So, was surfing online during a conference call and stumbled upon this article in the CV Bugle about mom.
Enjoy!
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Interesting tidbits from the world wide web.
Ty Detmer
In case anybody missed them, here are some recent clips of Ty Detmer and his recent induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. It was amazing that for his size how far and how accurate he could pass the ball down the field, even on the run. And his presence in the pocket was amazing.
So sad, when was the last time we saw a BYU quarterback actually hit a receiver in stride… oh wait… a couple weeks ago… New Mexico State. Start Lark!
His Heisman year, when he upset #1 Miami the first game of the season, that was the greatest sports event I have ever attended.
Latest Excavations
Here is a link to an article talking about some of the most recent excavation stuff I got to do at the old Provo Tabernacle. Pretty cool stuff
Amazing!
OK, so I know that Tianna will agree with me on this one. But we went to see The Amazing Spider-Man yesterday and it was really, really good. I would’ve turned right back around and watched it again.
It was at the very least on par with the first and second Spider-Man movies (3 was a mess). I think it’s actually better, but that might be just me being a Spidey geek and riding the euphoria of the new film. It was most everything a Spider-Man geek would want.
Andrew Garfield did a great job making Peter Parker a more modern day geek. Nick had mentioned to me that he did a good job of displaying how some situations made Peter uncomfortable and hard to get his point across, sometimes very unsure of what to say. And while his confidence grew in a lot of situations as he became Spider-Man, there were still occasions where he portrayed Peter having a hard time. There was more emotion in dealing with the whole Uncle Ben story as well.
Emma Stone was great as Gwen Stacy. Everything I think I remembered about that character from the comics she portrayed. She was not afraid to stand up for anyone or to do her part in difficult situations. She was Peter’s peer academically. And Emma Stone did a great job of showing Gwen’s understanding of who Peter was, what he had become, and what she was getting into. Her Gwen was able to help and encourage Peter, a trait that I remember from the comics. Doesn’t make too much sense now but if you watch the show you’ll see what I mean.
Was it direct canon from the comics? Not all of it. But did those deviations detract from the movie? I don’t think so at all. And as many times as I’ve read or watched Uncle Ben dying scenes, they still seemed to be able to pull off a very emotional part of the movie superbly. They did a great job of showing Spidey’s “way” of fighting bad guys, and his often witty banter he’d take part in with them. The web-swinging scene near the end of the movie was pretty cool. Even the resolution of the movie had me going from, “You can’t end it like that!,” to, “I really like how what they did there.” Finally, every scene that has both Captain Stacy and Peter/Spidey in it was awesome.
The secret scene half-way through the credits… well, I won’t spoil it, but it does set things up nicely, if not for movie 2, then at least the 3rd one. There wasn’t a secret scene at the very end of the credits like a lot of Marvel movies. I am interested to see if they eventually stick to the comic stories pertaining to Gwen. If you don’t remember, she was eventually killed by the Green Goblin and I’d like to see if the movie studio is brave enough to allow someone to tell that story on the big screen.
Bottom line, if you get the chance, go and see this movie!
Don’t Skip This One
Do to the recent events that occurred on CA, I’ve put together a couple of links that Becky found that at the very least, each of you should browse through.
FTC What To Do If Your Personal Information Has Been Compromised
Identity Theft And Your Social Security Number
Identity theft, fraud or misuse of my Social Security card
These are all links to government websites concerning identity theft. After reading through these, if you haven’t already, please call one of the credit agencies and put a fraud alert on your credit. This makes it so that they will call you anytime any type of credit is being applied for in your name. You only need to call one, and whichever you call passes the the information on to the other two.
I called Equifax and entered some information. Then a real person got on the line to verify the information, find out the reason for the alert, give me some information, then try to sell a fraud protection package (the person I talked to wasn’t pushy or anything).
I also read that you should wait to order your credit report, somewhere around a month after you suspect you’ve been compromised. That way any unauthorized activity will show up on it.
So make the call, then order your free credit report in a few weeks.
Uncle Drew
First look: ‘TRON’ gets animated with ‘Uprising’
“In June, Disney XD rolls out — Light-Cycle style —TRON: Uprising, a new animated series that plugs fans back into the computer world first dreamed up in the 1980s.
The voice cast includes Elijah Wood, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Mandy Moore, Nate Corddry, Lance Henriksen, Paul Reubens (aka Pee-Wee Herman), Reginald VelJohnson and the dude who originated the role of Tron way back when, Bruce Boxleitner.
Uprising takes place between the original 1982 TRON movie — which featured a computer hacker Kevin Flynn (played by Jeff Bridges) getting taken to a living arcade game of high-tech gladiatorial combat — and the recent 2010 sequel TRON: Legacy that focused on his son Sam (Garrett Hedlund) fighting an evil cloned version of his dad named Clu.
The new series stars Beck (Wood), a young program who leads his family and world in revolution against the tyrannical Clu and his No. 2, General Tesler (Henriksen). Fortunately, Beck has been trained to fight by the top warrior in all of this digitized world, Tron (Boxleitner).
Fans first had a glimpse at TRON: Uprising with a special feature on the TRON: Legacy DVD and Blu-ray, and the series will use a combination of 2-D and computer-generated animation.” USA Today 4/16/12
I’ll have to get Joe to pull out the Blu-Ray and take a look at that special feature.
S. 2109: Navajo-Hopi Little Colorado River Water Rights Settlement Act of 2012
OK, so I saw this the other day and thought I’d bring it to everyone’s attention. I haven’t had a chance to read the actual bill text yet, but from the summary provided, it doesn’t look like this as much of a win for the Hopi and Navajo as it is for the government. The Senate is on vacation until 4/16, but you should let your Senator know how you feel about this bill.
https://www.popvox.com/bills/us/112/s2109
Cheers!
Melissa
Way to go Elsie!
OK, so I was killing time at the end of the work week and thought I’d check out the CV Bugle. I searched Freeman hoping to see some comments from Mom about the school board, when lo and behold the first listing was the following:
3/6/2012 1:03:00 PM
Business Files 3/7/12
BAC offers free workshops in March
The Business Assistance Center Verde Division will offer free workshops during March. The first workshop is Beginning Microsoft Publisher, presented by Elsie Freeman from CTS Yavapai College. This workshop will be held Friday, March 9 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m…
-Philip Wright
Who knew Elsie knew computers well enough to teach Microsoft!
;-p
Kingdom of the Spiders?
This article caught my eye and as I started to read it, it reminded me of Kingdom of the Spiders. I was delighted when the article actually mentions that movie. The last picture is not for the little arachnaphobe that may lurk inside some of us ladies, so brace yourself or look away! I know that picture will show up in my dreams tonight!