EdHart.meI’ll miss one of our long time employees who’s last day with the company is tomorrow. She’s taking a great opportunity with our parent company, but will be sorely missed at our firm. She started shortly before I did and we’ve worked together over a decade now; it’s hard to believe I’ve been in one place that long!
On a recent Southwest flight, I was flipping through the Spirit magazine and ran across an add for a David Copperfield show at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Since I’ve been working on portraits, this add made a perfect picture from which to practice. Since I’ve started working on portraits, you really start to notice facial features and David’s cool face jumped out at me!
I recently returned from a vacation to the Destin, Florida which holds a special place in my heart. For those coastal lovers who have grown up going year after year to some particular beach, you know the magic such destinations hold. There is of course, natural beauty. But there are lots of places in the world that have that and probably more. For me, it’s that plus the sense of connection, the memories and experiences, and the changes that the passage of time yields which together make this special place one of my favorites on earth.
I only had one evening and a following morning to get out of the hotel and wander the streets. While I didn’t get to go far, I did manage to snap a few cool pictures. Pardon my obsession with the Hotel Monteleone sign. Not sure why I was all into that, but I was. Here’s a sampling.
While working on my recent Farmhouse Bed Project, I realized that I really needed a solid workbench. I’ve been using an old door on a couple of saw horses, and that’s ok, but what would really be great is a large workbench that I could actually move around my “shop” as I’m building. So at the risk of all the problems that arise when I’m trying to multi-task, I took on the project of building a workbench in the middle of my bed project.
Ok, so it’s been a little while since I’ve done a major building project. Laree and I have been looking for a queen sized bed for one of the children and haven’t found anything that we like or want to spend the money on. So here’s my next project!
I’m still on the kabob kick for Date Nights. Kind of reminds me of our steak kick last fall. The great thing about kabobs is that the variety of foods you can skewer and the marinades you can make give you pretty much endless opportunities! And what guy gets tired of throwing stuff on the grill (not to mention the easy cleanup afterwards)?
If you want honest feedback (and that’s an important decision itself that you need to make!), then you need to learn to keep your emotions in check.
This Easter season I’m struck by the picture of Jesus and the High Priest of Israel, Christ and Caiaphas, face to face on the stage of history.
“What’s in it for me” is a fundamental question of human nature. If you want me to buy into your vision, you probably ought to figure out how you can make that vision relevant to me.