This is the first electric razor I've ever owned. It's an old Remington. You know... the old, "as close as a razor or your money back," brand. It hadn't worked in years, but because I have a hard time throwing things away, it sat in a drawer for several years, just waiting for me to come rescue it.



This is a rechargeable model, but long before the razor quit working, it quit charging, forcing me to plug it in every time I wanted to use it. It turns out that these old NiCd AA batteries weren't meant to last forever, so the first order of business was to rip them out and dispose of them (properly). At this juncture, I had a few options - one of which was to simply throw in a set of rechargeable batteries that I had sitting around. However, that would be too easy. And in fact, while testing the motor (bypassing the batteries entirely), I'm pretty sure I toasted the transformer.



Batteries removed, and knowing that the charging circuit was more than I wanted to deal with, I decided that I'd simply bypass the entire thing and wire a power source directly to the razor motor.



Here's the connection between the power source and the motor.



And here's everything connected up. I could have taken the charging circuit out entirely, but that seemed like more work than necessary. So yeah - those are just a bunch of components just taking up space at the bottom of the razor.



My choice of power supply? An extra iPhone USB charger. Alternatively, I could literally plug my razor into any computer and shave... right there in front of the screen.

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A lot of people have seen the Google Car driving around in their towns, taking pictures of everything. And a lot of you have taken pictures of the Google Car.

Here's my picture:



I managed to catch the car at a local gas station, and like most of you, I simply couldn't help myself.

But what's even MORE interesting is that I managed to actually talk to the Google Car driver! That's right. So instead of simply taking a picture of the car, this driver agreed to let me snap a shot of the both of us in front of the car.



Turns out that Google gets their drivers from a hiring agency. This driver has been cruising around the area since June of this year.

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To Life, Love and Loot!

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Just in time for Halloween.

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It was about time that I made a Godzilla figurine.

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One of the great things about having kids is having another excuse to be a kid. And that means doing things like playing with your food.

I saw this on some blog a few years back, and figured I'd do it. It was such a hit with the kids that I figured I'd do it again and document it. Enjoy!


Step 1: Cut up hot dogs and stick four 1/2 piece spaghetti noodles through them.


Step 2: Throw into shallow pan and boil.


Step 3: Watch your kids' faces as they eat something fun.


Enjoy!

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This was a request for Beethoven.

I really enjoy making these larger pieces. There's so much room to add details, like crazy hair and vests.

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Congrats to Hope and Kevin - a special gift for a special day. Enjoy!

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