Long time, no blog! Here is the latest.
I Saw Three Ships
For Christmas, J got me a set of three boat/ship models. They are designed to be progressively difficult, with the first being the "beginner" model. I'm 5 weeks into building it, and I'm still not done. It may be a beginner model, but I wouldn't classify it as easy.
Here's a picture of what mine looks like at the moment. It's about 3/4 done.
Fear of Heights
Why anyone would want to go to some deadly high place is beyond me. Take these stories, for example...
Riders rescued after 400-foot tall wheel loses power at Florida amusement park. 400-foot tall ferris wheel?
A Floating Retreat in the mountains. Nothing says vacation and relaxation like lying awake, shaking with the overwhelming anxiety that you're about to plunge to your death. I'm sure they double-check the ropes once a year to make sure they're secure, though.
Japanese Vending Machines
I had a coworker who once told me about a vending machine he ran into that made french fries. The Japanese are known for their fun and quirky vending machines. Here are a few YouTube videos about that topic. I like the one that has the mystery packages .
RIP Jeff Beck
Guitar great Jeff Beck passed away recently, which sent me to Qobuz, the music service I subscribe to, to listen to some of his music. I used to own some records back in the day.
A few favorites, as found on YouTube:
Online Games
Play Chronophoto and guess what year a photo was taken. I guessed a few right, and was close on a few others, but I whiffed on a lot of them.
I like to play Name Drop on the New Yorker website. They give you clues about a person and you have to guess who it is. The trick to knowing the answers is to have read and memorized details from all the articles in the New Yorker about people from the last 10-15 years, because the facts usually come from those articles.
Keep Movin'
To close, I wish I could move like this, or even keep my balance as well as this guy.
