Yesterday, I put up a couple of posts about our personality robots. I’ve always loved the idea of having robots. I remember asking Santa for a Robot Commando way back in 1961 when I was 8. My neighbor did get one. I was sure that Santa got the address wrong. Robot Commando moved on wide wheels. He was battery powered and voice controlled. He fired missiles and hurled bombs. Turns out, I can have one today. They’re on Ebay for $250 to $500. I don’t want one though. These were the kind of things that were great to play with when getting up and down off the floor was quite a bit easier. The desk ones I have now won’t conquer a city but they’re entertaining and sit on the desk or kitchen counter.

Times change. We live in a “plastic world” and desires can be shaped or molded over time. I started buying my (now) ideal robots during the pandemic because I had the time and the money.

Also, during the pandemic, I fulfilled another dream of mine. That was the desire to have a 3D printer for my workshop. COVID 19 restrictions gave me the luxury of being able to spend time learning about how to take rolls of plastic filament and turn them into useful and not so useful things around the workshop and the house.

The last thing that I made was a hook for my computer headset. There is beauty in having the machine, material, and experience to make your life a little bit better. Often, I’m up late at night on the computer and I need to put on a headset so I can hear the YouTube videos without disturbing Nancy. I always kept it in a drawer. I needed a way to avoid getting the set out a drawer, untangling the cord, and plugging it in to the USB port on the front of the tower. I decided to make a custom device that would attach to the tower.