Removing a Stripped Stainless Steel Screw

Well, if you made the mistake of putting decking down with stainless steel screws like I did, you may have run into this issue before. Either you didn't drill a decent pilot hole, or it was getting to be too hot, and you were in a rush, it doesn't matter. The bottom line is that …

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The birds are back in town

It was a nice day today. Walking around the Como Lake, we saw all sorts of birds coming back from migration. There were loons, coots, mallards, and gulls. The red-winged blackbirds were in full chorus. One of the coolest things was a mature bald eagle that surprised us overhead. We stopped walking to take a …

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Simple Lego Ship (with Blender mesh files)

This is a 3D model of a Lego ship that we made (over and over) when we were kids. For some reason, the simplicity of the space craft facinated us. We made many other spaceships, but this one stuck with me for some reason. Here's how it fits together. The image below shows the pieces required. …

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Lego Astronaut Blender Mesh Files

Here is a Lego man that I did with Blender (v 2.4.9). I've decided I would post this, since when I did a search for one, I couldn't find one. I will try to keep it up to date. The link to the mesh files are below. Download the Blender Files (this contains LegoMan.blend, face.jpg, …

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My First Indigo Bunting Sighting

Since I started paying attention to birds just a few years ago or so, I've always been fascinated with the Indigo Bunting. Probably for two reason. One (in my opinion), it's one of the more exotic looking birds that Minnesotans can see. And two, no matter how hard I tried, I could never see one …

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