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In no particular order and for no other reason other than the fact that I can, here are some things I wanna share on the blog.

Ready.

Steady.

Go!

My 8-year-old and I were talking about outer space not too long ago (he seems to have a real fascination for it) and he asked me the following question: “Dad, if there’s no air in space, how come thrusters work to keep the ship on track?”

Uhhh… [Expletive]… I don’t know…

Two months later, when I finally had some time to research it, I discovered the principle of Reaction Mass. It’s basically material expelled by a rocket to provide thrust. What I struggled to understand was HOW that worked. And for that… Just… Just Google it, I’m not gonna make any sense if I try to explain it and I can’t find the link that made the most sense to me. I’m gonna have a hard enough time trying to explain Reaction Mass to an 8-year-old as it is.

Some questions:

Do dentists hate going to the dentist’s too?

If Justin Timberlake sang “I’m Bringing Sexy Back“, doesn’t that mean he still has it and isn’t sharing it with anyone? He didn’t sing “I BROUGHT Sexy Back”. Next time someone gets divorced, go sue Justin Timberlake.

Does a bear really poop in the woods? Isn’t it possible he sometimes poops in a lake? Or in an abandoned vacation home?

And now, some statements:

I had a great 4th of July. Went swimming at the Grand America, then hung out with a friend and her family. Thanks Lexi, for both of those! How was your 4th?

I was playing a game of soccer last night. We needed an “awesome goal” to call it a night. I SCORED THE AWESOME GOAL!!! YEEEESSSSSSSSSS!!!!! I bet someone will break both my legs on tomorrow’s game. Maybe that can be the “awesome injury” that ends the game.

I was at the dentist’s yesterday morning and couldn’t feel the left side of my mouth for almost five hours afterwards. When the feeling finally came back, it really rushed back, and all I could think of was “I can feel my lips!! I need to just grab someone and kiss them!!” I’m glad I didn’t. I’d rather stay out of jail.

This looks like my kinda funny movie: Vampires Suck

This is my kinda music: Zack Hemsey’s “Mind Heist”

On a related note (to the music thingy just above), Inception is gonna rock like no other. Thank you Hollywood, for allowing original stories to seep through. Yes, Iron Man 16.3 is great, but it’s nice to have something fresh every now and then.

And speaking of movies. Sin City 2, Machete and Predators. Robert Rodriguez is finally back! Let’s see if he’s still got the chops he used to.

Time to throw in some photography. I had the privilege of sharing a scouting expedition with my good friend Brittany who likes to goof around with her own camera. We headed down to Eureka, a creepy, half-ghost-town with lots of interesting stuff. I’ll have more (hopefully) when my roll of Diana shots are developed. Specifically from the breathtaking view atop the Tintic Standard Reduction Mill.