Beer, Beer, Beer. And some Port.

Weekend was nice. Bottled all the beer. "Disbelief IPA" for the darkest IPA I've ever seen. And "White Bread Red" for a red that's not too strong. I didn't cook the malt long enough. We'll see how it turns out.

The Concord port is winding down so it's add the alcohol and bottle this week.

Wendy asked for a birdhouse for Mother's Day. So, Ben and I went into the shop and took apart an old birdhouse as a pattern, made templates, and pulled some scrap wood together. Now, Wendy has a new birdhouse and says she saw a beak in there yesterday. We have overwintering blue birds and now need more houses for the growing families.

I'm drawing up a Martin house. Martins are swallows and swallows like company. We don't get many Martins but I'm figuring tree swallows like the same sorts of things. So, we'll see. If you build it, maybe they'll come.

Then, yesterday, a bit of minor surgery. Wendy and I considered seeing the new Star Trek but didn't. Not a good thing to do when you're still in a post-anesthesia fog.
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Wall of Idiots
Pat Buchanan, again
Twitter Enabled Toilet
Obama keeps Bush polar bear rules
Fox "News"
Obama is really an American
Gun control actually works

Links of Interest
V: Vik Muniz and here, for the nearly unreadable website
Xenotransplantation
V: String Winding circa 1850
Skydeck Chicago
XKCD on Firefly
Mental Illness and Creativity
The Intelligence of Birds
Coney Island Museum
Torture and Star Trek
V: Drawing Notes with Water
Ant Stinger Evolution
V: Gav's Electric Car
V: Lighting Africa
V: World bike
The Smell of Life and other things
140th Anniversary of the Golden Spike and here and here
Organ Donor Dolls
Wilson's Ants
Who is capable of violence?
Extreme Genomes
Hawk Robot
V: Alpha vs. Google
V: Automatic Cars, Automatic City
More Robots
American Indian Comics

DIY
Ratchet Noise Maker and here
Embroidery
Robot Bartender and here
Creme Caramel
Pallet Planter
Treadle Pumps
Faux Pearl Necklace
6 cent LED Throwie
Missouri Handcart
The LED Lightbulb
Styrofoam Chandelier
Wireless power
Workbench
Pie in a Jar
Motorized Mountainboard