Ride log: Hello, Wisconsin!
June 24, 2010 — Last year I started a simple tradition: to take my birthday off from work and try to have some sort of adventure. Last year, I used the day to build a small...
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W00tstock Minneapolis and meeting one of my heroes
This week my wife and I attended w00tstock 2.3 here in Minneapolis. This show was staged by Paul and Storm, Wil Wheaton, and Adam Savage as part of a limited tour of nerdy goodness. It's a difficult...
Thanks for reading
I've got quite a few big things going on right now, but I'm pausing here to say thank you to everybody who reads me around the web, especially here on my blog. Thank you!...
The golden nose: A mystery solved
About 15 years ago, my dad built a 1/6th scale radio controlled flying model of Charles Lindbergh's iconic Ryan NYP, better known as The Spirit of St. Louis. In the two years he spent...
Tinkering is in the bloodline
The week of Christmas, 2007, I learned an essential truth about myself. I am born with invention and discovery in my pedigree. I was sitting in my parents' new house holding a small, silver alarm...
Quick thought: Brake Job
Last night I did half of a rear brake job on my MINI. I wanted to do both sides, but decided I'd rather sleep. This was my first time doing rear brakes at all and I don't yet own a factory service...