I had minor surgery on my wrist. 
Sam is my left hand for a few weeks.
I went to Sacramento, saved a client 2-5 million dollars, and saw a wildfire.
On the circle, Mark is making really good progress.
The red house has a new roof.
We did an aid station at the Rock Creek Night race.
And we managed to lie around the pool and have a few drinks.
Alright, how about some house updates. The garden is going crazy. We have started eating tomatoes, peppers, peas, and radishes. The corn is looking good and the squash has begun to take over everything.
The drawer fronts are finished, not on but finished. The first slider is complete.
Trim in the second bedroom is finished!
Sam, Jerad, and Mark helped place the concrete for the desk in the second bedroom. Here is the mold with blue and green crushed glass.
The concrete is white. I will grind the top to expose the colored glass.
Here's a current view of our rather unruly garden. The sweet corn is shedding and the tomatoes would be in the roof given the chance. At least the squash has kept itself to the corn patch.
Yesterday Sam and I did the Psycho Psummer trail race at Wyandotte County Lake Park sponsored by the Trail Nerds. We both did the 50k (31 mile) distance. Let's sum up the day.
The course is a 15 mileish loop which we helped weed wack and had a pretty good idea of distances between aid stations. Most of the race had good shade. The three hills section to the archery range was dry and fast. The open hike across the archery range reminded you how hot it was and to slow down. Fester's wander was clear and fast. Both Sam and I fought the urge to run our normal Thursday night speed which is much faster than race pace. The paw paws were dripping with sweat from the previous runners. Hedgehog hill had just been bench-cut and was better than normal. Although the runners around us cursed thinking a race in Kansas was flat. Megerson's mound and Shane's debacle were well-shaded and a good place to cool off before the dam. The scout's loop was hot. The asphalt and gravel sections were semi-shaded and really sucked energy. The triangle was in good shape, although much less runnable the second lap, funny how that works. The usually muddy bridal trail sections on the east side of the lake had good lines compacted by the time we got there and were probably the fastest and driest of the year. Some people were tiptoeing around the mud, but I went straight through. It's faster and more fun.
The first loop was tough running with the 15 mile races who were always 15 miles closer to the finish than we were. The weather was really hot and muggy and it didn't take long before our shorts felt like wet diapers. Luckily the aid stations were 4-5 miles apart and stocking ice. The first lap was uneventful and we cruised through in about 3 hours 15 minutes. The speed wasn't blazing, but better to run conservatively in 90 degree heat than go to the hospital (two people were taken out in the ambulance). The worst part about the first lap was knowing a second, hotter one was coming.
Photos by Dick Ross at SeeKCRun.com
3. Finish the desk. The desk top will be white concrete with exposed blue and green glass.
The are a couple deep drawers under the bed for winter item storage. We have been sleeping on the floor for so long both Sam and I have to get used to the ceiling being close.
I also managed to get the picture rail mounted. This is a really slick unit. A very small aluminum rail mounts to plastic anchors. Cables of various sizes and types then attach to the rail. Everything is clean, hidden, and adjustable. If you are looking for a way to mount pictures with flexibility check out www.ashanging.com, we got the clickrail system. Eventually the Dali's will got here, but I had to try it out.
Other than that we smoked a ton of delicious meat a Jerad's yesterday while hanging by the pool. When the sun went down we had an impromptu fireworks display with Dustin's interpretive dancing. Today between working on the house, Sam and I did a 12 mile run. Next weekend is a mid-summer 50k race so not much will get accomplished. The next big push is to get the second bedroom finished. That means I have to build a bed. 
Although no bed, the second bedroom is looking more and more like a real bedroom.
The master bedroom got trimmed and Sam caulked all of the seems.
Sam has spent the last couple weeks painting our IKEA bed. It was natural pine and black paint, now everything is a nice brown/black to match the closet.
The closet doors are getting a fresh coat of paint.
I surrounded the patio with new tiki torches so now we can sit out and not be eaten alive.
The plan for this weekend is to get the master bedroom completely finished, an achievable goal. That will be the nucleus for completing other rooms.Tomorrow however, we will be smoking some meat and hanging around the pool. Jerad and I made a run to the meat market and came back with a large brisket, 4 racks of ribs, a 2lb Italian sausage, and 2 pork tenderloins. Hungry anyone? 
Jason Nall, the beer hunter stalking his prey.
KC
It's in the basement.
Elizabeth's choice, look closely.
Eric cutting a rug.
Yep, welcome to Kansas. 
in London
Pan Am World Health building, Washington DC. 
Maybe we spent a little too much time doing laundry as a kitten. 
The old terminal at Regan.
A tornado starting. 
