Unimat DB200 Restoration
In March, 2024, I flew to California to help an elderly cousin. While cleaning the garage, I stumbled upon an old Unimat lathe in a wooden box. I had no …
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Cars from AI’s Imagination
Since Microsoft recently augmented its Bing search engine with its Copilot artificial intelligence service, I decided to have some fun with it. I asked Copilot to render images of vehicles …
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1870 Shield Nickel
The unseasonably warm days gave me an opportunity to do some late metal detecting in December. I still had not fulfilled my personal goal of finding an 1800s coin each year …
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Benvenuto a Palermo!
Welcome to Palermo. We landed in Palermo, Sicily, on October 6 after a short, 45 minute flight from Rome. The Mediterranean weather was perfect so Deb and I took a …
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Anthony and Nicole Mugica
August 12 was beautiful. The weather was warm and dry, the food and wine were perfect, the goats wore bow ties, and Anthony and Nicole got married under a back …
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New Cedar Planks for the Paddleboat
The old paddleboat seat has been replaced
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Built a 1975-era Computer (sort of)
In late 1974 I was fortunate enough to get some experience using an HP-2000F minicomputer with a teletype terminal in my school. Compared to using a computer today, the teletype …
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On the Road Again: Royce Union Project Bike
It’s nice when projects come together like you want them to. After receiving a few deliveries of parts and a special tool, the Royce Union DTX 650 mountain bike is …
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New Project: Old 21-speed Royce Union Bicycle
An abandoned bicycle has become my latest project
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Andean Barbecue
Our final day in Urubamba included a traditional barbecue. Earlier in the day, a pit was dug and lined with rocks. A wood fire was started under the rock pile, …
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