Not sure this is the best image...

Physically restraining employees isn't exactly something I would consider "in vogue" for employee retention. But no arguing it will work!

I am sorry we cannot let you leave just yet!

New Garden Fence

Last week Isbir Landscaping & Allegheny Fence teamed up to put a new 6' fence around my 38'x54' garden. Complete with 4"x2" wire mesh buried 5" deep and rabbit wire at the bottom to hopefully keep out some of the neighborhood wildlife. They did a great job. I had them leave the posts a little high for some decorative postcap installation. Too bad it is still early in the season or I could have shared some veggies with them while here.

Original Garden. Deer & rabbit repellent only works so well. (Lost the beans.)

End of day 2. Posts are all in. 

Completed product sans decorative topping.

G'N'R @ Heinz Field July 12, 2106

Great Guns N' Roses show @ Heinz Field last night in Pittsburgh! 2+ hours of rocking music. Sharing some pictures of my time out with friends.

Drinks and dinning @ Sharp Edge on Penn Ave ahead of festivities. 

Phil, Emily, myself, and the wife enjoying $13 beers on the floor prior to the show.

Maybe 45 minutes before showtime. Getting to our seats.

Almost showtime

Show underway!

Set-list from the evening is below. 

1. It's So Easy
2. Mr. Brownstone
3. Chinese Democracy
4. Welcome to the Jungle
5. Double Talkin' Jive
6. Estranged
7. Live and Let Die (Wings)
8. Rocket Queen
9. You Could Be Mine
10. Raw Power (Iggy and The Stooges)
11. This I Love
12. Civil War
13. Coma
14. Speak Softly Love (Love Theme from The Godfather)
15. Slash guitar solo
16. Sweet Child O' Mine
17. Better
18. My Michelle
19. Slash & Fortus Duet ("Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd)
20. November Rain
21. Knockin' on Heaven's Door (Bob Dylan)
22. Nightrain
23. Patience - encore
24. The Seeker (The Who) - encore
25. Paradise City - encore

4th of July Food

I always love a good cookout on holiday weekend. This weekend featured a giant homemade cheeseburger layered with fresh onion, yellow sweet pepper, pepper bacon, pickles, and homemade coffee-infused BBQ sauce on a kaiser roll. Still not exactly sure how I fit it in my mouth.

(Classy Thin Print shades are optional for a good time. Suspenders required.)


 

Back to the Future?

I started this blog at a point I wanted to share knowledge, findings, opinions, n'at with those that might be of like mind and interests. I also ended up in a quandary where my work position dictated that propriety knowledge could be used to as a sales tactic and thus made the decision to step away from writing. Well, as of June 2016 and being back on the job market I have decided to resume blogging for whatever makes me tick. Perhaps someone out there in the ether can find use of what I post going forward.

Things you think you thought you knew...

So I always thought I knew how to tie my shoes. Of course I have to double-knot them a lot because they because untied. Little did I know I was doing it wrong! This TED talk from Terry Moore shows where most of us go wrong. If only I knew the rabbit hole was a trick all along I could have been tying my shoes the correct way!