Brian Arsenault

Day job has been super busy, and in my ‘free’ time, I’ve been working on setting up a photography business website. These two worlds have kept me away from the radios and workbench, but I hope that changes soon.

@AnnaDsays Not what you think it is. Or, maybe it is…

Wienerfest, you say?

Hey @AnnaDsays, am I doing this right?

Heading back to Austin, TX this weekend. Will be there for 12 days this time. Lots of meetings, but surprisingly lots of open time as well.

@DaveOTGphotog I wish I lived closer to the coast! Great shots, Dave!

This is why I get up two hours before work, 5am alarm gave me some beautiful colors as I watched the sun start to rise along our short NH coast.

@AnnaDsays Yep, we got off ‘light’ with only 18” about an hour north of her.

Photo from my niece in Rhode Island. They’ve gotten about 34” of snow. Wow.

I do not think we are watching kids fall apart… I think we are watching adults fall apart, and kids are paying the price. You see it in schools, at ballgames, in restaurants, and on the roads. You see it in the way a child looks at an adult like the adult is the problem for saying no. Parents are not parenting these days. Not enough. Not consistently. Not in the way kids need. If we keep pretending everything is fine, we are going to raise a generation that never learned boundaries, never learned respect, and never learned how to handle life when it says no. I see three kinds of parents right now. • Parents who are self focused This is the hardest group for society because nothing gets corrected. Everything becomes an excuse. Everything becomes somebody else’s fault. They are not always bad people. Many are simply repeating what they lived. Their kids grow up without guard rails, without direction, without correction, without discipline, without the steady love that says, I care enough to stop you. • Parents who are surviving These parents love their kids and want to do it right, but they are getting crushed by rent, groceries, car payments, medical bills, overtime, and a world where a livable wage feels out of reach. So they work, and they work, and they work. While they are doing everything for their children, they barely get to see their children. Kids still need what they have always needed: presence, consistency, boundaries, correction, love, and attention. • Parents many of us aspire to be like Attentive, loving, present, willing to say no, and not afraid to lead. What often gets missed is that many of these adults did not grow up with that kind of parenting. Some came from self focused homes… Some came from homes that were just surviving… What changed their path was influence? Somewhere along the way, someone stepped in and noticed them. A neighbor, a grandparent, a teacher, a coach, a mentor, or a friend’s parent. Someone outside the family circle gave them what they were not getting at home. Kids need to hear the word no. Not constantly, but enough to learn boundaries, respect, patience, and self control. No is not mean… No is protection… If we are honest, some kids are BEGGING for a no because they want an adult to be the adult. It shows up in the way you speak to the kid who gets ignored, encourage the teenager who is hanging on by a thread, step in when a child is being raised by the internet, and model respect even when nobody else is. Sometimes the future of a child changes because an adult decided to say no… Be safe, Trooper Ben #HelpMore

@KennethDurazzo @NissanUSA Most of the Subaru’s from the last 15 or so years are like this as well. I’m convinced they did it to force consumers to bring it in for service.

This was a fun project. Apparently the Nissan engineers thought that when changing the headlight bulbs, you need to dissect the wheel well to get to the rear of the assembly. It’s a pretty intricate setup with many sealing parts to keep the electronics dry. @NissanUSA #370z

@oldscarf1stweek Wonderful! What part of the state is this in?

Fall foliage in progress in CT

@AnnaDsays @BuckWilde_ Congrats!!!

I said “yes!” @BuckWilde_

@TrooperBenKHP Wishing you all the best in retirement!

After a 26-year career of service, Trooper Ben Gardner has now retired. He served within north central Kansas as the Public Resource Officer. Bridging the gap and building connections not only in Kansas, but well beyond and here on social media! Trooper Ben, K-378, will be missed and he will have a retirement celebration with the Public Resource Officers and Recruitment Team in the near future. Congratulations, Trooper Ben! Enjoy your retirement! We know we’ll still see you making connections with the public. #ServiceCourtesyProtection

Wrapping up 10 days working down in Austin. Ready to head home tomorrow, but a very productive couple weeks. Good discussions with my leadership during this time, and a few cool projects are now on my plate.

There is something special about Texas HS football, y’all!

Enroute to Austin, TX for a week and a half of work. Looking forward to a bit of downtime over the weekend, but lots of meetings before that!

Had to ‘adult’ today. Tough decision, but needed to be made. I hope those at KPSM have a great time this morning!

@DaveOTGphotog Dave, do you know if any of the aircraft at Pease are staying the night? Toying with the idea of heading up in the morning to catch their departure if many stick around.

@DaveOTGphotog That’s always been one of my favorite spots to shoot from!

Me in my happy place where I’m at when I’m not working 95% of the time… bought the tool crib just to stand on to be able to shoot over the fence. The golfers give us the funniest looks because they don’t get it. But I don’t get hitting a ball as far as you can, finding it, and then hitting it away again. Played it 6-7 times, not for me. 😂

This is a beast of a machine! Love how much our team helped make this such a successful product. #IWork4Dell

Hey @topazlabs, did y’all send out an E-Mail announcing new benefits for “founding members”? If you did, it might help to have the links tie back to your URL, not a generic, scammy looking one.

@DaveOTGphotog @112RealCowboys Wonderful photo, Dave!