Picture of the Week

Well you know it's a slow picture taking week when I've decided to feature my lunch for Picture of the Week. This is what happens when I search for pictures to use while I'm really hungry.

I present to you the home cooked version of Taco Bell's Grilled Stuft Burrito.



In an effort to steer away from your run of the mill home cooked tacos, the home version of the Grilled Stuft Burrito was born. In our house Becka is given complete credit for this slightly modified and delicious burrito. The ingredients are simple:

Ground Beef
Cheese (a lot of cheese)
Sour Cream
Salsa

Put all the ingredients inside a large tortilla and then brown the tortilla on a butter topped griddle. After it's done, add a drop or two of your hottest hot sauce for every bite and you're in burrito bliss.

These burritos that are pictured are the first ones I made myself. Becka's burritos actually look and taste much better. Why then did I take a picture? I take pictures of random things all the time. There's no logic to it. Who would have thought this picture would come in handy for picture of the week? Not me, but it sure tastes good.

First foul ball...or not

There's a good chance you've seen this video, but check it out anyway.



This is the best video of it I could find. The good ones were already yanked off of YouTube.

Zebra Spider

I have more spider pictures! This is a household jumping spider, or more specifically the Zebra Spider. You've probably seen these little guys hanging around your house too. Don't worry though, they are harmless to us. They are cool to watch because they are stealthy fast. They have some interesting hunting behaviors. Here's an excerpt on zebra spiders from Wikipedia.

"Like other jumping spiders, these spiders use their large front eyes to locate and stalk their prey. They move slowly towards their prey until they are close enough to pounce on top of their victim, and their hunting behaviour has been described as cat-like. Using their acute eyesight, they are able to accurately judge the distances they need to jump. Before jumping, they glue a silk thread to the surface that they are jumping from so that if they miss the target, they can climb up the thread and try again. They ignore unappetising insects such as ants."

It's true these little spiders have two giant eyes. Normally I don't go around looking for spiders to photograph. So there must be a reason. I found one of these spiders hanging out on my wall chomping on a fly! Flies irritate more than Nancy Pelosi, so you can imagine how excited I was when I seen this spider feast on one of my fly enemies. Okay, I'll get to the pictures already.


I say it all the time, but I encourage you to click on the pictures to enlarge. It's actually worth it this time...that is if you're intrigued by hairy little arachnids with giant eyeballs.


I'm sure you can tell I really like doing these zoom pictures. But these spiders are so small it's hard to get a good look at them otherwise. Look at those eyes!

Picture(s) of the Week

My picture of the week feature is back in a big way. Yesterday, Eric and I were fortunate enough to attend the Boise State game. Thank you guy from craigslist for selling your tickets crazy cheap! I took almost 200 pictures and videos while at the game. There's no way I'm narrowing down to one picture for this post. Today I have several and I was still picky.

We were lucky enough to get end zone seats, meaning we were very very close to the field. There's a certain responsibility that comes with sitting in the end zone bleachers. You guessed it. You have to make as much noise as insanely and humanly possible when the other team has the ball, especially when they are close to you. I tried explaining this concept to Eric before the game. I told him how when we're at home I'm always asking him and his brothers to be quiet. He agreed. I then told him this is his chance to be absolutely as loud as possible. Our goal was to have sore throats by the time we were done. I can proudly tell you as I type this more than 24 hours after the game has ended my throat is still soar and my voice is a bit raspy still. (Click Picture to Enlarge!)


We had the help of a horn to make extra noise during the game. Eric is practicing his horn blowing skills while waiting to get into Bronco Stadium.


As I mentioned we were able to score some good seats. I'm not even zooming in on this picture! Unfortunately, if you've noticed, the Broncos are getting ready to punt. Rats!



Kellen Moore and company get ready to rumble down in our direction to score a touchdown.



If I would have been forced to use one picture for this post, this one would be it. It's clearly my favorite. Boise State's defense was dominant once again forcing Miami (Ohio) to punt several times. In the background you can see Miami's long snapper and punter ready to kick the ball in our direction. Kyle Wilson (in the foreground), one of the nation's most dangerous punt returners waits for the ball. Although Kyle Wilson was contained returning punts in this game, he also has the reputation as one of the best cornerbacks in the country, often shutting down his side of the field for the opposing offense.



Boise State usually comes up with harebrained color scheme ideas for fans at Bronco Stadium. Last week some sections of the crowd wore blue, other sections orange, and other sections white. When done correctly it looks cool for the television audience but it can get complicated for every fan to remember instructions on what color to wear on game day. Yesterdays color scheme was simple. It was a "white-out." Actually it looked pretty cool as you can see here.



They say Kellen Moore has "ice in his veins." Here's proof that's true. As the pocket around Moore collapses, he stays cool while he winds up and delivers a pass under pressure.



By the fourth quarter the Broncos had mostly taken care of business. Mike Coughlin comes in as the backup signal caller to get some needed reps. If you enlarge the picture you can see Coughlin looking up at the play clock making sure he gets the snap in time.



Towards the end of the game we were able to sneak up to the wall to watch the rest of the game. You can almost see the game through Eric's eyes right here.



Our ears may have been ringing but after the Broncos dismantled the RedHawks 48-0, Eric and I were all smiles!

Cool Dudes

Happy Faces

Mean Faces

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