Non-Cape May shot here... Spring's around the corner and it's time to get back into shape. This shot was from when I lived in New York City, right before moving to Cape May. I had been sick with a serious stomach virus that laid me up for a miserable one week hospital stay, and feeling like complete crap when I checked out, I decided to see what physical transformation I could achieve in 3 months. Not sure why, but at the time I decided to track the full process in complete detail.from start to finish via photos, measurements, journal entries, and detailed records etc. I'm not formally trained in fitness or nutrition but through the 3 months I learned exactly what worked and what didn't. Great knowledge to own because you realize getting back into great shape is only a short commitment of time and energy away, once you have the confidence to engage a simple results oriented plan of attack. It certainly was a fun experience and my gym at the time— the Reebok Club — featured me in their corporate newsletter — really cool. A ton of people wanted to know how I did it and it was fun sharing what I had learned. Since I'm carrying extra pounds on the tail end of the winter season (ha! aren't we all), I post this shot to help fuel my own remotivation and comitment to get back into shape. Now (today, right now) I have no excuses.

This will become the complex leg joint on a Roubo workbench. It will be closed on the broad side, but I decided to cut a bridal joint before gluing it onto the rest of the slab because it would be a more perfect mortise than if it were drilled through afterward. In case you're wondering, it's poplar wood, and I'm using it for the front and back of the bench to make the corners a bit tougher than pine.