2009-08-23 Child Years

It turns out that I have survived over 300 child years - something that I never would have imagined possible without the loving support of Paula for the past nearly 40 years.

2009-08-17 Albion Basin

We hiked up to Catherine Pass to see the wild flowers. Very beautiful!

2009-08-11 The Claim: Some Dogs Look Like Their Owners

The Claim: Some Dogs Look Like Their Owners
By ANAHAD O’CONNOR of the NY Times

THE FACTS

Best friends they may be, but are man and dog so entwined that they tend to take after one another in appearance?

It is one of those eternal, quirky questions, at least for dog owners. But only recently have scientists taken a close look in actual studies.

In 2004, researchers in San Diego found that subjects in a study were able to correctly match pictures of dog owners with their pets more often than not, but only when the dogs were purebreds. Simple traits like hair and size played a smaller role than things like facial expressions.

The same year, a psychologist at the University of South Carolina challenged the findings in a separate study, pointing out flaws in the study designs. When the San Diego researchers countered with a reanalysis that confirmed their initial findings, the debate seemed to be at a standstill.

Earlier this year, a scientist in England joined the fray with a study in which 70 subjects were asked to match pictures of 41 dog owners to one of several breeds. They were able to match successfully more than half the time, far better than chance.

Similar to the San Diego study, the subjects later said they matched mostly by looking for personality traits that they believed the dogs and their owners shared. Scientists suspect that some people look for certain traits or predispositions when choosing a dog that reflect their own personalities.

THE BOTTOM LINE

Some studies argue that dogs can resemble their owners, but the research is debatable.

2009-08-07 Camille Kimber gets married

Camille is the daughter of my cousin, Karen Franke Kimber. Her husband wants to be an FBI agent like his father.

Ray is doing better after his many joint replacements and eye surgery.

LaRue is doing great following her hip replacement surgery.
Oh, the surgery we have to look forward to as we age.

2009-08-07 Daryl Broadbent's father passes away

We attended the funeral of Daryl Broadbent's father. From the obituary: 'He served valiantly in WWII as part of America's Greatest Generation. Neal is survived by six children, Nancy (Lynn, deceased) Hickcox, Collette (David) Wride, Brent (Robin) Mann, Michelle (Rod) Fawson, Coralee (Brent) Wallace, Daryl (Tom) Broadbent, 28 grandchildren, and 36 great-grandchildren.'

It was an eventful week - our ward trek/ two weddings (Camille Kimber and Lindsay Quinn/ one funeral (Daryl's father)/ two neighbors with joint replacement surgery (Rulon Rasmussen - our temple sealer, and June Harris - wife of our 'candy man'), and Bill's ordination to the office of High Priest.

2009-08-07 Bill is ordained a High Priest

Bill asked me to ordain him a high priest, my first ordination to this office in the priesthood.

2009-08-05 Handcart trek

We walked 15+ miles in one day with a handcart full of our stuff. We had some strong YM and YW who did most of the heavy lifting. It was wonderful to be at the actual site of the Willie company rescue that is so often spoken of by our church leaders.