My child did something amazing. Check this out. It’s the Lego Death Star! Finished! “Now witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational battle station.” Sound familiar? My boy didn’t say it when he showed me he was done, but he should have. It was the first line from the movies that popped in …
Author Archives: Kurt Gailey
Crashed! Spliffed! Biffed!
While riding today I was avoiding a biker coming up the trail as I was going down. I gave him lots of space since he was coming up. Too much space. Fortunately, I wasn’t going very fast. I usually slow down when I get to other trail users. I should have stopped since the …
Gentle Spin Cycle
Some days you don’t feel so much human, but more like a piece of laundry. The message here, I guess one of them anyway, is that you are not alone. I mean, I don’t know everyone, though I know a few thousand, and of those I do know, they all have days when they say …
To The Max
When we get there, what do you want? What do you want a robot to do for you? What can you imagine? Insert yourself into the best-case future scenario. There is an electro-mechanical servant in every household with the means and the desire to have one. They are as mobile and skilled as humans, and …
Sparky Boom Boom
This year’s American celebration of burning things and exploding things (known as the fourth of July, or Independence Day) was particularly difficult for those with PTSD. Mainly it was because the “big” shows were canceled, and every single freedom-loving American was thinking the same thing: “I’ll do my own fireworks show.” And that’s exactly what …
