From a recent vacation to Savannah, GA
Jackson Square

The history destroyers haven't got around to Jackson yet?
As they have been doing that up here as well!
Max.

 

Dew on a patch of clovers... this pic is desktop-worthy, IMHO

 

 

 

Santa came early? You must have some really good boys and girls at your house. Did you get a stocking full of coal Joey?

 

Santa came early?

These are the pre-party photos. I've no idea what I got -- coal or otherwise.

 

 

These are the pre-party photos. I've no idea what I got -- coal or otherwise.

In your case, you'll most likely get a big lump of graphene...

 

In your case, you'll most likely get a big lump of graphene...

I'm counting on a Samsung smart watch to track my runs.

 

I'm counting on a Samsung smart watch to track my runs.

Got it!

 

Got it!

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Wow! ... that's a beautiful piece of wrist-tech... congrats! ... as for the hairy arm...

 

... as for the hairy arm...

At least I still have hair!

 

Got it!

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Where you a a good boy this year or you were able to hack into Santa's database and change your records?

That's all a digital display? No analog hands or anything?

 

That's all a digital display? No analog hands or anything?

Yup. AMOLED.

 

It's been quite a while since I posted here so I figure that earns me multiple submissions. Here are some phone pics I had tagged as "favorites" for one reason or another.



This is spray from a pressure washer turbo nozzle with the sun behind it. I like it.


This is a bucket my kids left in the ditch for weeks and became covered in algea. It creeps me out as much as it intrigues me.


These are roof trusses I built for the playhouse I'm building for my kids. I like the symmetry of it.



Here's a view of strantor manor from atop the kids playhouse.



These are my work boots. I was a pallbearer at my uncle's funeral last month and didn't realize that it was going to be a western themed event. All the other pallbearers were wearing cowboy boots and Jeans; I would have stood out with my black suit. Couldn't afford to go out and buy nice boots so I tried to make my work boots look presentable. Not sure if I succeeded in that, but I definitely made them look different.



Nothing too artistic about this one but it's a picture of my 6y/o daughter refurbishing a Lincoln MIG welder (chipping all the dirt dauber nests out of it).



My 4y/o daughter crawled into my bed and fell asleep with these disgusting feet.

 

These are roof trusses I built for the playhouse I'm building for my kids. I like the symmetry of it.

Nice! I love carpentry, but I seldom have the chance to practice it anymore.

 

Yup. AMOLED.

Amazing.

 

Nice! I love carpentry, but I seldom have the chance to practice it anymore.

My amateur carpenter badge doesn't get much exercise either. What you see there is a "family time" venture. The kids are helping me build it. I had become too engrossed in running a business, so a couple of months ago I established a policy of spending at least one day each week, preferably two, no matter the backlog, engaged in some sort of constructive family project. Our first project is finishing this playhouse I started last year and then neglected. Here are some pictures of the helpers helping.

 

You have to be very careful what you let your kids do these days (i.e. climb a ladder, go on a errand alone etc), someone may report you to child and family services for allowing them to do things unattended etc.
Truly sad days!
Max.

 

You have to be very careful what you let your kids do these days (i.e. climb a ladder, go on a errand alone etc), someone may report you to child and family services for allowing them to do things unattended etc.
Truly sad days!
Max.

Even worse: I hope he pulled all the proper permits. And paid off the various local union leaders.