Here’s my favorite pictures of 2017. During this time, I went to Mexico (port stop on a cruise), Disneyland, Yosemite, and San Francisco, some picturesque places. Enjoy! Yosemite Falls is always ...

For Christmas (and just because) I decided I wanted to make some cutting boards for my family. I’ve been watching videos by MTMWood on YouTube for some time and wanted to try out the process, see i...

I turned 40 this year and, in celebration of this, my wife wanted to do something special for me. I’d been watching a bit of Chef’s Table on Netflix and one of the places on the show was right over...

In the post about my [Porsche Assembly Timelapse]((% post_url 2017-11-20-porsche-timelapse-assembly.md %}), I didn’t mention one of my favorite parts of that shoot: building a sled which moved my c...

First off, I’m no film maker. I like to be creative, and I feel I have a sense of artistry, but I’m totally at a loss when it comes to how to make film (or video as I guess it should be called now)...

Okay, I admit it. I ran out of dedication. I have in the past 2 weeks, I've missed  half of my days. I think that part of the reason there is feedback; I am too nervous/shy/whatever to say "he...

So, on the recommendations of one of the YouTube videos I watched, I bought the book The Royal Road to Card Magic by Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue. It was written in the 1950's, but the magi...

Didn't have a bunch of new stuff. I learned a couple tricks 2 days ago, but I feel like I need more in terms of technique, so I've done a lot of practicing. I've gotten pretty good at a double-lift...

All about forces today. I looked up what I should study next, what techniques, and this is what came up. I'm still practicing most of the rest, though I've slipped on my passes some in order to get...

Since my last post, I worked on a couple more passes (Hoffman pass and Riffle pass) then started on a couple different double lifts. Double-lifts are pretty tough, so I'm gonna have to work on them...