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Sleep Deprived and Broken

February 7, 2012

Do you know how the U.S.  military mentally breaks someone in boot-camp? Sleep deprivation. Want to interrogate someone without causing physical harm? Deprive them of sleep. In just one night you can break someone down to the point where they will confess to assassinating Abraham Lincoln. So what kind of information could my 16 month old daughter want  from [...]

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Wood Working Project: Fishing Rod Holder

January 15, 2012

While walking through a familiar sporting goods store I came across a fishing rod holder in the shape of a ship’s wheel. I wanted it desperately but had no need for one that could hold that many rods and costs what it cost. So, I decided to make my own.

First, there was the matter of [...]

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Illustration Friday: Scattered

October 26, 2011

Last week the topic for Illustration Friday was Scattered. I couldn’t help but think of the Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz. I imagined him in a field desperately trying to catch the elusive brain he so painfully wanted.
I missed the deadline. If I only had a brain perhaps I could figure some things out.

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If Edgar Allan Poe Were on Anti-depressants

September 27, 2011

If Edgar Allan Poe were on anti-depressants while he was alive would he have written the Raven?
Or… would it have gone something like this:
Once upon a midday overcast
While I concentrated calmly and serenely
 Over a quaint and wondrous volume of regaled musings
 While I sat there contently and at peace suddenly there came a calling
 I opened the door [...]

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Children Born Under Clouds of Gray

September 15, 2011

Life in Northeast Ohio has its rewards but it also has its disadvantages. One of which, is the lack of clear blue skies. We are the children born under clouds of gray. There is so much cloud coverage blocking out the Sun throughout the year that when it is out and the sky is blue any visitor not [...]

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