Taken at the Maryland Renaissance Festival. I’m fairly certain this is a Marbled Orbweaver Spider.
Marbled Orbweaver Spider
Seven Deadly Sins
I’m not one to take many online surveys but this one confirms what I already believed about myself. As hard as I try to be the best person I can possibly be – using the seven deadly sins as the antithesis of how not to live my life – I could’ve guessed these survey results ahead of time. I’m not proud of the overall results, but I’ll share them anyway.
Anyone who stumbles upon this, I urge you to take the survey to see where you stand, and take a serious look at how you live your life and what you can do to improve it.
The Wind in the Willows Bookends by Weta Workshop
Here are photos of “The Wind in the Willows” bookends by Weta Workshop.
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World War II Photos
Here are several of the coolest World War II photos my grandfather, Harry Sumner, took while training in the army and serving in Europe.
Here are the rest I scanned.
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Third Degree
I got my third degree black belt this past Monday. This was my first rank promotion in 12 years, so it’s been a while. Monday just happened to be one of the hottest days of the year, and the gym wasn’t air conditioned. Only four of us were testing – myself, two who got their black belts, and one who got his yellow belt. As I type this, the knuckles on my right hand are bruised, but it’s not that bad. I think it happened on the speed break punch during my three-stationed break.