Who killed Mr. Anton Powar?

There was a murder (mystery party) at Powar Films Studio Saturday night. Mr. Anton Powar, the owner of Powar Films Studio, was murdered in his apartment. There were multiple bullets in the apartment but only one hit Mr. Powar: one that ricocheted off the bronze statue. All the actors, writers, and producers were gathered into one room (over a delicious dinner) and talked over what went on the day of the murder and the weeks prior to it. There was murder, intrigue, scandals, and inheritance attached to mystery. Mr. Powar was a greedy man and was using his power to get gain.

Eight of Mr. Powar's closest associates were suspected in the murder. They were all invited to the dinner that night.

Denise Ann Dayer (starring Lindsay Bryner) was Mr. Powar's niece and was going to inherit the studio upon her uncle's death. Hack Ryder (played by Bryan Bryner) came from Paris as a young, poor Bohemian writer who found his fortune in Hollywood. Rumors say he was in a bad contract with Mr. Powar, but that Hack had some malicious secret that he used to blackmail Mr. Powar.
The niece and heir, Denise Ann Dayer, and Hack Ryder, the Bohemian screen writer

Savoy Fayre, the British actor who starred in many of Mr. Powar's early films, had a beef with Mr. Powar about his dying acting career. Mr. Powar had some dirt on him. Tat Eltale, a gossip columnist, was previously a star but her alcoholism diminished her career to nothing. She quit before she was fired to start her gossip column.
Savoy Fayre, the British actor, and Tat Eltale, the gossip columnist

Heidi Voltage was the newest star in Hollywood and was the lead in the newest film, "Powar and Greed". Stu Dyron, the "Carrie Grant" of Hollywood, had a way with the ladies and Mr. Powar had it out for Stu.
Stu Dyron, the "lady killer" actor, and Heidi Voltage, the rising star

And, finally, the director of Mr. Powar's films, Sel U. Lloyd, came along as well with his own arguments with Mr. Powar over contract agreements. Mr. Powar's greed seemed to extend to each of the people involved. Ivonde B. Alohn, the Swedish actress brought to America, had a long career as the star in many of Powar Studio Films. Ivonde was losing stardom though due to a few of the other rising starlets.

Sel U. Lloyd, the director of Powar Films and Ivonde B. Alohn, Swedish actress

After a couple hours of deliberations and accusations the truth came out. Mr. Powar was poisoned by the jealous Tat Eltale, whose career was destroyed by Malissa Ann Greede and Mr. Powar. She poisoned him well before he was shot down in the apartment. He was dead before the shots rang out. Hack and Danise planned to kill Mr. Powar and run away to be married with the inherited fortune in their hands. Ivonde was in his room when the bullets flew. Heidi accidentally killed the butler while firing shot into the room. Everyone was on their way to get him, but Tat Eltale got to him first.

And so the mystery was solved over a three course meal. It was a night full of scandals, intrigue, and dessert.

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!

Last Sunday the weather outside was frightful! We received our first snow on Oct 12th after having a week of highs in the low 70's. Impossible, you say? Not in Utah! It was cold by Friday and snowing by Saturday night. We received an inch or so of snow and this is what we woke up to on Sunday morning:

Brett has been in town the last couple of weeks finishing up a Calculus class and has been staying with us over the weekends. We all woke up that morning singing Christmas songs and Bryan even played a few songs for us on the piano! There's nothing like a good Christmas in October :). It was fun while it lasted (which was only a few hours. When the sun came out all the snow melted quickly). I think it may be foretelling our Utah winter this year. It's going to be another long one!

We're back in the high 60's, low 70's again....for now!

Bryan's going to Trial! Dun Dun Dun!

Bryan has been working very hard lately in preparation for the big oil and gas trial they have at the end of the month. He's scheduled to be in court, along with a few other lawyers from the firm, from October 27-31st. In an effort to keep him pumped up for trial I've found a few comics! (some funny, some just silly.) Go, Bryan, go!

