BK out of control

I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw BK's Quad Stacker on the drive-thru menu...

tiger, listen to your ad...

In the airport today, this sight kind of made me chuckle.... It's an ad with Tiger and it reads, "it's what you do next that counts." This Accenture ad just took on a whole new meaning.

cookie stop

I'm glad whenever I make a stop at home, that the Cookie Trolley makes a stop too. This cookie jar at the Youngquist home is more classic than Coca-Cola. The Cookie Trolley is a great sight to see, it warms my heart.

worthy sticker...

Today I spotted the indian shooting the star... free tootsie pop, right?

If I were to put a sticker on my car, it seems like this one would be worthy.

women's soccer to a new level...

let's get physical, physical...

sign of the times...

Yes, I saw these for sale in the store. These guys are marketing geniuses. Here's an interesting article.

random thought o' 4-Slyce

I was in the store and heard a beautiful ringtone from someone's cellphone. I couldn't help but wonder if there will be a "Best Ringtone Composition" category in the Grammys someday...

techno coffee

Who needs coffee when you have Sirius channel 38...? (a radio station that plays techno 24/7) This song really got me ready for the day as I drove to work at 6 in the morning last friday.

4-Slyce sighting

interesting political news

Ever since visiting Washington D.C. for my first time, when I hear about Obama or other political issues on the news... I've been paying more attention. I think the tour of the Capitol and seeing congress in session really did something to me.

Going up the Washington Monument reminded my a lot of the Eiffel Tower. In the picture you can see the Washington D.C. temple way back there on the horizon (above the White House and a little to the left).

The trip was great. It was a pretty complete trip; from a Nationals game to museums to a Chuck Brown concert to memorials to Colonial 1st ward to the metro to seeing friends/cousin to eating at Kabob Palace to going to the DC temple... Click here for more pics.

choose

I needed a more uplifting post after the last post, as BYU let Lance and all of us down by losing to Florida State... Here's a great video hot of the press...

Lance picked it...

Lance picked BYU over FSU on ESPN College GameDay. It's going to be a sweet game.

"I should've gone to the NFL..."

...that's what Bradford was thinking.

Great win for the Cougars!!! BYU's defense was amazing!

crazy colorado weekend

We did a roadtrip to Colorado to cheer on Lance Armstrong in the Leadville Trail 100 and bike on the highest paved road in North America.

We got to Leadville, CO around 1:30AM and slept in the car before the 6:30AM race.

We saw the man up close and personal. Russell even carried on a brief conversation with him... "hey lance, we drove from utah and slept in our car last night...." Lance replied, "Cool, cool. Why didn't you bring any [stinkin'] sun with you..." He smoked us on his bike going up this hill. Enjoy this lame video summing up the race (and yes, that is me trying to run along Lance 1:15 in the video):

Lance inspired us so much that we decided to bike up the highest paved road in North America...

mr. steger

While at a Subway in Ely, MN, my Dad started up a conversation with a stranger and introduced me to Will Steger (he's big time). I shook hands with this famous man. My Dad has skills of spotting famous people (this trait may be in the genes) and sometimes he just spots people that he mistakes for being famous. Dad had his A-game on this day.

maybe when I'm 97 years old...

...I'll get my first hole-in-one. In this riveting video clip, John Pepe looks so comfortable in front of the camera. He's probably a really good story teller too.

stiller's all about the TdF

Check out this hilarious video from before today's stage 4. Then see Ben Stiller's post practice thoughts:



Stiller is to Lance and the Tour de France, as Jack Nicholson is to Kobe and the Lakers. After today, Lance pretty much ties for the yellow jersey after today. boo ya.

it's go time

Tomorrow, the Tour de France begins. You will see Lance riding this beauty of a bike tomorrow as Tour begins in Monaco. For a good TdF tutorial click here.

respect

I have much respect for Bald Mountain. I biked on the highest paved road in Utah. Started at Kamas, UT and biked east for 30 miles to reach the summit. Over 4,000 feet of climbing. I felt like I had some sort of altitude sickness later that night.

i will always smile when...

I hear this song.

Someone showed me this video on youtube a couple weeks ago. We laughed hysterically.... Then I heard it yesterday in the grocery store. It made me smile. I don't think a video like this would go over too well now days.

time to think of our fathers

If you have an extra 7 minutes, here's a great video to remind you of how amazing your father is (warning: you may tear up):

big gulps

the first random 7-Eleven Slurpee Attack of Summer '09 was a success.... Four hours ahead of time, I sent out 40 or so texts and there was a decent turn out.

BYU gets big commit

BYU Football got a big commitment from the #1 QB recruit.

longhorn enthusiast

This guy lives an interesting life. Lance just posted that picture or should I say he just tweeted it. Watching video and viewing pictures from the Tour of Italy, you see "mr. longhorns" all the time. I wonder what his day job is?

recording now...

I am very pleased with my purchase of the Garmin Edge 305. It tracks everything (look at all the numbers...). I biked Big Mountain... about a 2500 foot climb.

cinco de mustache 2009 celebrated

enjoy some footage from the festivities...

for more information about this holiday, click here

yay for coldplay

Coldplay is giving away "a recession-busting mark of gratitude to everyone who's supported them," a.k.a. a free 9 track album... May 15th, check out Coldplay.

mask stock up

Who makes all these masks...? It's gotta be smart to invest in them right about now... Is 3M the main producer? Is that why their stock went from 53 to 58 in five days...? hmmmmm

Some people are getting creative with their masks...

stache status update

Warning: the following images may not be suitable for all audiences...

Cinco de Moustache is approaching quickly. I don't know how much longer I can take this madness.

hot legs

who's legs are Subject 007's...?

conference highlights

I haven't seen this before, but the Church put together a highlight video from General Conference a couple weeks ago. If you have a spare 10 minutes, you should watch it.

scary

Does this worry anyone else? Maybe its time I get a gun.

