H2O: Dangerous Chemical!

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A student at Eagle Rock Junior High won first prize at the Greater Idaho Falls Science Fair, April 26. He was attempting to show how conditioned we have become to alarmists practicing junk science and spreading fear of everything in our environment. In his project he urged people to sign a petition demanding strict control or total elimination of the chemical "dihydrogen monoxide."

And for plenty of good reasons, since:

1. it can cause excessive sweating and vomiting
2. it is a major component in acid rain
3. it can cause severe burns in its gaseous state
4. accidental inhalation can kill you
5. it contributes to erosion
6. it decreases effectiveness of automobile brakes
7. it has been found in tumors of terminal cancer patients

He asked 50 people if they supported a ban of the chemical.

• Forty-three (43) said yes,
• six (6) were undecided,
• and only one (1) knew that the chemical was water.

The title of his prize winning project was, "How Gullible Are We?"

He feels the conclusion is obvious.

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Apples to Apples

Have you ever played Apples to Apples? It's one of my favorite games. I played last night at my best friend's birthday party. I feel like you can learn a lot about people when you play this game.

• I learned that my best friend knows my sense of humor well.
• I learned that someone (who I haven't seen in several years) is very analytical.
• I learned that someone has a very off sense of humor. Very off.
• I learned that someone pays close attention to his surroundings and takes advantage of it.
• I learned that a friend is a liberal.
• I learned that someone can surprise you unexpectedly... and it's really, really funny when he does.
• I learned that I tend to act how others find funny.

SO- if you want to get to know your friends just a bit better, this is a fantastic way to do it.

....and he's back

So I'm back from the dead. A summation of this past

semester:

• A new girlfriend:

• New Brazilian Friends:

• good grades in all of my classes...

... a Rockin Roommate :D

• A Car to Call my own...

• a great Bromance named Parker....

• the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sing with the world-renowned

Mormon Tabernacle Choir

a birthday :

• a second visit to Seattle since my full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

• . . . not to mention my favorite companion from said mission getting married, resulting in my first trip to California.

• and falling in love with JetBlue along the way....

• Also worth mentioning is more time spent with my sister and her friends...

• as well as a change in style

So yeah.... things in the life of Dennis are a bit different these days. But I'll take it, and I'll like it.

Quote of the week

"I just love babies. I want some."



-My sister, today, as we were talking about a mutual friend's nephews.

Way too tired...

I got in way too late last night... but it was fun. We were up doing homework, laundry, etc. at my friends' apartment. It was pretty much what college life is all about :)

Now, to get through the day and stay awake...

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Weekly Quote on Communication

“To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.”

Anthony Robbins

"Consider that two wrongs never make a right, but that three lefts do."
- Deteriorata, National Lampoon