I want to say he is 11 or 12 years old now. He’s getting on in years and is certainly needing a little more love and does not want to handle stairs as much. He still gets occasional bursts of playfulness, but because of his age I don’t play rough with him anymore. He can for example tear a pad on the asphalt if I have him jumping to catch a ball on anything but grass (which is limited in this urban environment).

Thanks for the kind comments on the plane.

Funny thing, I just installed new shop lights and I had been on the fence about whether I liked them or not (they are very bright). However, after taking some more photos of the plane, I think the new lights are a good thing. Let me know …


When I look at these photos taken under the new lights, I am blown away. They are so crisp with a level of contrast in color that I wasn’t getting before.

To my eye, these “Daylight Deluxe” bulbs have me often confused thinking that I left the main garage door up, because I see what my mind registers as Daylight spilling out of the garage, but it will be 10P and my brain does not register that it would be impossible given that it is dark outside.

Here is a picture taken in daytime. You can compare the sliver of daylight coming out from behind the black curtain against the light spilling out from my shop.



That’s how well these bulbs are simulating Daylight for me. It’s kind of eerie actually, and even after a week I had still been unsure of whether I liked it — but holy moly, just look at these photos compared to before!

I can certainly find things in my tiny shop more easily, that’s for sure!