golf tournament every Saturday and sometimes the following Sunday! In order, I am playing in the Choctaw school tournament, FEAPAC, PIP, March of dimes, ERAC, Hertz, Edmond CofC and the WOW club tournament. To top that off, College football just started and I think a couple of these tournaments are going on during the game. I think Jessica and I are going to try to go to the Miami game this Saturday and then Sunday will start off my golfing! Got to love this time of the year!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6885438013468898724-5084069938256620223?l=deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/feeds/5084069938256620223/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6885438013468898724&amp;postID=5084069938256620223' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/5084069938256620223'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/5084069938256620223'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/2007/09/golf.html' title='Golf'/><author><name>John</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09221442784854330180</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885438013468898724.post-6352944596561469720</id><published>2007-08-28T19:22:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-28T19:22:37.282-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Lonely</title><content type='html'>Well, tonight marks a week since I have see Jessica. I’m really bored, lonely and wish she was home. I have kept myself busy with family dinners and cooking for Liz and Nathan. Last night I made spaghetti since Jessica was out of town and invited Nathan and Liz over for dinner. I hope they liked it and were not just humoring me. Regardless, I only make spaghetti when Jessica is gone since she is not a fan of the red sauces. During and after dinner, Nathan and I watch as his tigers beat the hated Yankees 16-0. Nathan was very excited.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;College Football starts this week! I’m pumped. I am ready for Saturdays at Chilli’s with Jessica watching and hoping the Sooners will prevail in all their games! Nonetheless, win or lose; I am still a fan of good football.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I think Faith is more ready for Jessica to come home. She is not liking to sleep by herself on Jessica’s pillow. Jessica is coming home tomorrow night. She is due in around 10:05. I will be there with bells on ready to see her! She is going to have a 4 day weekend and I will have a 3 day weekend! We are looking forward to spending some time together…finally for the first time in 4 weeks!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6885438013468898724-6352944596561469720?l=deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/feeds/6352944596561469720/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6885438013468898724&amp;postID=6352944596561469720' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/6352944596561469720'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/6352944596561469720'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/2007/08/lonely.html' title='Lonely'/><author><name>John</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09221442784854330180</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885438013468898724.post-4052056335686102450</id><published>2007-08-26T14:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-26T14:13:23.253-07:00</updated><title type='text'>My weekend</title><content type='html'>Friday afternoon I packed up and headed out to Missouri for a fun weekend with Jessica’s Grandpa. I had told him a few months ago that I would take him up to St. Louis to go to their travel and transportation museum. I decided to leave around noon on Friday to beat out the OKC to Tulsa traffic and the storms that were moving in.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I arrived in Springfield around 4:30 and was greeted with Grandpa in the garage cleaning it out. After helping him stretch to put things away, it was time to get a bite for dinner. We went to Western Sizzlin, (Sizzlin Steakhouse) as Grandpa calls it. We had a nice evening, just hanging out and talking.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Grandpa and I wake up and leave the house around 7:30 Saturday and begin the drive to St. Louis. We end up getting there around 11:30 and go into the museum. Boy did Grandpa have a good time. We were there about 3 hours and drove back. Had another nice evening at the house.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Woke up this morning and started driving back around 7:30 this morning to have a day at the house and rest before beginning work next work.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well, it has been a while since I have seen Jessica. The next time I see Jessica, it will have been a week. She has been traveling a lot lately for work. She will be back on Thursday night and is going to have a 4 day weekend next week.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My B-day is in 2 weeks! I will have a busy birthday weekend. Birthday on Friday and Golf tournaments on Saturday and Sunday. I know, I know…but someone’s gotta do it!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have a good week!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6885438013468898724-4052056335686102450?l=deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/feeds/4052056335686102450/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6885438013468898724&amp;postID=4052056335686102450' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/4052056335686102450'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/4052056335686102450'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/2007/08/my-weekend.html' title='My weekend'/><author><name>John</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09221442784854330180</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885438013468898724.post-6658825906832213931</id><published>2007-08-18T19:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-18T19:50:41.753-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Blogging</title><content type='html'>Here Liz, are you happy? I blogged something!