Getting to know you

So I've decided to post a few great getting to know you questions since some of the family still don't know me or Bryan very well. These are pretty basic and shallow questions, but it is important to know favorite foods, colors, etc :). Bryan isn't here by me so I'm going to guess his answers. (He'll probably edit it later)

What’s your name?
L-Lindsay Elizabeth Bryner
B-Bryan Clark Bryner

Do you know why you have the name you’ve been given?
L-My parents liked it. I have always told everyone that I was named after a Dr Lindsay; my middle name comes from my Great Grandmother Elizabeth.

B-Also, parents liked the first name. Clark does have some origin within the family. Bryan will have to update that one.

What city were your born in?
L-Farmington, NM
B-Provo, UT

Where do you live?
L and B-in Salt Lake City UT in the Holladay area

Do you like where you live?
L and B-It's a great place to start and we've enjoyed the area thus far. We even have a cat that has adopted us.

Do you know your ethnic heritage (European, African-American, Native American, etc…)? If so what?
L-English/British Isles from my mom's side; Paiute/Navajo from my dad's side
B-Swiss from the Bryner side; I believe the Hutchings side is English (again, Bry will have to verify it)

If you were given 1 million dollars what would you do with it?
L-I would pay for the rest of college, put money into savings, go on a second honeymoon with Bryan to some warm island, and buy a house.

B-I'm sure he has a lot of ideas for his million dollars. I know he'd follow up with his inventions and get them into production or he could just start a business to sell all his inventions. I know he'd want to either build a house or buy one too.

What’s your favorite color?
L-Ocean Blue and Yellow
B-Blue

What’s your favorite food?
L-Mexican food and Chips and Salsa
B-Italian food and cookies and milk

What’s your favorite drink?
L-Water. Bryan laughs at me because I always have a water glass by me and multiple ones throughout the house.
B-Bry loves milk as long as it comes with a couple cookies

What’s your favorite type of music?
L-Country is a new favorite of mine. It's clean, upbeat, and fun to listen to. I also love Jack Johnson, Michael Buble, and David Archuleta.

B-Country. Bry also loves old cowboy country songs that I've never heard in my life. :) He will start singing them at random and I can't quite follow him. He also loves classical music.

What’s your favorite movie?
L-probably "I am David". It's a great story about a boy who escapes a work camp just after WWII.
B-He doesn't really watch movies, but I know he loves "Tommy Boy", "Zorro", and "Night at the Museum"

What TV shows do you like to watch?
L-I don't watch a lot of TV but I always try to catch an old episode of Matlock. Law and Order is also great.

B-He'll watch ESPN-Baseball games, football games, and basketball. Typical boy :)

What’s your favorite game?
L-I like Scattergories. It's a lot of fun and interactive.
B-He loves all types of games. He likes to play Scotland Yard and Ticket to Ride a lot lately. But he'll play sleuth, boggle, and card games and win them all.

What’s your favorite sport or sports?
L-I love to run. I also love to play volleyball, basketball, and tennis.
B-Loves all sports, but loves to play baseball, softball, wiffleball, football, and basketball. He also enjoys tennis and ultimate Frisbee.

Do you like to read? why\why not?
L-Yes I do, but it takes me awhile to read.
B-He absolutely loves to read! It's his way to wind down and relax.

What was the last book you read?
L-I'm still finishing a few, but 1776 is the one I'm working on right now.
B-He finished 1776 and is reading a couple as well. I think right now he's reading Founding Brothers.

So, Bry, you'll have to fix the responses if I'm completely off. I hope everyone feels a little closer to us now that these questions have been answered!

Jackson Hole WY--the Land of Moose

Jackson Hole Wyoming--Honeymoon 2008!

We went to Jackson Hole for our honeymoon from Aug 31-Sept 5th. It is a gorgeous little western cowboy town (ski resort town in the winter). It was so much fun! It was a little chillier up there than what we were used to, but still fun to be outside hiking, biking, and canoeing. We stayed at the Aspens resort close to Teton Village. They first gave us a 1 bedroom condo, but there were a few concerns we had with it so they upgraded us to a 3 bedroom/3 bathroom townhouse style condo!

