Every day on my 1.6 mile commute glance at the 210 and SMILE (:D) 

Jet boil

My best 2005 Backpacking purchase

www.jetboil.com 79.99 ( $59 on sale at REI) just released Pot Stabilizer $19.99 from REI.com (stores don't have it yet 5/24/05) Pot Stabilizer allows you to use whatever pot/pan you want.

Make sure you buy fuel cartridges that fit in stove. This stove boils water faster than my gas stove at home! And can cook meals in the palm of your hands.

I cooked up a hot meal at a Grand Canyon rest stop in < 5 minutes including
set up/cleanup *you should have seen the looks on the 40 year old women as the aroma from
my deyhdrated eggs omelet was ready.

Here's a great dish on the fly.
Couscous is made of pre-cooked semolina wheat and rehydrates almost
instantly, making it one of the very best bases for lightweight eating. You
can find it in the bulk food or imported foods section of the supermarket.
2 cups water
chicken bouillon cube
1 cup couscous
4 oz. can chicken
Add water and bouillon cube to the cooking cup. Bring to a boil. Add
couscous and turn off burner. Cover and wait about five minutes for couscous
to absorb water. Add chicken and mix it into the couscous.

Bet you haven't heard this one yet

“For behold, at that day shall he [meaning Satan] rage in the hearts of the children of men, and stir them up to anger against that which is good” (2 Nephi 28:20).  The Lord told us in the time of the Prophet Joseph that war would be poured out upon all nations. We see tragic fulfillment of that prophecy, bringing with it increased suffering to the innocent.The giant earthquake, and the tsunamis it sent crashing into the coasts around the Indian Ocean, is just the beginning and a part of what is to come, terrible as it was. . .

“Raise the Bar”Brigham Young University-Idaho Devotional  January 25, 2005  Elder Henry B. Eyring

4 Steps to Internet Surfing Peace

4 Steps to Internet Protection
Developed this for a friend a while back

1) Get A Firewall
FREE : Microsoft Windows XP (how to turn on shown below)$30-100: -Zone Alarm Firewall www.zonelabs.com & -Get a Hardware firewall by installing a network hub or connecting to a network.Turn on Microsoft Firewall using the following instructions.1.Click Start and then click Control Panel.2.In the control panel, click Windows Security Center.3.Click Windows Firewall.

2) Get security updates from Microsoft (Turn on auto update features)
FREE: 1) Go to Start Menu2) Click on Windows update3) Choose updates to install ( most critical is Windows SP2 ( service pack2)
OR go directly to the website at www.windowsupdate.microsoft.com <http://www.windowsupdate.Microsoft.com>AND set up your computer to automatically update (recommended ) for future updates
1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. Click Performance and Maintenance.
3. Click System.
4. Click Automatic Updates, and then select Keep my computer up to date.
5. Select a setting. Microsoft recommends selecting Automatically download the updates, and install them on the schedule that I specify and setting a daily update time.

3) Use current antivirus software FREE: (www.grisoft.com <http://www.grisoft.com> )
$50 -Norton AntiVirus. including a year of updates www.symantecstore.com-(Some pros use more than one Anti-virus software to monitor their systems)

4) Use Anti-Spyware-Anti Adware software
FREE: AD-Aware www.lavasoftusa.com <http://www.lavasoftusa.com>
FREE: Spybot Search and Destroy -- http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/

5) If you are really serious, you might consider. . .
-Turning off admin priviledges on your computer ( Read more at http://nonadmin.editme.com)
-Install Google toolbar ( pop-up blockiing)-Download Mozilla Firefox browser www.mozilla.com <http://www.mozilla.com> ( faster than Explorer) not susceptible to many of the virus attacks-Clear your internet cache and delete all cookies once a week/month-Perform Disk defragging every 3 months-Turn on Internet Connection firewall in Windows XP ( Service pack 2 has it included)-Have a backup plan ready. ( burn your critical information to a CD 700MB once a week/once a month)Or purchase an external hard drive ( about $100)-Have all software CD's used to install in a safe place-Have all user names/passwords to websites NOT STORED on your computer, but on a paper file near your computer.-Use passwords that incorporate UPPERCASElowercase#numbers and at least 8 digits long. Use 3 -Registry cleaner software

For more information.http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1754354,00.asp
Internet Security Resource page available at ttp://www.symantec.com/homecomputing/
Microsoft is coming out with a bundled security package soon.
http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,1995,1747802,00.asp

5.7 Sport - Southwest Corner of Headstone - Joshua Tree 

FW: Home Design Ideas

-Ikea (3) $10 lamps connected with .77 cent extension cord to $2 power strip with $5 dimmer switch. Voila! home lighting!

-60% off Canvases ($15 each) from bi-annual ARTSTORE sale with paints ($<20) (1 hour of painting time)
-$5 dollar matching pillows from Target.com
-Plants from Home depot $15 ( warranty!) & POTS from Ikea
-IPOD, Monster Cable $20(fryes.com) hooked up to surround sound system for Home theater
-TV from www.craigslist.com -$175 2001 Sony 27" ( people are selling 27",32" cheap as people move to flat screens)

Just in case you didnt' know who I was

U2 and Joshua Tree

I still haven't found what I'm looking for

The famous song inspired by an introspective Bono in response to his unsettled questions about religion. A Byu philosophy Proffesor, Mr. Wrathall, asserts that U2 has gone through several stages of faith which can be charted through their music. While U2 began as a Christian rock band, on their epic 1987 album The Joshua Tree they began to sincerely question whether that otherworldly faith could fully complete a person. In their hit "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," Bono wrote that "[Christ] broke the bonds and [he] loosed the chains/ Carried the cross of my shame . . . you know I believe it / But I still haven't found what I'm looking for." This doubt about the ultimate satisfaction of pure spiritual devotion led U2 to conclude that they were missing something essential by ignoring their passionate side, Wrathall says. http://byunews.byu.edu/archive05-Mar-wrathall.aspx

I heard it once said that SUCCESS for MEN is finding your WORTHINESS, WORK, WIFE and in loving all three. These are what I am looking for. . and to paraphrase GI JOE ... "knowing what you are looking for is half the battle."

49 Palms Oasis at Joshua Tree-- an easy 3 mile round trip hike...