Something I worked on that is mostly cool.

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Because we all need some cheering up

Here is this year's gold-medal champion of the Individual Obnoxiousness Freestyle Medley:

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Welcome Cole Moslin!

Welcome baby Cole and congrats to Mama and Daddy!


"You didn't come into this world.
You came out of it,
like a wave from the ocean.
You are not a stranger here."
- Alan Watts

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Advice for "Fragrant" Individuals

I realize that I'm more sensitive to smells than a lot of people, but I'm by no means a Sniffer. There is, however, a line. There may be some debate about where that line should be, and varying sniffer-capabilities make that line awfully subjective, but by god there is a line. And it is crossed WAY TOO OFTEN.

Since I'm such a helpful individual, I'll offer up some helpful advice. Sadly, the offenders are exactly the ones that will pay no attention to my helpfulness.

ABOUT WHY YOU WEAR IT

• It's sweet that your wife got you that cologne as a gift, and that she says its soooo sexy, but if you think about it, maybe that's not something to wear to work.
• Those silly commercials that imply that women will jump on you if you wear a cloud of sinus-assaulting scent? Lies.
• Applying a fresh layer of scent to yourself just before you go to the gym does not help. You're at the gym, where sweating is expected. It just makes it impossible for me to breathe while running on the treadmill next to you.
• If you're wearing it to try and cover up cigarette smoke, don't. It's not working, and now you smell like a gardenia that's been rolled around in an ash tray.

ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU WEAR

• If I ride 3 floors up in an elevator with you and can still smell that scent on my clothes an hour later, that's too much.
• If you re-apply your scent multiple times a day, stop it. Just...stop it.
• If you're in an office environment, consider that you'll be in small meeting rooms, offices, and cubicles, and that the building creates something of a closed air-circulation system. A little goes a long, long, long, long way.

ABOUT WHAT YOU WEAR

• If you are over 21, your fragrance should not be one that is associated with a current pop music starlet, no matter what it smells like.
• Patchouli? Really? I hope you're not expecting to be taken seriously...
• If you are not a baby, you should not smell like baby powder, no matter how cute you think it is. You are wrong.
• For those of you that frequent the shops in the mall that sell food-scented lotions and sprays...I don't understand you. You smell vaguely of cucumbers, chocolate, and ginger. You are confusing me and making me hungry. Please go away.

Even though I don't enjoy wearing such things, it's of course an entirely personal choice. If you must smell, please do so responsibly.
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Seeing the Moon

Last night the kids and I had a quiet evening at home playing cards and checking in on the Olympics. About the time it started getting dark outside, I happened to notice that Matthew was standing at the front door looking out through the glass. I realized he'd been standing there for several minutes, so I asked, "Whatcha doing?"

He paused for a second to think about what to say, and then he answered:

"I'm... see-ing the moon."
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the result!

Here are two finished specimens from the pottery class. Both done in the "raku" finish.

The tall one is the same bottle from the previous post. Groovy, no?

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Lesson

If you have the patience to spend the time to truly get centered and balanced,



You might get some amazing results...

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