Finished Boat Switch Panel

 


I don't know if this was published, but here is my finished boat switch panel I did this spring.  

Fresh jerk seasoning

Here is a quick recipe I make of a wonderful seasoning.  It can be very hot depending on how many and what kind of peppers you use.  I smoked some chicken breasts, but it can be used on fish and pork too.



 
 

Mid Late June update

So, I did a few things in mid June.  First, is I took the Maryland Hunter Safety class at a local fishing and Hunting club in Pasadena.  It was 3 days 2 days of class room instruction and one day of field exercises including rifle shooting and trap.  It was fun and informative.  I passed the final test and now am a Maryland certified hunter.  Hunter safety was mostly firearms safety which I have a passing familiarity with but hearing the lessons again would never hurt.  Some of the field craft items were good.  I think the only thing that I would like to have heard was more about Maryland specific rules and regulations and also some more practical hunting information like how and where to use public lands and obtain permits and such.  I know safety was the focus and that is great.  Their advice was to get with knowledgeable hunters to learn those things.  The picture below is during a demonstration they gave of different guns and it was a paint can shot with a shotgun which in turn launched a soda can into the air which the shooter was to shot (he missed).
















Here is one of the dozens of trophies that decorated the rod and gun club I called it our mascot:




The second event was a Beer Bourbon and BBQ at the National Harbor. It was exactly as the title describes.  I had been to one in Baltimore (the fair grounds to be exact) and it wasn't that good, because it was way too crowded.  This one was busy but well spaced out and you didn't have to wait more than a minute to get your sample.  We had a great time.  This ice sculpture reminded me it is about time for the ice luge party, but I have a feeling we aren't doing that this year.           





















Last but not least I saw World War Z which wasn't like the book I had read a year or so ago, but it was very good.  My wife even liked it.  The book was a after action report that interviewed folks around the world involved in the War.  How it started, what happen during the outbreak, how it was stopped and how it was being cleaned up.  The movie was a as it happened live action movie.  Maybe you could say it took place in the WWZ world, but it wasn't the book.  Bottom line it was good, but then again I like zombies...

http://www.worldwarzmovie.com/

Mid June update

This year I went from the boat projects to the trailer hitch to the motorcycle. Actually the hitch was due to my plan for the motorcycle. I was to take it to get it professionally serviced in the winter. To do that I needed a hitch and trailer (or hitch carrier). Well time moved very quickly and it ended up summer and no motorcycle. I then evaluated the tasks I needed to do and then I did it. Oil change, coolant flush and fill, and brake fluid change. That leaves the suspension to be serviced and adjusted. On that note I found a new shop in Glen Burnie that looks like a likely spot. It is clean, modern and the staff seemed professional (rare in the motorcycle shops here in the Baltimore area). With all these tasks I learned a lot, got new tools and found that shop. Besides that I saved money on the service, but not the time. Was it worth it?  Yes

Pothole damage = new tire and Update

I hit a pothole on the way home from work on a Thursday evening. It was just before the Fort Mchenry tunnel. I saw a chunk of concrete in the road and then I found out where it came from. A huge hole jolted me to the point I almost lost control. I got home fine. Tire pressure monitor prevented having to get out and check. Once I got home I saw this blister on my tire. Two days later My wife heard it blow out just sitting in front of the house. Lucky I wasnt driving. See the hole below. I ordered a tire on Ebay after seeeing that the tire wasn't availible locally and was very expensive. Actually I got 2 used tires cheaper than 1 new tire. Once I got them one was good, but the second was worn and uneven. It will be used in a pinch but only in a pinch. I got the good one mounted at a small private shop that I had just got my truck tire plugged (screw) a few weeks ago. I hope not to have to visit it anytime soon. Other than that I installed a shelf and tool organizer in the parent's garage. It went well, but was hot. I also am going to take a hunting class (required by Maryland) in the next week or so. Maybe going to kill a Bambi later in the year.