Thursday, June 28th, 2007
Having An Old Car Makes People Want to Help You
Last week I took the radiator off my Model A Ford because the fan broke and cut a hole in the back of it. Yeah, I was pretty happy about that. I had known for a while that I needed a new ratchet nut for the crankshaft pulley on the front of the [...]
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Saturday, April 7th, 2007
The Voyage to San Francisco: An Incredible Day
San Francisco Voyage
My brother Kent got married last week in Cambria California, which is in wine country in between Los Angeles and San Francisco. I flew into San Francisco, and then caught a ride with my cousin and family down to the wedding. It ended up being a fantastic weekend all in all, [...]
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Thursday, February 1st, 2007
A New Version of Battle Top
I love hanging out with spin-top people. It’s always a ton of fun, and at MadFest this year we had a ridiculously good time.
Eric Wolff with his 11″ diameter top. The largest he’s ever made… so far.
For the average person, the phrase “spin-top people” is not one that is heard very often. Of all [...]
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Thursday, December 21st, 2006
A Night on the Town With Harper
This weekend I went to Chicago even though I didn’t have any gigs. I just went up to hang out with my pals. It was the first time I’ve done that in YEARS, and it was really fun.
As luck would have it, the Threadless Christmas party was Friday night and my friend Harper invited [...]
