Luke's What You Call It

My New K-Nex Rollercoaster

noreply@blogger.com (Scott) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:31:00 +0000

Ronan and Mr. Desi and Maura got me this awesome rollercoaster. It has a cool working chain. It works really well after a couple of adjustments. The car is purple and runs on rails with a motor using two AA's. I could watch it for hours; it's so hypnotizing. It goes so fast you can't even follow it with your eyes.

Highland Games

noreply@blogger.com (Scott) — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:03:00 +0000

This nice man let us get in his Aston Martin.

I did a perfect caber toss today! Twelve o'clock.

WWIII - Battle of Asia

noreply@blogger.com (Luke) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:08:00 +0000

A Ride Around the Neighborhood

noreply@blogger.com (Luke) — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:14:00 +0000

We were riding around the neighborhood, and we met a rocket scientist, a pilot, and an FBI agent, literally. They were flying about $300 model helicopters.

The Hat Putter-Onner

noreply@blogger.com (Scott) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:17:00 +0000

The Hat Putter-Onner

by Luke Harris

First, to work the “Hat Putter-Onner”, a friend has to drop the marbles down the inclined plane (ramp) which is held in by screws. The marbles will roll down the inclined plane and into the bucket. The bucket is connected to a pulley, so when the marbles go into the bucket, this forces the bucket to go down and make the ax that is resting on the fulcrum slam down and hit the wedge.

This forces the wedge to fly down and make the lever fly off of the wall, and then it will hit another lever, which will cause it to fall down and hit the fulcrum. The lever will go spinning in the air which will cause it to land on yet another lever. This lever has the Mets cap on it, which will get flipped up onto your head. (Hopefully.)

The entire machine is portable because it has four wheels and two axles which allows you to throw your hat on “on the go”!

P.S. Any hat will work with this wonderful machine! Even Fedoras!

My Time Machine (Clock)

noreply@blogger.com (Scott) — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 20:42:00 +0000

Watch the video:

West Point Cadet Bill

noreply@blogger.com (Scott) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:12:00 +0000

This is Bill. He's a cadet at West Point. Standard issue weapon for West Point cadets is the old M1 Garand rifle.

Letter to Brickarms.com

noreply@blogger.com (Luke) — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:33:00 +0000

My letter:

Dear Will:

My name is Luke Harris. I am nine years old. I think that Brickarms are very nice because Lego just doesn't put enough cool guns in their products. I used your M21 sniper rifle to use to build my airborne ranger. In his pack, he's got one of your stun grenades and the spy pistol.

I decided that he needed something more. It was facepaint! So I got some of my dad's model paint, and I painted tan and green stripes on his face. My dad didn't have green paint, so I had to mix blue and yellow together. Then my dad and I took picture of the man, and Dad helped me photoshop the ranger into a jungle scene.

I think it looks cool, and I wanted to send it to you. Thank you again for making the cool Brickarms.

Sincerely,
Luke

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Mr. Chapman's reply:

WOW! I love it. I love not only the detail on the face paint, but the composition in the shot, as well. Can I post this photo the BrickArms Forums, and attribute it to “Luke Harris”? Please ask your Dad if it is OK, before you email me back, ok?

---Will Chapman : BrickArms LLC

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And Mr. Chapman put my photo on his company forum:

http://www.chapman5.com/forums/yaf_postsm60851_Ranger-Bob.aspx#60851

Martin Luther King, Jr. by Luke

noreply@blogger.com (Scott) — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:12:00 +0000

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15 ,1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He started his civil rights movement after Rosa Parks had been arrested in 1955. This started the Montgomery bus boycott. Then in 1959, the Supreme Court found that bus segregation was unconstitutional. However in many parts of the South nothing changed. The success in Montgomery triggered sit-ins and other protests all over the South. In 1963, adults tried marching through Birmingham, but the police attacked them. Next, the children tried and it worked! After several marches when the police were shown on TV attacking children, they stopped following orders. Also in 1963, King delivered his “I Have A Dream” speech. In 1964, he was the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize, and the Civil Rights Act, which King had worked for, passed through Congress. Unfortunately, he died on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee, shot by an assassin. This was a shame because he was only 39 years old and he could have done so much more.
He was a good citizen because he fought for equal rights for all people peacefully, and went to jail willingly for the cause even though he didn't like it. He showed people that you don't need guns to change the country.

