What Manly Things Did You Do Today?

In sixth grade, during a week long school trip to a Native cave and mound site in Bridgeport, AL, we learned (the basics) of making flint or obsidian points using stone and deer antler. The teachers were Creek descendants and I remember their lecture vividly. Kudos on continuing a skill that's been transformed over time by material science, but in many ways, remains a millenia-old craft.

 

Yeah, my daughter will be visiting from Fort Collins over the 4th of July . She will be in for a treat.

 

About Fort Collins, my brother-in-law drove all the way there from Estes Park to see Joan Osborne(during our vacation there last week) only to find it was cancelled.

 

I dug my grandfather's cast iron fish fryer out of the basement, stripped it down to bare metal and I'm in the process of reseasoning it now. My brother asked if I knew where it was a few weeks back, and I told him I'd restore it for him. It's a Birmingham Stove and Range Sportsmans fryer, unmarked, which dates it to the mid 30's, as they started adding the model number in the late 30's. I'd like to know how many catfish, bluegills, and hush puppies have passed through that pan.

 

It was only 98f here today, but felt pretty good.

 

I used camping equipment in a way for which it was not intended. I used a miniature pop-up tent, designed as a Game Center (for some bag toss games) to make a shade tent for some shade-loving bonsai maples.

 

Had a nice workout in the morning, including my Tai Chi class. Yesterday was more manly for me.....I set up a new stronger shower curtain and liner in my bathtub(upon complaints from the management that the person directly below me was complaining of leakage.

 

Now that's thinking outside the ... um... tent.

 

Yes, tent-atively speaking.

 

Bonsai!!!!

 

I didn't know Bonsai gardening was so intents.

 

It took me a second, but ROTFL.

 

For all in tents and porpoises, it is.

 

I wasn’t aware that marine mammals were into Bonsai.

 

I was surprised too.

 

I helped my son put on a second coat of urethane on his chest of drawers. His great Grandmother passed away almost a year ago and my in-laws have been working to emptying her house. We were called over to see if he would liked one of the pieces and he chose a maple one in need of a little TLC.

 

Can w say "green and purple porpoise" ten times fas?

 

Yes.

 

Oh no...you aren't going to say "Green and purple porpoise ten times fast" just once, are ya???

 

Of course not. What fun would that be?