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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

That's a clown question bro.

Bryce Harper  or
Bryce Aron Max Harper Facts:

From Nevada
LDS or Mormon
Graduated from High School his Sophomore year to go to college
Drafted to MLB at age 17
First overall pick of 2010 MLB draft
Rookie in 2012
Phenom in Majors in 2012
Quoted by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.  Also from Nevada and LDS.
Referenced in a Jay Leno monologue

From my Facebook posts:

From June 20, 2012.
MLB Rookie Bryce Harper. Mormon from Nevada. #1 draft pick in 2010. Asked if he would celebrate with a beer in Canada after hitting a monster home run in Washington Nationals win in Toronto. "That's a clown question bro." He's only 19 years old. Harry Reid also Mormon and from Nevada gave the same answer when asked a question about the Dream Act. Harry is a baseball fan, a fan of Nevada and a Bruce Harper fan. This is hilarious.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baF3qWDwo2Q&feature=youtube_gdata_player 

From June 25, 2012.
May 6, 2012 Cole Hamels pitching for Philadelphia hit 19 year-old rookie Bryce Harper in the back on purpose with a pitch. Cole said he did it on purpose and was welcoming the rookie to the Major Leagues. Bryce went to first on the HBP. He took second and third on a single. He stole home on a pickoff attempt at first base. This was only Bryce's eighth Major League game. His first stolen base. He's tagged as a "Phenom" and is well deserving of the tag. Bryce is from Nevada and is LDS.

Cole was suspended for 5 games. 

For more information follow the following links. 

Bryce Harper steals home after being hit by pitch of Cole Hamels.  

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/dailypitch/post/2012/05/bryce-harper-steals-home-for-washington-nationals/1#.T-jFudUumSo

Bryce got even without being "in your face". 
http://www.masnsports.com/nationals_pastime/2012/05/bryce-harper-steals-home.html

Bryce on Wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryce_Harper

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baF3qWDwo2Q&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Monday, June 18, 2012

Camping Father's Day weekend.

June 15-16, 2012, I went camping with Becky, Cody, Tim and the kids.  Eleven people in all.  We went up to the north fork of the Duchesne River above Defa's Dude Ranch and above the turnoff for the Grandview Trailhead and Grandaddy Lakes.  We went for camping, fishing, gold panning and just socializing, enjoying family and getting outdoors.  This is also one of Tim's and probably Cody's old haunts.  It was great to go up there with someone who has the background at north fork that they do.

This is also the canyon where I took Newell Carter to his family reunion, twice.  Once just last year in August of 2011 and before that in 2006 and also in August.  This is also the canyon that has Stone Face in it.  Or Sternface, as Newell called it.  Some believe it is modified by man, as I do, and yet others think it is totally natural and ridiculous to consider that it was even remotely done or modified by man.  This is also in the middle of Lightning Ridge, Rhoades Canyon, Hades Canyon, Iron Mine Canyon, Soapstone, Farm Creek, Rock Creek and Blindstream.  Treasure stories abound about this area including tales of the Lost Rhoades Gold Mine. 

It was fun but getting ready, camping and coming back got me bushed.