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Life has gotten a bit crazy, and will continue for a few weeks, so I may not have the most amazing posts of all time in the next few Sundays, but I resolve to at least write SOMETHING to say hello. So keep visiting!

1. For those of you who may be trying to teach the New Testament to your kids this year in FHE, here's a topic guide that we used over the course of 7 weeks last year that worked nicely:

week 1: Jesus' baptism, 40 day fast, calling Apostles
week 2: Sermon on Mount
week 3: Miracles (spotlighted 3 or 4)
week 4: Parables (spotlighted 3 or 4)
week 5: Raising from the dead (2 stories)
week 6 : Last Supper and Sacrament
week 7: Crucifixion and Resurrection

2. In reference to my posting last week about shows I want on DVD, it turns out my friend Mark in Salt Lake City works at a company that will be putting Hawaii Five-O onto DVD this spring. Get your credit card out and BOOK IT DANO.

3. How long must the flags be at half staff for President Ford's funeral? Doesn't it seem like that was forever ago?

4. Why does New Jersey (and Oregon) require you to utilize full-service gas stations? It's the law...you can't pump your own gas in those states. I was out in NJ this Friday and had to refuel a rental car, but decided to forget it as it's so much slower to have to use an attendent. I can refuel in 38 seconds...so what benefit is there for me to wait for slow-poke attendent to do it for me? Stupid! Like it's unsafe to pump your own gas. 48 states can't be wrong!

5. Many of you have heard me say it before, but my definition of an optimist is a parent of young children who still sets his alarm clock at night. This week has proven that, with a couple of 3 a.m. and 4:15 a.m. child awakenings.

See you next Sunday.

Mark