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Some glam shots.

Another project of the week. I'm building two of these as Christmas gifts for my dad and stepdad. They are both Ford guys for life and obviously hard as fuck to find a gift for. As with any old person, it seems. Pictured is just the preliminary build and test fitting. Working on the patina and other details now.

The true reward is how much the kids enjoy the final results. The older kids literally hang out in front all month long. Come Halloween its add some lights and sound efffects and the little ones are literally scared to death. To the point they don't want to walk up to the door. is truly priceless!! What I was adding too... The rest added in!

I'm a corrections officer (prison guard) in a federal max penitentiary. Spent the past 5.5 years working our segregation unit, and being a primary responder to any calls for staff assistance within the complex. Pretty much, anything happens when I'm on shift, I am one of the guys dealing with it. With spending that much time in a pure testosterone filled adrenaline filled environment, I prefer to spend my down time much more relaxed and laid back for balance. It's not that I don't support the fight industry as a sport, or can't enjoy the intricacies of everything involved in it. And with your family history within that environment, it would seem wrong for you to turn your back on that. You were born and raised into it, and it has great meaning in your life, with a deep rooted connection to close members of your family which is amazing.

Thanks mang :-)

Have a Spooktacular Birthday!

Some of this weeks fun. The W wanted more tombstones, so busted these out! Paint time.... Putting the sister to work.

Well, HAPPY BERFDAY!

After 13 years doing what I do for a living, I personally couldn't care to go to see a fight, nor watch one on tv. I deal with some of the nastiest fights there are, and see the outcome of what it does. That being said, self defense, or defense of another is a completely different ball game, and in those situations, I will do what I need to to ensure I and those I care about are kept safe.

Defending one's self is totally different. Stepping into ring to beat one another senseless is asinine. I get it, completely. I used to be the fighter. I would fight every chance I got. It was thrilling to me, even though many times I got my ass whooped. I backed down from no man. Now I am wiser. Sometimes even watching football makes me cringe. I see a guy get a nasty hit and get carted off the field and it saddens me. Many years ago, I would cheer for that hit.