Not the greatest picture but this is the first time I’ve seen an Owl out here. Lot’s of red-tailed hawks.
I just happened to catch him (her?) flying out the corner of my eye.
Emmett the cat in the sun
This is a pic of Emmett the cat sitting in a sunbeam. He’s a pretty cool dude.
7 ancient ruins around the world, reconstructed
Check this out over at Expedia. Very cool. Via Kottke.
MacStories overview of iOS apps
I’ve had this article, “My Must-Have iOS Apps, 2017 Edition”, on my to read list for awhile now. Long one but worth every moment. Gave me some ideas to think about on how to change my workflow.
Homebuilt bookshelf
Been working all summer to get my garage and shed organized. Projects started but not finished abound! Trying to get them finished one by one.
Here’s one of the projects. I thought this was my first bit of furniture but it’s the second.
It was an interesting piece to build. The supports are L angle steel hit with a grinding wheel and lacquered. The shelves are 2×6 pine stained very lightly, hit with a torch to bring out the grain and coated with poly-acrylic to provide a bit of protection.
St. Louis, MI – Geographic Center
Was visiting family and on the way back decided to hit the One Nation Brewery in Williamston, MI as I had never tried their M43 IPA (delicious by the way).
Passed through St. Louis, MI on the way there. Geographic center of Michigan.
Minneapolis: State Fair, Ren Fest and Grain Belt
Spent some time last week in Minneapolis. Went to the State Fair, Paisley Park and the Ren Fest.
Good time was had. Also tried Grain Belt. Pretty good, drinkable beer. Below is a pic of the famous ‘Grain Belt’ sign in Minneapolis.
Reading Stephen King’s Dark Tower again
Somewhere along the line I started this series…and then lost track of it. Since the movie is coming out in early August I thought I would read the first book again and then pick up the rest of the series. I seem to at least have gotten through the second book as well since I remember the ‘lobstrosities’.
Anyway, check out the first book in the series here.
Handle inevitable mistakes well…
“The point is, any system in which humans are involved will at some point be disrupted by human error. Organizations distinguish themselves not by stamping out the possibility of error, but by handling the inevitable mistake well.”
If you can’t explain something in simple terms, you don’t understand it
Very, very true. See the link to Kottke here.