Too Many Distractions at Dinner

Last night went to dinner to celebrate a birthday. They had these stupid things on the table taking up more room not allowing room for food.   I hate these stupid things and they are annoying

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Metal Art in the Desert

We took a mini drive this weekend. Made a stop at Tropical Exotic Hardwoods in Carlsbad, CA and picked up a piece of Spalted Tamarind. A lidded box may come from this. After the first stop we made our way towards Julian. On the way we stopped at Crossroads Treasures in San Ysabel and the…

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How to Save $100 or More on your Brake Job

Does your car need brakes? Do you hear a little squeal when your foot is NOT on the brakes? almost like a little metal finger rubbing on a metal. That is the warning indicator built into your brake pads to tell you the pads are almost done. My neighbor needed help and they were low…

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Rabbit Hole of Presidential Wiretaps – Did it Happen?

This morning the Tweeter in Chief spouted off that allegedly Obama was tapping his phones at Trump Tower How low has President Obama gone to tapp my phones during the very sacred election process. This is Nixon/Watergate. Bad (or sick) guy! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 4, 2017 Is this true? Hell if I…

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HDPE Lathe Chuck Jaws

I’m writing this post to remind myself of this article. This guy melted down HDPE trash bags and made soft chuck jaws for his lathe. This will come in handy for some of the things I turn. Turning plastic bags into round Jaws – Part 2 – The Jaws 

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