#rokenford

The phanatic chases people in its ATV :)

rumtastique

Pittsburgh's baseball team races pierogies!

Why does Pennsylvania get all the best mascots? I need to plan a Baseball Pilgrimage. (I do love both Philly and PGH anyway.)

rokenford

Still crossing my fingers for them to bring back the Cleveland Spiders.

I miss the Wichita Wingnuts, but that was partly because their away jerseys were white with huge red italic-y text on the front that just read NUTS. 

celticjade13

Oh, I didn't know the A's had dot races! I follow a Texas Rangers beat writer on Twitter, and he always updates their dot race standings every night. Cleveland just does it so that everyone has the same number of wins at season's end (27), provided all 81 home games are played.

Omg the DOT RACE STANDINGS. Amazing. 

ponderingamelia

The Yankees do a Subway race of the three trains that run to the stadium on the digital scoreboard!

Tell us about your ring(s)!

Sure! There’s only two of the three visible. The one you can’t see is a pewter ring with Kokopelli on it, which is a bit appropriative, but it was a gift from my grandmother when I was about 15, and I’ve worn it since. The silver band you see there is a silver ring that was a gift from a friend (her mother died and she ineherited all of her jewelry and jewelry-making tools, and she sent me that one). I like how cool it looks between the other two rings. The most visible one, the gold ring, comes from my stepfather’s mother, Mama Tickey, Last of the Southern Belles, after she died. When her husband died she had their wedding rings melted down and reformed into a single ring she wore for the rest of her life, and when she died none of her blood kin wanted it, so I asked if I could have it and my stepfather got it for me. 

rokenford replied to your photo “Bought the best netsuke ever at the flea market.”

Any trouble getting there this week?

Not as much, but I did have to get off one pink line train and on the next because one of the bridges was up and the pink line driver decided instead of waiting for the bridge, he was just going to do another ring around the loop. :D 

levynite replied to your photo “Bought the best netsuke ever at the flea market.”

LOOKS LIKE DEEBS

Beautifully done. Also there appears to be funk on your lens...

Have you tried them raw? They taste like cabbage. It's the only way I can eat them

rokenford replied to your post “offbrandcaptainamerica replied to your photo “NO” ...”

Do you also hate cabbage and broccoli?

I do in fact hate cabbage and broccoli. :D And lettuce, and eggplant, and peas, green beans, zucchini, asparagus, cauliflower, bell peppers of all colors, artichokes, beets, and squash.

arukou-arukou replied to your photo “So, this morning...”

That ladder must be taller than I was initially imagining if your ceilings are 16'.

oh no, sorry, that’s the place I’m in now -- the new place has 8′ ceilings, 10′ around the windows. I really need to take a photo of those, it’s so hard to explain that I have two ceilings :D

niennanir replied to your photo “So, this morning...”

I want you to know, just so you're kind with yourself about it, that even redecorating is fraught with peril. I once broke ribs redecorating (falling off a ladder no less) once you break out the power tools and it becomes honest renovation injury becomes even more likely. I have scars like a Marine from renovation And My House Isn't Finished. So, have a plan for what you're going to do when the inevitable injury happens. I'm going to go re-roof my porch now.

Oh for sure -- I am genuine in my surprise that it didn’t happen earlier :) I’m usually pretty safe around power tools since I’m constantly vigilant with them, but sometimes I forget to be vigilant the rest of the time too :D

ravenreyamidala replied to your photo “So, this morning...”

oh Sam *offers you hug* *motions frantically at other concerned friend to steal ladder while you’re distracted*

NOOOO DEATH LADDER IS A FRIEND!

dancing-thru-clouds replied to your photo “So, this morning...”

SAMUEL C BADGE. Please be more careful with yourself; your warranty was voided many years ago and we cannot get a replacement if you break yourself irreparably

BORN WITH NO WARRANTY *devil horn gesture* *heavy metal riff*

levynite replied to your photo “So, this morning...”

sam, of all the fool ways to fall off the ladder just because you didn't reposition the ladder *facepalm*

LAZINESS COMES WITH CONSEQUENCES! Sometimes I’m willing to throw the dice! 

grannyweatherwaxofficial replied to your post “Answers About DIY and Injury”

Let’s just hope your bruises don’t clash with all the new paintwork ��

Technically purple and green are complimentary...

rokenford replied to your post “Answers About Fire Safety”

Considering how many time Chicago has burned down, I'd be surprised if the city DIDN'T have extinguisher/alarm laws.

Really it was just the once, but it was an extreme single incident. :D

orbingarrow replied to your photo “So, this morning the inevitable happened and I fell off the ladder. In...”

I'm glad you're mostly okay! Hopefully some ibuprofen or ice will fix you right up. In better news though, the hall looks great! I love that color matched against the color of the floor!

Yeah, I wasn’t even thinking about the floor when I picked it but it does look nice, doesn’t it? I’m so glad I took the time to paint the trim a different color, too. 

delduwath replied to your post “Answers About Magic, Chicken”

"It was a really cool shop, I’m gonna go back next time I need some help with the supernatural." If you can find it again..... :O