Embarassing Moment

Who has America's best burger? I'll tell you who. Well, first off Utah apparently has the 2nd best burgers in the COUNTRY according to this article!

I'm not trying to incite the old Crown Burger vs. Training Table vs. Hires or the 5 Guys vs. In-N-Out debate, as my brother had done at one time in this blog post (though my vote amongst these candidates would be 1. Crown Burger 2. Hires 3. In-N-Out 4. 5 Guys, and 5. Training Table).

In my opinion, if you want the world's greatest burger, you must go to Ruby Tuesday's and order their Triple Prime Cheddar burger. Topped with aged New York cheddar and Hollandaise sauce on a gourmet bun, this triple prime beef delicacy is a taste bud sensation.

Recently Kate and I headed to the Ruby Tuesdays in West Valley (No longer in business, which I will address later. The only Ruby Tuesdays in Utah now is in Park City). We had a 2 for 1 hamburger coupon for her birthday.

Well, we had an interesting experience. Our waiter not only got our order wrong, but also ignored us most the night. We were in a hurry because we had a babysitter. After we finally got our meal to-go, we asked the waiter to have the manager come over. The manager politely came over, and we told him how our waiter was rude and ignored us. The manager proceeded to tell us that he was truly sorry, but that all the employees had found out THAT DAY that they it was there last day and they were closing the locations door. He then gave us our order for free (Best Burger ever!).

For this, we felt HORRIBLE. If it were my last day and I were bitter against the company for firing me, I may have acted the exact same way as that waiter. But, needless to say due to how the manager handled the situation, we are still huge Ruby Tuesday fans. We'll just have to drive to an extra 15 minutes to enjoy it.

Fighting for Relevancy with Irrelevancy

A few weeks ago, when watching the news the night Osama Bin Laden was killed, the local news outlet decided to pull up their Facebook page on live TV to show what some of their viewers were saying about the BIG NEWS.

Below is roughly how this went….

“(News Anchor) Well, Amy Johnson says ‘God Bless America and God Bless our Troops’.“

(Keep in mind this is while they are showing their Facebook fan page live on screen)

Anchor searches for another politically correct viewer comment for a few seconds . . .

“And, Josh Hallowell says ‘The witch is DEAD’.”

(Again, keep in mind their Facebook page is live on the screen, the viewer can see exactly what he’s reading in addition to comments like ‘I hope all of his 72 virgins are men’, ‘Osama down, now off to find Waldo and Carmen San Diego!’, and some other vulgar commentary as well as cuss words.)

It seems that everyone is trying to plug their Facebook page lately. From Taco Bell, to Z Tejas, all the way to the D.I. I have grown somewhat annoyed at corporations attempts to use Facebook to appear relevant. Increasingly,I am hearing on the news “Go check out our Facebook page”. . . .

My question is, why do they feel this need to plug their Facebook page? I understand the actual end goal . . . Increased exposure, additional opportunities for sponsorship/advertisers, etc. However, if you do not have something relevant or of value for me to look at on your Facebook page, why tell me to do so.

Example of a good use of a Facebook page to promote consumer loyalty: Today my brother posted a link to vote for a cause on KSL Cares, to which KSL will donate money. Proper use of Facebook? Yes, they are promoting a social cause and getting good PR from it.

Example of a bad use of Facebook page to promote consumer loyalty: Previously mentioned showing of a stations Facebook page comments while on Live TV…. If I want to see a bunch of wacko’s comments, I’ll get online and follow you. Or, I’ll go to the Deseret News and read the crazies on their comment boards. Another example of a poor use is the frequent mentions by on-air personalities to follow their station or become their fan. Why? What’s in it for me? Just to have another friend?

Like I said, Facebook has its place and purpose, but too often it is promoted in an attempt to appear relevant. The number of followers or friends you have says nothing to the actual experience or quality of the content you are discussing.

By the way, if you’re not my friend on Facebook, you should TOTALLY add me! I’m at over 500 friends and I’m trying to get to 1,000 by the end of the world in 7 months!

Apprentice Wanted

This sign was posted on the stop-sign near our house Friday night. You are correct in assuming that this is my phone number on the sign. While I am in search for an apprentice to teach my Wizarding ways, I am not the one to post the sign. I did receive 4 phone calls before being informed about the sign. I have filled the position, so please stop calling all of you that may be interested.

Ode to Geordi

Here's to my first great African American role model, to whom I owe my name sake (or at least, what my brother's would call me while incessantly harassing me growing up), Geordi La Forge (alias Lavar Burton). Though his sexual preference was continuously in question, I know that Geordi is a man's man! Geordi was born blind, but managed to overcome his handicap using sheer Chuck Norris type resolve, as well as a little help from his VISOR (Visual Instrument and Sensory Organ Replacement). La Forge once impressed Captain Jean Luc Picard by staying up all night to fix a shuttle craft that Picard mentioned had a superficial problem. Perhaps it was their strong French heritage that brought the two together, or perhaps it was their amazing agents casting them both on what would prove to pigeon hole them into a category that would not allow either to ever break out of the sci-fi world again.

Not only was Geordi a great role model in the intergalactic world, but he also helped me to read. Geordi not only encouraged children to fly twice as high, but he also did just that via the Star Ship Enterprize (Accompanied by his true love, the one and only The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg). Between fighting Klingongs and space aliens, Lavar would take a break to come back to Earth (literally and figuratively) to encourage the youth of planet Awesome to take a look, and pick up a book.

If you don't agree that Lavar Burton/Geordi La Forge is a great American hero, don't take my word for it!

The Cutest Bunnies Ever

These Vintage Bunnies Melted My Heart!

Don't you just love 'em!

We went to Hatch Family Chocolates

And I couldn't resist!

Neither could Henry and Mae!





Epic Easter Egg Hunt

Don't you just love Easter Egg Hunts?

We had and Epic one at Wheeler Farm

Don't ya love when you say "SMILE" and
You don't know what face they will pull?

Adorable.

First we had a little picnic, and then the adventure began!

Luke, running as fast as he can to find more eggs.

Calder was thinking about his next move.

Walter's First Hunt! He found tons!

Heather and Jake helping Cami find lots of eggs.

Henry LOVEs Easter Eggs.

He sees them and says "ball".

Then he throws it and candy gets everywhere.

The Joys of Childhood.

Thrifty Finds

It's Wednesday night...

I snuck away from home,

toting only one child with me.

I step into the Thrift Store and my eyes start darting around.

I'm on the prowl.

Then I see it!

A new bag. Bright and beautiful.

Then I narrow my eyes to see if anyone else saw it too.

To see if someone else is going to try to pull it out from my hands.

No one saw! Now act cool.

Then I see something else, another Telephone.

We don't need it, but I want it.

Then I wonder if I am a hoarder.

I think I am.

But I promise myself that I will give away 2 extra things.

I want one more thing, just one more.

So I keep looking

And I find two adorable books!

Great for displaying or consigning.

Aahh! Success. Now I can go home!