Michael R. Barrick's blog

Cuckoo-clock cat-proofing chronicles continue. I decided to neither match the clock nor the bookshelf, but rather to go with matching the walls. Feline vandals are flummoxed. via Instagram

Was at the Rock Shop on Granville today I impulsively bought this little sticker of Alice Cooper's "School's Out" album. I've always really liked this cover for some reason... via Instagram

I'll be damned. I really thought I lost this thing. I figured I had accidentally left it in an EVO. I haven't seen it for over a year. Turns out it was in a duffel bag I that I think I last used a year ago March. I thought about replacing it many times with the newer OM model but couldn't justify the expense over other priorities. Nonetheless, I'm pleased to have found it. via Instagram

Accidentally upped my inadvertent English gangster look— I scraped my fivehead yesterday and had an unrelated mishap with my upper lip. Between the two I look like I've been in a scrap. via Instagram

You might have an art degree if, while catching up on Doctor Who, you see this and yell, "Ugh! It's painted on wood!" at the TV. via Instagram

At work with @sopotiuk Photo by @janatyner #vyshyvanka #vyshyvankaday #вишиванка #славаукраїні via Instagram

Walking through the forest on the way to work. #vishyvanka #вішиванка #славаукраїні via Instagram

George Lake v.2, coming in 2032. (Only people that knew me when I was little will get the reference.) via Instagram

Just noticed one of the many adapters on my desk at work is an ancient relic. via Instagram