diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 68ca39690..a12e7b2dd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ tex2pdf*
 .coverage
 .idea
 .vscode
-02_crowsnest/crowsnest.py
+.python-version
 03_picnic/picnic.py
 04_jump_the_five/jump.py
 05_howler/howler.py
diff --git a/01_hello/hello.py b/01_hello/hello.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..3cb640d2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/01_hello/hello.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Author: Robert Mikolajczyk
+email: ronert1674@gmail.com
+Purpose: Say hello
+"""
+
+import argparse
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------
+def get_args():
+    """Get command-line arguments"""
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Say hello")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-n", "--name", metavar="name", default="World", help="Name to greet"
+    )
+    return parser.parse_args()
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------
+def main():
+    """Make a jazz noise here"""
+    args = get_args()
+    print("Hello, " + args.name + "!")
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/01_hello/hello2.py b/01_hello/hello2.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..5b4896dca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/01_hello/hello2.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Author : robertmikolajczyk <robertmikolajczyk@localhost>
+Date   : 2025-05-11
+Purpose: Rock the Casbah
+"""
+
+import argparse
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------
+def get_args():
+    """Get command-line arguments"""
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description='Rock the Casbah',
+        formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
+
+    parser.add_argument('positional',
+                        metavar='str',
+                        help='A positional argument')
+
+    parser.add_argument('-a',
+                        '--arg',
+                        help='A named string argument',
+                        metavar='str',
+                        type=str,
+                        default='')
+
+    parser.add_argument('-i',
+                        '--int',
+                        help='A named integer argument',
+                        metavar='int',
+                        type=int,
+                        default=0)
+
+    parser.add_argument('-f',
+                        '--file',
+                        help='A readable file',
+                        metavar='FILE',
+                        type=argparse.FileType('rt'),
+                        default=None)
+
+    parser.add_argument('-o',
+                        '--on',
+                        help='A boolean flag',
+                        action='store_true')
+
+    return parser.parse_args()
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------
+def main():
+    """Make a jazz noise here"""
+
+    args = get_args()
+    str_arg = args.arg
+    int_arg = args.int
+    file_arg = args.file
+    flag_arg = args.on
+    pos_arg = args.positional
+
+    print(f'str_arg = "{str_arg}"')
+    print(f'int_arg = "{int_arg}"')
+    print('file_arg = "{}"'.format(file_arg.name if file_arg else ''))
+    print(f'flag_arg = "{flag_arg}"')
+    print(f'positional = "{pos_arg}"')
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/02_crowsnest/crowsnest.py b/02_crowsnest/crowsnest.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..6bd7151ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/02_crowsnest/crowsnest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Author : robertmikolajczyk <ronert1674@gmail.com>
+Date   : 2025-05-12
+Purpose: Crow's Nest
+"""
+
+import argparse
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------
+def get_args():
+    """Get command-line arguments"""
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Crow's Nest -- choose the correct article",
+        formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter,
+    )
+
+    parser.add_argument("word",
+                        metavar="word",
+                        help="A word")
+
+    parser.add_argument('--starboard',
+                        help='A right side of the board',
+                        action='store_true')
+
+    return parser.parse_args()
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------
+def main():
+    """Make a jazz noise here"""
+
+    args = get_args()
+    word = args.word
+    side = args.starboard
+
+    sideboard = "starboard" if side else "larboard"
+    article = "an" if word[0].lower() in "aeiou" else "a"
+    print(f"Ahoy, Captain, {article} {word} off the {sideboard} bow!")
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()