Lego Typewriter
The other day, we were shopping for a birthday present for a friend and decided on a particular Lego set. We join the scene in progress: Arlen: Are you going to order it on-line? Anna: Or I could just run …
Category: Making
A Safe Garage Door Opener for your Car
The case has been broken on the keypad outside our garage-door for a while, and I finally got around to replacing it. I was going to deprogram the old one and throw it out, but Anna had a better idea. …
I am an Illustrator!
No, I didn’t write this book! But this is one of many books by my friend, the award-winning Robin Owens, who has written 30ish books in various genres. She recently got the rights back for a series that was published …
Plumbering
My mum got new counters and sink for her new house, which meant that the faucet needed to be installed, and all of the plumbing stuff done underneath. Quote from the plumber was $700+, with the understanding that it could …
Ketchup
We’ve been going through some stuff that’s been in storage, and that includes a few of my old “art” sketch books. When I was younger, my friends and I would drive around singing musicals (yes, we were that cool), and …
Machu Picchu Puzzle
A while ago we got a puzzle of Machu Picchu, but it wasn’t very good. The picture was kind of fuzzy and the pieces were thin and bendy and didn’t stick together very well. Still, we did it and moved …
De-signed
So, Anna went out yesterday, and our Biden/Harris sign was gone. I choose to believe that the wind took it (which seems to have happened to a lot of Biden signs in and around our neighborhood. And, truth be told, …
Not a Political Post
Early on I decided to generally avoid politics on this site. I do occasionally go on rants about patents and the like, but mostly I use this site to talk about fun or interesting stuff I’ve seen or done. So, …
Mask
If you are going to wear a mask, it might as well be a digital mask, right? I got the idea from an on-line video from the owner of a company called Lumen Couture, and ended up ordering the same …
Steampunk Arcade Cabinet Part 1 – Control Unit
A while ago (longer than I’m willing to admit) We decided to build a steampunk-themed MAME cabinet to play old video games (of Space Invaders/Donkey Kong vintage). We started out by purchasing a busted Arkanoid cabinet (in a snowstorm with …