Playing With a Soldering Iron

Created a traffic light construction kit and soldered parts. Decided 6-year-old + 7-year-old + soldering iron = bad idea.

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Queen Boadicea

Caribou Coffee: Demonstrated my extensive knowledge of world history. (Most British schoolkids can answer this one.)

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Inner Child

Fed my inner child: some Lego Technic pieces arrived in the mail. My nephews *might* get these in 2 or 3 years.

Categorized as LEGO

Ax-Man

At the end of my cycle ride, bought some crap at Ax-Man Surplus, left a tip, then took the LRT back to Minneapolis.

LEGO Club

Visited a LEGO club in a former WW2 bombsight factory. Viewed complex models, and the nephews built vehicles to race.

Being An Uncle

Lego, breakfast, cycle, ice cream, Lego, Dad arrives to whisk them home, cup of tea, nap. It’s good being an uncle.

LEGO Derailleur

This morning, I was tweaking my LEGO derailleur, v1.0, when the sun came out, and the power went out. Time for a run.

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Rain-Day Play

The rain set in for the day at the end of my run: a good reason to stay inside and build a derailleur with LEGO.

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Maps, Kids, and Adventures

What does this have to do with a map? My nephews (5 and 6) have known about maps from an early age. I’ve given them age-appropriate, map-themed books. I’ve mailed them maps on postcards from faraway places, along with postcards showing photographs of those places. In the process of finding a world map for them,…… Continue reading Maps, Kids, and Adventures