It feels like the makers of "National Treasure" were trying to cross "The Italian Job" with "Raiders of the Lost Ark." If you're willing to suspend your disbelief for the premise -- the Founding Fathers hid a huge treasure from the British and left clues in historical places -- and ignore the occasional plot flaw, "National Treasure" succeeds, for the... read more »

If you haven't seen "The Incredibles" yet, what are you waiting for? Go! Go now! My blog will still be here when you get back.

If you're wondering what happened to my blog, allow me to explain: I've switched from MovableType to b2evolution. My website's very much in flux right now, so don't be surprised if things change quite a bit. There are all sorts of stray files out there that I'll need to organize eventually.

SPOILER WARNING - If you've Tivoed it but haven't watched it yet, read no further. By default I'm rooting for the sisters from Utah, Lena and Kristy, but I haven't really got a favorite team yet. But I know who I want eliminated ASAP: Jonathan and Victoria. The way he treats his wife is despicable.

From Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams: The ultra-famous sciento-magician Effrafax of Wug once bet his life that, given a year, he could render the great megamountain Magramal entirely invisible. Having spent most of the year jiggling around with immense Lux-O-Valves and Refracto-Nullifiers and Spectrum-Bypass-O-Matics, he realized, with nine hours to go, that he wasn't going to make... read more »

Just a reminder that I'm doing a book signing today in Orem from 2:00-4:00pm. If you're in the neighborhood, feel free to drop by the Barnes & Noble on University Parkway in Orem.

Here is a screenshot from my online account summary from my credit union (some information has been blacked out.) I really like that rate of return I'm earning.

Gloat!

Now that other matters are out of the way, it's time for me to get cracking on the novel again.

I voted this morning before work. I had to wait 45 minutes -- the longest I've ever had to wait. If Kerry wins, I hope it's by enough of a margin that the Bush campaign concedes. If Bush wins, I hope it's large enough that Kerry concedes. Much as I enjoy polititics, I just want it over.