Category: Things we do & Things we use
Every day we have adventures- some days we repeat some of the fun stuff. In most of these examples we didn’t do anything other than buy, receive, find, or steal something cool. Still.. that’s cool.
Welding kitty
Lets start at the beginning on this one: Welding isn’t your average toddler activity. Del is curious about welding, but we (collectively) haven’t actually welded anything (yet). While I might let her flip the switch on our spot welder, that […]
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Bike Accessories
Since having a kid, I’ve been experimenting with various bike accessories and figured this is a fine place to share a few insights I’ve gained along the way. As you might expect, I’ve had to make a few modifications as […]
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Aviation Museum
Ok, this one’s not so practical for quarantine, but it’s an oft overlooked gem here in Charlotte right next to the airport, so even if you’re here on a long layover (CLT is a hub for assorted airlines and just […]
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Pieface
Full disclosure- I bought this well before we had Delilah. So clearly, I think it’s just silly and absurd enough for the whole family. Delilah has some reservations but as you can see, she’s coming around. There’s really not that […]
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Lotus Birthday Candle
Well, it finally arrived! Delilah’s 3rd birthday- we had a great time with a formal ballroom affair. As usual, we had a lot going on- I got our disco ball going again, mom made S’more cupcakes, and at the 11th […]
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Bluetooth Clamp Meter
Ok this one’s a little technical, but it’s one of my favorite consequences of this project. Back in the days of olde, my usual routine was to either A) Get (or build) a legit datalogger (arduino or raspberry pi can […]
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Papertoys!
My brother got this for Delilah for Xmas- we hadn’t had much opportunity to check it up till recently, but it’s become a lot more popular during the quarantine. The end results are pretty cool, kinda delicate, but they’re pretty […]
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x520 VTOL Plane
This is just a cool product we picked up to play with. Sort of. It’s also a tax write off because it’s going to get taken apart after evaluation (or during..) and studied for integration for use in another legit […]
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