Family Feud Part 2

I had just another crazy Family Feud question, further demonstrating my points from my August 2 post.

Question: Name something a lifeguard probably isn't allowed to do while on duty.

I actually got the first answer for this one which was "napping." But I some how managed to get three strikes without getting another answer even though I have actually been a lifeguard before.

Answer #2 - HAVE A COCKTAIL

I don't know why I didn't think of that. I guess I wasn't thinking that there would be a bar next to the lifeguard stand selling cocktails. Silly me. Apparently enough people thought of drinking a cocktail as a viable option for your average lifeguard on duty to make it the #2 answer.

Answer #3 - SMOKING

Maybe it's just because I'm from California and you can't smoke at most public places. Or maybe it's because I'm Mormon and don't think about smoking all that much. But seriously folks, except for the 2 guys who got fired for smoking marijuana the summer I taught swim lessons, I don't know any lifeguards who smoke. It just doesn't go along with the whole fit lifeguard image.

The last answer was flirting. Which I understand people answering. I think I tried "talking" as an answer which would include flirting.

US Open Day 3

Blech. Andy Roddick just destroyed my bracket. He isn't my favorite player but I was pulling for him to make a comeback at this tournament. For some reason I think that my bracket choices have a magical influence on who wins so I don't like to predict that the people I want to win are going to lose. And so Andy Roddick who I had going all the way to the semis just destroyed my bracket. Someone remind me about this in January before the Australian Open. It makes it even sadder that he has this Lacoste commercial that they have been playing nonstop on the Tennis Channel. Hopefully they don't make us keeping watching it.

Oh well, like I said he isn't one of my favorites. I am pulling for Andy Murray but I will be happy if any of the big 4 take it.

Disney Mickey's Magix = Marshmallow Mateys

That's pretty much all I wanted to say.

But the reason why I care is because Disney Mickey's Magix was my favorite cereal for awhile until it was discontinued. I originally bought it for my nieces Laurel and Lindsay when they were really small. It wasn't sold everywhere so I always bought it when I found it. But it eventually completely disappeared. The Mickey cereal was like Lucky Charms's much cooler older brother. The marshmallows were the same but while Lucky Charms has those dry sandpapery bits, the Mickey counterparts were frosted and had blue sprinkles. Far superior. I can't stand Lucky Charms but Marshmallow Mateys are much closer to the Mickey cereal. I am on my second bag now.

Dear Lindsay,

Here are a few guidelines to make speaking in church more enjoyable.

1. It is a good idea to start preparing your talk early.
2. Starting early means that you have to actually write something down. Just reading a lot of stuff on your topic doesn't count.
3. You should try to get more than 4 hours sleep so that you don't stutter repeatedly and incorrectly attribute something you thought up yourself to Elder Maxwell.
4. You are the type of person who needs to write down everything you are going to say - WORD FOR WORD! Don't tell yourself, "At this part, I'll just share that one experience. I don't need to write it down. It will seem more natural if I just wing it." That is how over sharing happens Lindsay. At the end of your talk you will sit down and wonder what in the world you said during that "winging it" part.
5. Get someone to sub for you in sunday school. Don't forget you normally spend sacrament meeting preparing your lesson and you can't do that when you are sitting on the stand so you might end up spending most of your lesson saying "um" while the class stares at you.
6. Wake up early and do some vocal exercises. Everyone else on the stand will probably be male, and your 9:00 am singing voice might frighten them.

That's all.
Love, Lindsay