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6885438013468898724-6658825906832213931?l=deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/feeds/6658825906832213931/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6885438013468898724&amp;postID=6658825906832213931' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/6658825906832213931'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/6658825906832213931'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/2007/08/blogging.html' title='Blogging'/><author><name>John</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09221442784854330180</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885438013468898724.post-7776161835399320428</id><published>2007-08-02T15:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-03T10:17:52.636-07:00</updated><title type='text'>100 things</title><content type='html'>100 things about me.&lt;br /&gt;Jessica told me that I should do this. Since I am off work for the next few days, I thought I would sit for a few minutes and do this.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 I try to laugh or make people laugh everyday&lt;br /&gt;2 I am watching my nephew play the Wii on my day off&lt;br /&gt;3 I have a great team of estimators working for me&lt;br /&gt;4 I love road trips&lt;br /&gt;5 I could drive all day long&lt;br /&gt;6 I love road trips with Lowell&lt;br /&gt;7 I honestly think Branson, MO is a really fun place&lt;br /&gt;8 I am blessed to have a great job&lt;br /&gt;9 I love my wife more than anything in the world&lt;br /&gt;10 Jessica is a very understanding person&lt;br /&gt;11 Golf is a VERY expensive habit&lt;br /&gt;12 I HATE walking a golf course, even though it is great exercise&lt;br /&gt;13 If I could wear a hat everyday for the rest of my life, I would be happy&lt;br /&gt;14 Washington D.C is one of the coolest places I have ever been.&lt;br /&gt;15 Jessica and I have been talking about going to Calgary and Banff Canada&lt;br /&gt;16 Those place fall into the category from No. 14&lt;br /&gt;17 Mason and Easton are great Wii Players. (Mason wanted me to put that in here)&lt;br /&gt;18 Jessica and I have been trying to have a baby for 20 months now&lt;br /&gt;19 It has been very stressful on the both of us&lt;br /&gt;20 I hate wearing slacks. I love jeans or shorts&lt;br /&gt;21 I wear my tennis shoes in the house.&lt;br /&gt;22 I love yard work.&lt;br /&gt;23 I consider Andrew a very good friend.&lt;br /&gt;24 I want him to start going to church&lt;br /&gt;25 My best friend is Robert. He has 2 kids so we only get to see each other at work&lt;br /&gt;26 I am a workaholic. Even though I am on vacation, I have been checking and answering email all day today.&lt;br /&gt;27 I will be on a conference call tomorrow at 9:00 A.M.(on my day off)&lt;br /&gt;28 My mom is a very understanding person.&lt;br /&gt;29 My dad has a gambling problem…HE ALWAYS WINS!!!!!!&lt;br /&gt;30 Robin and I bring out the comedians in each other&lt;br /&gt;31 I miss sitting with my grandpa and watching Atlanta Braves games in the summer&lt;br /&gt;32 I was left out of my grandma’s eulogy, but my 6 month old Nephew was mentioned.&lt;br /&gt;33 I broke my knee in a freak hacky-sack game&lt;br /&gt;34 I just beat Mason in Wii Baseball…he did put up a fight&lt;br /&gt;35 I think the Dallas Cowboys will win the Superbowl this year&lt;br /&gt;36 I am not a pack rat and I can’t stand clutter.&lt;br /&gt;37 I will be 30 this year&lt;br /&gt;38 I believe in God&lt;br /&gt;39 Jessica and I need to go to church more often&lt;br /&gt;40 I am a movie nerd.&lt;br /&gt;41 I can quote a movie after seeing it just once&lt;br /&gt;42 I wish I had this skill in school with text books&lt;br /&gt;43 I swear too much.&lt;br /&gt;44 I have tried to quit dipping. I was not nice to be around.&lt;br /&gt;45 I honestly think if someone has not had an addiction to something, they have no right to say, “I don’t see why you just can’t stop.”&lt;br /&gt;46 I have fun golfing with Derek and Nathan. They crack me up!&lt;br /&gt;47 I honestly think that if Jessica does not get her weekly time of Liz and Brooke, she is not a complete person.&lt;br /&gt;48 Christmas time is not the same without some homemade Trash!&lt;br /&gt;49 Christmas time is the most stressful time of the year on our marriage&lt;br /&gt;50 We continue to love the season though&lt;br /&gt;51 I like OU football. I married into the tradition.&lt;br /&gt;52 One time, I flung my wedding ring across Johnny Carino’s trying to win the “who can spin their ring the longest” contest. I lost.&lt;br /&gt;53 Jessica made me crawl under a couples table to get the ring.&lt;br /&gt;54 I am not that interesting of a person&lt;br /&gt;55 I am stumped&lt;br /&gt;56 I have no secrets from Jessica that I can think of&lt;br /&gt;57 Bill and I have the same personalities&lt;br /&gt;58 I love the fourth of July. It gives me the chance to be a pyro.&lt;br /&gt;59 I wish I could touch my eyes. I would wear contacts&lt;br /&gt;60 I like to go to Mason’s basketball games&lt;br /&gt;61 I like to go to Easton’s Lacrosse games&lt;br /&gt;62 I do all the cooking in the house.&lt;br /&gt;63 Jessica does the cleaning&lt;br /&gt;64 Faith is our cat and she rules this house&lt;br /&gt;65 My sister-in-law wants to be Indiana Jones!