Author Archives: Brian Gallimore

Stair Project

Today, I built a set of stairs for a stage they want to use at Amber’s school.  The stage height is 24″, so I scouted around on the Internet to figure out what the ergonomics behind steps are.  Turns out … Continue reading →

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Bryson is Buzz Lightyear

Bryson was pretty funny about which houses he would go to for trick-or-treat. He would only choose plain homes with no unusual lights, decorations, sounds, etc. He sure didn’t like the scary stuff, and refused to walk up to those … Continue reading →

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Easy Way to Start a Fire

A few weekends ago I tried multiple different materials to catch a spark and start a fire.  Many of them worked well (steel wool, char cloth) but the one that I thought worked best was cotton balls and petroleum jelly.  The dry … Continue reading →

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More Rear-End Fun

Today was filled with lots of assembly, measurement, disassembly, re-shim, assembly, measure, repeat. I think I have everything within spec now, and my mesh pattern looks good (to me at least). Tomorrow, I’m going to add an extra 5 thousandths … Continue reading →

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What We Believe – Bill Whittle

I went over to PJTV to watch a new Bill Whittle video today, and he isn’t there anymore!  He is most of the reason I subscribe to that site, and now he is gone.  He does have a youtube channel, … Continue reading →

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Blog, Tumblr, Facebook Integration

A friend asked that I describe how my blog and tumblr and facebook are all tied together.  This diagram shows what is going on. Some smart and generous people have already developed plugins that take care of the details for … Continue reading →

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Can You Come Home from Work, Now!?

Amber called me and asked if it would be possible to come home a little early.  She went on to explain this detailed account of haircut for Bryson, going to do a little shopping over here, getting the stroller out, … Continue reading →

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Bryson Pictures

Amber, Nana, and Bryson had lots of social events planned this weekend.  Here are some of the pictures I found on the camara!

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Pictures from the Texas State Fair

We ate our way through the state fair again this year.  I think we all had a good time!

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Hoodlums Texas Fall Gathering

Here are a few pictures from my trip this weekend.  Most are from the fire starting class.  I learned lots of good information from some very experienced folks.

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