Walker, Texas Ranger Fight (in Legos)

noreply@blogger.com (Luke) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:48:00 +0000

Walker, Texas Ranger is a show on the Hallmark channel. It has a horrible theme song, but the show is pretty cool. It has this guy, named Walker, he's a ranger in Texas. He's got an assistant that's black, and his name is Jimmy. He also has a girlfriend whose name is Alex. He has a pistol, just like his assistant, but he doesn't waste much ammo, because he uses Kung-Fu a lot. Also on the good side of the law is an Indian guy who Walker saved in one episode. It was the first episode that I ever saw--that he saved the Indian guy.

And now I watch Walker, Texas Ranger all the time.

In the Legos, Walker and his buddies are fighting the team of bad guys, who are trying to kidnap the Indian. But Walker knows Kung-Fu, and he can beat up all those bad guys. The bad guys have AKs though, and lots of other deadly weapons. And most of the weapons are rapid-fire. One of the guys even has an Uzi.

I don't really know who's going to win the fight, but I hope it's going to be Walker.

Who do you think will win the fight?

What Makes America Special

noreply@blogger.com (Scott) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:24:00 +0000

I've been to a lot of countries. Let me tell you why America is cool.

Because it has states like California, Arizona, different places all in one country. Like deserts and forests, and lots of other places. And also it has nice cities, like New York which I've never been to, and Hollywood, which I've been to in California. And the only interesting place there is the Italian Ice store with the lemon ice.

In America I visited icy states like Wisconsin and Minnesota. I like them because they have lots of lakes that you can go boating on, and in the winter you have to walk out on them because it's icy. In the winter, the ice is about two feet deep, and if you want to go fishing in the winter, you have to get a big chainsaw so that you can cut a whole in the ice, get a stick, some string, and a worm, and a hook too. And then you just throw all those in there and catch a fish. Eventually.

America also has a capital which is very close to where live. Washington DC has fancy cars, like Maseratis, Rolls Royces, and Mercedes E and S class. It also has lots of Porsches and a couple Astin Martins. Washington DC is also where they make laws and where the government is. There's also a state government in Richmond. The capital is where they make laws, like freedom of speeches, freedom of religion, freedom of language, and jobs too.

And so there are lots of people here, including Chinese, African, Mexicans, English, Japanese, Scottish, Indians, and Eskimos. There's lots of different kind of music here, and some of it was invented in America like bluegrass, jazz, hip-hop and rock. And we also have some different kinds of food that were invented in America, like a cheeseburger, fried chicken, meatballs (without any sauce please!), and brownies. And pancakes too.

I've been to a lot of countries. I like America the best because I live there.

Cars in my new poll

noreply@blogger.com (Scott) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:00:00 +0000

Please vote for your favorite car for me when I'm about 80. Here they are:

Bugatti Veyron:

Porsche Carrera GT:

Lotus Exige (Orange):

Lamborghini Countach:

Maserati Gran Sport:

Ferarri Enzo:

Boogerton Snotmobile:

Catching Crawdads

noreply@blogger.com (Scott) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:49:00 +0000

The other day we went crawdad hunting, and we found about, um, lets say, twenty-five. We had them for lunch that day. The only problem is that my dad stopped looking at the boiler, and it overboiled, but they turned red. Bright red.

They were a bit tasty, but my dad said we should only eat the tail. If you looked at their face, it was kind of creepy. You should try eating them sometime, their quite tasty, but it's difficult to get the meat out their tail and all that stuff.

You're Pitiful

noreply@blogger.com (Luke) — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:07:00 +0000

Weird Al Yankovic
You're Pitiful

My life is brilliant...

What, was I too early? Oh, sorry. Should I...Do you wanna start over? Or, keep going?
Okay, now? Now?

My life is brilliant
Your life's a joke
You're just pathetic
You're always broke

Your homemade Star Trek uniform
really ain't impressin' me
You're sufferin' from delusions of
Adequicy

You're Pitiful (X3) It's true

Never had a date
That ya couldn't inflate
And ya smell repulsive too
What a bummer bein' you

Well ya just can't dance
And forget romance
Everybody you know still calls ya
Farty Pants
:
But you always have a job well I mean

As long as you still can work that slurpie machine

You're Pitiful (X3) It's true

You're half undressed
Eatin' chips of your chest
While you're playin' Halo 2
No one's classier than you

Lalala la
Lalala la
Lalala la Loser

You're Pitiful (X3) It's true

Your dog would much rather
Play fetch by itself

You still live with your Mom and you're 42

Guess you'll never grow a clue
When it just sucks to be you

Field Trip to Blandy Farms

noreply@blogger.com (Luke) — Fri, 23 May 2008 00:28:00 +0000

Today I went to Blandy Farms. It's the state Arboretum. What I really liked about it was the dissecting a bean and the long trails. Our bus ride there was very long.

