Pteranodon

I have been wanting to make some dinosaur art for a while. I acquired a pattern for a pteranodon model and thought it would look cool out of metal. I am thinking of making a mount so it can ride in the bed of my truck.

I knew better, and that upsets me more than anything. The plan was to quickly clean the shop to make room for gate project. I throw on my sandals, run out there and move some stuff around. 2.5 ton floor jack was against the wall and was resting atop an extension cord. Thinking quietly I plan my moves. Lift and pull sharply to roll the jack over the cord, then it will roll smoothly. I execute my plan, all is well until the jack stops motion. After a quick investigation I realize my toe has blocked the intended path. Metal being much more dense than my flesh has won this battle. Putting socks on this morning was interesting.

Xena grows

The little Holstein we recently got is now 14 weeks old. She is good spirited and enjoys playing. She is even a moovie star. She even gets a little wild and starts telling cow jokes, but they are not that funny.

Dog Day

Nice weather today so I took the dogs to the pond for some exercise. In the shade the temperature was perfect. You could sit back, close your eyes, and forget life's hardships for a period. I watched Buddy (black Lab) swim in the pond, he really enjoys the simple pleasure. I was envious.

Mechanical mayhem

I have been busy helping a friend replace engine in his 94 Honda Civic. Not a fun job mainly because it is a stock replacement. We wish we were putting a high performance unit in. Maybe next time. I am finishing it up today so I will get my shop back and can start on some more projects.

New camera

I got a new digital SLR camera couple days ago. The Canon EOS 50D is quite and upgrade from the Minolta DiMAGE 7i(5MP) I was using. Higher res 15MP and loads of new features, is going to take a while to learn to use it well. I am looking forward to taking lots of photos. Until I can get a higher capacity memory card (256MB) I am stuck with only be ing to take 32 pics in JPG mode and 8 in RAW full res. I have been experimenting with the preset basic shooting options and shot this today.