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Category Archives: Youth Activity
Sometimes Things Work Out: A Little Love for PayPal
Here is a story that I must get out. It’s good news and positive about a business that I have come to rely on—PayPal. They have a policy that specifically covers me when a company sends something that is not … Continue reading
Posted in Halloween, Retired--A Day in the Life, Youth Activity
Tagged Buyer Beware, foreign scammer, good news, Halloween, online ordering, PayPal
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Post Halloween Post
I got started late this year preparing for Halloween. Who knew we were even going to have one? Well, I knew I wouldn’t be having a party which has been a Lacey tradition since 2010 but trick-or-treat was still a … Continue reading
Holiday from Danger
“Holiday from Danger” was the name given to the base picnic when I was 7 and growing up at the Air Force Academy. It was quite an affair as I remember it. That was 60 years ago. My father was … Continue reading
Posted in Air Force, Retired--A Day in the Life, Youth Activity
Tagged community, Community Service, early memories
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The Robot Marionette
Today was a surprisingly good day for me under self-imposed lockdown restriction. I slept in a bit longer than usual. The morning scale reading was not higher than expected and there was a new GeoCache within a half mile from … Continue reading
R2D2 Build: Final
The is a great project! It gets a little “fiddly” at times but it is one that starts with a box of parts on day one finishes with a complete illuminated model on the second day. It’s also dear to … Continue reading
Posted in Camp Quest, Repurposing Material, Retired--A Day in the Life, Robotics, Science and Technology, Youth Activity
Tagged Art, community, DIY, Fun, my story, Robots, Science, Science Fiction, technology
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R2D2 Build: First Day
The first step in building the R2D2 tin can robot is collecting a few things. This is my fourth one so I’m familiar with what I need for materials. The one luxury that we have these days is plenty of … Continue reading
Posted in Camp Quest, Repurposing Material, Retired--A Day in the Life, Robotics, Science and Technology, Youth Activity
Tagged Art, community, Computer, DIY, Fun, my story, Robotics, Science, Science Fiction, Student, technology
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I’m Itching to Build
You may recognize this picture. Especially, if you are a long-time reader of this blog. It is a model of the Star Wars robot R2D2. It has LEDs that light up; it is crude. Most importantly, it is something made … Continue reading
Posted in Camp Quest, Charity, Repurposing Material, Retired--A Day in the Life, Robotics, Science and Technology, Youth Activity
Tagged Art, community, DIY, Fun, my story, Robots, Science, Science Fiction, technology
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38 Days of Quarantine: Another Robot Unboxed
I bought a few robot kits late last year and early this year. I also bought some robot associated kits. For example, I bought a robotic arm driven by hydraulics. I buy these things for evaluation and get ideas for … Continue reading
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Tagged community, Community Service, Computer, Fun, Robots, Science, technology
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Camp Quest AZ 2018 and What Keeps Me Coming Back
Last Friday at a meeting of the Tucson Atheists, I met the mother of one of the Camp Quest AZ campers this year. She also happens to be married to one of the volunteer counselors. I had never met her … Continue reading
Proper Prior Preparations Prevent PPP*
Camp Quest Arizona is not until the end of June but it’s already on my mind and on my workbench. I had super response and success with last year’s program—The Beatle Bot. The program I select must have appeal to … Continue reading
