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I recently spent two weeks as destroyer-in-residence at the Breg-man family workshop in Santa Cruz, California, a wonderful coastal town with a seemingly inexhaustible supply of dreadlocked caucausions and aesthetically perfect fences.  Here are some of the items I completed during my time there.

Hillside Supperclub sign: Fabricated from reclaimed wood and carbon steel.  Screenprint to follow.

An armada of steel frames: For my imminent invasion of a gallery near you.

I must acknowledge the huge amount of assistance from Jonathan.  Without loads of his smithing assistance, this would not have been possible and  I would probably be in the hospital with third degree burns.  But not him:

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In the last fifty seconds of the final period, Delila came back from a two touch deficit to even the score. The 9-9 match went into extra time.

In Olympic fencing this is a sudden death situation. They traded clinks for a few moments. Suddenly, with a quick attack executed from below, the Olympics were over. She lost.

It was a kick-ass match. She was mesmerizing. I don’t know…I am proud of her.

My cousin Delila fences tomorrow. The long line of fencers established on my Mom’s side has been a beacon of family pride for some time now. Oh Dad, don’t be jealous. We will never forget about your nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide with at least about 90% homology to a LAMP self-binding domain, and corresponding proteins.

Through special Olympic time travel technology developed by the Chinese, tomorrow’s action will be broadcast online live from the Beijing National Convention Center tonight. Ten PM Pacific time. Women’s Individual Foil. Round of 32 (she got a bye in the original round of 64). The blue piste.