Words On Wednesday

For several months now, I’ve been trying to refine and improve my workflow for dealing with photos. It still isn’t perfect, but it’s a far sight better than sticking old pictures in some random place and forgetting about them. Import The first step of my process is importing photos from whatever camera they originated. Whether it’s my DSLR, GoPro, or phone, I have a folder on the SD card that stays in my Surface for photo imports. This is the sort of master version that I keep until the photos reach the end of the process. After I pull the photos off of the source, I can delete the true original files. That way, I free up space for the camera to take more pictures, but I also reduce the risk that I’ll pick the camera up in a few months and have photos on there that I forgot all about. The photos in this import folder serve as the sort of raw starting point, and all the future steps are copied, not moved. If I jack up some step in my workflow, I can always go back to these files and kno...

Before summer comes and it gets too hot to do anything outside, I want to build a rock climbing wall. I intended to do it last year, but the planning just didn’t come together and the price of plywood went through the roof. I’m hoping that this year, I can follow through with it. The idea came about because my kids climb on everything. My wife mentioned building a climbing wall, and we started doing some research. It seemed out of reach at first, but the more I looked into it, the more I considered that I may be able to manage it. I’ve taken on a few woodworking projects in recent years, and I do alright. I’m certainly not quitting my day job to become a carpenter, but I can put together some simple things. Source: https://img.gs/kjrgscdmbm/700/https://www.garagegymreviews.com/articles/images/30bb3825e8f631cc6075c0f87bb4978c_2.jpg I came across one build in particular that seemed well within my ability. The site gave some basic instructions on how to put together a narrow and long wall...