Florida Was The End For Romney

Let’s face it, Florida was make or break for Mitt Romney.  I knew it was over when he lost there.  I was actually surprised how many held on through Super Tuesday.

Now I’m struggling with who to support from this point forward.  Hillary Clinton, Barrack Obama and John McCain don’t necessarily match my interests.  I’m registered Independent, but I typically support the candidate that reminds me the most of Reagan.

Caught 2 Games on the Tube

Last night I ignored all my responsibilities and watched two basketball games. First, I watched my Tar Heels take on the Dukies (always a great game). The Heels held their own in the first half, but it was obvious they weren’t going to pull it off without their starting PG, so yeah, it was a bit frustrating to watch.

Later, I saw a great Jazz game. They won in OT against the Nuggets.

Was this post useless? Yes. It make me feel better about myself though. I haven’t posted in a while.

Kevin Connolly’s Unique Photography Featured on TheRollingExhibition.com

Kevin Connolly has put together some great photographs worth checking out. 20/20 did a special on him tonight and I was inspired to write a short blog post about it. Kevin was born without legs, but that didn’t stop him from traveling the world. While in New Zealand, if I remember correctly, he was kinda annoyed by a man staring down at him so he shot a quick photo of the guy. Since that first photo he’s taken 32,000+ images of people staring at his legless body atop a skateboard.

Tepanyaki Anyone?

Tepanyaki is easily one of the best restaurants in Utah County. It’s similar to Benihana’s, but it’s the best we can do here in Utah. Somehow I made it there twice this week. Just give me a reason to go back! I’m craving the filet mignon.

By the way, I’m 2-2 on catching the shrimp.

Burnt Out On Travel

As with most people, December was far too busy for me this year.  (It sure seems to me that life for the average person continues to get more hectic each generation.  I don’t want to imagine what a day will be like 20 years from now.)  Anyhoo, amidst all the craziness of the holiday season (shopping, decorating, family events, etc) I made my way to LA, Las Vegas and Atlanta.  Three separate trips before the holidays.

I actually enjoy travel, especially when an internet marketing conference is involved.  Getting out of Utah in the winter ain’t half bad either, but I’m calling it quits until next year.

Uncle Bill

My Uncle Bill passed away yesterday. He was barely over 60, but was slowed down by a rapidly progressing lung disease. He’s one of those guys that I just couldn’t imagine dying young. He served many years in the military and stayed in great shape his entire life. He also had a long and successful career at HP where he eventually retired much earlier than most.

My mom called me and asked me to fly out for a funeral in Atlanta a few days before Christmas because the doctor had told her repeatedly that he wouldn’t make it through the night. Luckily he held on and I was able to fly in and say goodbye. I spent a few days with relatives before making my way back to Utah. The airports were a nightmare, but thankfully I made it back to Utah and my family on Christmas Eve.

Picky B*stards

So this blog was just recently revamped and it’s already getting mocked. I guess none of my friends or co-workers had mothers like mine that taught manners .  Light blue is not a girly color! btw…I’m a UNC fan, so that justifies it.
Yes, the logo (or lack there of) sucks. My excuse is that my laptop recently died and I haven’t got all of my design software setup again.

Massively, Massive Biceps

So today I realized whenever I see specific people I have a tendency to react a certain way. I’m involved in a startup business and the COO is a really cool guy. He always comes up and gives a good solid pat on the back our grabs your arm. Well, it finally occurred to me that every time he grabs my arm I flex and try to impress him with my massively, massive biceps. He always says “whoa” or “wow” as if I’ve never done the same thing before. Way to keep my confidence high, Derek.

Next example. I share an office with Bryan. He’s probably sick of hearing me say “I’m dying”. That’s what I say whenever I’m burnt out at work. I bet it happens quite a bit. I may have to start waving my hands in the air while saying “I’m dying” to keep getting his attention.

MeAlex Version 2

So I started MeAlex.com in 2003 (My first website was in 1998, but you probably don’t care and I don’t care to write about it).

I was in my mid-20’s, but most visitors would have probably thought a kid put all of the mess together. Anyway there were all kinds of experiments I put on the site (mainly to fool around with php code) such as my database of people named Alex, daily commuting pictures and plenty of other worthless information. I slowly let the site die out.

Oh I almost forgot…someone posted this on a crappy forum script I put together in 2005:

I was just browsing the internet and I found your site… Why do you have it? Do your friends go to it? It doesn’t look like too many people do because there aren’t any posts on this board (Maybe it’s because you have a broken link). Anyway, this site isn’t that interesting. The only thing cool about your site is that you have the same name as me (Which ironically isn’t how I found your site). I’m 15 years old by the way and I really don’t understand why a 28 year old man would post a site like this. I have a site as well, but it’s more interesting than yours. My advice to you is to try putting things on your site that would appeal to others. Interesting things… My site isn’t that interesting, but I have a blog and my friends like reading about my life and experiences apparently. I also have pictures as you do, but my pictures have my friends in them as well… So whenever my friends want to find some pictures they can just come to my site and get them. You also seem to be fine at creating a website, who is your host? Maybe you can have a section in your site that shows people how to make websites. You’d be surprised how many people don’t know how. Just trying to give you ideas… Ways for you to get more hits. Hope it helps man. Alex.

He must have been attracted to the site because of the “Alex” database.

AlexMcArthur.com is where I publish my thoughts on my career, internet marketing. It would probably be boring to most. Anyway, I’ve decided there’s way too many things happening in my life to leave out all the good stuff. For example, this last week my parents took my family out to eat. I could tell some loud teenagers next to us were slowly getting under my dad’s skin. He finally yelled “You kids these days! Quit using foul language around my grand kids!” The high school kid asked “what foul language?”. To which my dad replied, “You said ‘that sucks’ in front of these little kids”. I said “thanks for watching out for the kids, but dad, I say that all the time.” Good times.

So it’s funny that I’ve been online much longer than most and never really got around to normal blogging. Let’s hope it lasts.

You’re not getting a Christmas card from me this year

So yeah, Christmas cards are a pain. I actually enjoy getting them, but printing them out, stuffing envelopes and scrounging up enough stamps just isn’t my thing. So this year we put together a blog post on our family website with some up-to-date info, pictures and our ElfYourself video. It’s way more interactive and people can’t throw it away the day after Christmas!