Category Archives: Toys
New toy
The other day, Margo left some school supplies at home and started to text me about it. My phone was a Samsung A737 which was OK, but compared to her iPhone, I couldn’t keep up with her texting. I got … Continue reading
I’ve been playing in my shop.
I’ve not had a lot of shop time this year. Part of that is from spending most of the year so far in Ghana, Saudi and Ivory Coast. Finally, I got home and coerced Margo into helping to make the … Continue reading
4TB Hard drive
Absolutely huge. I’ve been thinking about taking my HTPC, loading it down with terrabytes of space and load all of my movies into it. I’m not sure if I can justify the 650 dollars at this point. I need a … Continue reading
My Ogio bag sucks
Less then a year ago, I replaced my Targus XL laptop bag with an Ogio Epic. After pretty light travel, it is falling apart. I contacted Ogio and apparently, the lifetime warranty covers the lifetime of something other than me … Continue reading
New Table Saw
I got a new Table saw for Chistmas. Except it was purchased in Dallas for pick up in Atlanta. Which would take 6 weeks. Sears didn’t tell me it had come in. Since I didn’t pick it up, they sold … Continue reading
Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg
Awesome. I used to have several model trains, but I never really got into this much. The Chicago Museum of Science and Industry has a model train that I enjoyed. It is a trip from Chicago to Seattle. I still … Continue reading
Propane and Propane accessories
I got a new propane power BBQ pit today. So far I’ve owned two of them. One was a propane unit we got from friends that had been used for charcoal. Which ruined the propane part. It work out, but … Continue reading
Computer controller router
I’ve collected several tools over the past few years, But of all the tools I have, it is the only one that truly scares me. It spins at 40,000 RPM, it is loud, heavy, unwieldy and at night, it tells … Continue reading
Slimmer and Sexier Kindle 2
No way I can justify buying this. I’m getting a little disappointed with the Kindle service. When it started, they said all books would be 9.99 or less. Now it has changed to 9.99 unless marked otherwise. And they do … Continue reading