Over the years I have started trying to let my hobbies pay for themselves. Then the IRS decided they wanted part of the procedes. At first I was disappointed, then I totaled up my expenses. On a good year "Miller Interprizes" does little better than breaking even. Most years I end up with a deduction for my "business."
I now have four major hobbies. Depending on my much my body aches the importance of each changes...
Tae Kwon Do, Renaissance Festivals, Chain Maile Armor, and Wood working.
Ever wonder what I am currently up to? Check my
Myspace page to see.
Ever wonder what to do with those prized broken boards?
I use broken boards
from practice and testing in Tae Kwon Do to make things from belt racks to furniture.
The bench at the Gardner Studio
A friend met thru the Barbarians has started a photography business, K S Imagery. I do not a great deal about photography, but I know what I like. He has great work. Right or wrong way to say it, his theme shoots have an edge that hits like a hammer. I need to work out something to get Kevin to shoot a chainmaile page. Check out KSIMagery and KSIMagery on MM
I am preparing for Motaku, an anime fest in
Kansas City. It is off to a promising start!
The-armorer.com was there to vend. See some samples of what I had at the-armorer.com at Motaku 2009. Local celebrity guest was WendyWanda.
Anime Fest Wichita 2009 (AFW5) Planning...
Anime Fest Wichita 2009 (AFW5) the booth
Then comes the actual...
Anime Fest Wichita 2009 (AFW5) setup...
Lessons learned from AFW4...
It was a good show, this page was put together at the back end of the trip home... :)
Many thanks to those who came to play. Many thanks to those who came to buy. :)
Have I mentioned I love my pony?
I love my pony page
A few shots from the trip to
Megacon 2009.
SciFi, anime, and comic books and people dressed to match. :)
My "business" manages to touch part of all of them.
On the 25th of October 2008, I tested for first degree black belt. Just a few pictures
from the testing session.
On the 16th of November 2008, Kos Black Belt Academy had the Black Belt Presentation Ceremony. Just a few pictures from the ceremony.
I use broken boards from practice and testing in Tae Kwon Do to make things from Tankards to furniture.
I get paid for performing in several Renaissance Festivals.
The Texas Renaissance Festival is the Mecca of ren fests; I consider it a training weekend..
I wanted a better chain maile shirt than I could afford so I started making chain maile armor and jewelry.
A friend called upon my woodworking skills, engineering degree, and manufacturing experience to reduce tooling cost and improve the efficiency of his molded weapon production.
I make most of the weapon models and molds
for the Barbarian Battles, LLC. Success and projects there has gotten me started on much more detailed work. The first
samples of those are on the same page.
Take a look at
Just Off Broadway Theatre productions with audience participation.
below is the old home page.... or what I'm got changed around...
Greetings and Salutations,
If you have come looking for Miller Interprizes you have scrolled down just a bit to far...
What follows is my old home page.
Welcome to my humble home page, it will probably still be under construction, so watch your step, don't want anyone getting hurt.
This is a frest start for a page full of my recent hobbies and (from the old web page) aircraft, family, and friends from days gone by.
I took up performing at Renaissance festivals in 1999. I intend to add some pictures... later is more likely than sooner....
I played a little more with the idea of retouching photographs. Osan's F-16s fly by home in Iowa.
Top Reasons for creating a web site:There is a difference between a house and a home. I have found a home at King of Kings Lutheran Church.
Rules: Everybody's got some I've decided to post my House Rules.
Star Fleet Battles: Probably the most complicated Tactics and Strategy game available. My copy of the rule book fills three, two inch binders; then there are the ships. If you think you have what it takes to command a star ship... Reality is for people who can't handle Star Fleet Battles
I welcome any comments and advice. My address is: Alzado@Compuserve.com
regards,
The Armorer"
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