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This is a test of the emergency blogcast system. If this were a real emergency important details would follow this message.

Actually this is a test to see if anybody still looks at this thing. I would imagine people do what I do which is look at it, see that no one has posted anything interesting, and move on. I suppose it will get a lot more exciting once everyone moves to the four corners of the country.

Bates Book Club III

OK for the new selection, here are some things to consider. Here is a link to the Modern Library best books of the twentieth century. Here is a link to all of the Pulitzer Prize winners of past years. Here is a link to all the Booker prize winners of past years.

Look those over and post suggestions of what you want to read. I have not read most of the ones on any of those lists, and am pretty open to read any of those.

Bates Book Club II

OK kids, the time for hesitation has passed. The official first selection of the Bates Book Club is Rabbit Run by John Updike. Get it from your local library (or buy it if you are rich like Catherine) and we will read and discuss. Do you want to meet together to discuss, do you want to discuss via e-mail or blog (that would involve people actually posting on this blog I guess I should talk huh?) anyhow give me your input and start reading!!!!

Bates Book Club

OK kids here is the deal, the rabbit books is a series of five novels by John Updike. He won the Pulitzer prize for numbers three and four in the series Rabbit is Rich and Rabbit at Rest. I am wondering if we start reading Rabbit is Rich are we going to be able to understand it since it is the third book in the series? Here are our options as I see them.

1. We read Rabbit is Rich and just deal with jumping in in the middle of the story.

2. We start at the beginning with Rabbit Run

3. We read something else entirely

My only comment on option three is I would like to read something I have not read before and we need to pick a book everyone can agree on.

Let me know what you think.

BLog Revival please

Dear Siblings,

can we revive the blog? i think it is necessary, especially since we will be busting apart here in a little bit. So in short the blog is integral to our familial health.

ok maybe not but regardless START POSTING!

manly stuff

I am pretty sure i went bowling AND ate steak last week.

how about them apples?

dearest family of mine

where have you been? guess what? I only have 7 days of class left bwhahahhahahahha! how about them apples.

i can't wait to come and play with you guys it will be great fun!

i love you all!

this is what dia and i were talking about at dinner hope you enjoy it and i love you all

Funeral Home

We have our own funeral home just FYI

RICK POPE 2007!

I don't know if any of you remember our attempt to elect Rick for pope last year, but it did not work. So this year we are giving it another shot. His party headquarters feel there is a good shot and I have to agree. First the U of U, THEN THE VATICAN!

stupid blogger won't let me see it help me AAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH

Communist mask o' fun

Cornell

I got an e-mail today and I have been admitted to Cornell law school. We are still waiting to hear back from six other schools, but we have some really good options right now.

I am excited.

For the record

For the record all that new google garbage I had to go through to get onto this thing was lame. In other news for those not updated on my life. I have been accepted to the University of Utah, Utah State, and I have a letter from the Y but I am to scared to open it. I fear rejection. I recieved a scholarship from Utah State which was cool. It was not for a lot but still it was nice. But none of this can compare to the fact that I am Bengal of the month. Yes my life has finally reached its climax in the form of a small plaque and parking space.

Skiing

Karen and I went skiing last weekend. It was a hoot, but I fell down a lot and I think I screwed up my knee in the process. I am going to go see the doctor about it, so we shall see if skiing was a good idea or not. Anyhow here are some pictures.

sibling BLOG

well siblings i must say that i miss you quite a bit right now, i have these occasional overwhelming bouts of home sickness where everyone in idaho makes me want to ralph and the thought of a month and a half more of this place is just too much so i am very glad that mom and dad and diana will be here in five hopefully short days it will be good to see them all and i will miss the rest of you. hope everyone is having a good day and i love you all

Mom the activist

Wow, next thing you know she is going to be running for Mayor. Watch out Tom Dolan, there is a new force to be reckoned with.

So i was listening to Weird Al today

and all i could think about was orange carpets and couches accented by blue wallpaper
and andrew bouncing up and down

curse new blogger
this is catherine i have another blog i think you all already knew about it? anyway mreh there it is

George Washington

1. The Father of our country.

2. Born on president's day

3. The dollar bill guy

Wait remember Disney Land? The hall of presidents?

Great what did he say?

"Welcome to the hall of presidents"

Had wooden teeth chased Moby Dick

That's Captain Ahab dude.