Times are tough, I know. When a worthwhile cause comes across my desk I try and pony up.

Every year the girls in our family get together to walk in Denver’s “Race for the Cure”. I think it’s high time the men of the Paulsen family back something just as worthwhile.

Chris is a Jeepin buddy of mine. While I don’t know his background with this disease I think it a pretty worth while cause. He has dedicated his time to race. Let’s back him up.

Click the image or the link is here.

Most of you know I am not a huge reader of books. The newspaper, online, blogs, etc are a different store. My wife on the other hand is a huge reader. She can’t be without a book. For Christmas I picked up John Grisham’s new novel Playing for Pizza. I bought it for my wife. She recently finished it and gave it to me. She said I would love it.

Setting a good example for my boys is key in 2008 for me. I want them to see me enjoying a good book, something I have never really done. So last night I sat down in my leather chair and made an effort. The TV was blasting. The boys were running around like chicken’s with their heads cut off. Wife, totally entrenched in some reality show. I thought it was the perfect time to test out this whole book reading thing. I mean if I was going to make a run at this, I might was well try it while distractions where at their peak…right? Why fall in love with something that needs peace and solitude? Heaven knows I am not going to get that…EVER.

So I have on my t-shirt on. The t-shirt I wore under my main shirt for the day. I can never wear just a top shirt, not sure why. My body is all comfortable in my leather smoking chair I got for Father’s Day a few years ago. What could be more perfect, other than the TV, kids, and wife with her ears turned off.

I start in on Chapter 1. Three pages in and I’m hooked, it’s not a riviting novel yet, but I’m in. Mind you, I’ve done this before. Encased myself in the first chapter of what everyone around me calls a great book. The last one…I think was The Da Vinci Code. I got to the museum break in…that was it. I never even saw the movie.

Playing for Pizza Chapter 2 is calling my name. I’ll let you know how it goes.

I have been working the later part of the day getting the links working on the new WordPress design. Let me know what you think.

Use the Amazon link on the sidebar. The boys college fund will thank you. We make about 4% on all the purchases made so if you see something you like click away please. Clicking on any of the link will take you to Amazon. Then form there you will have access to all the other products they offer. All purchases made starting with this link will result in the 4% dropping into the boys college fund.

I have many other affiliate links. I will be posting them on thier own page soon so everyone can link to them off the top header.

The Recent Photos button will no longer take you directly to the flickr account. The photos are still powered by flickr. I am just using a free plugin that will allow for faster and better viewing. You can start slideshows right from this site now.

The top navigation also will take you around to my other social networking sites. if you use any of them feel free to link to me.

I hope you enjoy the new look and I hope it’s a little easier on the eyes.

Tomorrow is Morgan, my niece’s, birthday party. She’ll be 6. It’s seems like every year it’s at the same place, Casa Bonita. I understand it’s her favorite place to go. I also understand that it’s a Denver landmark. All that doesn’t mean I have to like it. I actually prefer going to the “Mother of all Birthday Places”, Chuck E Cheese over Casa Bonita. Hard to belive anyplace coul be worse that that.The atmosphere is ok. I mean it does have some cool guys diving off cliffs into what could be described as a large hot tub. That always leaves a chance of some mid-air collision. The cliff diving probably is the best part though.

They have an attraction called ” Chiquita the Angry Gorilla“. No one, no matter what age you are really belives that gorilla is real. The gorilla suit looks like it was borrowed from the set of Gilligan’s Island.

I guess my biggest “beef” with Casa Bonita is the food. I pull this image off of their website. I did not change the name of the image. This image is named “slop.jpg” ON THEIR SITE! That takes the cake for me. I gotta say I sure am glad there is an Arby’s in the same parking lot. I have never been to a good All You Can Eat Mexican place, so they are no different than an other. It just seems the food is very tasteless. Mexican food should be spicy, flavorful. The food just seems so blah. I guess once you’ve had Dorthy’s Mexican Thanksgiving a couple of times everything else seems blah.

I am sure tomorrow will be fun. In the last few weeks I’ve had very little time to spend with family so I am really looking forward to tomorrow…even with Casa Bonita on the menu.

Morgan can pick the City Dump to have her party and we will all still be there.

Happy Birthday Morgan!

Memaw & Papa took the boys, Nicole and I to the Stock Show a few nights a ago. I had some real fun using Nicole’s Digital Rebel. I’ll put it this way, 2 one gigabyte CF cards was not enough. I loaded the good pictures up.  Enjoy