Alternate title: How dabbling in the black arts of ebay is good for my son

Earlier this week I received an email from my very concerned sister-in-law.

I glanced over at Ebay to see what your old chandelier looked like, since I’ve never managed to get up there and see your house in person. Then I noticed you had 10 comments by your name. Of course, that made me curious to see what other items you had bought or sold. At first I was feeling guilty about being nosey, but now I believe I was led to snoop so I could confront you about the dangerous path you’re on.

I don’t think you need to be worried about selling your soul at PPP when you’re out there damning it by even looking at crimsontideauctions. You’re lucky you didn’t turn into a pillar of salt or get struck by lightening. If I were you missy, I’d be down on my hands and knees begging forgiveness, although I’m not sure you can undo the damage you’ve done.

Does Damon know you’re dabbling in the black arts over at Ebay? That precious little boy of yours better not be corrupted by this.

I’ll be praying for you.
LOL,
Vicki

Well today I can come clean regarding my relationship with crimsontideauctions.

First, it wasn?t me. Honest. It was Damon.
And second, he had a good reason.

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A lot of folks have been taking me up on my offer for suggestions on how to build a wooden coaster bike. So, it’s taken a few days, but I finally have a collection of suggestions and a pdf of patterns that I feel comfortable releasing to the public.

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wooden coaster bike

Originally uploaded by CrumleyFamily.

Last Easter Damon made Fuller his own wooden coaster bike. Damon has posted his process on Flickr, so you can get an idea of what Damon did to make this great gift for Fuller.

Fuller loves his coaster bike, riding it inside and outside the house. When he is on a flat surface he can really get going.

Check out the whole set by clicking the picture.

I like the idea of composting. Even though I’m as red-state as they come, I think recycling is cool. I love the idea of turning discarded crap into something useful.

Urban composting is kind of a pain. I feel like most compost bins aren’t really designed for urban composting. Over a year ago, I attempted to build a compost bin that would solve the main problem most compost bins have - there’s no way to remove the finished compost from the bin while other scraps are still breaking down.

So, I designed a bin made from a large wheeled garbage can with a porous cylinder in the upper part of the can that lets compost drop through to the bottom of the can. The can has a hinged door at the bottom that allow the compost to be scooped out.

However, the implementation of that design had some problems.

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This past weekend, our church hosted a Sweetheart Pot-Luck Dinner. The husbands/ boyfriends were expected to prepare an entree and either a salad, side dish, or desert. Also, each guy was told to have some demonstration of their “talents” to perform during an after-dinner program.

About a week-and-a-half beforehand, Bob Harbert suggested we co-prepare some entertainment. We brainstormed a bit, and settled on a really cool idea.

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Recently, I was asked, “hey D, are you working on anymore Lego movies?” This question is in reference to a Lego stop-motion animation movie called “The Luckiest Man Alive” (warning: the small version posted here is 5.2 Megs!) I made a few years ago as part of an inner-office film competition (in which I finished 2nd - by only one vote).

The short answer is, “Yes”… and “No”.

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