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My daughter Kaitlin has a narrative she likes to run through that suggests there were no toys to play with whenever she visited me as a...

I made this time machine for my grand children. It was filled with buttons and switches and valves and lights. Mostly analog. Things...

I found some ceramic disks when demolishing the electrical room. Thirteen of them. I brought them home, cleaned them up, and covered...

The problem: Mirror needed for bathroom. I hate working with mirrors. One wrong move and it is seven years of bad luck. The solution:...

When Tami alerted me that today is National Sea Serpent Day, it reminded me of the "Basic Yard Dragon" at the Plant . Thanks for the help...

I've been a fan of ChatGPT for awhile now. Pedestrian writing but a wonderful story problem companion, without the noise of Google. I...

A couple of years ago I scored these antique haying wheels at Lee Iron and Metal in Sanford. Finally got them installed. They are no...

My father-in-law, Ed Schwerin died a year ago today. Ed was a driver of trucks, and buses, and RVs. He was a sailor. And a pilot. ...

I read a piece in the New York Times recently about a woman who got a call from a grumpy cobbler. He left a message that ended with...

Fabulation is a word. It's about inventing fabulous tales. I like to fabulate. I misuse the term to describe household projects. This...

I make toys for my grand children. Not all of them are big hits. The first "Busy Board" that I took to Virginia, made from things lying...

When I made a living selling metal sculptures, I went through a dragon phase. Not sure how many dragons I sold. Three to five is my...

At Fair Game Beverage where I work we have the "Reactor Room." It's sort of a "lounge" next to the Tasting Room. Today Pam and I...

My first tractor was lent to me by my Father in Law, Ed Schwerin. It was a Romanian made forty five horse power Long. Super easy to...

When I was a working as a metal sculptor, I helped Joel Haas move his studio from one side of Raleigh to another. He was grateful. And...