My daughter just turned 3 and her favorite character at the moment is Perry the Platypus. A little plush Perry from the Disney store gets carried wherever we go, so we decided Perry would be our birthday theme this year. With a little help from Pinterest we set out to make a Perry the Platypus … [Read more…]
My daughter had a birthday, so of course we scoured Pinterest for ideas. We tried this idea for cupcakes and were very happy with the results. The cake is blue velvet. The frosting is butter cream colored with teal Wilton gel icing color. I used a sharp knife to cut the mini vanilla wafers in … [Read more…]
The check engine light suddenly came on in the Civic a few months ago. The engine was running fine, but the light stayed on. I used my little Autel OBDII scanner to scan the codes: P1336, P1337. P1337 Honda – Crankshaft Position Sensor 2 No Signal P1336 Honda – Crankshaft Speed Fluctuation Sensor Intermittant Interruption … [Read more…]
The wheel on this mouse started wearing out quite a while ago. First the rubber on the scroll wheel came away from the plastic hub. The mouse continued to function, but scrolling became more bothersome as the rubber part would stretch with additional use. Little particles were also getting broken off and making a mess. … [Read more…]
I had a pretty bad wipeout on my bike and it has taken me about 6 weeks to recover. My bike fared much better. The only notable damage was a brake lever blade that snapped in half. The brake still works and seems to have suffered no other damage. I contacted Hayes support to find … [Read more…]
I made this ulu knife about 10 years ago and it still gets used pretty often. It is solidly built and works great. Today I was looking through some old photos and found this sequence. I though it would be nice to share.
Someone just sent me some feedback on a youtube video tutorial I posted quite a while ago. I had forgotten it was there. I had used the trial version of Camtasia to make a tutorial on how to trace a logo with Adobe Illustrator.