What are we doing?

Remember in Disney’s Emperor’s New Groove when Kuzco and Pacha are tied to log in the middle of river after a series of harrowing danger where they have barely come out alive and then they have the following exchange?

Pacha: Uh-oh.
Kuzco: Don't tell me. We're about to go over a huge waterfall.
Pacha: Yep.
Kuzco: Sharp rocks at the bottom?
Pacha: Most likely.
Kuzco: Bring it on.

I swear Lisa and I had the very same exchange in a glance tonight as we both realized life as we know it is suddenly heading for hectic, so I’m going to be quick to the point in this entry so keep up! :)

-School started this week- I’m taking two classes; Qualitative Research Methodology and Faculty Affairs (exciting huh!), Lisa is taking Statistics
-We both are going to start teaching the Adoptive Parents class again beginning in October so we are frantically preparing
-Austin loved going to the dentist and loves showing off his brushed teeth, we have a second doctor’s visit with him tomorrow to check out his adenoids (he snores like crazy)
- Austin is starting "joy school/pre-school" and both kids are starting Kindermusic again
-The kids have had colds this last week, Allie loves to make animal sounds and especially likes to growl lately
-Our garden is finally starting to come on and we are excited about the corn
-My five finger shoes came in the mail yesterday and I love them! (I’ll blog about them in the future)
-We had the Jackman/Milne’s over two weeks ago and we miss them big time already
-Work is really stating to get crazy will more focused responsibilities with recruitment, and then the travel season is upon us
-We’re still team teaching the 7-8 yr old's in Church and have a full class

Of course, we wouldn’t have it any other way than completely busy and hectic. We can’t believe even though life has been so challenging lately how good God is… Luckily the Olympics are over so we can get to bed to have the energy for all of this.

Big waterfall, sharp rocks? Bring it on.

P.S. Yes, I am bummed Bigfoot still is yet to be found!

To All the Cryptozoologists

This post goes out to all the cryptozoologists lurking on the blog...



I'm sure you are as excited as I am about tomorrow's press conference where a body of a Bigfoot will be revealed. What an amazing week this has been; first the chupacabra caught on the dashcam of a police officer in Texas, then there was the the mystery of the montauk monster, and now the press conference on Sasquatch!

Of course while this is all in fun it does hit somewhat close to home; many on you know that Jeff Meldrum here at Idaho State University is a national expert on Bigfoot research. In our local paper here in Pocatello Meldrum explains his skepticism of tomorrows "news"; but as I go to bed tonight I can't help but wonder... what if? What if tomorrow we wake up and Bigfoot is real?! dun, dun, dun!

Teichert for President in 2048?

Let’s fess up- haven’t we all done a Google search on our own name? Maybe, I’m totally egocentric, a bit paranoid, or somewhere in between but last week I did a search for “Scott Teichert” and found a plethora of references.

I’m fascinated how we think the cyber world seemingly erases our own anonymity. I was on a search committee and one of the other committee members mentioned they did a Google search on one of the candidates (something about that still doesn't quite sit well with me); there wasn’t anything particularly salacious, just a comment the person had made on a blog somewhere about their political preferences. Because the online reference was completely irrelevant I honestly can’t remember the specifics but it was an excellent reminder that our cyber lives are never really private.

Since I now have my own blog I thought what better place to categorically accept, deny or clarify the Scott we all see in cyberspace…and what would motivate me? How does Scott Teichert for President in 2048 sound? (Okay- not likely I’ll be 73 and I'm sure nobody wants to see me in the white house!)…Nevertheless here are some interesting references...

Scott Teichert Employment History

• Announcing my move to Idaho State University
• Where I fit in the implementation of a student software program at ISU

Okay there is a bunch of random meeting minutes and announcements about my time at Utah State, Weber State and Idaho State University. They are all rather mundane and random...

The literary genius of Scott Teichert

• A memo I wrote about transfer credit at Weber State University. How I truly want to be remembered… the memo man!

Scott Teichert in the media…

• This is an article in the USU student newspaper about the student team I was on that won a ‘Golden Spike’ (this one has a photo and boy do I look young, I think I still own that tie 10 years later!)
• I’m quoted about the Ambassador program at Utah State University
• My 15 minutes of fame on Pocatello local news!

Funny Observations

• There seems to be a Scott Teichert who trains dogs and wins a bunch of awards… I’m still ‘hesitant’ of dogs and have been most of my life. From what I’ve learned RST’s dog Oliver is quite the dog…
• There is also a Scott Teichert at FaceBook but that's not me... it was a sad revelation to know there are more Scott Teichert's out there. I guess I'm unique just like everybody else!
  
• Yes, I must admit there is a picture of me in a Bear suit somewhere on the internet. But let me be clear it was when I was in college and I had internship during the Sundance Film Festival where I had to get into the suit for a now defunct dot.com company, (luckily there isn’t too much besides a bear suit that I am ashamed of from my college days).
  
• There is also a picture of a garbage truck with my name on it if you dig far enough. While the truck doesn't actually say "Scott Teichert" any garbage truck with your name on it can't be good for the image...
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Well there- I’ve come clean; I think that about covers all my references on the internet. Of course, there is are some references to a SirScott who builds mighty Lego pirate ships and can be found on certain Lego fan sites but I wouldn’t know anything about that would I?… Scott Teichert’s great in 48!!!

An Incredible End to 08/08/08

Tonight my senses were completely overwhelmed. While the kids and I were watching the pageantry of the opening Olympic ceremonies in our bedroom, I noticed the walls taking on the most incredible orange hue as they reflected the sunset from the window. Immediately I grabbed my camera and headed for the front porch.

We've had a pretty powerful front heading across central Idaho tonight, the winds have been tremendous, but I couldn't believe how awesome the sunset was.

In the first photo you can actually see the silhouette of the sun. I don't know if I was just extremely lucky to grab this shot because I could only faintly see the sun in the other pictures. It seemed as if the whole sky was illuminated in the most beautiful of colors. What a great way to remember 08-08-08!