Draft created: 12/17/2010

One of the things I struggle with in my home shop (calling it that is a bit of a stretch, I suppose) is organization. The place always seems to be a mess, and while I can usually lay my hands on the specific tools or parts I need, it takes a lot more…

Over the holidays my father gave me an old bench grinder he had in the basement. The thing was not in great shape, but it’s a tool I certainly needed. My dad is one of those guys that always seems to have an extra [whatever you are looking for]. I’ve got a battery charger that came to me…

In the few days between the beginning of winter break and the actual holiday a very exciting thing happened: One of Dillon’s friends slept over. Ok… not that exciting to me, but Dillon was over the moon. His buddy came over, and I have to say that I was pretty impressed with the…

We inherit traits from our parents. Everyone knows this. Dad has a bad temper? You can bet the kids struggle with it. Mom’s a bit of a pack-rat? Don’t be surprised to find boxes of useless crap in the basement. My father has a tendency to buy stuff he doesn’t really need. I’m not talking about…