• About James

    James Leatherman is an actor, writer and software developer in Chandler, Arizona.

    Fall Settles In On The Farm

    by  • October 31, 2009 • New York, Personal

    CIMG5862, originally uploaded by leathej1. It looks like preparations for winter are taking place back on the farm. I used to hate getting the wood in. My grandfather would drag me out into the forest, he’d cut down a tree, and we’d tow it down to the field for cutting and splitting. Usually, the...

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    Finally, Some Shade

    by  • October 19, 2009 • Lawn and Garden

    DSC00474, originally uploaded by leathej1. Actually, it had more to do with the HOA sending letters around about having to have 2 trees and 6 shrubs as a minimum for landscaping in the front. But we also needed some shade on the East side of the house. Click the pic for the full sequence...

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    Let’s Try This Again

    by  • October 14, 2009 • Lawn and Garden

    DSC00278, originally uploaded by leathej1. Leatherman’s Second Chance Garden Recipe 2 bales of peat moss4 bags of steer manure3 bags of garden soil Mix well with the concrete we call “soil”, which took 3 days of work to break up. Water down to allow settling. Leave a day or so, and then start planting...

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    Nicholas Kenji Thornton

    by  • July 24, 2009 • Personal

    DSC09537, originally uploaded by leathej1. Rieko and Tim had a fine red-haired (wait, what?) baby boy early on Friday morning. Nicholas Kenji Thornton was born at 12:08 am on July 24, 2009, and weighed 7 lbs. 14 oz., and measured 21.25 in. long. Mom was induced at 11 am, and was finally ready to...

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    I’ve Learned Something New About Myself

    by  • June 20, 2009 • Adventures

    DSC08698, originally uploaded by leathej1. I really like Las Vegas. I guess I didn’t expect to because of the fact that I don’t drink, smoke or gamble. But Las Vegas today is only 25% or less about gambling, and more about shows, shopping, dining and glamour. Just strolling around the “Holy Trinity” (Venetian, Caesar’s...

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    Beautiful, Deadly

    by  • June 6, 2009 • Adventures

    I haven’t written much since May 2nd. That’s when we last hiked, and a 5-hour stroll turned into a 10-hour fight for survival. I still don’t have the strength to recount the details, but suffice it to say that many mistakes were made. I am humbled. But I am also anxious to get back...

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