Leftovers from office renovation at the day job make car care day easier and more comfortable. TIL: some LED conversion bulbs do not need ballasts!

Leftovers from office renovation at the day job make car care day easier and more comfortable. TIL: some LED conversion bulbs do not need ballasts!

Beeeeaaachhh!

Beeeeaaachhh!

Oh that ain’t right.

Oh that ain't right.

Mostly the post brings bills, but sometimes it brings magic.

Mostly the post brings bills, but sometimes it brings magic.

Dinner at Mom’s, bluefish fresh from the dock, veggies from the farmer’s market!

Dinner at Mom's, bluefish fresh from the dock, veggies from the farmer's market!

Downsizing at the day job means new storage solutions for the warehouse.

Downsizing at the day job means new storage solutions for the warehouse.

The A/C at work is broken – on. It’s like 65° in here so I’m watching this vid of a coal forge.

The A/C at work is broken - on. It's like 65° in here so I'm watching this vid of a coal forge.

Dump find: complete brew kit with Cornelius keg!

Dump find: complete brew kit with Cornelius keg!

Spoils of a week long black/metal smithing class with my daughter at The Touchstone Center in PA!

Spoils of a week long black/metal smithing class with my daughter at The Touchstone Center in PA!

I think I’ll leave the automatic tire chains off for now, in ten years I’ve never used them and they are about 300 lbs of unsprung weight.

I think I'll leave the automatic tire chains off for now, in ten years I've never used them and they are about 300 lbs of unsprung weight.