The Days and Nights of Robierto

OK Friends, you know I am a sucker for some good “ potty humor ”. Call it a weakness, but my brain just automatically goes there. And the last place that you would expect for my brain to find “potty humor” is at church. But friends I did. So I was sitting in Elder’s Quorum trying to be spiritual and find greater meaning in my life when the teacher asked “ What can we do to find greater meaning in our lives .” And as I sat pondering the question, the brother in front of me raised his hand and said this, “ Ya know brothers it’s the things that we do, do everyday that makes a difference. ” Where upon I thought, “ Uh huh, uh huh…what was that ?” And then he said some other things and then repeated the phrase, “ Ya know brothers it’s the things that we do, do everyday that makes a difference. ” And my neighbor and I slowly turned to look at each other to confirm if we were hearing correctly, and his giggles confirmed our good brother said “ Doo doo ” in church. And not...

So my friend Stacey came over the other night and announced she wanted to try out for Miss. Daybreak 2011. Where upon I said, "Stacey I have the best idea for your talent. I am thinking StarWars, trumpet solos, and dance." It was a beautiful marriage of creativity and innovation. Luckily someone filmed this little gem for your viewing pleasure.  

Friends, I don’t know how to put this gently, but… I HATE SALES PEOPLE. I just don’t like all that pressure when I am spending money. I like to take my time and think everything through. And sometimes I find that after a sales person gives their little schpill, I buy what they are pushing, just because I don’t want to hurt their feelings, as is evidenced by my $600.00 road bike that I have ridden five times. Sure there are some coping techniques to get around talking to sales people such as, pretending you are on an all important cell phone call, speed walking through the store so the sales people can’t catch you, or you could just pretend you are deaf. All of which have to proven to work very well for me in the past. Now I have been putting off buying a new mattress for about a year. But last week, laying in bed and realizing that my legs were sticking straight up in the air due to the dilapidation of my mattress, I figured it was time to start looking. So I went...