We were grateful to watch the 172nd Semiannual General Conference this weekend on T.V. Of course, my dad and I watched the Priesthood Session at the Stake Center, though. It's nice, however, to watch the proceedings without having to travel too far. I also accessed the broadcast via the Church website - and was pleased to see that they increased the stream bandwidth for broadband users to 250 kbps. As demand increases every six months, I look forward to a higher video resolution (800x600) at a higher data rate (like 500 or 768 kbps) hopefully in the near future.

Becca got a couple of new toys a few days ago, including Playskool® Stack & Nest Cubes and Fisher-Price® Snap-Lock Beads. She seems to really like them. We found some more CFLs that work even better in smaller lamps, Lights of America® Mini Twister® 5 Year® Bulb. They output approximately the same amount of light as regular 40-watt bulbs (570 lumens), but are shorter so they fit in our smaller lamps and only use 13 watts of power.   =)

A few days before that, we also tried a different kind of CFL (the folded vertical ones, not the spirals) from G.E., mainly because Wal-Mart sold out of the other ones. This one, the G.E. Soft White 60 Long Life Energy Saving Bulb uses 15 watts, but outputs 800 lumens (about the same as a normal 60 watt bulb) - and lasts twice as long (about 3,000 hours).

Since I really like Dreyer's Whole FruitTM Fruit Bars, I've tried some more of their flavors during the past week, including Wild Berry, Lemonade, and Creamy Coconut. Honestly, the berry ones are the best (Strawberry and Wild Berry), while the other two aren't as great.

Yesterday, Misti attended a Tupperware party at Jennifer Gibson's house. Then we went downtown to check out the Reno Chili Cookoff, but everything was shutting down, so we grabbed some El Pollo Loco instead. Misti absolutely loves the Chicken Tostada Salad and pink lemonade combination. It's got to be at least 450% pure fat, but it sure tastes good. (Does that count as a "sensible meal"?)

There was a great interfaith discussion in between the Conference sessions on T.V. this morning. They had several different theologians discuss the virtues of 'Mormonism' and Temples. While the Jewish representative and some other professors had some really excellent comments, I was particularly impressed by the wisdom of the representative from the Lutheran Church, Bishop Krister Stendahl. He stated his "Three Rules" that must be adhered to in any comparitive religion discussion, viz.: 1) For information about a religion, ask representatives of the faith itself, not it's critics, 2) Don't compare your "bests" with their "worsts", and 3) Leave room for 'Holy Envy'. (The latter refers to not being afraid to acknowledge that desirable tenets from other beliefs or traditions are okay to respect even if they're not included in your chosen belief system.)