Educator. Engineer. Experimenter.
After a long, COVID-induced wait, we finally took our trip to Japan! It was a real pleasure shepherding my family across Tokyo and Kyoto. I myself would have preferred to visit the Tohoku region this time, but it’s essential to visit Tokyo and Kyoto at least once (this being their first time to Japan). My…
Volunteered w/ Orlando Math Circle again to bring Math Night to Englewood Elementary. It was refreshing to see so many students and their parents interested in math puzzles and games. I manned a table with some magic square puzzles (similar to the magic triangles I 3D printed for my students). Here is an article and…
So… our guppies had a bunch of babies and I was wondering what to do with them. To prevent them from being eaten, I separated them into a small 2.5 gallon tank we had lying around unused, but changing the water daily was starting to be a real drag. And that’s when I finally discovered…
Jim Mattield and I just finished seal coating the new Turtle Trail Boardwalk at Camp Boggy Creek. We all want this beautiful wooden walkway to survive that Florida sun and humidity, so it’s important to protect it. That dark, rich color will lighten a bit as it dries, but still look nice and finished. We…
Another year of the Best Party on Earth at Camp Boggy Creek! This is wonderful holiday celebration every year at Camp Boggy Creek to serve the families that have visited. It’s a day filled with heartfelt speeches, games, food, desserts, music, dancing, etc. I usually work the dessert bar catered by Chef Stefan Riemer and…
This Thanksgiving I’m thankful to have a roof over my head. I’m thankful I wasn’t forced to grow up in poverty and have to beg for money on the side of the road with my parents. I’m thankful I’m not so mentally ill that I can’t function without help. And I’m most thankful for my…
Today I helped some Disney veterans put in a service door for the maintenance crew over at Give Kids The World. As usual with these types of jobs, Travis Blew did most of the work while the rest of us tried our best to help him out lol. But it’s always nice to get your…
Just wanted to show some love for Blue Giant (ブルージャイアント), a recent jazz themed manga and anime that I like. A friend tipped me off about a limited release of the movie showing for only 1 day in 1 theater in Central Florida, and boy am I glad he did! What a refreshing, quality anime!…
I purchased and hung this solar system in my son’s room when he was 2, and he loved it. Today I donated it to my STEM lab for my students and they seem to love it just as much 🙂 I built a simple, lightweight winch from an empty spool of 3D printing PLA filament,…
As an elementary school STEM teacher it would be a disservice to my students if I didn’t introduce them to 3D printing in this day and age. So our school bought a couple printers this school year and I’ve kept them running almost constantly. It’s been more fun that I imagined it would be. I’m…