Corolla Front Struts

Warning: Don’t attempt to change your own struts unless you know what you are doing. Supposedly, these springs could kill you. There’s a lot of energy stored in these compressed springs!
My tires are cupped, and I was told I needed new struts… Well, my Corolla has more than 90,000 miles on it. [...]

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Wayfinding_Iconography_v02

A work in progress…

Inspired by wayfinding iconography… Especially from Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport where I took these pictures:

Lusting after the man modeling the Hugo Boss suit? No, this wayfinding sign was the main object of my infatuation.

I took a picture because of the encased McDonald’s sign here… Mmmmm… French fries…
So, what am I up to now? [...]

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[DIY] Patio Door Repairs

I helped Mom repair a patio door that several repairmen have told her throughout the years couldn’t be fixed due to foundation problems… That seemed a bit silly to me. And I’m stubborn sometimes. Okay, maybe all of the time… So, I thought I would try my hand at fixing this myself!
We had to muscle [...]

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Maybe You Can Find Them In A Porn Shop…

Really… These posts are becoming increasingly random.  And nonsensical.  Ie, “Jabberwocky”…  But I guess that’s what blogs are, right?  A reflection of their authors?  Sometimes I wish I were really really great at one singular thing, but instead I feel like I’m pretty good at a bunch of random things.  I think my “problem” is…  [...]

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Guitar and Violin Cabinet, Nascent Ideas

…the TRUE first iteration from sketches, doodles, and precedent pieces…  These came BEFORE the Sketchup model from the previous post, so I’m posting these anachronistically…  Some of the pictures are bad because my printer’s yellow is a bit finicky.
Basically, I want a “permanent” place for my guitar and violin.  I play my instruments more when [...]

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