First Rock Climbing Endeavor

I totally didn't climb this one on the first go round. LOL! Oscar rocks the kasbah for introducing me to the wall.
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Wet AT&T building

It cracks me up how the building across the street stays partially dry during a rainy day. I don't understand how it happens. Is the building made out of sponge and only occasionally gets too full?
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1st Corn

These are the first corn. These are coming from transplants and we're convinced transplants are not the way to go. But there are these tiny ear of corn so I'm happy.
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Totally Unconventional Method to Replace that Silly Carbon Credit Program

It just came to me as I was looking out my office window... I realize this may seem absurd but what about trees??? OMG Skinnyb you're sounding crazy spouting out all this silliness. Ha ha! It's right in front of us. Stop installing so much concrete and start planting trees and greenery. I realize my idea doesn't make anyone rich and Al Gore will try to discredit me, but give it a try. They are awesome and cheap.
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My Cat's a DORK

He loves to be inside bags and boxes of any kind.
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Little Veggies

Little Veggies in my backyard
Little veggies growing it's not hard
Little veggies in my planters
Little veggies none the same

I want to eat you
But it's not time right now
I want to can you
Still not time right now
Little veggies all are growing
Little veggies here comes rain

And there's carrots, and broccoli, and peppers, and cucumbers
Little veggies in my planters
Little veggies just the same
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Oh SpongeBob, Hold On!

We'll eventually figure out a way to save you...
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Active Shooter Training @ Galleria (4:30 am)

I, And 24 other people volunteered to be civilians shopping at the Galleria to help the city/county/mall security/bomb/SWAT officers join forces in a coordinated unscripted exercise. We all arrived by 4:15 am to be briefed at 4:30 am with our roles and locations within the mall and during the exercise. Adrenaline started pumping with the sound of the first blast. It was so loud and felt so real and I realized in second that (I never want to shop at the Galleria again, no not really, just kidding) we as a society take our safety for granted.

Within seconds of a real shooting situation you can expect utter chaos. It is you against the world and you have no idea who is a good guy and who is a bad guy and where the bullets and blasts will come from next.

The lady in the picture has a vest with pipe bombs strapped to it. The guy has a backpack with an IED. They sure did give the snipers and SWAT a lot to deal with. I was located (at the start of the scenario) by the glass elevator near the ice rink on the 2nd floor. I was caught in crossfire between a terrorist on the 3rd floor and SWAT on the 2nd floor that was yelling at me to get down, face down with my hands on my head.

We were moved to the 3rd floor, shot at, moved to the 2nd floor, shot at, moved to the 1st floor and we finally escaped at 6:30. Though the other volunteers and areas were still hot with action until 7. We watched from between the double door entrance how the bomb squad safed the lady in the bomb vest, the guy with an IED, and a bomb with remote switch. Good job guys!

I'm so glad this was only an exercise. I hope to volunteer again in something like this. If you want to see how quickly you can get dead come volunteer. It will change your mind about your own personal safety and will make you appreciate just how difficult the jobs are of law enforcement officers. Especially when they don't have the upper hand cause it's a crowded open mall and everyone could be a threat.
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Another Refreshing Adult Beverage

I dream of achieving the clarity of this beer with my brews. They aren't far off but this is pretty and delicious.
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Certificate of Completion - only the beginning

I took off work last week to attend the IAOCC Chaplain Seminar. It was excellent.
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Homebrew Beer Batch #3 - Clean Empty Bottles

Don will love this picture. It symbolizes some greatness is about to happen.
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IAOCC - My Week

I'm sitting in IAOCC Chaplain training this week. EEK!
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Trike Mower, This is Cool

I would love to construct one of these little mowers. Man, I think I'd mow everyone's yard on the whole block if I had one.
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Ever feel like u have a black cloud following you?

This is the view out my office window.
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Life summed up in 4 bottles

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CERT day 5

Tonight we used leverage and cribbing to rescue Hose Head out from under a fallen building. Then I gave him gloves for hands and feet.
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