Diary of a Jazz Fan

It's time to discuss things other than delegates and exit polls. We've spent too much time discussing the differences between Red and Blue and now it's time to talk about White. In Utah the one thing that brings everyone together in the midst of conflict is the Jazz.

Utah is on a 10 game winning streak right now and they look good. December was such a disappointment, with a double digit road losing streak and being on the outside looking in for the playoffs. That's long behind the Jazz. With an 11- 2 January the Jazz are in 1st place in the Northwest Division and in 4th place in the conference.

There are a lot of factors involved in the turnaround: Derron Williams is taking over at the end of games, the team's finally realized you have to play on both ends of the court, Kyle Korver is on the court launching 3's, and the Jazz have won 5 straight road games. Of course, it doesn't hurt that the schedule included 12 games at home last month, where the Jazz only have 3 losses. Still, you have to win the games on your schedule and Utah has done that.

It's a good time to be a Jazz fan and a better time to watch a monster jam by Derron Williams. You gotta love it baby!

Enough politics-here's a post about our kids.

Enough of the political posts. I guess I better bring our blog back to the important stuff-our kids.

Some updates on the kids. Alex is 18 months old and is talking like crazy. Too bad we can't understand a word he says. So far, Alex says mama, dada, Dede (we think) and go. Everything is "go" with some mumble jumble before it. The balls are "go", the cars are "go", most animals are "go". He does use it correctly when we are ready to go, or "where did it go", etc. It's his favorite word. Hopefully he will learn a few more favorite words soon.

Alex is very efficient in tearing apart every last thing in our house. In the past month, he has ruined our phone, our wireless mouse, our dvd player, many books, and several dvd's. You think we would learn to put things where he can't get them. The problem is that the kid is a monkey and can climb anything. We are learning though. We bought a new dvd player and it is still in the box on our table. I figure this is the safest place for it. Despite all the destruction, the kid is so dang cute, you can't help but love him.


Kennedy is growing up so quickly. She loves her dance class and also thinks she is going to school. She tells me things that she is doing at school and that she is going to be late for school, etc. I guess she is getting ready for September when she will actually start preschool.

Kennedy loves playing with girlie stuff such as dolls, dress up clothes, lip gloss, etc. I guess I will be okay with this. It's just that when I was her age, I was playing with dump trucks and worms.

Kennedy is my little buddy. We have lots of fun together, whether it's playing Little Pet Shop, dolls (my personal favorite) or Guitar Hero, she's my good little girl.



On a different note, we finally got out of the house today for some fun and spent the afternoon at Jungle Jim's with some of Kennedy's neighborhood friends. The kids had a blast and it was nice for me to talk to some big people.


Alex loved the jeep safari, while Kennedy seemed to have more fun on all the games that cost extra money. She's learning young. It was a fun day and nice to get out of the house for something besides work or grocery shopping. Is anyone else out there ready for warm weather?

Utahns for Obama

I know the road to the White House is long, but it was fun to see the results pouring in last night on Super Tuesday. Even though the Democrats split most of the delegates, Barack Obama was able to gain the win here in Utah! It was great to see so many people standing in line at the polling locations, and even better to see some pick fail to pick up the Republican registration cards (don't get me started). The results started slow with Hillary having an early lead in the Beehive State, but Barack got momentum and cruised to 57% of the vote.

BTW - Thanks to everyone who shared their opinions on my sign of support post. Last time I checked there were 15 comments. Who said people don't like to mix friendship and politics....

Rally Time

After all the comments surrounding my last post, I'm a little unsure whether I should continue to bring up my support of Barack Obama. Still, this is my blog and my forum to share my ideas with the world. Earlier today Jason and I attended the Obama rally at the Salt Palace. It was amazing to see the diversity of people who support the senator. Utah may be a Republican stronghold, but for a few minutes it was Obama country.

Michele Obama was the keynote speaker and she was poignant in her words. This campaign isn't about delegates or margins, it's about CHANGE. She mentioned how each of us can make a difference in the future of our country. Not just during this election, but beyond. I was impressed with her honesty, her sense of humor, and her ability to reach out to others. It was a great meeting.

A couple of nights ago I came across Yes, We Can - a music video, which uses Obama's New Hampshire speech as it's text. If you feel uninspired by politics or the rhetoric you've seen during this campaign I hope this video will give you some insight into my support of the candidate of change.

Sign of Support

I stopped by the Barack Obama office earlier this week to make a bold declaration of support for the senator. I've always shied away from outwardly public notions of political affiliation. Usually, I've leaned towards talking with people about my ideas, rather than putting up signs or stickers. With this campaign, I feel a sense of urgency to declare my support of Senator Obama. The primary is going to be close and anything that can be done to garner support for a good candidate is worth trying. I guess that's why you'll find a sign of our preference as you drive by our house. I can only imagine what the neighbors are saying about this one...

This leads to the question of Why? Why am I voting for Barack Obama? You've read my thoughts about different aspects of his life and ideas for our country. I truly believe that Senator Obama's campaign is not politics as usual. This is not a man who wants to pit Democrats against Republicans and try to gain favor through partisan politics. I think our country has gone though a difficult time in the past 10 years and I don't believe that politics as usual is going to solve our problems. I want to believe that we can make a difference, that the individual matters, that our country can lead through ideas and not through force. I believe in Obama's slogan of HOPE. Without hope our nation wouldn't have become a great world leader, a beacon to all nations.



With the Primary coming up on Tuesday I would really urge people to give Senator Obama a chance. Sure, he won't win Utah in a general election - no Democrat will, but I think we need to have two best candidates in the general election. One of those candidates is Barack Obama.

PS- Another great commentary on the Obama campaign is from my friend Bryan. Check it out.

BTW - Have you received (or forwarded...) the Barack Obama is a Muslim email? Check this out.