next 2022/05 ― I’m starting to get the swing of this retirement life. My new favorite hangout is in the backyard where there are recently laid patio stones, a new deck and this freshly-assembled four-seater swing set. Here I am resting with a beer in hand after watering the grass.
At the Piano
next 2022/03 ― As a child, I wanted to play the piano but I did not get that opportunity. Now, I started self-teaching from a book stored away in the piano bench. My dream is to learn Theme of Love Story and Beethoven’s Für Elise. If this works out, I might even add the violin […]
Bedazzled by the Glitter
next 2022/01 – I had never really paid much attention to jewelry before. This was the first time that I explored this world. Not all pieces spoke to me, but some pieces stood out. The gorgeous colors were sparkly eye-candy: a red ruby, a blue sapphire, a blue aquamarine, a yellow topaz, a green opal, […]
Fun with Lasers
next 2021/10 – You can create so much more with lasers than just printing documents and photographs. Lasers will cut or draw on plastic, glass, metal, and other materials limited to your imagination. Here, I laser printed a welcome mat and a cutting board just in time for my father’s birthday.
A Walk in the Woods
next 2021/01 – By viewing all 13 seasons of “Deadly Women,” the true-crime series by Candice DeLong, my girlfriend became well versed in all the do’s and don’ts of executing a proper plan. Her invitation to go for a walk in the woods did not rouse in me the slightest suspicion, so off we went. […]
Is Raymond … DEAD !!! ???
next 2020/04 – It sure looks like he has been decomposing for a while. Granted, he may be old but he is not dead yet! Look! he’s smiling. He just applied some rejuvenating Dead Sea mud, that he purchased when he was in Jordan, … and if you still don’t believe it, here is another […]
Chinese Characters
next 2020/03 – Ray is self-isolating because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, he has plenty of time to revisit old hobbies and develop some new ones. For instance, he started reviewing his Chinese characters and he is brushing up on his Chinese calligraphy.
Counterfeiting
next 2020/01 – Raymond drew some coins in a software called InkScape and printed them on acrylic using a laser printer. Ray printed a cent, a nickel, a dime, a quarter, a 1954 dollar and a 1935 dollar. Nobody will be fooled by these counterfeited pieces though; you can see right through these coins.
North Korea
next 2019/08 – Ray and Mayra started reading Escape from Camp 14 by Blaine Harden. It is the story of Shin Dong-Hyuk who escaped from a prison camp in North Korea. It reinforces my belief that Kim Jong Eun, leader of North Korea, is the worst piece of scum on the planet. Russia and China […]