Archive for April, 2008

Does Dave Have a Death Ray?

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Charles Addams cartoon from the <em>New Yorker</em>

Yesterday during wing to wing combat, Dave North killed me twice.

In both instances, he collided with my wing, which then lost power and promptly dropped from the sky.

Usually, my wings literally bounce back from impact, continuing their flights to fight again.

Secret Weapon? These suspicious crashes lead me to suspect that he’s developed a Death Ray, or some other sort of WWD (Weapon of Wing Destruction).

Dave, of course, denies everything.

A quick frisk of his 24-inch wing revealed no suspicious technology.

Perhaps it’s concealed in his sunglasses…

(Cartoon by Charles Addams, originally published in the New Yorker May 16, 1953)

Cheap Clamps

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

Bowl of Clamps

The other day, Gary and I visited Mike’s workshop, a rented space near Mike’s house.

Unlike my garage, Mike’s workplace is neat and well-organized.

What impressed me most, though, were Mike’s homemade tools, particularly some clamps he fabricated by gluing clothespins together.

A builder never has too many clamps, you know.

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