Switching Over

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Dan

Keeping up both this blog and Facebook turned out to be more than I am willing to deal with :-) So check there for future posts/updates/photos.

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Watermelon Dress

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Dan

I really like this dress. I liked it when the older one wore it, and it’s just as cute on the little one :-)

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Model Done, Now for Posters

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Dan

I finally finished my Graf Zeppelin model, which I intend to hang in my office at work. To coordinate with the model, I need a couple of posters for the wall… here are two I’m considering:

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More Kindergarten Photos

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Dan
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Somebody stop this crazy thing!

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Dan

Looks like tonight will be devoted to adjusting the brakes on my Model A. On the way home last week I had to make a sudden stop and felt the car pull hard to the left. It turns out that the front right brake isn’t doing its job–apparently the left is doing all the work. Since I already have to drive cautiously to be sure I can stop in traffic, I think having only one wheel do the stopping is a Bad Thing ®

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Kindergarten

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Dan
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Well, today was the first day of school for my older daughter. She is starting Kindergarten and was very excited about it all last week and this morning. There was just a little crying when we dropped her off, but … Continue reading →

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Another Fun and Frustrating Game

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Dan

OK, I’d forgotten this was on my MAME system…

If you are (or were) a fan of the movie, you might have enjoyed this game in the arcade in the 80s. Of course, when you were putting a quarter in each time you died, it was a LOT more frustrating than it is when you can just hit the credit button :-)
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Radio “Done”

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Dan

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Solar Not an Option

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Dan

At least, not for the motors. I bought four amorphic solar cells, rated a 3.4v and 17.5mW each. Unfortunately, their output indoors is not enough to drive even a single LED :-( So that means that it’s back to the drawing board for power for my Graf Zeppelin.

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Zeppelin Engine Car w/ Motor

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Dan

This is the engine car from my Graf Zeppelin model with the tiny motor I’ll be installing to turn the prop. Shown with a quarter for scale. I’ll be adding fiber optic filament for tiny running lights.

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