Santoism #4

Posted on March 4, 2010 by ron

Pat: We’d like to congratulate Producer-Engineer Matt Boltz and his lovely wife who became parents last week: “Emma Lucille”… and Ronny, I have to say that’s a very strange name for a little boy.

Das Boot #6

Posted on March 1, 2010 by ron

So.. despite some rather welcome distractions, work on the model ship has continued. Having completed the group of steps related to the framing of the ship and construction of the hull and deck, I’ve moved on to some more intricate work creating items for the deck, and spots for the riggings to be secured. This has meant a lot of shaping small pieces, tiny (and I mean tiny) hole drilling, and plenty of sanding and filing. The drilling required some creative tool making (a small super-ball proved most helpful), and a healthy dose of patience (drilling 11 holes in a small strip of wood only to have the 12th hole split the entire piece was not fun). She’s shaping up to be a fine ship.

2010 Resolutions.

Posted on January 5, 2010 by ron

Average wake up time of 9am each week.
Work a full 40 hours (+/-1ish) each week.
Adhere to my previous $100 a week budget.
Limit soda consumption to Pizza, Fast Food, and dinners out (when needed to keep to #3)
Complete the Spare room (fix the walls, paint, carpet, heat) by Dec 31.
Get in at least 3 hours of legitimate exercise each week (this is mainly a winter thing..)

So far… not so good.

Top Five: Things I love about Fall

Posted on November 5, 2009 by ron

The smell of burning leaves.
Baseball Playoffs
The colorful leaves everywhere (except around my house, I hate those guys)
Wearing hoodies every day (… wait, I do that in summer)
Thanksgiving(s)!

A Tale of Two Hikes

Posted on October 12, 2009 by ron

Near the end of our Hawaii trip, Luke, Mandy, Claire, Morgan, and I all headed out together to do a little hiking and enjoy the sights. The Bakers were going to take a hike down to see the tide pools, while Morgan and I were headed up to hike to a lighthouse. As we reached a turn in our hike we gave Luke a call, and had him take a photo of us, and we took a shot of them. Enjoy:

The Baker family hiking to the tide pools

Ron and Morgan hiking to the lighthouse.
Click the images to embiggen

Hawaii ii

Posted on October 8, 2009 by ron

The “Honeymoon”

It had been remarked by more than one person that Morgan and I looked very much like we were on our honeymoon. Given some of these photos, it is hard to disagree.[Update: We just held hands on the beach.]

Oh, one other thing: Hawaii is awesome.

Hawai’i'D

Posted on October 4, 2009 by ron

The Pittsburgh/Baltimore Trip

Posted on September 8, 2009 by ron

UPDATE: All the pictures are now up: Baltimore/Pittsburgh 2009

Sven and I took our annual baseball trip this past weekend, hitting Baltimore and Pittsburgh. Both cities were quite nice (Pittsburgh amazed me), both stadiums were beautiful, and our seats at both games were fantastic. The rest of the pictures are soon to come.

Me at Camden Yards	Inside Camden Yards
Sven caught a foul ball!	Me on the Clemente Bridge
Me in Pittsburgh	Me at PNC Park
Our seats at PNC.	“Hot Dog” Races
Pujols: Homerun. Amazing.	Fireworks

Top Five: Little Things People Do That Drive Me Crazy

Posted on August 23, 2009 by ron

Leave their shopping cart in the middle of the parking lot.
Refusing to use their turn signal when changing lanes or turning.
Leaving their cell phone ringer on loud when in a public place, even after it rang.
Littering, especially out of the window of their car.
Failing to obey basic traffic laws while biking on the street.