Brad Ball

Here’s a good quote… “Life isn’t fair… and that’s just life.” Throughout elementary school and junior high I was always one of the shortest kids in my class… it sucked… but as a short kid you learn early on that…

This past Thursday about 20,000 soccer fans filled the stands at the brand-spankin-new Rio Tinto soccer stadium in Sandy to cheer on Real Salt Lake. My wife went to the game with her older sister and younger brother – all…

Another day goes by… another blog goes private… it seems to be a trend… a trend that I don’t like. So I am writing a letter to all of you bloggers out there that have gone private or are thinking…

Early fall is perhaps my favorite time of year… the weather is great… the fall colors are beautiful… and of course there’s football. I absolutely love going to football games… and I usually make it to 5 or 6 each…

So yesterday was my 32nd birthday (and the first anniversary of this blog). It turned out to be a terrific day… true… my 3 year old daughter spoiled my birthday gift by telling me what I was getting last Friday……

How do you announce news to your family and friends? No I am not talking about world news or current events… I am talking about personal news… about your own life. For the last few weeks Laura and I have…

Yesterday I graduated from school for the last time. Most everyone who reads this blog knows that over the past 2 years I’ve been working on my MBA through the executive program at BYU. Classes finished up around the first…

So I was driving to work this morning… having an otherwise good day… minding my own business when I saw a Ford Expedition loaded with kids pass me by on the freeway heading northbound on I-15. Then it dawned on…

Part of the fun of life is speculating on the things we know very little about. It’s really funny how often this goes on… almost every day I either hear someone speculating about something random or find myself theorizing about…

It happened again… On July 7th around 8:30am I received my 11th speeding ticket. 15 years driving and I’ve been zapped 11 times for driving too fast. Altogether I figure that I’ve paid over $500 for speeding violations. Funny thing…

A few weeks back we took the kids camping and to the lake. I was sure I lathered up the kids with plenty of sunscreen, but I missed a little spot on David’s chin and I forgot to lather up…

So today’s a big day for me. I’M FREE. Yesterday was my last class… and I’m now 100% done with my MBA. It’s been a crazy two years… pretty much without a break. True… I did have 3 weeks off…

Wow… has it been a whole month? So I haven’t blogged in the past few weeks… but the theories have been stacking up and it’s time I get rolling again… I’ve probably got 50 theories that I haven’t posted yet……

When does being a big brother really suck? When you spend too much time watching all your younger syblings! As the oldest of 5 I can tell you there are some big advantages and disadvantages to being the big brother.…

He’s 18 months old… He’s been walking for months… He loves to climb and explore… He’s starting to talk… and he’s been massively indoctrinated with Disney princesses by his older sister. It was time to take action! So this past…

You’ve got to love the Kentucky Derby… I was flipping channels last Saturday afternoon and discovered the Kentucky Derby on NBC… of course it wasn’t actually the Kentucky Derby… it was the several-hours long fluff and hype preceding the famous…

Today my daughter Abby turns three years old. It’s amazing how fast the time has gone by since she was born… one thing’s for sure… I absolutely love her and can’t imagine life without her! Abby is a very outgoing…

The downside of Spring is the end of ski season… virtually every resort in Utah (except Snowbird) has closed… and it’s an absolute shame! Solitude has long been my favorite resort… and it unceremoniously closed a few days ago with……

I finished my taxes last night and mailed them off today… it sure feels great to have them done for the year! This was the first time since I was a teenager that I have filed my own return… and…

Last weekend, while browsing Comcast’s On-Demand menu I discovered several episodes of Sesame Street. I thought it might be entertaining for the kids to watch an episode… and a nostalgic experience for me… so I hyped it up to Abby…

Last weekend was supposed to be a miserable experience. My wife was out of town with some friends and I was tending the kids the whole weekend, I also had a plumbing problem to fix, and (to top things off)…