Five angle grinders means I don’t have to change the wheels during a large job. For most jobs, I only use the smaller four. I only paid $11 for one of them; It has been grinding gears like it’s last day for 5 years. 
Homemade hammer
Lately Max brings us sticks and says " make me a hammer." Of course I do. Notice that mortise and tenon joint.
Dispatch from the Battle of the Sexes
Yes, we play golf to get away from you:
Secret #2: We actually do play golf to get away from you More than 21 million American men play at least one round of golf a year; of those, an astounding 75 percent regularly shoot worse than 90 strokes a round. In other words, they stink. The point is this: “Going golfing” is not really about golf. It’s about you, the house, the kids – and the absence thereof. “I certainly don’t play because I find it relaxing and enjoyable,” admits Roland Buckingham, 32, of Lewes, Delaware, whose usual golf score of 105 is a far-from-soothing figure. “As a matter of fact, sometimes by the fourth hole I wish I were back at the house with the kids screaming. But any time I leave the house and don’t invite my wife or kids – whether it’s for golf or bowling or picking up roadkill – I’m just getting away.”
Life Before Child
Although I’d never go back, there are a lot of things I did before children ( the boy and the business ) that I don’t do much anymore, like hiking. Here is a link to Gary Stowell’s website detailing a hike to Carrizo gorge in 1999.
I Used To Be Famous For Slipperyons
Before child, I hosted an annual iceblocking party at Kate Sessions park. Here is a video from James Hicks, where I explain the physical theory.
Geeky Calling Cards
I created a new personal calling card, and decided to emphasize"Geek": 
A Post-4th Celebration of Capitalism
School Boards Influence Economics Texts
Authors of economics textbooks for high school students are virtually required by school boards to discount free markets and promote state intervention. That’s the conclusion of a Mackinac center report, which includes direct statements to that effect from the textbook authors themselves. Here are some quotes from economics textbook authors:
“I agree with your review of my economics textbook. In fact, I have in the past made suggestions to the publisher for changes along the lines of that in your review. The problem is that I’m not in control of what is going into the text. The publisher dictates the final result of what will be in the text. The publisher has full and complete veto power over the contents of our text. And the publisher wants a more liberal view presented in the text, and so that is what is in there. They especially want government intervention treated with favor in several chapters of the text.”
Science Reporting Malfeasance at the New York Times
I’ve frequently found that the New York Times will publish articles about scientific research that directly contradict the research.
In this article the NYT reports that:
A 1999 study by Alan B. Krueger of Princeton and Stacy Dale of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation found that students who were admitted to both selective and moderately selective colleges earned the same no matter which they attended. The study suggested that the motivation and drive of the student mattered more than the college.