2026-09-19
They had pond water and pond food.
Andy and I passed on the pond water, but I used the cup to make an iced coffee. The cool cups change to blue when you put sold liquid in them haha. The barbecue pork and chicken were great!
Beautiful day for an outdoor completion…?!
Luckily, it only rained when we were on a break between events. But it wasn’t looking very good there for a bit…!
Me competing in Dama at the Pond
I was prepped better than I normally am. I learned several new tricks, but for some reason, I couldn’t get past the first one during the competition. Maybe it was just stage jitters, maybe being too cramped, or maybe just to close to the water’s edge? Regardless, I had fun, learned new stuff, hung with Andy, and met new friends. Good times.
Remember the ant lion?
Sophie and I took some pictures of one we found near the barn while working on Andy’s van when he switched back to Deaton. I was in the barn last week and saw where at least one of them was living. You can see his ant trap crater in the lower left of the pic.
2026-09-18
It’s fun to see Zoe come out to watch me mow…
If I don’t take her with me for the adventures working on the property, she “yells” at me with her “Hey, you forgot someone” bark. Pretty cute. Obviously, she has to keep her distance from most of the mowing and trimming activities…
The trees are fighting back…
After I cut the fallen ones out of our tree line and drug them away, my arms looked like THIS… I guess I got a decent case of poison ivy out of the deal… I don’t think they liked me messing with where they’d landed…
This is a cool song and graphic
It reminds me a lot of what fatherhood looks like. I really love being a dad and having good examples in my life of how to do just that too. Something about the teddy bear in the tactical bag full of kid and survival gadgets along with carrying his kid in the pumpkin seat. Good ole days…
Summary from the internet:
•The song "I'll Carry You" by Tommee Profitt and Stephen Stanley is generally interpreted as a message of support and reassurance for anyone going through a difficult time. The lyrics convey a promise to be a reliable source of strength, comfort, and companionship for someone struggling with inner demons or feeling lost.
•The song uses metaphors of lifting someone from the shadows and fighting their wars to emphasize solidarity and empathy. It is often seen as an uplifting anthem about the power of human connection and being there for others in their darkest moments.
There is a blockage in the hallway…!
Chloe makes a rather formidable speed bump, the kind that would launch you flying helplessly through the air if you hit it at any speed… hahahaha.
I ran across these civil servant pins
They are service anniversary awards. Trouble is, I don’t even know which side of the family they’re from. Neither my mom or Julie remember anyone serving this kind of role in our family history. Interesting and cool, but I wish I knew a little more about who they belonged to.
Here’s what Siri suggested for the kinds of roles it could be…
United States government civilian employees encompass a wide range of non-military roles across various federal departments and agencies. Any full-time civilian employee reaching the 15 or 20-year milestone could be awarded these pins, including:
- Administrative and Clerical Staff: Secretaries, data entry clerks, and office managers supporting federal offices.
- Professional Specialists: Lawyers, physicians, biologists, and engineers working for agencies like the EPA, NASA, or the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Public Safety and Security: Federal law enforcement officers, correctional officers, and intelligence analysts at the FBI or CIA.
- Service and Operations: Postal workers, air traffic controllers, and national park rangers.
These employees are part of the federal civil service, which is managed by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The workforce is generally divided into three categories:
- The Competitive Service: The majority of civil service positions, where employees are hired based on merit after a competitive process.
- The Excepted Service: Positions with streamlined hiring processes, often used for specialized roles like intelligence, foreign service, or medical professionals.
- The Senior Executive Service (SES): Non-competitive, senior leadership positions filled by career employees or political appointments.
2026-09-17
If you need electrical tape…
…This is the type you want! It’s only like $4 a roll, and works so much better than the cheap stuff that goes for 88¢ but has less than a quarter of the material and uses a far inferior adhesive.
Time to fix my traction control…
I was getting an error in my traction control system on my Jeep and it was disabling my cruise control. I have a lead foot and need cruise to keep from accidentally speeding. I narrowed the error down to this wire on the driver rear speed sensor. It was getting chaffed from the bump stop and axle movement. So I isolated the work area, cut it out, spliced back in new wires and wrapped it back up. Crazy there was mud under even the inner layer of wrapping tape…
It’s all good now and started working nicely again!
It’s always fun to see what Apple’s got next
I like my screen where I was watching the event too. I’ll likely sit out this batch of upgrades. I already have an iPad, my phone and camera still have a lot of life left them, and the watch didn’t offer anything new from a hardware standpoint. I always like these summary graphics they make. I have been running the new iOS for several weeks and find that I like it.
Zoe and I took some time last week…
…to explore the local history and cemetery. When you think about the first area doctor, being 20 years old and serving in the revolutionary war… It’s cool to learn about the founders of Centerville and how it and they fit into America’s history.
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