• Jan 20, 2007 - Hillary formally enters race for presidenct. Intrade odds of winning: 52% [not shown above…those are amazing odds considering 27 candidates shared the remaining 48%]
• Feb 11, 2007 - Obama formally enters race for presidenct. Intrade odds of winning: 2% [not shown above]
• July 23, 2007 - Obama mentioned he would meet with the leaders of our enemies. Drops from 40% to 10%.
• December, 2007 - Obama hits campaign trail w/ Oprah Winfrey. Jumps from 18% to 35%.
• Jan 3, 2008 - Obama wins Iowa Caucus (the first contest). Jumps from 20% to 71%.
• Jan 9, 2008 - Six days later, Hillary unexpectedly wins New Hampshire. She Jumps from 30% to 77%.
• Feb 5, 2008 - Obama wins more delegates on Super Tuesday. He Jumps from 39% to 85% over the next month.
• Mid March, 2008 - Reverend Wright Scandal. Barak drops from 85% to 72%.
• May 6, 2008 - Obama wins NC and splits delegates in Indiana. Jumps from 72% to 91%

May 7th odds of candidacy: Obama 91% Clinton 9%

I discovered this sculpture by Jared Ellis at a showing of student’s art at BYU. The building is really open, with all three stories visible.

I had just finished my last final decided to kill some time before heading home. I decided to climb to the third story, look at everything, descend to the second, and so on.

On the bottom level was all the sculptures. I’ve been to many museums and taken a lot of art classes, but I’d never seen art that connected with me. When I saw this sculpture by Jared Ellis I thought to myself, “That’s it! Whatever ‘it’ is, that’s it.” I decided whatever the cost, I was going to buy that sculpture.

Unfortunately, after I emailed Jared the cost was WAY out of my range.

Two years later, as Sarah, Lilly and I played in the yard a family walked by. We chatted, and I found out he was a sculptor. I asked him if he was showing his work anywhere, and he said, “Yes. At the library.” So Sarah and I went to the library, and low and behold, there was my sculpture!

I decided fate REALLY wanted me to have this sculpture. Jared worked out a payment system with me, we did some trading, and finalized the deal last week over dinner at his house. It’s never looked better than in my living room!