I’ve been collecting pop can tabs for a while now. Ever since I started making a tab chain a while ago, I just kept collecting them. Eventually I knew I was going to make some chainmail and today seemed like as good a day as any. There are a ton of instructions online for making […]
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47) Visited Farmer’s Market, Midtown Global Market, and Wild Rumpus #NewThingEveryDay
My wife was off today, so we decided to take the kids to some new places. First we went to the Minneapolis Farmer’s Market. Of course we forgot to bring cash so I searched for a nearby ATM on my phone. There was a Wells Fargo a few blocks away through the industrial district so […]
46) Went to See Minions #NewThingEveryDay
Recovering from company and still dealing with street reconstruction, we decided to take today easy. So after a little catching up with work around the house, my wife and I took the kids to see Minions. My kids and I have seen Despicable Me 1 & 2, although my son says he doesn’t remember the […]
45) Got Workwhop Tour at Jackson Street Roundhouse #NewThingEveryDay
Today my son and I went with my father-in-law, brother-in-law, and nephew to the Jackson Street Roundhouse, one of the Minnesota Transportation Museum sites. While this wasn’t something new, as my wife and I have taken our kids there before, we hadn’t been on a tour of the workshop and blacksmith shop. If you request it […]
44) Listened to What’s The Point Podcast from FiveThirtyEight #NewThingEveryDay
I usually turn my wife on to new podcasts. I listen to many podcasts a day, whereas she usually only has time for one. But lately in her compressed listening time, she has found more good podcasts than I have. The latest podcast she told me about was What’s The Point from FiveThirtyEight. FiveThirtyEight started […]
43) Using FLDraw to Make Floor Plan #NewThingEveryDay
For a post I’m working on at ToolGuyd, I needed a simple way to make a floor plan of my house. After much searching, I found FLDraw Lite. This program allowed me to quickly make the above sketch in about 5 minutes. It’s not quite accurate to scale, but the idea was to see how […]
42) Made Perler Bead Art with My Daughter #NewThingEveryDay
At the Summer YMCA program my kids attend, they do fun fusion or “perler bead” art. A few days ago, my daughter bought another bucket of beads and more large square pegboards to make art at home. I’ve helped my kids them iron their creations before, but I’ve never created my own. So today my daughter […]
41) Created my Own 3D Model #NewThingEveryDay
So far all I’ve printed on my 3D printer is objects I’ve downloaded from the internet. The whole point of having a 3D printer is to make your own creations come to life. To do that you have to have some way to make a drawing and turn it into a file that the 3D […]
40) Tried Pork Rinds #NewThingEveryDay
In all my 40 years, I’ve never tried pork rinds. Sure I’ve heard about them, it’s just not something I’ve gone looking for. I was in Aldi today grabbing some groceries when I spotted a bag of hot and spicy pork rinds. I figured, “what the hell, I’ll give them a try.” I ripped open the […]
39) Watched First Episode of Killjoys #NewThingEveryDay
It’s between TV seasons and most of the new shows I’ve tried watching have disappointed me. For instance, I tried getting into iZombie. While it was interesting for the first few episodes, I just didn’t think it was going anywhere. Also I’d heard good things about Louie but I just couldn’t get into it. So […]