Educator. Engineer. Experimenter.
I decided to do something useful with our dilapidated old fence that needed to be replaced ***. A simple looking, rustic ceiling light/chandelier at First Watch caught my eye. It was larger than I needed, but I used the general style. Initially I saved some of the rest of the wood to be used as…
Today we toured Penang Nursery with its owner, Mr. Lo, an acquaintance through the Orlando Chinese Association. They are located in Apopka, FL, specializing in indoor plants and wholesaling to all major stores including Home Depot, Lowes, Aldi, etc. They are also open to the public.
Tonight we dined at the historic Half-Way House Restaurant, located in North Chesterfield, VA, halfway between Richmond and Petersburg. Though easily overlooked today, it was once a mainstay for anyone traveling south of Richmond by carriage, and was an official change and rest stop for Petersburg Coach. The restaurant was built in 1760 on a…
Built a new mid-range PC for ~$600 for my dad for his birthday. He mostly uses it for video streaming, the Internet, and office work, so… no separate video card 🙂 I could have saved money on a few things, but wanted high quality parts. The case for instance was pricey, but he wanted something…
For Halloween this year, we were Andorians. We did not take part in the Ushaan, however we did drink Andorian Ale (Mountain Dew Voltage).
… AND I DID!  (all original 151 Kanto Pokémon)
Saw Marco Bojorquez and friends at the Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts tonight. Marco is another very talented Central Florida musician (bassist). He has played around town with/for/at: Chris Cortez, Brown Bag Brass Band, Timicua White House, Heidi’s Jazz Club, Paradigm Party Band, Scott Dickinson Trio, The Drift Collective, and many others. He currently…
While in San Diego for an SPIE conference (presenting this paper), I took some time to see various sites. See my posts on the Maritime Museum of San Diego, and the USS Midway Museum. The Gaslamp Quarter of downtown San Diego offers vibrant streets and plenty of restaurants, bars, clubs, and shops. Balboa Park is…
Today, we visited the Maritime Museum of San Diego, located right on the water in San Diego Bay. It is comprised of 10 or so ships wet-docked and lashed together for you to explore. They have some beautiful ships here with lots of history, including: the still active barque The Star of India, a replica…
The USS Midway aircraft carrier was opened to the public in 2004 as a wet-docked military museum in the San Diego Bay. It was the longest serving aircraft carrier of the 20th century (1945-1992) with a complement of 4000+ men and women. Today, hundreds of volunteers (many of them retired military) keep it in good…