WATER CONSERVATION

Did you know it takes 1,500 gal. of water to produce 1 lb. of ready-to-eat beef? That is why I've decided to reduce my meat intake by 10%. Here are some easy water-saving tips my family and I have started doing:

1. Water lawn responsibly. Adjust sprinkler heads to avoid watering sidewalks and road, turn auto. sprinklers off when it is rainy or windy, use hose to water dry spots instead of increasing sprinkler time. Fertilize. A well fertilized lawn needs less water to stay green.

2. Reduce showers and baths by 90%, to once per week.

3. Eat at McDonalds. I'm not sure what their burgers are made of, but I know it's not meat.

4. Flush toilets only once at the end of each day. (I recommend having a high quality commercial-grade plunger handy)

5. When dumping a bucket of water over spouses head, use only 4 gallons instead of 5.

I encourage both people who visit this site to follow these steps to help preserve water this summer. You will be doing your part to make sure Lesha has a place to wet her ski in the late summer and fall months.

BASEBALL PREVIEW

A.L.

East-Boston Red Sox

Central-Detroit Tigers

West-L.A. Angels

wild card-Tampa Bay Rays

N.L.

East-N.Y. Mets

Central-Chicago Cubs

West-Arizona Dimondbacks

wild card-L.A. Dodgers

World Series

Red Sox defeat Dimondbacks

(Man. I hate to say it, but it's been that kind of year for me)

...Red Sox have the whole package: pitching, run prevention, offense. Dustin Pedroia will be the latest baseball player to get busted artificially enhancing his physique when he is caught heightening.

...Yankees are still a couple years away but are heading the right direction. They still don't have the clutch hitting and you can't trust their arms in big games. They've got some young guys that should be good down the road, but for now they will have to lean on D.J., C.C., and that A-Rod chick.

...as an aggressive marketing strategy, the Angels will change their name to "the United States Angels of California".

...Bartman will get the last laugh on the Cubs. Stealing a page out of "Naked Gun", he will pose as an umpire and single-handidly keep Chicago out of the World Series.

...Manny Ramirez will hit a game winning homer, only to be called out while rounding 3rd when he leaves the base path while giving a fan a hi-five in the stands.

...still trying to "be like Mike", Kobe will retire from hoops to play in the Dodger's farm system for a couple years, strike-out on alot of curveballs, return to the NBA, change his number to 45, and make a movie with Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Newman. Shaq will rap and tweet about it.

FREE CARWASH for donating to national MS society!!!

First of all, I strongly suggest you use the GATOR WASH on 1300 w. 7800 s. in West Jordan when you need your car washed right. However, I am offering this unique oppurtunity to get your car washed by Lesha and Freeman Springer when you donate a few bucks to fight MS (multiple sclerosis) during the months of March and April. To take advantage of this special offer, email me at blspringer@gmail.com and I will send you the link to donate online. It is really easy and only takes about 2 minutes. You can contribute any amount, but anything in the $5 or $10 range is what I'm looking for and would really be appreciated. All the money goes to the National MS Society, which uses it to fund research to find ways to combat and eventually find a cure for this disease. My cousins Julie, Chris and their family are experiencing the trials that MS can present firsthand, and that is especially why I'm trying to help out with their annual fundraiser. So to get the special "Le and Free Carwash" and contribute to a good cause, please let me know.

FAVORITE CHRISTMAS SONGS

Frosty the Dopeman...........................Roger Clemens

Jingle F___ing Bells.............Jerry Sloan (featuring Chase Utley)

I Didn't See 3 Ships Come Sailing In...........Stevie Wonder

Little Drummer Boy in my Bed...........Michael Jackson

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause and Madonna.......Spears' Kids

DERBY CHAMP

...not only was Lake a touchdown machine on his football team, and feisty point-guard on the court, but he is also the current 5th ward cub-scout pack Pinewood Derby champion.

RANDOM RANTS

...I never thought anybody could pull off the 8 gold medal trick like Mike Phelps. But as amazing as it was, think about this; It's all swimming! Why do they have races involving different strokes you can use to swim? Do we have races with people skipping, running backwards, or other ways to travel on land? Swimming competitions should be simplified down to trying to get from point A to point B the fastest way you can, no matter what stroke it is. The breast stroke? Backstroke? Butterfly? Come on. That's like Usain Bolt winning the gold in sprinting, crawling, and potato sack racing. Speaking of Bolt, that freak is the freakiest freak of all freaks.

...We recently took a trip to New York City to catch a couple baseball games before they close Yankee Stadium. I've never been there before and it seemed kind of surreal to me. I wasn't able to fully comprehend alot of stuff there, but we loved it. Here are a few quick observations of the place:
-people there are in alot better shape than they are here
-there are alot more young smokers
-it smells like poo

view from roof of Rockefeller Center

RANDOM RANTS....

...so I was a little off in my college football predictions. The Utes had an impressive season and deserve to go to a BCS bowl under the current guidelines. But having them in a BCS game while one of the top 3 teams in the big 12 gets left out seems wrong. Realistically they are the 12th to 15th best team at best and anyone who saw them play TCU knows the horned frogs are the best team in the conference, despite the final score. Brian Johnson is the best quarterback the Utes have ever had. Not that any of them would ever admit to it now, but isn't it funny that just last year Utah fans were calling for Whittingham to get fired? Immaturity, ignorance, hate.

...as for BYU, I can't help but thinking this is who they are. A team that can thrive in a weak conference and winning a few games against BCS conference teams that are down. But I can live with that and be happy. The Utes and TCU still can only beat them 1 out of every 3 years. As for Max Hall, that poor guy can't even pas gas without getting picked off.

...how about those Rays from Tampa Bay? I never would have thought they would go to the world series in my lifetime. It was good to see my boy Dick Vitale going crazy at one of their games. If I ever get stuck in a elevator, that would be cool if he was in there too.

...gas is only $1.69/gallon today. The next time I update this blog it will probably be over 3 bucks.

...NHL PREVIEW-who cares

...NBA PREVIEW-Lakers vs. Celtics, Lakers win