This is a picture from when I was on the bus. I got a little bored. I asked my mom for the camera. One of my classmates was turning around, and so I decided to take a picture of his buttocks.

That was on the bus ride when we just left the school. I decided to take a picture of the scenery because I thought it looked nice.

This is a picture of the sky and some power lines. It's like halfway to the arboretum or something.

This is a picture of Donnell, the same person that I got his buttocks. He looks kind of like an emotional lotion commercial model.

That is a picture of my friend Zach while we are at the State Arboretum. I am not really sure what he is supposed to look like, but it looks like he is kind of chillin' out, even though it is chilly outside.

That is a picture of me looking at a bud of a buttercup.

That is a picture of a very red flower that I cannot recognize. My dad calls it a poppy.

That is a class photo when we are just about to leave the State Arboretum.

The sky was beautiful that day, so I took a picture of it. It's just a gorgeous photo.

Here is Reagan sitting across the aisle from my seat. And so, I think she looks kind of like a vampire. Or something.

That is a picture of my friend Nick who I was sitting next to on the way home from the State Arboretum. That is probably one of my best taken photos because it is very hard to get a good picture of Mr. H. over there.

The Rocket

noreply@blogger.com (Luke) — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:56:00 +0000

Andrew's Pump It Up Party

noreply@blogger.com (Luke) — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:07:00 +0000

My friend Andrew is now nine years old. For his party it went to Pump It Up. My stamp that let me in is still barely there (on my hand). If it's still there, maybe I could sneak in. Here are some photos from the party.

Memories of Sedona

noreply@blogger.com (Scott) — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:41:00 +0000

Luke's "What I Did on Spring Break" essay:

The little shop that Luke wrote about was located off the main street, just outside of town, set beautifully against the backdrop of the Sedona hills.

Dogs That I Drew

noreply@blogger.com (Scott) — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:06:00 +0000

These are some dogs that I drew. The purple one is supposed to be a dachshund. And the Chihuahua looking one is a Chihuahua. The Labrador Retriever looking one is a Labrador Retriever named Sheba. And the German Shepherd looking one is a German Shepherd named Lomax. These are the pictures that I drew. I hope you enjoy them.

My guitar

noreply@blogger.com (Scott) — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 20:47:00 +0000

This is a video of me playing my guitar. The song is Boulevard of Broken Dreams (part 1) by Green Day.

Have a Farting Holiday

noreply@blogger.com (Scott) — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 15:07:00 +0000

Here is the Christmas gift to Dad. This is the Fartmaster keychain. The fart noises are 'standard', 'nervous', 'power', 'ripper', 'cough-fart', and my favorite, the 'wet'.

Tribe

noreply@blogger.com (Luke) — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 13:26:00 +0000

This is my favorite game on Miniclip.com.

Snowbob Junior

noreply@blogger.com (Scott) — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:56:00 +0000

This has got to be the smallest snowman ever. I gave him cranberry eyes and a carrot for a nose. The snowman's name is Snowbob Junior. I tried to get my brother to make one, but he just didn't feel like making one. So it wouldn't be a snowman family, it's just a single snowman.

The Amazing Game of Cribbage

noreply@blogger.com (Luke) — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 15:54:00 +0000

This is my first game of cribbage. We started it yesterday on November 30. Today is December 1st and we were continuing our game of cribbage. My dad was just behind the skunking line when I got 14 points, and I only needed 9 to win this round, and so I won two rounds since I skunked him!

Cribbage is a game where you have to depend on your luck, and you also have to know math to play it. You're always adding up your points to see how many holes you get to go into. You also get points when you can add your cards up to 15 or 31, or if you have a run or a flush or a pair.

In the pictures, I am the white and my dad is the red.

More Slime

noreply@blogger.com (Luke) — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 15:23:00 +0000

Today I made Thermo-chromic slime with Grandpa. Today is the day that Grandpa leaves so I made the slime that looked the best. Thermo-chromic slime is a slime that is heat-sensitive and will change color from dark purple to light red when it gets a little warmer from when it's cold.