Since we moved to Fort Collins, our garage has been a big mess waiting for me to work on it. Last year, while I was working on the adjacent bathroom, I finally started on it, and now I’m finally writing about it. Once my permit application was approved (City of…
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Main level bathroom remodel
This was a huge, months-long project to remodel the bathroom on the main level of our house.
Case for GBxCart RX
A few days ago I got a GBxCart from InsideGadgets. It is a nice little device that I have used to rip all of my old Gameboy games so I can play them in an emulator. It came as a bare PCB, but was designed to match the footprint of…
Pegboard mug holder
In my office, I like to have a cup of pens and pencils sitting around at all times. All the pens go in one bucket and any more organization is beyond me. A long time ago I decided I wanted to put my mug of pens somewhere off the desk,…
Ikea hack: desk chair headphone hanger
I love my headphones, which is good, because I wear them like 10 hours a day. On my old chair, I would just hang my headphones over the back because the back of the chair was about as thick as my head. Recently, I got a new JÄRVFJÄLLET office chair…
USB switch and wire shelf desk improvements
I finally organized the wires that were all over my desk with a customized USB switch and a wire shelf inside my desk.
Winter spice ginger ale
This is a recipe for winter spice ginger ale, made with a full-volume boil, flavored with cinnamon and anise, and force carbonated.
Sparkling water
In the spirit of “no-effort November,” here is a post about bottling tap water.
Basic ginger ale
This is a recipe for basic, ginger-flavored ginger ale that isn’t too sweet and has plenty of ginger. Made with a full-volume boil and force-carbonated.
D to AA battery adapter
We have a train-station-style Ikea wall clock that I really like, but it chews through batteries pretty fast, at least on one side. There are actually 2 clock mechanisms back-to-back, so they were mercifully designed to be smooth and not clicky. On the other hand, that means it doesn’t fail…