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March was a month of movement. Between field trips to government buildings, tourist centers disguised as educational facilities, aquarium recon,

February was quieter in theory, but the calendar didn't get the memo. Between city runs, backyard livestock, ancient crochet projects

Boom Supersonic Achieves Supersonic Flight The first civil supersonic jet made in America breaks the sound barrier in historic Mojave

The Scripture 4 They traveled from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea,to go around Edom. But the

Around the House Choior Concert Presidential Election Basketball Spaghetti Sandwiches saxaphone Thanksgiving

Downtown We tried to spend some extra time together downtown, with nothing planned. Just hang out on a nice day,

video placeholder - I am behind and havent made the video for this month yet. Will update later. Wesley's Birthday

Zach of Hoyt Banjos was kind enough to experiment and use his time and talents to build a bass for

Welcome to Wes's Comic Book World! Introducing Our Young Author: Wes Wes is an imaginative and creative 8-year-old with a

Video Kite Wes and Austin got the kite out - flying it high while dodging trees - but it eventually

Intro Cripple Creek is a required song to learn if you play the Banjo. The song is an old one

video This month I tried to put links to the video "chapters" for each event. The video is long (30+

I am proud of the team that has stuck it out in Mojave for the past year preparing for the

video Happy new year! Another month of taking more video than pictures. There is overlap of course, but the video

In the early 1900's, Frank Morison set out to prove the story of the resurrection was a myth based on

Intro Beyond the festive decorations and sugarplum dreams, the Christmas story harbors a rich vein of complexity. It's a saga

The Argument The Kalam cosmological argument, rooted in Islamic philosophy, proposes a compelling argument for the existence of God. Its

DESIGning a system of systems At any given moment, approximately 8,000 commercial planes soar through the skies. Daily, more than

Sample tool https://teenage.engineering/apps/ep-sample-tool user guide https://teenage.engineering/guides/ep-133 Video EP-133 K.O.II HIGHLIGHTS dimensions and weight stereo input Stereo Headphone/Line Output MIDI input

October was a busy month as a family - we started the month in Ohio and then Traveled To PA,

Joss’ Birthday Joss had her 11th birthday two times: we celebrated her during the week as a family and then

4th of July We didn’t know what to expect for our 1st Fourth of July in Tennessee so we ended

Obituary Humble. Faithful. Generous. Kind. These are but a few descriptors for Michael G. Leskovac. Born on May 1, 1939

My first instrument from Zach that started the collection. This small banjo is a ton of fun to play. The

Hike from Campground to the Falls (the back way) My son Christian and I recently decided to embark on a

I picked up this banjo lightly used from the original owner as I was looking for a very simple 5

About: When I first picked up this instrument, the weight and quality of construction were the first things I noticed.

What I Have Learned: About This Guitar: The guitar I picked up was built in the early 1930's but dating

I have built 5 guitars this year, all unique but with similarities - the goal was to build guitars that

About: We spent about 3 years designing and building our supersonic demonstrator and finally got to reveal it to the

About Because of COVID-19, animals were getting euthanized and going to waste at an alarming rate. A farmer friend offered

Build Details I have been wanting to build an arcade for some time, but couldn't find the energy/time to get

September 4 2019 We got a new puppy. After Fisher and Arlo died in the past year, we decided to

August 18 2019 My wife is awesome - we get to go to camp for her birthday! There is a

July 5 2019 We decided to spend the 4th of July weekend at camp. Unfortunately the fireworks were canceled in

January 05, 2019 we went up to Boulder, CO to get some family photos - what a great day!

Meet XB-1 Boom's interactive XB-1 build page Meet XB1 by boomsupersonic on Sketchfab

About We were blessed to be living in such a beautiful home in a great neighborhood on a small lake

Build Details I have had a bicycle in all common materials except Ti and had a chance to purchase an

Build Details The photos above are in reverse-chronological order. It all started with the Egon Box From there, several iterations

background More stories to come as I find time to write them, but here is an article I had saved