I thought "Hey, I should ski there," but was already a block and a half in to the walk. Someone else had the same idea, but early enough to actually do it. Touché, unknown Minneapolis skier.

Oh god do I feel seen (and marketed to). Love craft beer, but 20 years of X-TREME!-novation wears on a guy (and his palate). I've met people who don't even know IPA is a British style.

Letter Day, class of Fall '24.

Black walnut and maple bass neck, first shellac coat.

Last hackberry top I made, I compared, positively, to linen in appearance. This one is like marble. An amazing wood.

The guy who helped gut the soul of the Democratic Party for a generation and carved out the political space for the GOP to swing to the nutball right needs me to understand.

"...It had..." The car didn't pay its tickets.

One of two buildups I almost finished today. All done but the wiring. My soldering sucks. Need to find a build-buddy who'll take money or barter for precision soldering work.

Construction Time Again