T-Rex

T-Rex

@tricks96.bsky.social

Dad, Christian, Texan, Florida man, Momma Bear, Jazz, Vax skeptic, anti-Flouride, pro-dentist.

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My wife started encouraging me to swap up my hair. She felt it was too tall for someone also being too tall. Been growing it out without a plan for about four months. I’m about here with it but need some opinions. Thanks. (Hopefully.)

It’s high school presentation season and I’m teaching the kids some fun facts about the Colorado River. 1. 52% of all the water in the CR is used for agriculture. Of that, 46% is used to grow alfalfa. That’s insane. 2. 2025 had a 90% ave snowpack but that resulted in a 41% of ave runoff. Drought.

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The Utah State Engineer is warning people to prepare for a worst-case scenario if negotiations over the future of the Colorado River fall apart and that could mean water cuts statewide: www.fox13now.com/news/colorad... #utpol #Utah

My wife and I are staying in a fancy hotel to celebrate our 19th anniversary. So fancy it doesn’t have a tv. We’re two days in and I’m not sure our marriage is strong enough for this.

Since I know that you guys love my stories, especially when they involve Elmo’s shitty cars. I’ve been at a family reunion for the last week in Island Park, Idaho a bit outside West Yellowstone. My wife and three of the kids left last night in her Tesla to split up the 11.5 hour drive

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then in, a day or two when the tire is repaired, return the Turo to Provo and drive the Tesla back to Vegas. We had been on track to be home by 7:30. It’s now 8:30 and we’re just driving past the spot where I got the call from my wife. Projected Vegas arrival: 12:21 am.

Maybe the biggest insult to all of this is we decided to grab a couple sandwiches before leaving Provo while we had options. Jersey Mike’s was the most convenient. And I’m now being reminded how unexciting a Jersey Mike’s sandwich is. Hint of doodle in the very back.

Since I know that you guys love my stories, especially when they involve Elmo’s shitty cars. I’ve been at a family reunion for the last week in Island Park, Idaho a bit outside West Yellowstone. My wife and three of the kids left last night in her Tesla to split up the 11.5 hour drive

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doesn’t put spare tires in his vehicles because reasons. No jack, nothing. I finally get behind them and catch up on the details. My wife has been busy and more successful than I. No surprise there. Tesla was sending a flat bed from Pleasant Grove. She has secured a Yukon on Turo out of the

Provo airport. So the question is, can we get enough gear from a week in the woods plus a week of lacrosse camp gear into the Tesla to free up enough space for a family of six with 9 foot tall genes and a doodle into a five seater. And if so, drive to Provo, grab the Turo rental, drive to Vegas,

Since I know that you guys love my stories, especially when they involve Elmo’s shitty cars. I’ve been at a family reunion for the last week in Island Park, Idaho a bit outside West Yellowstone. My wife and three of the kids left last night in her Tesla to split up the 11.5 hour drive

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Finally meet up with other crew for a minute in Nephi as they grabbed lunch while the car charged. Gave our high fives and jumped out ahead of them. Halfway between living out the Fillmore Beaver joke, my wife calls. On the side of I-15 a couple miles south of Fillmore with a flat tire. FUUUUUCK.

Take the next exit, turn around and drive the luckily only 20 miles back to where they were stranded making desperate calls along the way to THE tire store in Beaver to see if they had any options in the small chance we can get it there. A reminder for the less initiated, Elmo (king of efficiency)

Since I know that you guys love my stories, especially when they involve Elmo’s shitty cars. I’ve been at a family reunion for the last week in Island Park, Idaho a bit outside West Yellowstone. My wife and three of the kids left last night in her Tesla to split up the 11.5 hour drive

plus all of the charging. They pull into Salt Lake safely at about 12:30 am. My 16 year old son and I closed down the cabin and were on the road by 7:45 this morning to catch up with the other crew. Got to Salt Lake and straight to the in-laws to pick up the dog who spent the week with grandma.

