Toy Chest Progress

Even with only a little good weather this weekend, I made great progress in the garage, and cut everything for the carcass of the toy chest that I'm building for Will's first birthday.
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I was able to recycle some cedar from my parents hope chest that I had been saving for some time. It still had a pungent aroma when sawed, and will be the floor of the chest. The walls will be a combination of oak and mahogany in a pattern that worked well on the seats of the Tender. These hardwoods contrast very well together.
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The base will be a dovetailed oak carcass with mahogany moulding accents.
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I want to use a laminated strip pattern for the top that will incorporate a fair curve and give a nautical effect. It's looking great in my mind... curious to see how it will manifest in wood.

Spring is Sprung

Finally.
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A warm day, sunshine, clear sky.
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I made my spring pilgrimage into the garage and organized a little bit. Cut up some scrap wood and made a trip to the dump.

Victorious Week

You remember how I was telling to to celebrate your victories? Well, this week was one big freaking victory.
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Nanepashemet Telecom made great strides with existing and prospective customers, and other stuff that I've been working on for a long time now took a giant leap forward.
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I know all about waiting for the check to clear... but you have to have these forward strides to even get the check. If it all comes to fruition, that would be great, but even if some of it drops out, it's still damn good.
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If I lost about 24 lbs last week, it would have been perfect.

Tuna Lips said...

Puts me to mind of them old time songs you'd here them coloreds singin' whislt they went to cleanin' the pile of dung usin's had 'em livin' in, down by the Wooly Swamp.

Victeree is mines,
Victeree is mines,
Victeree t'day is mines!
I told Satan, get thee behind
Victeree today is mines!

POTW Photo

Normally, I'd never publish a picture of a Peep of the Week.
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The embarrassment/jubiliation is just too intense.
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But this photo of Ethan Rathbone is obviously the exception.
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All of his fingers look fine and there are no noticeable head bruises from his ordeal with the toy box cover.
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He actually looks pretty happy.

Ho Hum

Joe Collins (my archrival) delivers his boastful marathon training program stats....

date workout situps

3/28 14.6 M bike 80

3/29 13.3 " 80

3/30 18 holes ; )

3/31 2.3 run (treadmill) 100

4/2 elliptical 30 min 700 cal 100

4/3 2.3 run treadmill 100

Weight stablized around 205 or so - but fat disappearing... 6 pack abs' starting to take shape !

How's Mike's training coming?

Nice 17mile 50 min workout ! I want to know if there's a resistance setting on that Cybex! If there is, I certainly hope you have it on a higher setting than "wussy"
Semper Fi - Archie

Does this make your blood boil????

Mine too!

This dude is going down.

POTW - Week 14

In case you didn't know it, Thursday is Nanepashemet Peep of the Week day. That's so much better than plain old Thursday, isn't it???
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More than most weeks, today we got a number of nominations and lobbying for selection.
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Annoying.
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Those of you who know me well, realize that I could never be swayed or influenced.... unless of course you gave me cash or Lagavulin. I'm only human, after all.
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To be truthful, I haven't seen any Lagavulin come my way in some time now. Very dissapointing. It's getting so this Blog isn't even worth it, even though the David Letterman show is probing to get an appearance by Tuna Lips. There's nothing in that for me, and TL will never blow his cover.

ANNOUNCING.....
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for Week 14 of 2008

• Brian Butler
• Katelyn Nestor
• Rebecca May
• Ethan Rathbone
• Patrick Piscatelli
• Sam Simons

Letterman could never pay enough to get an appearance. And we would never even consider Leno.... unless he asked.

Getting Ready

Starting to get in the spirit.
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Why???
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Because it's Thursday.... Peep of the Week Day!!!!
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Stupid Morons.....

Wireless Project Rule

We were waiting today to see if an announcement would be forthcoming from the CTIA regarding Sprint's WiMAX network. They were building full bore in Boston, but now have cut back. This is typical in wireless. Launch the project. Blast away at full speed. Then slam on the brakes.
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It's the rule rather than the exception.

Tuna Lips said...

Been there, dun that, Hoss. Date rape they calls it. As if.

In Constant Sorrow

Happy Birthday Old Lady

It was Joanne's birthday today. I won't tell you how old she is, but she's definitely getting there.
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All three of our kids called her which made her very happy. At our age, that is really the only present that you need.... but I ordered her a handbag on Amazon and took her to Cafe Italia anyway.

V for Victory

Sometimes you just have to let your guard down.
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Sometimes it's okay just to feel good about things.
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Victories are not all encompassing events. Most of the time, they are just momentary events, and they should be captured and celebrated, or you won't even realize that they occurred.
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Ultimately, we are all headed for ignominious defeat... i.e., the perpetual dirt nap.
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So.... if you don't mark the victories before your ultimate defeat, you are really cheating yourself.

Serious Training

I'm starting to feel a big bout of seriousness kicking in.
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With one week of cycling left, we're preparing the area in the basement for the treadmill to be set up. Plus I ate right today.... no MacDonald's or Pasta. It will be 5 weeks on the treadmill before I even take one stride on the payment sometime in May.
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Today I went 17.3 miles on the Cybex in 50 Minutes.
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I've detected a bit of doubt on the part of the Peeps who ask me how the marathon training is going. I little bit of old fashioned, eye rolling, sarcasm. That's because they see my voluminous bulk and don't realize that I am gradually progressing on a carefully prepared program that will peak on October 26, 2008.
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This is not for the faint of heart seeking instant gratification. And it's no beauty contest.... that's for sure.
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Hope Bobby Brown and the Insidious Wojcik have a great time in Vegas. I seem to remember some fast times and heavy drinking at those Wireless Conventions. Too bad they are in training for the Marine Corps Marathon and will miss out on all the late night entertainment, boozing and fancy dinners. Too bad...