David's Life

2026-04-17

That time of year again

I’m practicing up for our upcoming Kendama competition in Detroit. I can do all the tricks in my division this year. I’m currently doing three of each per session. Trying to get to the point where I can do three in a row first try. Two out of ten down, eight to go.

Julie and I visited the bird farm

On the left you have a beautiful $30,000 Black Palm Cockatoo! On the right an adorable ring necked parrot.

I miss the Far Side… 🤪

The far side of the moon emerging into the view of Artemis Il on April 6, 2026. NASA

It was really cool to be able to see the opposite side and the details in their flyby pics. You don’t really think about the Moon’s features that much until you see a different view from our typical one and realize it looks so different.

Printing Milwaukee fixes for Andy

Julie was printing some replacement latches for Andy’s Packout stuff recently. It worked pretty well. I added a webcam, so we can see the progress remotely.

Some custom knife highlights…!

These are two winning entries from the Bladeshow Texas custom knife category. Wow!

2026-04-16

Photo scavenger hunt!

Cheyenne put together a fun little game at my mom’s during our Easter lunch gathering. We had to find where she’d gathered pictures of items from around the house. First one back with a pic of it wins. She had ten or so. We all enjoyed racing around like crazy people. I think there was running, shoving, and vaulting involved. 🤪