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Pirate Antics at Annual Company Picnic


Photo-A-Day #2683

Today was the annual company picnic. I am fortunate that I work for a company that still does a company picnic. With over 3,000 employees this is a very big deal. I’ve been with the company for ten years and have gone to all but one of the picnics in that time. This was Eva’s 4th picnic and Andrew’s 1st. I think that they both had a really fun time. Eva’s highlights were the temporary tattoos, the pirate ship and mining for gems. For Andrew it was the Extreme Raptor show. He stood on my lap and was mesmerized by the birds flying around the tent. His head followed them all over the place. I thought that Eva would love it too but she had her nose in the Smokey The Bear comic book (I take full responsibility for her enjoying comics) Continue reading Pirate Antics at Annual Company Picnic

That’s No Moon


Photo-A-Day #2682

A few days ago my internet buddy Lenny sends me an e-mail. His e-mail to me says “so they were cleaning up the bedrooms where I work and there son no longer wanted lego death star. I am talking about the big set. 2 and a half foot tall death star. I figured you might like it since you are a lego collector“. Naturally I ask him how much they were selling it for. Well, come to find out that they were just throwing it away. A $400 LEGO set being tossed in the trash! I said that of course I’d take it. It’s the Death Star! Continue reading That’s No Moon