WORKSHOP WEIRDNESS - DAY 1 - MONDAY (Names have been changed to…well…I don’t know…just seemed the thing to do). The workshop started normally with an introduction and a handshake, then orientation and class outline. I always expect to spend a few minutes getting to...
I’m in the Bomb Book, Now
I flew out of state to put on a workshop. All of my paints, my airbrush, carving tools. etc. were in my checked luggage. It set off the bomb alarm in my airport. So, now I'm standing there with my teeth in my face...and in the "special" line now (which really isn't a...
Treed
Something told me I shouldn't go running that day - quad-pull notwithstanding (that's another story in itself). I figured 5 weeks was enough time to heal. It's a 3 mile route that takes me alongside the banks of the Snake River...beautiful. There is always something...
How I Got Fired From Rowing the Drift Boat
This is a long one. And hold on tight
Some people just have NO sense of humor. The worse it got, the funnier it got – to me, anyway.
The Mad Hornet
It Messed With the Wrong Woman
The Turkey Shoot
Here! Hold My Beer and Watch THIS!
Wasp Versus Golf Club
I was mowing the lawn one fine autumn day when I was nailed by a wasp – near my jugular, not once - it went all jackhammer-ass on me. Having exhausted every English combination of the f-bomb I could muster, I used the few REALLY naughty Norwegian f-bomb combinations I...
Pulling Another All-Nighter…And the Hallucination
The few hours I had left on the piece turned into another all night session. All because my demon raised her ugly head again and convinced me I needed to "fix" some stuff. I actually lost track of what day it was. What follows made me quit for a while and force myself...
The Osprey Attack
This is how I acquired my nickname, OspreyBait
Things You Don’t Want to Happen With Sticky Spider Traps
In a contest between my cat and my head, who do think would win?