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I bought a dead mouse off of eBay. So I fixed it.

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A bench power supply died at work, so I took it home and resurrected it. Even threw on some better banana binding posts to boot.

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My uncle uses a CamMate and it needed a "tally" indicator at the end of its boom. Here's a prototype circuit that I made for him.

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My electronics inspection lamp died and I wasn't sure why. So I set out to fix it.

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This electronics project is for an AC outlet circuit with delayed output.

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I made this simple AC line tester out of spare parts. It's completely passive though, meaning it won't detect line polarity or circuit problems.

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My Oster electric hair clippers seized up so I tore it apart and repaired it.

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This was an old Guild Spice Chest radio that I fixed for a friend. It just needed a good cleaning and new tubes.

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My friend's stereo backlight was out. So I fixed it, badda bing.

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I took a key fob garage door remote control and repackaged it into a larger plastic box with cool buttons.

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The CueCat were here and gone. But they do still make neat little personal scanners if you mod 'em. Here's how.

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I repaired an internet friend's HandSpring Prism. The LCD connector had broken.

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Many Tungstens out there experience a "drift" of a few pixels to a few inches in offset on their touchscreen displays.

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I got an email from someone with a broken VisorPhone, whose phone jack headset connector had come loose.

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I upgraded the memory in my HandSpring Visor PDA.

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This is a HandSpring ThinModem I repaired for an internet friend.

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My wife's Subaru Outback needed an iPod. Here's how I did it with the stock radio and an FM modulator.

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The little spring clips in my Matrix power inverter were really loose. So I took it apart and fixed it.

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I upgraded the mirror in my Toyota Matrix with an auto-dimming kind. Here's the play-by-play

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This was a simple project to create a coin holder which was spring-loaded, to be mounted inside the existing coin receptacle.

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I just hate the default "beep" sound that the Toyota Matrix makes when in reverse. So I removed it from mine. Here's how you can too.

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I modified the Daytime Running Lights in my Toyota Matrix. So can you!

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The garage of our house was broken into before we bought it. So I reinforced the doorjamb with a piece of steel, making my own door latch / deadbolt combo strike plate.

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My father-in-law greatly helped me remodel our kitchen with new cabinets.

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various home improvement projects I've worked on

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My wife and I bought a shed for our townhome. It was one of those all metal jobs. We had the bright idea of building it in the middle of August -- very hot.

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I got a cheap projector on eBay and installed it in my apartment. I built my own screen. This is how it all turned out.

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Years ago, I made this maze out of PVC pipe and cardboard for a bunch of neighborhood kids. It was a blast!

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Sar & I and Mel & Jim all met up in KC for the annual holiday celebration spectacular. Much loot was swapped and turkey consumed!

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Sarah and I went to see the Obama rally in Pueblo, CO.

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Sarah and I flew to Argentina for our honeymoon. We went on a two city tour over 5 fantastic days. It was an amazing trip, one we'll never forget.

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A store was brewing at sea

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I had arthroscopic knee surgery in November 2008 to remove bone fragments caused by a defect called OCD (Osteochondritis Dissecans). In May of 2009, I had another surgery (open-knee) to implant a donor bone into the cavity.

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Our first snowfall

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Here are things I have for sale on either Craigslist or eBay

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Can you see the UFO?

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Aren't neon signs fascinating? Besides their obvious tackiness, they have become the standard accompaniment to the concrete jungles we call metropolises. But I'm especially intrigued by neon signs in their various states of disarray. It's as if they are silent warning signs of society out of control. I like to think of them as a running social commentary, perhaps depicting a culture of consumption breaking down. That's why I take pictures of them in these moments of disrepair. Occasionally, their burned-out bulbs might serendipitously make for a new and hidden message. Even better, these alternate signs can sometimes have a dual meaning for the business in question.

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This is our first house together. It's a beautiful Spanish/Mediterranean place in downtown Springs.

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My former employer Micro Technology Services gave me a nice send-off party.

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My singles' group at RBF gave me a send-off party.

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