Miscellaneous ramblings of an Irish American
Last night we all attended Arts Night at JMan school. We viewed all the wonderful art work then the kids put on a concert.
JMans art work.
Close up of the Plank House. Go here for addition information on this type of architecture.
Above is a copy of the Concert program. Below are some links to JMans performances.
For all you Star Wars fans go here for Applewild’s Spring Concert Version.
Go here for a video of GMan May concert.
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In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Apparently my plate is not “white” enough! Personally I think it has character, you know that weathered look…..like me. Now I get to spend some quality time at the RMV and of course paying for a new plate and registration sticker. Thankfully I get a re inspection free (well I don’t have to pay the $30 again) within 60 days.
Thanks Mass!
“Ta siad ag teacht!”, followed by “Arís Anthony”.
Only the Irish gang will get this one. However, 6 pack for the first non Mick who figures it out.
Photo take during RunZilla on Saturday.
Not that I needed any more exercise today but we went to The Battlezone in Devens MA this afternoon.
Jess and I were going to sit it out but it was quite so we joined in on the fun. Besides, when else can you get away with shooting your kids…..well with nerf guns that is!
Jess move in for a closer shot.
GMan and JMan close in on me. Clearly JMan got the upper hand…..this time.
The kids lay down some cover fire. If you are in the area it’s worth checking out.
Great day at RunZilla. 5k run followed by a 2 mile run with obstacles……followed by a CrossFit type workout……with some more running…..just for good measure.
Would not have made it without the gang from my old gym.
And the medals to prove I did…..rather survived it.
We did all sorts of things, like rolling beer barrels. Now there’s something I have experience with.
Group shot of the gang. Back row; Adam, David, Laurie, me, Karen. Front row; Jen and Denise. Thanks to the Fort gang for cheering me on.
GMan mentioned building a longboard the other day so I suggested Googling some info. He found a few sites, videos and the process seemed fairly straightforward.
He currently has a drop deck board but wanted a regular one. After searching for a while he also found a site with a pattern. Through the magic of Revit (architectural drafting application) I scaled the pattern to full size and split the drawing so we could print on 8 1/2 by 11.
He wanted the front and tail to match so laying out was easy. Above are the patterns spray mounted to the birch plywood he wanted to use.
Close up of the truck location and required bolt holes.
Cutting out was easy with a jig saw. Just leave the line and sand to finish.
The finished board. Next we drilled the holes and mounted the trucks.
Trucks installed. The maiden voyage went better that I expected.
GMan took it down the road and it worked very well.
Zoom zoom….
From the Old Manse in Concord to the Museum of Science. We had a very diverse family day out.
Outside the Old Manse in Concord. We were going to check out the inside of the house but it was close.
At the chocolate exhibition.
And the lighting show. We all know that flying a kite is a bad idea during a lightning store.
Apparently sitting in your car ok. The charged atoms will flow over the steel car body and ground through the tires. However, convertibles will not work as well!
Remember when we went out to play!
alan j quinn 