Saturday, April 14, 2012 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
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Braided Leather iPad Grip
Getting a grip
My new iPad is one slippery beast to handle and none of the available covers and cases pleased me so as usual I set off on my own course to try and solve this little problem.
It took a while to isolate the issues and home in on my solution. I started with a simple leather rectangle glued on the back of the iPad. That helped some but it still felt insecure in my hand. Cutting a hole in the center for my fingers to wrap into helped more. Then a friend suggested lacing the edges. Bingo! The grip is firm, friendly, and secure.
Simple. I like it. Now to make another one to reward my friend's suggestion.
Night camp
Site 10 - Paseo del Rio Campground - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM
- Verizon cell phone service - very good
- Verizon EVDO service - very good
- Find other references to Elephant Butte on this website
- List the nights I've camped here
- Go to the Elephant Butte Lake State Park website
- Get a Google map of this area
- Check the weather here
Something Useful Can Be Artful
A life, I believe - lived well and openly - with a certain sort of careful attention to form and function - creates art - or, at the very least, inspires it. I believe that art is contained in the ordinary events, that the small things we see and hear and learn everyday provide opportunities to explore parts of ourselves or our society in a way that can actually produce art. Whether it is a story you leave behind or one you take with you, I believe that any given situation is rich with opportunities to participate in the creation of something useful that can also be artful.
Living Art - Photography By Catherine Jamieson