At Costco, comparing various vases. Surprisingly, there was a lot of color and size variation. You wouldn’t think it, Costco being known for a place that has numerous mass-produced items. But we dug through a lot of vases here, trying to find two that actually matched one another.
Some paint cans that Liz assembled, lined up against the living room wall. She’s got some plans a-brewing.
Liz and I headed out today for a run, despite a bit of rain. Here she is, prepped for the weather (and me, less so).
Tonight we all went out to attend a concert that Audrey was a part of – a medley of Broadway tunes, performed by several different musical groups in her school.
In the far corner, just underneath the deck, there was a nest of young birds. And of course, both Liz and Audrey were very concerned about their well being during our construction.
Today, the kids got involved in the process. Here’s Liz, showing Paige and Audrey how to work the circular saw… and how to cut down some of the debris we were getting rid of (we were throwing the old boards from the second floor, down to the backyard).
We ended up needing a lot more than what was available (Kirt and went through a lot of boards, and discarded plenty). Ended up getting a guy with the forklift, to bring down a few fresh bundles.
I’d heard about this new approach to connecting water lines: instead of soldering things, using a press tool to connect lines seems to be the new thing.
I know of SharkBite fittings, that do something similar. But the mini press approach seems to have a lot of advantages, in terms of ease and speed. A big thing I heard is that in order to solder… the water needs to be completely removed from the pipes. But using a mini press, having water doesn’t matter at all.
Well, figuratively on the loose. Kit was out and about, but they had tied a small balloon to him (so folks could see, at a distance, that he was out and about).
Magician Ben Seidman is a pretty amazing pickpocket. And to showcase his skills, he steps through 9 levels of pickpocketing, from easy to complex.
I was waiting in my car, at the grocery store… when I saw this other car driving extremely slowly. I wasn’t sure what was going on, but then I caught a small flash of feathers.
Overwhelming is definitely a word that comes to mind, when thinking about tile options.
When we arrived at the Greenway Trail today, our normal parking area was blocked off. Turns out, there was a 5K race happening along the trail!
On my previous attempts at running, I took it on as a kind of adversarial task. I was trying to grind out the run, I was trying to endure the act of running.
My prior attempts/experiences with running were basically: run and keep running, for as long as you can. Try to ignore any pain or discomfort, and just push through it to keep running. My soundtrack reflected this.
“Looking up at the stars, I know quite well
That, for all they care, I can go to hell,
But on earth indifference is the least
We have to dread from man or beast.”