How to unfold and fold the Brompton bike
Despite having folded and unfolded my Brompton hundreds of times, I still sometimes draw a blank how to start or forget an …
Starship light guide work in progress
I recently started writing How to Light the Enterprise as a free downloadable guide and was getting into the home stretch when …
Simulating phaser fire with NeoPixels
The above is a prototype of a circuit to simulate a phaser array on a starship such as the Enterprise-D or Voyager …
A Fall of Moondust
During my recuperation from a mastectomy, I’ve indulged myself by reading a lot of old science fiction. There’s nothing quite so diverting …
Smithsonian Enterprise restoration video
SPACEDOCK from william george on Vimeo. Absolutely gorgeous. It shows some very nice details about the fan blades in the bussard collectors.
Edinburgh Day 2, part 2: New Town
Despite three or four hours at Edinburgh Castle, we still had the resolve to continue our tour of the city, compelled by knowing how …
Dining in the UK
I was first going to write this post as a sweeping generalization of dining in the UK, but I thought better of …
Denver to Edinburgh via Iceland / Day 1
As mentioned previously, to save money, I, my husband Jim, my friend Lee and her brother Jim would fly to Scotland via …
To Scotland via Icelandair
Apart from Lee’s brother Jim who is enjoying the benefits of his retirement from the U.S. Forest Service, we’re none of us rich …
Scotland, England and Wales trip 2015
By Jennifer Petkus These posts are the chronicles of the trip I, my husband Jim, my best friend Lee and her brother …