We got rained out on the Fourth, but here's a couple of photos of what we did instead.

I need some advice.

when my family lost power for several days at a time - on two different occasions?

Yeah. Like that.

Better?

Inside: I bare my soul, such as it is, for your voyeuristic pleasure.

Your design feedback is requested.

It's amazing what a little make up can do.

We got our black belts yesterday.

Yes, I'm still cranky about the color management thing, but I'm still having an utter blast with the camera.

Whether or not I'm looking at them on the web, on my own machine or in a print.

Is that so much to ask?

One of the instructors punched me in the side hard enough that I felt it ripple through my body to the other side. One of the students nailed me with a huge round house to the neck.  Somewhere along the way I picked up a knot on my forehead, a swollen nose and I'm pretty sure my jaw was nearly dislocated. Towards the end of the hour I was literally staggering around ring, barely able to keep my arms up, let alone throw a punch or a kick.