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  • Magenta and yellow ink showing up in my cyan-only color July 9, 2021
    Magenta and yellow ink simple refuses to go away.
  • RO*TEL® cheese sauce from McAlisters July 8, 2021
    My invention of the SpudDOUBLEMAX!
  • How we each discover Bob Ross July 8, 2021
    Today's first encounters with Bob Ross are a bit different than the 1980s and 1990s.
  • Looking forward to the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art July 6, 2021
    I hope the art work is shocked by the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.
  • Vertigo sneaks up on you June 25, 2021
    Since I’ve had vertigo a couple times in the past two months, it’s a little odd that the very first track in my Spotify Discover Weekly is a track named “Vertigo“. I rather like it too! Although, I would say…
  • Printmaking on streets June 23, 2021
    As anyone ever made “artist tires” with treads that make interesting art on the ground? The car then becomes a giant printmaking press, leaving a trail of art around.
  • Kuru Toga pencil first impressions June 23, 2021
    Trying a new mechanical pencil.
  • Woodpeckers are pretty funny how they can climb trees June 22, 2021
    I’m working on my front porch watching a woodpecker climb up our large Slippery Elm (aka Red Elm). It kinda scoots along the tree, looks in the bark, scoots along some more, looks in the bark. The way it scoots,…
  • Cool baseball hats for the Art Institute of Chicago June 13, 2021
    Does the Art Institute of Chicago have any cool baseball hats?
  • What is the giant flag being flown on the Eiffel Tower? June 8, 2021
    An enormous flag with odd inscriptions was raised on the Eiffel Tower today. Just as the sun was starting to rise over Paris at 5:15am, a giant flag was being hoisted up the world famous tower. At 12:41pm, the flag…
  • Capturing sand memories inside an hourglass June 7, 2021
    Take sand from a beach that is significant to you, and put it inside an hourglass
  • Your age, minus the sum of your kids’ age June 3, 2021
    As your kids get older, you continually get younger.
  • “Mah Na Mah Na” connected to TRON Legacy? June 2, 2021
    When searching for Mah Na Mah Na on Spotify, the results include Daft Punk's TRON soundtrack.
  • Does a paper’s quality affect how you use it — and how creative you are? May 7, 2021
    A friend, Leigh Hanlon, shared a post with me on Facebook with the question: “Does a paper’s quality affect how you use it — and how creative you are?“ An interesting notion. Does cheaper paper allow you to be more…
  • Spotify recommendations for K7’s “Swing Batta Swing” album May 7, 2021
    I probably enjoy the "Swing Batta Swing" album a bit too much.
  • What did Buzz Aldrin say when he first stepped on the moon? May 7, 2021
    Most people think Buzz Aldrin's first words were "Magnificent desolation." However, NASA's transcript says, "Magnificent definition". Which is it?
  • The surface is fine and powdery May 6, 2021
    What are the words Neil Armstrong said right after his famous "one small step" phrase?
  • Funk Dat as meme for 2021 May 5, 2021
    Let's make this 1993 song into a meme: "Question [insert some sort of situation] Man, funk dat!"
  • The Yves Klein blue stamp May 4, 2021
    Yves Klein made a completely blue stamp and used it as postage on an invite for a 1958 show. A single perforated postage stamp painted with Klein’s famous IKB (International Klein Blue) pigment. The stamps were originally created to use…
  • How much information can you pack into a QR code? May 4, 2021
    If you printed an entire book with QR codes, could you use less paper?
  • What book would you leave in a Little Library? April 28, 2021
    I'd like to make a compilation of some of my blog posts into a little booklet
  • Bike helmet for 7-5/8 extra-large size heads April 28, 2021
    Got a big head like me? Here's the helmet you should get.
  • One T. Rex for every 6×6 mile area April 23, 2021
    Visualizing how much land one T. Rex would roam in Chicago.
  • Walls for mental well-being April 23, 2021
    A video essay about how regular exercise with a wall helped a student through the pandemic.
  • Learning to accept Comic Sans April 13, 2021
    Will you welcome Comic Sans into your heart, mind, and ethics?
  • Spotify removed option to share songs to Twitter April 12, 2021
    Spotify had a nice sharing feature. Click on any song, go to the Share menu, and select “Share via Twitter.” A little pop-up appears with pre-filled text containing: • Song title• Artist• URL You could edit any of of these items before…
  • Sticker for “I got my COVID-19 vaccine” April 12, 2021
    Now I have a vaccine sticker and a “I voted” sticker from the DuPage County Fairgrounds. I hope the Fairgrounds hands out stickers for all their events!
  • The cuteness of Wingdings and Webdings April 8, 2021
    Back in the 90s and 00s, the Wingdings font was the precursor to emojis, and it's so adorable.
  • Ah Paris, even back in 1869 it had the romantic aged patina April 7, 2021
    In 1869 Paris would these buildings be new or really old?
  • Xfinity thought we had a problem, so they cancelled our tech support visit April 6, 2021
    It's like bizarro tech support. "Oh, you are having an issue? Let me cancel the tech appointment."
  • Every time I rip open a bag of Cuties, I feel like the Incredible Hulk April 6, 2021
    Ripping open a Cutie nylon bag makes you feel good. Not just for the nutritional punch of an orange, but also the satisfaction of ripping open a bag with your bare hands.

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