And I finally watched the video of the now famous Susan Boyle. Good for her. The picture needs to become one of those motivational posters...

cinco de moustache

Preparations for Cinco de Moustache have begun. I always cop out after 3 or 4 days of attempting to grow some "lip-tickling" facial hair. This year, I feel pretty determined. It's almost been a week and a half of growth. While brushing my teeth the last couple of nights and looking in the mirror, I have been lead to laugh out loud at the sight of my attempt to grow a moustache. More to come...

dog ice cream

I've heard about this before. I saw it with my eyes for the first time. You can find it in the frozen section at your nearest Wal-Mart supercenter.

Is this right? Is it wrong? Do dogs deserve this kind of treatment? It seems like this kind of guy would buy ice cream for his dog.

8 cents!?!

Recently I've been known to use coupons when I grocery shop. It's a new, exciting frontier.

Coupon-find o' the week: in this last Sunday's paper, there is a $1.50 off Kraft Dressing coupon, the dressing is in on rollback at Wal-Mart right now for $1.58. That comes to a grand total of 8 cents for a great bottle of dressing. Wow.

rock that xylophone

In memory of the last post...

Last night I went and saw a new favorite band, Bishop Allen. I like them thanks to Mr. Dialtron.
In the video below please notice the bass player to the left playing the xylophone... it was much enjoyable.... I don't know if you can see him too well... he rocked that xylophone... I guess you had to be there.

Click here to see my other glorious BA videos...

my youtube milestone

I have a goal of uploading a youtube hit someday. I just realized one of my videos has gone in uncharted territory for me... the 400+ view territory.

perplexing cheerio's riddle

I started my day with a new box of Honey Nut Cheerio's.

I was perplexed by the riddle on the front of the box... is it supposed to read, "lose weight, stop feeding America...?" or "starve yourself and help feed America...?" Such a puzzling cereal box. Maybe I should "see back for details."

good mormon video @ temples

"hold me back," says boylen

I've written about the U of U bball coach before. Once again, in the paper, there was another entertaining Coach Boylen photo. He is something else.

I hope BYU goes up against them in the MWC tournament game this saturday...

dr. williams

there's something therapeutic about driving at night while listening to jazz on 90.1 KUER and hearing Steve Williams speak.

uniform discount evidence

Pizza Club got some uniform respect last night. Behold the evidence to prove it.

wiener photos

The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile made a stop at the West Valley Walmart. When I started my job as a Sales Rep for Kraft, I thought I was going to be driving one of these.

It was fascinating to talk to the "hotdoggers," the official wienermobile drivers. They drive the Wienermobile for one full year, 7 days a week, they don't really have a home. The hotdogger taking my picture, kept taking pictures, so I got a photo shoot with the Wienermobile. Follow the wienermobile at the blog: http://hotdoggerblog.com/

finally, webcam usage!

I've had this nifty webcam on my new laptop for some time now, and I finally used it to chat with Andrew and fam....

ice cream scooper man

Here's a story:

A couple days ago, I was performing my Kraft duties in the Albertson's grocery store in Park City, UT. A man came up to me asking, "Do you guys sell ice cream scoopers?"

I replied, "Sorry, I'm not sure, I don't actually work here..." A very common statement to the "where is the...." questions I receive throughout the day as I work in different grocery stores.

This man looked very familiar. I thought, "...he's gotta be some news anchor, I swear." He was wearing a baseball cap and I couldn't recall his name. I overheard him holler to his wife and call her Arlene. With that clue, I went online to detective-google this familiar face. This is the news anchor that I couldn't help find an ice cream scooper.

I wish I would've gotten him to sign a box of Wheat Thins for me...

out with the old, in with the new

it's official, i'm a resident of utah.

go nadal

Nadal is the man...

adopt an oreo man

We're looking for a home for this Oreo Man. We haven't been able to find one, so for now he will be a surprise in my roommates bed... Would you like to adopt this Oreo Man?

a first on the radio

I've never been on the radio. Yesterday was my debut. Not only did I debut, but I appeared a second time. The first time calling in I won two tickets to the AVP tour and the second time, $20 gift certificate to Nickel Mania. Thanks x96.

i constructed something

I moved into my new place in the big city of Salt Lake and was looking for furniture. I refused to buy the cheap Ikea stuff, thinking, "I could build that." So I did. I drew a plan, went to Home Depot, and constructed a nightstand/book shelf with my two bare hands. What a great experience.

just give me a hollar...

I was checking craigslist for some potential furniture and came across this in the free section.


I know it's good Oscar Meyer bacon (a Kraft product...), but really? How do you respond to this post? Are there Internet panhandlers out there? Everything's going digital in 2009.

anything for a whopper

This is why I love marketing. Burger King keeps things exciting. Would you give up 10 Facebook friends for a Whopper? I think I just might.

And look at me... now I'm blogging about Burger King. The BK has turned into a marketing genius.

best crowd in the nation

Here's some excerpts from this article:

• Wake Forest had to rally from an eight-point deficit in the second half and an entire game of deafening taunts and chants from the home fans, who were loud and rowdy throughout the night.
• "In the ACC, there's some great crowds but this one was amazing," said Jeff Teague, who led Wake Forest with 30 points, one off his career high.
• The crowd of 26,096 was the second-largest in Marriott Center history and the fans, thousands in matching white BYU T-shirts, were loud and rowdy from the time the Deacons started warming up until the game ended.
• Teague said the ACC crowds aren't as loud as what he faced Saturday.

We may not win, but we know how to cheer on our cougars. This was a great game to attend.