Michael R. Barrick's blog

WTF Google? Father's Day was last Sunday. It was on June 18 last year. via Instagram

In Weimar Berlin women also picked the bear 🐻

 

"Berlin, You City of Beautiful Women" is a musical piece written in 1928 by James Klein and Fritz Rotter. Rotter fled to the United States in the Nаzі period. He died in Ancona, Switzerland, in 1984 via Instagram

Two cats, three eyeballs, 427 toys, infinite cute. via Instagram

I wonder which Royal Bank branch will succumb to corporate "synergy" via Instagram

Theoretically, this is the craft room. In practice, it is Vidma's room. She can and does spend more time in here than I can. via Instagram

Cat art via Instagram

Art coach. via Instagram

Experimenting with *not* the cheapest materials this time. In particular, an expensive gel medium that doesn't go on cloudy (big acrylic problem). Also: adult sippy-cup to avoid accidentally drinking paint water. IYKYK via Instagram

The threat of explosion has returned to my morning routine. Given that it was the most inexpensive one I can find and has all the "merits" of a Chinese knock-off, the threat is extant from the get-go. But the fact it has a two-year warranty does give me some confidence that I have a reasonable chance of getting 731 uses out of it. via Instagram

A less significant chance of explosion this morning. Kind of boring, really. via Instagram