Mom: Why don’t we have a family reunion every year? Five days into family reunion- Sister 2: Why are you leaving early? Sister 3: Because I have to get home to handle a bunch of divorce stuff. Sister 2 (dismissively): You have a house. You’re fine.

Several weeks ago, the surgeon my wife works for hired a new nurse as a favor to an old college friend. The nurse is his friend’s sister-in-law. Dr then told the nurse injectors (my wife) to train her how to do injections 😮. So now not only is business down because “Vegas is dead”

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He sued them for being responsible for a back injury he sustained while doing baptisms for the dead! And they settled! (I haven’t been in years, maybe this led to new revelation on how to do them without stressing your back.)

So my wife obviously passed along this little tidbit to the Dr and he is freaking. Felt pressured to do a favor he didn’t want to do and now can’t decide if there’s more liability keeping this person on or getting rid of them. LOL. Can’t a guy just breast aug the rest of his life without the drama?!

Several weeks ago, the surgeon my wife works for hired a new nurse as a favor to an old college friend. The nurse is his friend’s sister-in-law. Dr then told the nurse injectors (my wife) to train her how to do injections 😮. So now not only is business down because “Vegas is dead”

But they now need to spend their energy on a new person to get her up to speed so she can dilute their clientele even further. Well, yesterday my wife discovers that this new nurse’s husband is a personal injury attorney and sued the LDS church several years ago.

Eating breakfast at Penny Ann’s in Draper and noticed this guy eating his breakfast probably better than I’ve ever seen someone eat breakfast before. Guy across from him was wearing a Texas shirt. Maybe God is moving in a new direction.

A YouTube video triggered something I had forgotten about that happened during this year’s Lake Powell trip. In a conversation with my brother-in-law, I had to remind him what his oldest child’s (a transgender female) name is. The most disappointing thing that happened on the trip.

If you’re bored, go to YouTube and search “Fox News California fires” to get a better sense for how serious they are about politicizing natural disasters.

We essentially recreated this same situation yesterday in 40 mph winds confident that we could get it right this time. We did not. Short version is we tried to secure the boat in high winds, shit went bad and no lie ANOTHER rope around the prop.

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Given that my brother-in-law dropped an archor rope into one of the props when we shored under perfect conditions on Wednesday and then my mil tried to start the engine while I was under the boat trying to untangle it, I’m considering jumping off the top and never surfacing. Just Because.

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But I was able to manage to free one prop before my epiphany, so it wouldn’t have been a complete waste of a life. Get out. Down to one engine, make the call to limp our way back to marina to address now suspect prop. Lost my favorite Branded Bills Utah hat at some point to the wind. Only casualty.

I believe my wife’s first comment to me when we reunited at the marina (she was in the rented ski boat) was an angry “You really need to stop being the fucking hero.” Which was fair.

We essentially recreated this same situation yesterday in 40 mph winds confident that we could get it right this time. We did not. Short version is we tried to secure the boat in high winds, shit went bad and no lie ANOTHER rope around the prop.

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Given that my brother-in-law dropped an archor rope into one of the props when we shored under perfect conditions on Wednesday and then my mil tried to start the engine while I was under the boat trying to untangle it, I’m considering jumping off the top and never surfacing. Just Because.

I get back in the water under the boat with a fucking Letherman to try and cut the thing off. The wind is pushing the boat so much faster than me, I can barely hang on and it hits me, this is the absolute dumbest decision I’ve made in a while.

Ladies and gentlemen. No body move. If we’re careful, we might just have ourselves the beginning of a vacation. Also, my camera lens is a perfect reflection of how I currently feel. Either that or Kari Lake endorses this post.

Bluesky is great because it allows me the satisfaction of venting this stuff out but the confidence that only three people will ever see it. That might be it for the day.

My mother-in-law’s husband is 96. A serious trooper but the heat has definitely been getting to him and he’s been sleeping a lot. So we’ve been playing a fun game with the kids called: go check to see if Grandpa is still breathing.