David's Life

2026-08-27

Porch squatter

We noticed this guy (we call him Tux) enjoying sleeping on the back porch at 11p a few nights back. I guess the cement was still warm there from soaking up the sun earlier in the day?

John was working on the Sake menu

It was fun that he got to update the menu for the location we frequent. He was just updating some prices and descriptions, but it was still fun. Maybe we’ll get to see his work when we eat there for his birthday in November? ;)

Andy finished his buildouts.

He created custom boxes along the lower sides. He can keep his longer tools under them, and long “sticks” of pipe stock in the top of the one on the left. Along the top of the one on the right he can house his threading tripod and stand along with a few other frequently used items. He’s got a great setup and now just needs to use if for a few weeks before making final tweaks and adding a few mores things to take up all the spare room he has now.

“Feed me or else…!” 🔪

Interesting how some things trigger specific memories

This watch takes me right back to the twin tower attacks on 911. I was working at GCE and one of the managers and I were both “watch guys” and had these same style watches. I remember sitting in the break room watching the coverage of the crashes on the TV. It was while Julie was pregnant with Johnny. We were just starting to have kids and wondering what kind of world we were bringing them into.

For some reason, all that’s intertwined and I remember it fondly when wearing this watch.

2026-08-26

Fun with coffee

I decided to swing by and give Val’s a try.

Johnny says we’re gonna hafta stop at Starbucks 🤪

We got Julie’s dad’s watch fixed up for my birthday

I was able to pick it up this past week and it was awesome to have it running again. It’s got a new power reserve capacitor, crown, and gasket. I like the exhibition case back and the cool whole face luminescence. It also reminds me so much of Steve and him wearing it during all the home improvement projects and adventures we did together!

Cool looking juvenile stink bug

We all agreed, they look better than the adult ones haha.

Julie’s mystery snail lays eggs that defy gravity

You can see them sliding up the foot to join the clutch of eggs out of the water.

2026-08-25

Caught in the act of laying eggs

I caught Julie’s mystery snail in the act of laying eggs. It was cool to see them defy gravity as they moved up their foot into the clutch. You can see one nuts emerging from under the shell, and one on the way up the foot in this shot. Creepy and cool at the same time.