&lt;br /&gt;66 I do not have a chocolate addiction&lt;br /&gt;67 I have a skittles addiction&lt;br /&gt;68 It is hard to function on Sunday mornings without Starbucks&lt;br /&gt;69 I can’t sleep in. As much as I would love to, I feel like I have wasted the day&lt;br /&gt;70 Every time Mason gets a strike on Wii Bowling, He say’s “ka-ching”. It is funny&lt;br /&gt;71 I honestly feel that the National Lampoon vacation movies are works of art.&lt;br /&gt;72 I bought Soul Plane for $3.00.&lt;br /&gt;73 I kick A$$ on all 80’s trivia&lt;br /&gt;74 I think Liz has the funniest laugh of anyone I know.&lt;br /&gt;75 I think Derek has the funkiest golf swing of anyone I know…but it works&lt;br /&gt;76 Nate could totally beat up Gary England!&lt;br /&gt;77 Brooke gives me a run for my money in 80’s trivia.&lt;br /&gt;78 I want all of my “top five” to make a movie together. I would die a happy man!&lt;br /&gt;79 My sister thinks I should audition for SNL&lt;br /&gt;80 I am very easily annoyed by bad drivers&lt;br /&gt;81 I am not afraid to go into ghetto or the south side. I really find it amusing.&lt;br /&gt;82 When I was in Los Angeles, we went to Compton and drove down Crenshaw Blvd. without Kevlar. It was Awesome!&lt;br /&gt;83 We also went to watts&lt;br /&gt;84 I always have to decide where Jessica and I have to eat dinner&lt;br /&gt;85 I am addicted to Ice-Cream&lt;br /&gt;86 It is a bad habit&lt;br /&gt;87 I collect pics of funny signs&lt;br /&gt;88 When robin and I are together, movies will be quoted&lt;br /&gt;89 I hate arguing with Jessica.&lt;br /&gt;90 My favorite restaurant is Texas Roadhouse&lt;br /&gt;91 I love a good New York Strip cooked medium&lt;br /&gt;92 I have been in a bar fight&lt;br /&gt;93 My mother-in-law is a very loving person&lt;br /&gt;94 I like rap music&lt;br /&gt;95 I am with Emily, Harry Potter is stupid&lt;br /&gt;96 I love the book “Mice and Men”.&lt;br /&gt;97 Football is my favorite sport&lt;br /&gt;98 I love going to baseball games&lt;br /&gt;99 I took a leak in Andrew Wyeth’s bathroom&lt;br /&gt;100 Jessica brings out the best in me&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6885438013468898724-7776161835399320428?l=deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/feeds/7776161835399320428/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6885438013468898724&amp;postID=7776161835399320428' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/7776161835399320428'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/7776161835399320428'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/2007/08/100-things.html' title='100 things'/><author><name>John</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09221442784854330180</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885438013468898724.post-7472755187995758106</id><published>2007-07-30T18:09:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-30T18:09:29.731-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6885438013468898724-7472755187995758106?l=deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/feeds/7472755187995758106/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6885438013468898724&amp;postID=7472755187995758106' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/7472755187995758106'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/7472755187995758106'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/2007/07/blog-post.html' title=''/><author><name>John</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09221442784854330180</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885438013468898724.post-6608884617324904264</id><published>2007-07-28T09:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-28T09:14:01.519-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I must be slipping in my old age</title><content type='html'>Last night Jessica and I went out with Brooke, Derek Liz and Nathan for Derek’s Birthday. We went to BJ’s (get your mind out of the gutter) for dinner. Really nice place, good food, fun atmosphere and the BEST home brewed Root Beer around. And believe me, I am a Root Beer Connoisseur. They also have very tasty home brewed beers.&lt;br /&gt;After dinner, we all made our way over to the bowling lanes to get our bowl on! Nathan is a great bowler. He is in a few bowling leagues and boy did it show last night. I don’t know if you know me well enough, but I a bit of a “talker”. I rarely back down from a challenge, so I felt compelled to step up to the plate and take on Nathan in a friendly wager. Right before we began, Derek came up to me and asked if we wanted to go head-to-head, and of course (not backing down from the challenge) I accepted. Needless to say I owe Nathan 8 frosty beverages the next time we play golf and I owe Derek 2 frosty beverages. The reason Nathan gets 6 additional drinks is because during the second game, Nathan has to pick up a 6-7-10 split. STUPID me opens up my mouth and say’s “you pick that up, I’ll buy you a six pack”. What happens, HE GETS IT!!! That was it, I had been humbled. I look at it this way, I will get him all 8 drinks next time we golf, and see how he does then!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Happy Birthday Derek, We had a great time last night!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6885438013468898724-6608884617324904264?l=deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/feeds/6608884617324904264/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6885438013468898724&amp;postID=6608884617324904264' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/6608884617324904264'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/6608884617324904264'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/2007/07/i-must-be-slipping-in-my-old-age.html' title='I must be slipping in my old age'/><author><name>John</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09221442784854330180</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885438013468898724.post-1236207478649277804</id><published>2007-07-16T22:27:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-17T06:25:13.375-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Ultimate Vacation</title><content type='html'>Survey…&lt;br /&gt;What would you do with a million dollars and 2 months off work?