Monthly Archive for December, 2007
Rather than another year of my children sitting like lumps opening each present that we pass them, we decided to make things interesting this Christmas. How can you make a holiday full of presents, Santa Claus and cookies more intersting you ask? Zombies, monkeys and pirates always work in my opinion. Not just for Christmas, […]
We went to Christmas at Grandma Holbrooks one night, then at Britnie’s parents the next. Everyone had a great time and the kids brought home a bunch of lot.
Christmas at Hogle Zoo
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 25th, 2007
A few photos from our trip to see the lights at Hogle zoo. They had some fun light displays, but only about three animals, so I’m not sure what the draw is over other light displays.
Johnsen Christmas
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 23rd, 2007
Photos from the party.
Oil in the Middle East
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 20th, 2007
Here’s the opening credits to The Kingdom, a movie released last summer. It’s an entertaining but shallow story of FBI agents tracking down a bomber in Saudi Arabia. It’s probably worth a rental. Anyway, the opening credits are very interesting, they’re a simplified look at the history of oil in […]
Wyatt’s new bed
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 17th, 2007
Britnie woke up to Wyatt crying last week. Somehow he’d managed to climb out of his crib, even though it was set to the lowest level. So he’s now in a toddler bed, and struggling to get used ot it.
Building the house
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 16th, 2007
Wyatt posing
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 16th, 2007
The $500 billion war that America lost
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 13th, 2007
Don’t freak out, I’m not trying to tell you heroin and cocaine should be sold in every 7-11, but everyone should ready this six page article by Ben Wallace-Wells from Rolling Stone about the war on drugs.
This is the story of how that momentary success turned into one of the most sustained and costly defeats […]