Well, my surgery's done, and it all went pretty much textbook. I'm back home and able to walk, only about 5 hours after surgery. Woot @ experienced doctors! I'll write more when I'm a little more coherent (pain meds, yay). more »

It ended up being 8 miles total (10 for her, since she'd already walked nearly 2 miles earlier that morning). After LBC, we decided to walk across the bridge into West Lafayette, and then up the hill to Greyhouse. That's another 1.2 miles on top of the… more »

We just walked from home to LBC. It's about 3 miles and we made it without a problem, something we could never have even thought about before!It feels good!Mobile Blogging from here.[Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone] more »

... since my old post is still up, praising the E-flite T-34 ePTS, I thought I better post this update. It's a bad model, honestly. It flies ... oddly, compared to other, quality electrics. It's very hard to describe what's weird about its flight ch… more »

I'm having surgery. Yay. I have a hernia, just above my navel. I've had it for years, and had always planned to get it repaired "soon". It doesn't cause much of a problem most of the time, but occasionally there's some pain, and this last time it w… more »

Yup, it's a pile of wood. And some electronics. Actually, it's a Stevens Aero Edge 540 kit. That pile of laser-cut wood will eventually become an R/C airplane, and a pretty nice one at that. The electronics include an E10-12 motor and Z-45 speed… more »

I'm still finishing up my Common Sense RC Cap-232. It's just down to electronics installation and then setting up surface throws and the like. I go through phases where I don't want to work on planes, so it's been slow going. But! It's flying season n… more »

Tonight I finished assembly of the warriors. This took quite some time as there are lots of little parts to deal with. You see those bolt magazines on the crossbows? Yeah, those don't come attached! It's delicate work but it was worth it, and now they… more »

Tonight I worked on the warriors, attaching their torsos to their lower bodies, then attaching their heads and attaching the figures to bases. Next will be to add the arms/weapons. This step took a surprising amount of time, but it was enjoyable to wor… more »

Other than the post below this one, detailing my own Local Economy Stimulus Package, I've got quite a bit going on. It's getting to be Spring again, which means I can finally take part in outdoor hobbies again soon! Mainly that means RC flying for me… more »

As if it wasn't enough that I am into MMO gaming (which requires me to keep my gaming machine updated - expensive) and radio control flying (which requires me to keep my planes maintained and repaired, and occasionally add new ones - also expensive), I d… more »