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Nope, just guy. This was a solo effort by Voltron alone. I just helped deliver it. The pebble is no longer in my hand.

My friend and former secretary has asked me -- and now Steve -- to build some cabinets for a pantry area next to the kitchen at her new house. That project will take a while to percolate but I decided to build here a kitchen island in the meantime to replace a table she has been using to expand her counter space. Her cabinets have a dark cherry stain so at first I was going to go paint grade to avoid clashing. Rooting around the shop, however, I found enough figured maple boards for the main pieces and thought that would fit well so I went for it. I had to buy the prefab butcher block top and maple 1x3s for the slats below, but all the other maple and one plywood for the drawers and cabinet bottom were in the shop. It's hard to tell from the photos but the figuring on the cabinet and drawer fronts is really pretty. She wanted a knife drawer and another for large cooking utensils, so that's what she got. The knife blocks are maple with non tarnishing felt. Very happy with the results, except that I don't love the coloring of the butcher block. Terri loves it but may not be able to use it fully until she can get over the idea of marring it. 😂

Batchelor stove top casserole.

SAS Rogue Heroes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAS:_Rogue_Heroes I had not realised that the SAS (Special Air Service) was a created entity in 1942, but quickly became the sort of thing we know of today. Once they got going, and started causing clandestine mahem in desert warfare against Rommel's supply chain, they invented their own motto - still the SAS's motto today - "Who dares, wins". Anyway, a must watch.

Peter Yarrow was officially or unofficially the godfather of Claire's step cousin. We attended her wedding years ago and Peter played and sang Puff the Magic Dragon at the reception. Nice man.

Awesome work 👍

CEO of AI Music Company Says People Don’t Like Making Music https://www.404media.co/ceo-of-ai-music-company-says-people-dont-like-making-music/ 🙃

Beautiful guys.

Looks amazing guys, and she looks so happy with it!

The pics don't do justice to the incredible flame Maple front section. And the homemade fried chicken, macaroni and cornbread she made us were amazing!

Went to the Battle of the Bulge 60th anniversary exhibit at the [next to NASA Ames] Moffett Field Museum. That tree stump doesn’t stand a chance.

Ina Garten hybrid lemon / engagement Chicken And instant pot lemon rice.

Parmesan risotto and lemon chicken.

Roxette - Travelling (2012)

Adding Magnum photographer Constantine Manos, who also passed away about a week ago. https://www.magnumphotos.com/newsroom/remembering-constantine-manos-1934-2025/

RIP to photographer Oliviero Toscani, probably most famous for his photo contributions to the United Colors of Benetton: United Colors of Benetton - Official Website

Very true Adam....RIP to Sam.... RIP to Peter Yarrow as well..... https://www.cbsnews.com/news/peter-yarrow-dies-age-86-peter-paul-and-mary/

RIP Sam, of Sam and Dave. These guys were absolutely molten in their time, and their Stax hits will live forever. Not much of a career after, but we'll always have "Soul Man," "Hold on I'm Comin'," and the rest.