Friday, April 17, 2026
I spent a week or so searching, and in the process learned how much I didn't know about USB. While I don't typically write product reviews on this site, I had to share that the tech I finally assembled was as smooth as the sailing gets.
Thursday, April 2, 2026
I published new woodworking videos in March, for the first time in a year. There are two links for each video, because I've posted them all on two different services: the familiar YouTube, and the likely unfamiliar PeerTube.
Saturday, December 20, 2025
I returned home from a Thanksgiving road trip to the realization that I needed to spend as many afternoons as possible in the woodshop for the next two weeks, if I wanted to get holiday gifts shipped on time. But I also really wanted to do the Advent of Code puzzles this year.
Monday, December 8, 2025
It has been nine months since my last Year of Linux update. That must mean that I dropped Linux and the test was a failure, right? Wrong!
Sunday, November 16, 2025
I have used non-standard computer keyboards since 2001. That was when I bought a Microsoft Natural in an attempt to relieve Carpal Tunnel Syndrome symptoms. The MS Natural is one of the "split" style that puts a wedge between the left hand's keys and right hand's. It reduces wrist strain by making it easier to keep each wrist in its natural alignment while typing. It works!
Friday, September 12, 2025
I have built a second guitar! No, that pronoun is incorrect. We have built a second guitar. This one was a collaboration with a friend, Chris - a gift for his birthday. I don't do this sort of collaboration often, and maybe have never done it to this extent. But what we produced is so much more interesting than I would have come up with on my own.
Monday, August 25, 2025
The equipment is little more than a length of rope. But a wider flat belt sounded more appealing than a round rope. My thoughts continued to the shoulder strap I had saved from a messenger bag years ago.
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
I pulled up everyone's favorite hated shopping site and searched for some. Twenty plus results showed on my screen. It was obviously only two or three different models, but from a dozen different brands at as many prices. I could have just chosen one, but … the cheap one? … or the nicer looking one at three times the price? … or one in between?
Saturday, July 5, 2025
Stopping at the end of R69 seemed appropriate, since this episode is where this project stops as well. These are rides 125 and 126, completing the entire video series of every Rustic Road.
Thursday, July 3, 2025
I entered Sauk county on the Merrimac Ferry, because how could I not? This is the second ferry I've used on this Rustic Roads adventure. This one is a little different - it pulls itself along cables.