I am now at a point in my life I have been preparing to reach for over a decade. In thirty days I will once again rejoin the ranks of the self employed. I am not calling it retirement but some people may call it that. I have been my own boss before, and I really enjoyed the responsibility and freedo...

I just put the new store, "Ramblin' Dan's Store" in an accessible state a few days ago. It is actually a replacement for "The Hobbyist's Machine Store" with new store software and it is now living in "the cloud" rather than a shared server. You really can't see what the "cloud" does for the store, b...

I just realized I have two sanctums now. Do I dare call them my inner and outer sanctums? Ha! The "The Inner Sanctum" was a radio then TV mystery program very many years ago back in the B&W days (1941-1954). I had just turned 8 years old in '54 but I do remember the creaking door and radio drama...

This has been a very cold winter, even by North Texas standards. Unbearable cold for most other states north and east of Texas. The weather has kept me out of my workshop far more than usual. At least for any long term work sessions. The problem is my legs don’t have great circulation anyway and soo...

I purchased (ordered) this lighting fixture from Lighting Specialties. It is the Dazor Model 318A3DG classic style 3-tube fluorescent desk model. They have some modern looking versions at the same price but I like the retro style. I also like the made in USA Dazor slogan. Compared to the price of so...