Day 1...  We made it to our planned destination (Cheyenne, Wyoming) safely, and with some time to spare.  The trip over here was more inter...

Random blog posting alert!  From tomorrow morning through June 18th, Debbie and I will be on the road.  We're not sure whether our lodg...

Getting ready to go on our trip...   We spent most of the day scrambling about on last-minute errands, stocking up pet supplies for our dog ...

A really nice visit...   From my old friend Mike B., that is.  One of the few things he actually asked to do on his visit was to drive my...

A hard day's work...   Yesterday morning my brother Scott came over, and a little later a couple of his friends from Newton (Tammy and...

Grill cabinet progress...   I made a start on installing the cedar sheathing yesterday (photos below).  Each tongue-and-groove piece is glue...

Beautiful Indian paintbrush...   On a drive out toward Ant Flats yesterday afternoon I spotted a group of spectacularly crimson Indian pai...

Grill cabinet progress...   The photos below show various points in the construction of the three bottoms.  The first photo shows what turne...

Galton boards, lilacs, and cabinets...   I recently bought a Galton board (from Amazon).  You can read all about it, and see video of it ...

Grill cabinet progress...   At right is the current state of the cabinet: all frames completed, all 1.25" thick plywood tops installe...

My dad ... would have been 94 years old today.  It's been over four years since he died, but I still miss him every day.  Happy birthda...

Grill cabinet update...   Bottom line: progress!  As I write this, all three frames are complete and test-fitted to the grill components.  E...