Brad Ball

Today is a special day… it’s the 5th Anniversary of Laura and I being married. I’m a little nostalgic today because it’s warm and a little bit overcast… just like it was 5 years ago today in Nauvoo, Illinois. I…

OK… I’ll be honest… I’m not really a DOG guy. I’ve got nothing against our canine friends… or any other type of animal for that matter… but I was raised in a family that had limited exposure to pets… and…

You’ve gotta love Thursday nights… as long as I can remember Thursday nights have always been the best night for TV… and for the last 3-4 years… I… along with millions of others… have spent my Thursday evenings with Michael…

Leaving money on the table… lots of money! Who would ever do that… let alone in times like these? I’ll tell you who… THE GIRL SCOUTS!Everybody loves Girl Scout cookies (at least the Thin Mints and the Samoas) So why…

Here’s another guaranteed theory…. If you ever want people to pray for your family… just tell them your newborn baby is sick… you’re guaranteed to get lots of love, prayers, and support… and perhaps even a few hot meals from…

Here’s a theory that I guarantee 100%…. there’s nothing that makes you more happy then welcoming a new baby into the world. Monday morning at 4:48am Laura gave birth to a cute little guy…. We named him BENJAMIN BRADLEY BALL.…

So recently I was online visiting YAHOO MUSIC… a cool web site where you can listen to music… or watch just about any MUSIC VIDEO ever created (who would have dreamed that a web site like this would have existed…

So I’m a week late on this one… but I just had to blog it. If you ever read Sports Illustrated… they’ve got an interesting little feature every week called SIGN OF THE APOCOLYPSE… which usually features some bizarre fact…

It’s the middle of winter and that means lots of cold dark nights with little to do but watch television. The other night Laura and I stumbled upon an interesting show called 17 KIDS AND COUNTING… it’s a reality-documentary show…

What makes a bad recession even worse? My theory… how about all the lame advertisements flooding the air on TV and radio right now! Seriously… It’s bad enough that there’s a recession going on…. the layoffs, the housing mess, the…

Yesterday I sold the best car I have ever owned… my 1998 Lexus ES300. For most people cars are a necessary evil… an object that gets you from point A to point B. Not me… I’m a car guy… I…

If you’re like me you’ve got some resolutions to work on… but this New Year I’m awfully thankful for a few things. Namely…. A wonderful wife… Two great kids… Utah’s Sugar Bowl victory… 11:00am church

Usually the holiday season is a time to enjoy some of the best food of the year… turkey, ham, stuffing, pie… and all manner of sweets and goodies. But somehow over in the past two weeks… by random chance… I…

Gotta love Christmas… the songs, the family, the food, the special feeling… but the holiday has it’s downside. Gift wrapping for me has been a nightmare for years. I am convinced that gift wrapping ability has to do with gender.…

Don’t know about everyone else… but I love driving by the local Chevron these days. When I pass by a fuel station and see gas prices at $1.55 it’s like the endorphins in my body surge… a get a warm…

I don’t know about anybody else… but I’m way intrigued over this whole pirate crisis going on over in Somolia. That’s right… PIRATES… on the news… here in 2008… how awesome is that! I’ve found myself following the situation pretty…

So this blog is about 15 months old… and I’ve had a good time with it. It’s fun to just sit down and hammer out a blog post every now and then… and pontificate about whatever. But over the months…

So this isn’t really a theory as much as a warning. Don’t waste your time watching the latest Adam Sandler movie called DON’T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN… it’s an absolute waste of film. I don’t exactly know what inspired me…

Nearly 8 years ago… in early 2001… my marketing teacher at the University of Utah, a liberal Democrat named Alan Sandomir, was talking about the recent election of George W. Bush. I vividly remember Dr. Sandomir congratulating George W. Bush…

Halloween is an emotionally cyclical holiday. It’s my theory that depending upon your stage in life, Halloween can be a complete thrill… or an absolute dud! If you’re a kid… Halloween ranks right up there with Christmas… you get to…

Shortly after Laura and I were married we lived in Washington DC. While we only stayed for a little more than a year, some of our favorite memories were the various road trips we made (usually about one-per-month). Washington DC’s…