{"id":527,"date":"2006-08-06T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2006-08-06T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jshox.com\/jay\/?p=527"},"modified":"2006-08-06T06:30:00","modified_gmt":"2006-08-06T06:30:00","slug":"527","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jshox.com\/jay\/2006\/08\/06\/527\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey<\/p>\n

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So I’m still alive… just busy.<\/p>\n

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This morning I left Mesa at 6:30ish and left the keys with Brandy so Lori wouldn’t worry her little face off about getting the keys back.<\/p>\n

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Then I drove to Flagstaff, topped off my gas again… and continued on my way.<\/p>\n

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It wasn’t the most entertaining thing to look at….<\/p>\n

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Today<\/p>\n

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Hours Spent Driving: 12 to 14 hours, of those… 2 hours spent in the same place trying to find my way.<\/p>\n

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The whole day I’ve been looking at my phone thinking it was wrong.  As soon as I entered into Utah the time changed 1 hour…. so that threw everything off.<\/p>\n

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Times at the Gas Station: Mesa, Flag, Some Small city, and SLC – 4 times.<\/p>\n

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Pictures taken: About 25<\/p>\n

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Miles traveled : 700+<\/p>\n

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Lowest constant MPH: 25<\/p>\n

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Highest constant MPH: 100<\/p>\n

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Number of times the phone died: Once<\/p>\n

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Number of times there was no service: 5 or 6 (really unexpected, but it was in the Indian Reservations)<\/p>\n

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Many people asked for directions before a way was found: 20+<\/p>\n

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Phone Calls Made\/Received: 30+<\/p>\n

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Text Messages Made\/Received: 30+<\/p>\n

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Heard thunder: Once<\/p>\n

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Got rain when it wasn’t expected: Tonight.<\/p>\n

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Ah yes, the official Utah welcoming sign, another state I’ve now visited.<\/p>\n

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The Delta Center – Yes, I had to take a picture of it.  I like seeing all the NBA arena’s for each market.  (Utah Jazz, the NBA)\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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And this.. is the famous site of the 2002 Olympics.  It was much smaller than I thought it would be.<\/p>\n

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So I got lost going back to my hotel room.  Didn’t get lost the whole day, but leave my hotel room to go take these pics (shown) and I get lost.  Not just a little, but like 2 or 3 hours worth.  It was driving me crazy.  It reeeeaaallly was.<\/p>\n

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This is the last picture that I’ll put up.  You can start to see the storms move in, and sure enough it rained.<\/p>\n

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Salt Lake City is a really nice city… it wasn’t anything like I had expected.  It’s very green, and lots of people outside a lot of the time.  The whole city kinda comes off of a few surrounding mountains.  I like it here, it is nice.<\/p>\n

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I’m tired, I have Burger King I bought at 6pm, and now its 11:50, technically almost 1am Utah time.. and I still need to go eat it.  So, that’s your update…. deal with it.<\/p>\n

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“I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall.  I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me.  Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.” Lamentations 3:19-22<\/p>\n

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Goodnight!<\/p>\n

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Pray Hard<\/p>\n

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Ciao!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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