Designed a claw to pick up and drop a ping-pong ball. My nephews and I will use this to build an arcade game.
Category: Play
Slowing It Down
We set up LEGO test tracks for our nephews. The theme is: Slowing It Down. I suspect they will want to Speed It Up.
LEGO Sidewalk Art
On our bicycle ride back home after an overnight in the far western ‘burbs: LEGO-inspired sidewalk art.
LEGO Sculptures
Cycled with a friend to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum where we looked for LEGO sculptures.
K’Nex
At Brickmania, in a former WW2 bombsight factory, followed balls rolling through a giant kinetic K’Nex sculpture.
White LEGO
Ordered 825 of these Lego parts so Dwight can expand his architectural explorations. (This is a color photo.)
Flight Simulator
Flight simulator, MSP Airport, this morning. I was waiting for Dwight to go through his Global Entry interview.
Channeling Eva Gabor in Kirishima
As the floor plan shows, the lower levels of big Japanese resort hotels have something for everyone. Last week, in Kirishima, Kyushu, Japan, I walked through the hotel’s amusement area dressed in a yukata, clutching a towel, heading for the stairs to the outdoors hot springs. People were laughing and joking and drinking. Their…… Continue reading Channeling Eva Gabor in Kirishima
Why I Like SCUBA Diving
I don’t do water activities. I’ll dangle my feet over the edge of the shallow end of a hotel swimming pool while sipping something with a little cocktail umbrella poking out. Preferably a beer. But that is as far as I go. My partner, Dwight, does do water activities, including SCUBA. I’ll never do that,…… Continue reading Why I Like SCUBA Diving
Homemade Holiday Lights
Soldered LEDs, resistors, and wires. Next week, we’ll use these lights to build Christmas ornaments with our nephews.