Thank you for your service, Russ. That 5-game streak in 2023 was the most fun I’ve had as a Broncos fan in a long time. And without you, Denver wouldn’t have Bo Nix. However, 12 year old me is still pissed off about SB48.
This is my grandad, he built the original R2-D2 for the first Star Wars film…
Jack was a master sheet metal worker, and was roped into using his skills on an obscure project to turn the sketches for the droid into something that could be constructed out of aluminium sheets.
I always knew he'd helped make part of R2-D2. However I only found this photo in recent years and have since learned that he was actually instrumental to the construction of the entire droid, particularly with working out how to machine the complex shapes like the dome and legs out of single sheets of aluminium.
He didn't just build one either, he ended up constructing a handful of the droids for various uses in the film. I still have no idea how he did it, especially without modern software and computer-controlled machining.
Unfortunately I never got to know him as he died when I was a baby, though I have a feeling we share a lot in common.
I also have his old Dragon 32 computer that he was using to learn programming in the 1980s, with reams of hand-written code that still works on the computer.
#MayThe4th #maythefouthbewithyou #StarWars
Every year the night before the draft, I watch Draft Day (2014) with a bunch of guys I’ve never met before. We all press play at the exact same time and watch together. Just completed our fourth year last night. I don’t think I’ll ever know their names. Dudes rock.
Kyle, TX: Video circulating from @reporteaustin shows an adult attempting to put hands on high school students during a protest — and the students defended themselves.
Leave kids alone. Peaceful protest isn’t an invitation for intimidation.