&lt;br /&gt;Don’t respond with the usual pay off bills, get out of debt and quit your job.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here’s what I would do…&lt;br /&gt;First off, 1 cell phone would be taken, but turned on only to be used for an emergency. I would take Jessica to Europe for the first 3 weeks. First class all the way. We would go to Paris, Rome, Stonehenge, Greece and Amsterdam!!!!! When we got back, I would then take her on a cruise to Alaska or another Disney Cruise.&lt;br /&gt;For the next 30 days, it would be a mission. I doubt Jessica would want to come along for this mission, but she would be more then welcome. Remember, after the first trip, I would estimate I would have about $400,000-$500,000 left over. I would buy the fastest sports car that was street legal; and I would try to catch a baseball game in at least 24 ballparks in the U.S. Catch a game, get in the car and start driving to the next. If I was to get pulled over for speeding, I would have some cash to pay the fine and keep going! I would love to do it with football games, but I would only be able to catch them on weekend games. That would be my ultimate vacation trip.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have a few minutes, let me know your ultimate vacation. Remember the limits, 1 million dollars and 2 months off work.&lt;br /&gt;Lets throw in one more kink, you have a free babysitter for those 2 months off.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6885438013468898724-1236207478649277804?l=deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/feeds/1236207478649277804/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6885438013468898724&amp;postID=1236207478649277804' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/1236207478649277804'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/1236207478649277804'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/2007/07/ultimate-vacation.html' title='Ultimate Vacation'/><author><name>John</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09221442784854330180</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885438013468898724.post-3286139659067528091</id><published>2007-07-11T09:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-13T12:04:58.422-07:00</updated><title type='text'>ARE YOU FRICKIN SERIOUS?</title><content type='html'>OK, so my sister calls me last night and say's "turn on NBC and watch this". So I turn it on and there is a new show called “The singing bee”. I turned it on just as the final round is coming on and watched this guy win 50K just for knowing the words to I wanna rock and roll all night. Seriously? I would school people on this game show.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Prior to this, I was watching The world series of pop culture and holy crap; there was a girl on the show that I wanted to literally kick in the head through my TV. She did not get one answer correct on the 80’s pop hits category. Her only response was that she was only 2 when that song came out and did not have a clue to the answer. Her husband was a team member and you could see him with his face in his hands shaking his head.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’m thinking of starting a Wii tournament sometime. Let me know if anyone would be interested.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This just in…Farmers Insurance, Inc. Just beat out Chesapeake Energy for the Best employer in Oklahoma (over 500 employees). Woo-hoo!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That’s it for now.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6885438013468898724-3286139659067528091?l=deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/feeds/3286139659067528091/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6885438013468898724&amp;postID=3286139659067528091' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/3286139659067528091'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/3286139659067528091'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/2007/07/are-you-frickin-serious.html' title='ARE YOU FRICKIN SERIOUS?'/><author><name>John</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09221442784854330180</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6885438013468898724.post-1857939763535340486</id><published>2007-07-09T11:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-09T11:14:37.244-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/RpJ68mNs4dI/AAAAAAAAAAg/tXkwR09H6PE/s1600-h/office_dwight_1024x786.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085262110723465682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/RpJ68mNs4dI/AAAAAAAAAAg/tXkwR09H6PE/s400/office_dwight_1024x786.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Live it, Breathe it, Eat it!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6885438013468898724-1857939763535340486?l=deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/feeds/1857939763535340486/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6885438013468898724&amp;postID=1857939763535340486' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/1857939763535340486'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6885438013468898724/posts/default/1857939763535340486'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deepthoughtsbyjohn.blogspot.com/2007/07/live-it-breathe-it-eat-it.html' title=''/><author><name>John</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09221442784854330180</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNMtYefayh8/RpJ68mNs4dI/AAAAAAAAAAg/tXkwR09H6PE/s72-c/office_dwight_1024x786.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry></feed>
