What an awesome weekend! When you're in school, and working full time, it is amazing what a psychological drag school can be. My current class isn't difficult, but it is ever-present. Friday I took the day off from work and wrote my final paper. The rest of the weekend was correspondingly so much nicer!
On Sunday, I got the royal treatment. Pancakes for breakfast, corned beef for dinner, a canoe trip, and a bike ride with my two favorite ladies. They also picked up the Sports Illustrated Wings\Stanley Cup magazine and the coolest book ever (perhaps).
The Boy Mechanic Makes Toys actually has plans for making a toy steam engine. Yes, it actually uses steam. The book also contains detailed plans for making an ice boat. Not a miniature one, a full sized one. When Evelyn gets just a bit bigger, we are going to have way too much fun with the book.
As if that weren't enough, Aimee made time for me to tinker last night as well. I drilled the 144 holes for one of my new projects, finished a circuit design, and printed the circuit. Twice, actually. While waiting for the printing process to finish I also connected my recently assembled Hobby CNC Driver Board to one of my stepper motors. When I turned on the power, the motor tensed up. It was a shock. Nothing ever works the first time. So I plugged the board into my computer. After rooting about for the right software, I finally dredged it up and tried it out. After some mild swearing I realized that I was pushing the wrong button. The board worked perfectly on one axis, and I suspect the other two will also work just fine.
To top it all off, we even got to bed at a mostly reasonable hour and had time to read. A completely perfect day!
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