Touring Coast Guard Navigational Aid Station

"Hey, I believe I ordered the LARGE aid to navigation." "JJ, are you LISTENING?"


Some behind-the-scenes secrets. When one bulb burns out, another one flips up into use. Also, they're starting to implement LEDs (I was thinking the bulbs look a bit old-school).


Do NOT blindly reach into these drawers. And the Coast Guard does WHAT with these? I believe Mike uses them in his Ninja training.


So I saw this box sitting on the shelf. Some caption possibilities (feel free to comment with more): "See, people with scary teeth DO have a future in modeling!" Or, "So, you say you're a model. GQ? Esquire? Fred Meyer ads?" "No, I do respirator masks . . . and a little hand modeling on the side. Have you seen the 1996 Bulova watch catalog? That's me."

Coast Guard Navigational Aid Station (part 2)

Um, Bronson, the boat works better IN the water.


Sterling goes with a Jared Hess theme here, riding a Nacho Libre-esque cycle and wearing a Napoleon Dynamite shirt. "Sterling, where are your robes?" "They were . . . stinky. But these are my recreation clothes." "They look expensive." "Yes, they have the appearance of riches. But beneath the clothes, we find the man. And beneath the man, we find . . . his . . . nucleus."


What is this!?!! A life preserver for ANTS?!? (Warning: not intended for use as a flotation device . . . they will, however, help keep the water out of your ears as you are sinking.)


If you need some help navigating, Mike is your man. Go team!

Something I Found . . .

So the screensaver on my laptop scrolls through my photo folder, and I saw this one go by recently. It was SO worth it to rummage back through Picasa 2 and find it for real so I could upload it. I figured it would be a good test to see if you're still checkin' the blog, Steve. FYI: It's from May 20, 2004.

The Scout Camp Slideshow

I posted the Camp Pioneer slideshow on YouTube! It's a bit gritty, but now you can show it off to all your unsuspecting relatives and stuff. And, for those of you who went to camp (and Thomas just because you were so stoked about it), I made copies of the Video CD for you to watch and cherish forever on your home DVD players. Track me down and make me give you your copy. Enjoy!