I need to change

I have been thinking much lately and I have decided I need to change.  I have been observing men in our culture and I want to be like most men.  I have no idea what the interior of other men is but I do know that by observing the exterior I am different.  I will post some pictures at the end of this to give you an idea of what I want to be, just like so many men that I see.  
There is no doubt, I have not kept up with the ages.  I do not have a tattoo and actually have never thought about getting one BUT maybe it is time.  I mean I see guys ALL the time with 2,3,4,5 or more tattoos.  The more I see the more I like so by the end of the year I may look like this.

Now, how cool is that?
Then there is the matter of the hat.  I never used to wear a hat but today I wear one often.  In fact it is necessary to have one when you are driving or walking east early in the morning.   I have hats from Florida, hats from Alaska and other places too.  I even have a work hat that has TC (Terry and Carmen) and would you believe those darn Minnesota Twins copied my hat design!  I do have the hats but I need to wear them differently.  I like to wear mine kind of low on my forehead when I am looking into the sun but I see now the "in" thing is to wear the brim backwards and if for some reason you are looking into the sun you just use your hand to shield the sun.  Yup, for sure I am going to start to look like this all the time.

I am thinking it will improve my looks and it will mean that I will not stand out in a crowd as a nobody.

Lastly there is the belly thing.  I look at the floor in front of my feet and I can see it pretty well. (to be truthfull i have gained some weigh this summer but not enough) But I think the  norm now is to look down at the floor and see things 2 or 3 feet ahead of you and ignore what is right at your feet.  Again it will make me "just one of the boys" when I am in the crowd.  For sure, by the end of the year I want to be just like this guy.

That will also be a great reason to get new clothes. 
I am going to start tomorrow, trying to be one of the guys and be in the "in" when I go out!

Enough of the serious stuff.  Terry and I continue to work in the basement.  Terry is doing the painting and I am doing the makeover kind of things.  We have today and tomorrow and that is it.  We promised ourselves that this week was the end of the basement work.  Next week it is on to the sunroom with it's awful walls and glue filled floor.  Should be fun, I think.
It has almost been too hot to do a lot of work.  My wood shop was at 93 yesterday and I decided that was too hot to continue.  I have one personal project that I would like to finish before we go to Naples.  It is not necessary but it is fun and I want to see how it turns out.  Will it happen, not sure but I will try.
No more FP so it is work in the basement time.