Real American Hero

On the way to our home town over the weekend we were cruising along highway 20. There was a truck in the right lane, just before we catch up to it, a car that had been behind the truck pulls in to the left lane. I also pull in to the left lane, because I assume the car is going to pass this truck, and I would like to do the same. The car pulls up along side the truck, then decides that it likes the speed that the truck is going, and goes the exact same speed for a couple minutes. I am obviously frustrated, but soon enough, the truck driver hammers on his gas, and pulls in front of the car. His break lights then go on, and I see him wave me around. I could not believe it, this guy is AWESOME, I thought. Then I look in the rear view mirror to see the truck speed up again and pull up along side another car, then slow down, trapping the first car behind them. About half an hour later, the truck passed me, and the guy waved. This guy is my hero. They need a Bud Light commercial to honor him.

hand turned brush

I am sure you are all excited to read about shaving stuff more... Sorry, obsession continues. Anyway, Over the weekend I turned a handle for a shave brush. I have been putting coat after coat of polyurethane on it ever since, and I finally decided it was enough, and epoxyed the knot in this evening. I found the silver tip badger knot online, and my dad has more wood than we will ever find a use for. Pictures are in my gallery, check it out if you are interested. Also I uploaded the razors that I got from the antique dealer as a reward for following her thief around.

failure at life

I stumbled upon this story on Yahoo news, and thought it was worth commenting on. This guy put a $12,000 engagement ring in a balloon, so he could "pop" the question, and walked outside and let it blow away. First of all, why did it need to be helium filled? Second, a balloon with a $12,000 ring in it should be tied to your wrist or something. Third, this is really funny.

Hes a thief!

Tuesday after work I decided to swing in to an antique dealer on Main St. I was looking for safety razors. Well, she had just finished telling me that they had none, and that there must be "some kind of movement" because they sold all of the ones that have been sitting there for 9 years with no interest. I informed her I was part of that movement. I was about to head out as another guy walks in to the store, she greets him by name, then whispers "I don't trust him" I chuckle thinking she is joking and it is her son or something. She asks me to write down my name and number so that she can call if they get razors in. I go to do so and she hands me a note that says "He's a thief!" She then says, "So, you gonna stick around, look around?" I stick around, and she has me follow the guy around. I tried to be casual about it, but it is 3 stories, and he did not want to be on the same floor as me. She told me to make it obvious, so I was following the guy up and down the stairs. He tried to swap some bowls around, so he could get a nice silver bowl for the price of a chipped one. She caught this. Finally he did end up buying something, but wanted to come back later to pick it up. The lady told me that this guy is known for lifting sterling silver. I talked to her for a bit, and felt really bad leaving, afraid he would come back. She told me if they get any razors in she would just give them to me and called me her hero. Later that night I got a call from the owner from the police office. I talk to her briefly and then to the officer taking the statement. The officer described the man as "a frequent flyer" All in all, it was pretty interesting. See my gallery for the note.