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So You Think You Can Dance??

Tyson — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:00:33 +0000

Tonight my wife and I just blew off our daughter’s bedtime and hauled all four of us to my brother-in-law’s friend’s house to watch “So You Think You Can Dance.” It was the season’s performance finale, and you can imagine our delight and anticipation. Unfortunately, all 8 of us that were watching agreed that it was weak. This comes from some VERY loyal sytycd fans. One of the choreographers was wearing headphones around her neck?? Country dancing somehow made the cuts?? The Paso doble AGAIN???? “Nasty” by Janet Jackson?? So many questions. The event was held in the Kodak Theatre and I thought that maybe would be the redeeming moment for the night. Though the interior looks very nice, and it seemed to be a great place to hold the event, the exterior looks like the Cheesecake Factory restaurant building in Midvale. So the night was pretty much a total bust and the girls didn’t get to sleep until way after bedtime.

Seinfield and Architecture

Tyson — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:00:47 +0000

Shout out to Seinfield. My wife and I can’t get enough of it.

Home Theater

Tyson — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:00:14 +0000

Said to have cost about $3.4 million this theater is worth more than most of us make in 30 years, but who doesn’t need 24 12-inch sub-woofers?? I’m a huge fan of home theaters, but obviously they don’t have to be this extreme. I like how dark the rooms are and how clear the sound is, but with two little girls growing up I’d have to put a turret mounted machine gun in mine.

More “Ugliest House Contestants”

Tyson — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:00:52 +0000

Ok, so the whole “ugly house” thing has sparked my interest. I know that there is a house on 7th East, here in Salt Lake City, that has my vote; but here are a few ugly houses that I found for your delight and viewing:

Businessweek.com’s Ugliest House Winner Announced!!

Tyson — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:00:27 +0000

photo via Businessweek.com

I got a kick out of the article, about this monster house, in Businessweek.com and the LA Times. 32,000 square feet of nightmare is what it sounds like to me. If nothing else, it’s pretty cool that the pool goes inbetween two sections of the house and all the way in to the front yard. I’m not sure this is LEED approved… or passive. But, in the end, ugly is in the eye of the beholder- what do you think of the house?

Great Pools

Tyson — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:00:45 +0000

photo via Outrigger Hotels

Last night I went to a party for my brother, who just got married, and we went to his in-law’s house where they had a pool. Seeing the pool got me thinking about all of the great possibilities. Check out this great pic of an Outrigger Hotel in Bali (Turns out Outrigger has some of the most fantastic hotels I’ve ever seen, but that’s beside the point). I even googled “modern pools” and got some pretty good results. Anyone seen a really great pool lately?? I’m wondering what it is that defines a great-looking, functional pool.

Happy 4th- Jasper Johns

Tyson — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:00:31 +0000

Sorry for the long absence. I’m back though. And nothing says “the Fourth of July” like a Jasper Johns painting. Even though the painting may have been a little tongue-in-cheek, and even though we have our faults as a country, may I express that I am proud to be an American. I hope we take this time of year to celebrate our forefather’s declaration that they would take on their own challenges, solve their own problems, and walk to the beat of their own drum. I hope we commit ourselves to that same ideal and as one nation, under God, truly become indivisible.