Lunch With Lincoln: February 2013

To Brayden, a list of 5 things, from Dad

5 Notable Life Events

1. Jan. 5, 2012 Porter Leonard Rice was born

2. Aug. 22, 2012 Grandma Joyce died

3. Oct. 20, 2012 Lindsey and Nate got married

4. Katie & Tyler moved to Florida (and took their kids with them…how rude)

5. March 2013 Lindsey and Nate moved to Pennsylvannia

5 Notable Things Around the House

1. Complete kitchen remodel

2. The Big Ash tree in back is gone

3. The last plum tree is gone

4. There are lights out front

5. Pool fence is primed and needs painted (yes ,that is a hint)

5 Notable Changes in the Ward

1. We changed buildings

2. The McKenzie’s gained 3 more kids

3. The gym at Hill Road is crappy

4. The organ at Hill Road is crappy

5. Your Mom is the Sunday School teacher

5 Notable Vehicle Changes

1. The Rodeo is gone

2. The Subaru is no more

3. The Mazda came and went

4. The Nissan Rogue arrived

5. The Cougar “the coug” came

5 Notable things in Boise

1. The Whole Foods Store opened, I haven’t been there yet

2. There are 2 Chick-fil-a’s. I have been there

3. The big hole downtown is being filled with a big building

4. A new convention center is being built downtown

5. There is a whole bunch of new crap out on Eagle road

5 Notable Sports Championships

1. The Super Bowl.

The Feb. 2012 Champs – the New York Football Giants. Feb 2013 Champs – Baltimore Ravens

2. The World Series.

2012 – The San Francisco Giants 2011 – The St. Louis Cardinals

3. The NBA.

June 2011 - The Dallas Mavericks. June 2012 – the Miami Heat over OKC. (notice that the Southern California ‘Team That Must Not Be Named’ is not on the list)

4. NCAA Football.

Jan 2012 – Alabama over LSU. Jan. 2013 Alabama over Notre Dame

5. NCAA Basketball.

March 2012 – Kentucky beat Kansas March 2013 is coming right up

Footnote:

With all the miraculous time saving devices, I thought I could whip this list out in 2 minutes. I sat down at the desktop computer to write it out. Since it was during the workday, I kept my work laptop on my lap (where else) just in case someone instant messaged me from work. The house phone rang so I answered that and then sat the cordless handset down on the desk in case it rang again. My cell phone buzzed and I sent a quick text response to Lindsey and set the cell next to the house phone. I grabbed my IPad and googled some answers to the sports section above. I also listened to a few new songs on my IPod while typing, texting, googling, talking on the phone, and responding to an instant message. I plugged my GPS into the computer and checked my last hike for distance, time, elevation gain, average moving speed, and how long I have until the sun sets. Thanks to technology, what should have taken a couple minutes was shortened down to more than a half hour. It would have taken me longer but the TV remote was within reach and I was able to change stations several times without getting up. Oh, I have to go. I just looked at my watch and it looks like I’ve been putting in some overtime at work.

This Part is from Katie

TV shows that all the girls will think you are sexy for watching

- downton abby

- sherlock (the british one with Benedict Cumberbatch who is supposedly a heart-throb?)

movies

- Les Mis (although I still haven't seen it)

- Blue Like Jazz (dad recommended the book and I think fresh off the mish you would like book then movie quite a bit)

- brave (lincoln will watch it with you)

- hunger games

favorite clips from the most recent presidential election-

- chris rock calling mitt romney blacker than obama

- snl skit of the night of mitt losing

books

- hunger games trilogy

music

- The Lumineers is the only album I've purchased in years. And now I'm sort of sick of them because they are on the radio every time I turn the station.

- Easton Corbin for country

- Phillip Phillips 'Make This Place Your Home'

music videos

- Korean Rap sensation Psy - Gangham Style

newsworthy news
   - facebook went public
   - Jay-Z and Beyonce had a baby girl named Blue Ivy
   - we have Obamacare ... still uncertain what that will really mean
- Trayvon Martin
- the Pope resigned
- Amy Winehouse OD'd and died (you know the singer that sang, "they tried to make me go to rehab and I said, No, No, No"
- Colorado made pot legal
- Snoop Dog reformed his life and made a reggae album. He also changed his name to Snoop Lion

Weird news from Florida
   - a lady got arrested for trying to ride a manatee
   - a giant eyeball washed up on the beach
   - a man tried to eat a bum's face off
   - a lady got a DUI in the morning with 9 kids in the car

- a guy walked into his room and was sucked into a sinkhole (and died)

PS - I use Caps seLeCTIvely

Now, this will def not be the thing Brayden finds most funny about his 2 years in Argentina, but I am loving it. I read it to Tyler. He didn't think it was as funny as I did. Strange, right? Well, since the bad news made it's way to Tyler already I think it can go public. (PS. I would never send a picture to Brayden where I looked bad, but I might send one to him where I looked good and Tyler looked bad). So, without further ado, here is a piece of Brayden's letter home this week:

i had one funny experience this week, i was showing my pictures of the family to some people, and they stopped on katie and said ¨why is it that all of you have moviestar faces? your sister has a moviestar face¨ i thought that was pretty funny but then it got better, they got to a picture of just katie, tyler, and the boys and she says ¨your sister is so beautiful, but what is she doing with him????¨ pointing at tyler of course. it reminded me a bit of tylers pig face comment, and i guess thats just justice for him. so apparently katie looks like a moviestar and tyler is ugly.