

With help, finishing touches have been added to the “America 250” coffee tin. The black is black paint, as suggested by Kate Sinnamon, and the brown is the colored “leather touch up” stuff I bought years ago. I needed just the black for the black leather case I was using for camera battery and camera…
So I made it to the dollar store earlier this afternoon and picked up some cheap paint. Turned out to be a little bit more watery than I expected, but not sure what I was expecting from the dollar store otherwise. For now this seems good enough. At least it’s better than the permanent marker…
So I managed to cut out the appropriate part of the coffee bag, which was a little bit tricky, given I had to do it one-handed, and that the coffee bag had a plastic circle inside that would not have been conducive to laying this flat onto the can, so I had to cut that…
So I am live streaming Trump’s speech in front of Mount Rushmore, and the most American thing going on is the dad refereeing his kids’ football game out in the driveway.
So I saw “Young Washington” for free at home, and it wasn’t worth the money. UFC at the White House was marginally better. I saw that one for free at home as well. I am currently using some “USA 250” coffee, which is turning out to be the #1 of The three patriotic themed items…