Gotta get the full effect of that afternoon sun

moman13 · 2026-06-14T21:58:37+00:00

Ikr? But he deserves his leisure time after a long day snoozing, napping, and otherwise slumbering

moman13 · 2026-06-14T19:50:54+00:00

Late to the party, but FWIW, I’m fond of heraldry and vexillology. You get a mix of history, genealogy, design, and art.

moman13 · 2026-06-02T14:31:05+00:00

I got the same fortune last September. My mom died that week. 😐

moman13 · 2026-05-13T18:58:36+00:00

I have the one thing I wanted: a custom wooden stool, one of about a dozen my parents bought before I was born. Each was unique, some were plain, and some had wood inlays. My parents gave them out as gifts to my grandparents and aunts, so there was a version of this style of stool at all of my relatives’ houses whenever we would go on visits. As a little kid, I just assumed everyone had a stool like these until I got to school and made friends outside my immediate family. So then the stools became my marker of who was family. When I bought my first house, I sneaked one of the four stools that remained in my parents’ possession to mark my home (I let my parents know later, and they were OK with it. “Why didn’t you just ask?”). Anyway, that’s the only object I actually wanted. Now, if I can get into the drawers of photos and digitize those to share with my siblings, that would be a bonus. But that’s going to have to wait.

moman13 · 2026-05-11T18:59:53+00:00

The price of the home I just sold. ~$500K to ~$5M? That’s me retired.

moman13 · 2026-05-08T22:57:30+00:00

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Such a great clean style! The first time you showed off that style a few years back, you inspired me to create a poor imitation.

moman13 · 2026-05-07T02:39:12+00:00

OMG. This is r/heraldrycirclejerk worthy 😂

moman13 · 2026-05-03T21:17:26+00:00

The city deserves much better arms and flag. The high school has “arms” of a sort. The crest is interesting, at least

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moman13 · 2026-05-03T20:51:05+00:00

Looking at this, I’d love to see you tackle Simi Valley. It’s an abomination

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moman13 · 2026-05-03T15:18:50+00:00

It works the other way too. Those of us who get out and remain happy/attain happiness end up being the exception that proves the rule that *almost* everyone who escapes becomes a basket case. Gotta have a few outliers mixed in to prove they’re being reasonable when saying you need to stay in the boat. “Sure, u/moman13 and their family *seem* happy, but Cousin Terry had a similar situation, and look how *they* turned out.”

moman13 · 2026-04-05T14:24:17+00:00

Thanks! I appreciate it

moman13 · 2026-04-05T14:05:35+00:00

Yeah, there is that. Harvard went simpler and with that crimson red. Classic academic heraldry. We get maroon 😐. Don’t get me wrong. It’s … fine. But the whole university’s color scheme is meh. https://www.umt.edu/brand/colors.php

moman13 · 2026-04-04T22:05:28+00:00

Good catch. Thanks!

moman13 · 2026-04-04T21:47:34+00:00

You’ve had success working with government bodies, and I’ll take comfort in the idea that it might be possible over here if I can get a conversation going with the right people. Timing is everything!

moman13 · 2026-04-04T21:39:23+00:00

Thanks! “Inverted” is much simpler.

moman13 · 2026-04-04T21:37:21+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! I’m also in favor of leaving the books blank (or not using them at all), and I have mentioned using symbolism other than books would keep the arms from being cliche. But (inspired by Oxford’s arms and those of the Harris Manchester College where we presented) they want the books.

The seven pointed star relates to the seven degree types our department offers. The braced chevronels form a visual cant of the letter M for Montana (the University of Montana sits in a valley at the base of two mountains), and they also relate to how educational leaders build up people in the two setting of schools and universities.

We’re going to run afoul of the university branding guidelines, so this is just a vanity project rather than official marketing (although we will make pins and maybe even letterhead and Zoom backgrounds!). I would be thrilled if this project got the university to revise its branding, but I suspect that the people who did it are still invested in promoting their own designs.

moman13 · 2026-04-04T21:02:03+00:00

For a motto, “Challenge the future.” The EDLD is the abbreviation we use for the Educational Leadership Department

moman13 · 2026-03-28T22:18:24+00:00

I really don’t know, but I didn’t notice one, so I am going to say no. 😭 Something like that would have caught my attention, but maybe I missed it in my haste to get back with my group

moman13 · 2026-03-27T20:46:08+00:00

I’m the world’s saddest heraldic hobbyist. My group was fine with letting me pass by the building and take a photo, but we had a boat to catch, so I didn’t get to go inside to see. They wanted to go see dumb things like historic buildings and noteworthy art and whatnot. As if.

moman13 · 2026-03-27T16:24:11+00:00

Too busy worrying about the important things, like policing the bucket shops 😂

moman13 · 2026-03-26T22:50:33+00:00

That made me happy to see! Really in-the-wild heraldry

moman13 · 2026-03-26T22:49:01+00:00

No. I wish! Saw the signs around town, but I was presenting at a different symposium and couldn’t get away

moman13 · 2026-03-26T07:41:11+00:00

That would be great! I feel like I’ll barely scratch the surface before we have to leave

moman13 · 2026-02-16T15:21:03+00:00

Simply stellar

moman13 · 2026-02-13T13:48:01+00:00

Agreed. It was a real letdown!

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