The kitchen in our honeymoon suite

The living room, dining room, and kitchen area

This was our living room area. The view outside the windows was absolutely beautiful! We had a perfect view of the mountains. So we were living the high life in Jackson Wyoming. We did a lot of fun stuff while we were there:


We went out to eat at fun little restaurants in downtown Jackson.
We also went to the Mangy Moose at Teton Village!




Bryan took me mountain biking at Teton Village Resort. I haven't been bike riding in a LONG time, so I was a little bit nervous (to say the least). Bryan was kind and patient with me and taught me how to handle the bike. I didn't crash so I count it as a good trip!

Bryan is looking good!


We went to see the famous Bar J Wranglers perform and ate a delicious Chuck Wagon BBQ dinner, just like the old cowboys did on the range. They are AMAZING singers and hilarious too. It was my favorite thing we did in Jackson Hole.
At the Bar J Ranch, just before the show

We also had the chance to see wildlife in Grand Teton National Park. We went hiking and canoeing in the park. Our first day in the park I was really excited to see some moose, but we had no luck whatsoever. All we saw that day were some squirrels and a couple birds. Nothing too exciting. (We did almost have an encounter with a black bear while hiking, but were warned by the hikers ahead that he was heading for the trail. We decided to turn back!)

The next day we went back to the park to go canoeing in Snake River and we came across a few things along the way:



Mr. Buffalo was taking a leisurely stroll across the road when we drove right by him.
Here's my Moose! He was eating brush down by the stream with his moose calf. This is the best picture I could get of him.
Look to the top left of this picture and you'll see the great American Bald Eagle! I was SOOO excited to see this one! He flew over us while canoeing on the river and perched in the tree right above us! ...And we even ran into Sasquatch! He was nice enough to let me take a picture with him. He's a big celebrity these days.


Grand Teton National Park was breathtaking! This picture is in an area where Moose are usually found, but not for us I guess :). It's a great picture nonetheless!
We went hiking this day right around some of the Lakes in Grand Teton National Park.

Bryan is pondering our future as he stares off into the distance....or he's considering a swim.

We also had a crazy schedule so there was plenty of times where we just took naps :). Bryan caught me on the couch, huddled up and covered while taking a midafternoon nap.




We went canoeing (it was actually a kayak) down the Snake River in Grand Teton National Park. It was in an area just past the dam called Oxbow Bend. We were searching for wildlife (I kind of got an obsession with finding wildlife. Bry was nice to play along!)

Bryan was the lead canoesman (is that what they're called?)
Taking a break from all that rowing...that Bryan was doing!

Both of us in the kayak. It was a colder day, but just perfect for being out in the water.


We made it back to dry ground!






On our last night in Jackson Hole, I booked a play/dinner show at the Jackson Hole Playhouse dowtown. It's the oldest building in Jackson and has been converted into a theatre. We ate in an old saloon setting and the servers sang songs as we had dinner. We sat with an older couple from New Jersey. It was fun to visit with them. We saw the melodrama "the Ballad of Cat Ballou" and were on the front row. It was a hilarious musical! We really enjoyed it!

Eating dinner at the Jackson Hole Playhouse

.... and we went to the saloon afterwards for a few drinks....okay, not true. The playhouse used to be an old saloon.

All in all Jackson Hole was the best honeymoon ever! We had such a great time together and did alot of fun activities while we were there. It's a time in life we'll always remember!

Bryner Family established 2008

Due to the overwhelming peer pressure from everyone else we know who has a blog, we have succumbed to blogspot.com. We are excited to start our first blog together as a family and even more excited to have people actually read it :).

So, welcome to the Bryner family's first blog together! Any questions or comments can be sent to lindsay.bryner@gmail.com. We welcome any comments, but if we don't agree they will be promptly censored and/or deleted.

Happy reading!