Good Eye for a Small Guy.

(Editor's Note: In the exact same way a child draws beautiful pictures before they are scolded for not "centering the image" or making sure that it all fits on the page, an untrained eye, relying purely on instinct finds the most interesting - and often beautiful - ways of seeing things that are common to the rest of us.)

Our seven year-old grabbed the old camera and pulled the trigger for the first time. Here are a few of his images.

10 Things.

Editor's Note: After a serious burn-out of lists, possibly spurred on by Facebook and all the tags that were floating around, I've decided to jump back into the fray with the first of a few lists.)

Ten things at Costco we can't do without.

10 - Sliced Cheese Tray
9 - 3 Pack of Vanilla Soy Milk
8 - Olives
7 - Costco Vanilla Ice Cream
6 -Pot Stickers
5 - Newman's Own Grape Juice
4 - 2 Pound Clam Shell of Strawberries
3 - Tri-Tip Steak
2 - Rotisserie Chicken
1 -Uncooked Flour Tortillas

Blame it on the Cops.

I haven't been writing much on this blog lately (and I hope to change that.) When I do write, I've been trying to write something positive instead of just griping about what's going on in our day and time. But right this very second, I've got to make an exception.

It seems that last night, two known gang members - each with a long history of trampling on the rights of others - ran a stop light while driving a stolen car. It was the same car that was chased by police earlier in the day and even earlier spotted at the scene of a robbery. This time, as the police pursued the alleged perpetrators, the bad guys (kids, actually) decided to make a run for it and in doing so, ran a red light, consequently killing two teenage boys driving home from a game of basketball.

Both boys who died seemed to be great kids. Before playing ball, they had finished a shift at a local Domino's Pizza. One boy was putting himself through college. The other, expecting a mission call next week.

But there are two parts to this story - the sadness and the sickening.

After the accident was reported, family members of the assailants driving the stolen car, promptly appeared at the Ogden police department to participate in a press conference. Relatives of both gangsters without hesitation blamed the police for the loss of life. If only the police had not chased the felons, said the relatives, all parties would be alive. Besides, said one family member, how could you blame the boys for fleeing? They had previously been harassed by local law enforcement. Of course they had.

There you have it. It's nearly always the fault of those who keep the law and protect the rest of us from those who break it. Or at least that's how the justification goes.

There are many assumptions that can be made here. And I'm not going to head down that road. All I'm suggesting is that you decide how you should respond to growing sense of misspent entitlement.