Yesterday, I was watching a Television show where they were talking with some of the people involved in polygamy.  Experts say that there are anywhere from 30,000 to 50,000 people living in some type of plural marriage family. Oprah did an interview with one of the families.  She was talking to each of the 3 wives, and none of them acted like it was any kind of big deal.  Between the 3 of them there are 23 people in the house, including the 3 wives, the 1 husband, and all the children.  I know at one time, that this was something the we believed in, only because it was a commandment given to the brethren at that time. 

But the things they were being said on the Oprah Winfrey Show, frustrated me so bad, that I had to blog about it and get some frustrations out.

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I don’t really know where to get started, but once I do, Mike and Denise will both have comments to make about what I say.

In case I have not mentioned before, I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  Today, in Sunday School, we had a lesson about righteous governments.  The lesson started off pretty well, and had some pretty good discussions.  However, as it progressed, some people said some things that made me think a little bit deeper. Somehow, it got to where someone mentioned that “as members of the church, we are in fact a minority”.  I thought about this, and thought that this is in fact very true.  Since I have been a member of the church my whole life, I have never given that much thought.

Then someone mentioned that there are two most hated groups in America.  He said the #1 hated group are Homosexuals.  And the #2 hated group is Mormons.  I don’t know if that is necessarily 100% true, but I think that we are up there.  This leads me to my next point that no matter what the issue is, whether good or bad, membership of the LDS Church or Mormon Church is brought up.  When Mitt Romney was still in the Presidential race, his religion was brought up all the time.  I don’t know what his beliefs or his church had to do with him running for office. Usually, that is not brought up with other candidates.  During other Presidential races, I have rarely heard anyone make a big deal about what religion they were.  However, just because Mitt Romney is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, then people don’t want him as President.

I was sorting through some old emails, and I came across this little funny joke.  If you are ever having a bad day, and want to get a good laugh, just follow these instructions

How to start the day with a positive outlook!

1. Create a new folder on your computer.
2. Name it “Hillary Clinton”
3. Send it to the trash.
4. Empty the trash.
5. Your PC will ask you, “Do you really want to get rid of “Hillary Clinton?”
6. Firmly Click “Yes.”
7. Feel Better?
8. Tomorrow we’ll do Ted Kennedy.

I don’t know if that is an appropriate title for this post, but that is the first thing that I thought when I saw this picture.  On Thursday May 22, I was driving over to my Mom’s house to go camping, and I saw this van.

Normally in June there is not any snow.  However, as I speak, there is quite a bit of snow in Northern Idaho, and there is also snow with periods of whiteouts in Dead Man’s Pass near Pendleton, Oregon.  This phenomenon kind of also backs up one of my beliefs.

My belief is that I think Global Warning is one of the biggest pieces of cow manure that there is. I don’t believe that this whole “man-made climate change” is really true.  I think that global warming is officially over and done with. The movie done by Al Gore called “An Inconvenient Truth” was actually full of lies and should have been called “A Very Convenient Lie”.

Back to what I mentioned earlier, about the snow in June, I think that now people will start talking about how we are in a “Global Cooling.”  Over the last ten years, the temperature has been going down every year. And as far as Global Warming is concerned, I have not been able to find any kind of agreement in the scientific community that there is any kind of man-made climate change.

I just bought a new car. Actually no I didn’t, but if this car was available in the United States, I would for sure purchase it. Not only as a way to save money, but as a way to get back at the gas companies who are really screwing over America. Mike was talking about changing some driving habits, so I wanted to talk about how I would try to improve mine.

The car is a little bit ugly, and kinda weird looking, but I would take it so that I could save money.

This is the same company who, a few months back, came out with a car that costs only $2,500.00 new (but it’s not available in the US or Canada. A non polluting vehicle that eliminates the reason to buy gasoline from off shore companies.
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This will be very brief, but I am a Seattle Mariners fan.  One of my favorite all-time Mariners was Ken Griffey Jr. and will always be my favorite baseball player, even though he no longer plays for the Mariners.

Today, Griffey Jr., just hit his 600th home run.  He is only the 6th player to reach this milestone, and 2 of them have admitted to or are accused of being on Steroids.  Those two players are Barry Bonds, and Sammy Sosa.  I just wanted to give a shout-out to Griffey, for reaching this marker, without being on “The Juice”.

My wife just wrote a little blog about Hell’s Kitchen, which happens to be my new favorite show now that American Idol is over.

Hell’s Kitchen is a US Television phenomenon as renowned chef Gordon Ramsay puts aspiring chefs through a very rigorous culinary boot-camp.

World-renowned chef GORDON RAMSAY is back for a fourth course of the sizzling unscripted series HELL’S KITCHEN. Wannabe restaurateurs slice and dice their way through each episode, vying for Ramsay’s attention in hopes of winning a life-changing culinary prize.

The “steaks” are higher than ever — the winner of the competition will earn a coveted senior chef position at Ramsay’s new restaurant, Gordon Ramsay at the London West Hollywood, which is scheduled to open in summer 2008. 

The kitchen gets hotter each week as Ramsay puts on the pressure, demanding absolute perfection. Frazzled chefs try to slice and dice their way to the top, as they vie for Chef Ramsay’s approval. The competition is more intense than ever. With more contestants and more dinner services, Gordon’s sharp-tongue and flared-temper is sure to cause some major meltdowns in the kitchen.

Season Three of HELL’S KITCHEN, in which Rock Harper won the coveted title of Head Chef of a new fine Italian restaurant at the Green Valley Ranch Resort and Spa in Las Vegas, outpaced the previous season in ratings. 

- Fox.com

I meant to blog about this sooner, but just kept putting it off. After browsing Mike’s blog, I decided to finally put mine up. I am a big fan of Mitt Romney, and I am a little bit upset that he pulled out of the race for the Republican Party nomination.

Recently, I was hoping that I would find Romney as a Vice Presidential candidate for Sen. John McCain. Unfortunatley, I found out that he has decided not to join McCain’s team. Hopefully, we will see him on the Presidential ballet in 2012.

I have never really gotten into politics.  However, since I started blogging and especially since I started reading Mike’s Blogs, then I have started to get into politics more than I previously have been.  Thanks Mike, it has been fun and I hope to continue.