Visited a LEGO club in a former WW2 bombsight factory. Viewed complex models, and the nephews built vehicles to race.
Category: Living
Bouncing off Walls
We have them for two days. We started with them bouncing off the walls.
Empire Coffee
We resisted the temptation to cycle right up to the counter.
The Moment
Life, Phase 3: On walk to downtown library, coffee in a real cup, muffin on a real plate, and time to Tweet about it.
Fiber to the Basement
Signed up for fiber to the home: half the price of DSL or cable. Local service provider, no teaser rates or bundling.
Plant 4, Building 3
A friend and I cycled past “Sperry Univac, Plant 4, Building 3” (now Unisys) in Roseville where we worked in 1979.
A Cold Beer in Passchendaele
World War 1 erupted 100 years ago. About 50 years ago, I decided WW1 was a travesty. I remember my father’s sadness and my mother’s rage when I announced my (paternal) grandfather died at Passchendaele for nothing. Teenagers are not known for tact, and I am not proud of that outburst. Man of the House…… Continue reading A Cold Beer in Passchendaele
100 Years Ago
WW1 started 100 years ago. I posted to commemorate my grandfather who fell in the Great War.
Pure, Dumb Luck
Used a low-tech solution to bring an ancient CPU back to life: a blast of air at the connectors. Pure, dumb luck.
Happy Flowers, Unhappy Weeds
Spent the morning gardening among happy flowers, and unhappy weeds.