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I would like to think the reason that I’m awake late on a Saturday night (ok, early on a Sunday morning) is that Susanna and I are out enjoying a rare weekend night where the boys are with their mom. That isn’t the case. I’m sure if it were, I would have better things to do other than write on my blog. Heck, even on a slow night like this, I have better things to do than write on my blog. Like sleep. This is one of the joys of shifting one’s body 6 time-zones. My sleep schedule is all screwed up.
One would think that flying back to the east coast after a week in Hawaii would cause me to stay up late and sleep in late (i.e. stay on Hawaii time). A red-eye flight from Honolulu to Dulles last night allowed me to get a full nights sleep and wake up at a reasonable east coast time. But it is rough sleeping on a plane, so I’m never fully rested. Second, my week in Hawaii was spent underwater on a submarine, which never helps one get on a fixed time-zone. So here I am boring all three of my blog’s readers with my musings on my sleep patterns. Yes, I know, I found something more lame than woodworking to write about. Well done.
I have started running again. I’ll see how far that goes. I have slowly built myself up to 5k runs – and my knees feel it. Hopefully I can lose a couple of pounds which will make the runs easier on my legs.
I also ordered lumber online for the first time. I had ordered some small pieces from eBay in the past, but never the wood for a full project. I am planning on building several cutting boards (drunken cutting boards) with some of the guys I work with. The plan is to use purpleheart and maple squares, with cherry accents. I’ll post pictures of the build here. I ordered the material from Bell Forest Products the week before I left for Hawaii. The package arrived while I was gone, and I opened the boxes this evening. The lumber looks great. There wood is clear and straight. The iPhone pictures don’t do the wood justice (thought the purpleheart isn’t quite purple yet – it will age to purple in the sunlight).
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Now time to head back to bed. I’m sure I’ll have to reclaim my place and move Tucker to the foot of the bed.