My Racing Days

In 1997 and 1998, I raced mountain bikes all over the state and it was so fun. The first race I did was at the Five Mile Pass Showdown of the Cannondale Cup Race Series. There were 400 and something people there. I did the beginner class at the ages 16-18 and I got first. It was great. I was 5 minutes ahead of the second guy. The next race, I jumped into the sport class and got 2nd. The next year I decided to do expert 19-24 because I turned 19 during that time. I was about 10th place everytime and the best I did was 6th. It was a lot harder class and I did about 9 races all over the state that year. I even did the Norba National in Deer Valley and got 44th place which was right in the middle, there were 80 racers racing in that group. I tell, it was the funnest time of my life. It was hard and especially fun.





These two pictures were in my first year of my bike racing, it was in Brianhead. Brianhead was my favorite because it was like the Ephraim mountains. The Scout Loop trail we raced on there was extremely fun, it had lot's of singletrack and twisty turns. I kicked my ass on that one and finished third in the sport class.

This is my racing buddy behind me, he was behind me all year including the Deer Valley National race. I had a good time staying in front of him the whole year. His name was Kelly Ryan.

Barlow's Roof

On Saturday, March 31st, 2007, a new roof was put on mom and dad's roof. It was done in 4 hours and everything went perfect, enough shingles(only a half of a batch left), enough air hoses, enough nailguns, enough nails, perfect 65 degree weather, and enough people. There were 6 people and 2 kids working on the roof. Two people on each nailgun, one lays out the shingle and one nail it. It looks like a professional job. So thank you anybody who worked on the roof. The roof looks really good, it wouldn't look any better. Joe helped a lot and we want to thank him for coming and helping us and also want thank everybody for helping cleaning the old shingles off the ground after we finished the roof. That was really hard work. So, another 30 years.

Fore's Tree

That tree is going to fall on the Fore's house someday.

I am really worried about that tree. In the past few years, I have been seeing that tree been really blown and it looks like it is going to fall over on the Fore's house by the winds from the south. I wouldn't want to be in the south side of the house now. Once it falls over, it is really going to smash the roof of the house and probably the whole left side. I hope they have tree fall on house insurance. It would be a neighbory distaster when it happens. I know it is going to happen because when that tree gets older and can't stand up anymore the winds from the south will blow over the tree right on the Fore's house.

My little car accident....

This is what the car looks like after Tony and I fixed it.


I got in a car wreck in Tooele, Utah a few weeks ago and I ran in the back of a Dodge Durango and only hitting the hitch of the Durango. The hitch went through my bumper, grill and barely bent the radiator a little bit but totaled the hood. I was not paying attention and I was in the going home traffic in Tooele, so I was looking at a sign going about 15 mph and then ran into the Durango while they were going 5 mph. Nobody was hurt and it was not a serious accident and dad got a minor shoulder injury. No big deal. So Tony picked it up in Tooele with his truck and trailor a week later and took it to his house. Then Tony and I fixed it and the total for fixing the car was $50. All I bought was a radiator support and grill and we fixed it in no time. Tony welded the radiator support on, we screwed the grill on, and bent the hood back where it was. It only took us 3 hours to do all that. So we had time to go the Shelley, Idaho later in the day to go get Tony's new sweet motor dirt bike. The car looks good as new and drives like normal again. I am satisfied with the car and it could of been worst. I am glad it wasn't any worst.

The Best Movie Ever Made!

Tony and I watched the movie "300" today in the Cricket Imax Theatre in Salt Lake City and I thought it was the best movie ever made in history. The picture was good, the story was good, the effects were good, and the sound was good. With the Imax eperience, it was way good. It is what Tony and I thought what the Book of Mormon wars were like. A lot of killing and a lot of heads being chopped off. It was too real that it made you feel like you in the war. Tony and I were walking out of the theater with big smiles on our faces and said that it was way better than Gladiator and Braveheart. So whoever hasn't seen this movie, should definitely see it in the theater, in the Imax theater if you can or you missed a special opportunity in your life. It wouldn't be good if you wait until it is on video. Tony really liked the part where the king said, "This is Spartan!" Then kicked the other guy in the hole. My favorite part is where the king cut a big ugly guy's head off. It looked too real. All I can say it was a really good movie experience and it was my favorite movie of all time that I even had to put in my profile. Tony and I walked in to get the tickets and they asked where we wanted to sit and we said we didn't care then they gave us the two best seats in the whole Imax theater. The two seats were the only two leather recliners with side tables on the side and no seats on either side right smack in the middle of the theater. It was perfect. The best movie experience in my whole life.

Shingles off the house.....

I just barely finished scooping all the old shingles off the house and it took me four days to do it. Tomorrow I should be finishing the felt on the front part of the roof. So Michael, Tony, Laura, and Shelly, since you didn't have to take all the old shingles off, you better not complain when you are down here putting the new shingles on the roof. So the big day is March 31st and I reserved three nailguns for that day and I just ordered the new shingles and they should be here on Wednesday the 28th of March. So everybody each of you bring a tape measure and an utility knife and we'll start putting them on.

Yeah, don't fart, it is so dry....

I just got this picture from Tony from my emails. It is so funny that I even have to put it in my blog. They should put that sign up here in Manti La Sal National Forest. I really admire the person who made the sign.