Archive for June, 2015

Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Sunday, June 21st, 2015

The HUB had a booth set up in the museum:

Good Spot for us!

Our table was right by the queue for the “Nerdy Derby” which is a no-rules miniature car building/racing competition. The name is a registered trademark so I’m sure it was all legit. See here for more details.

Steve and Jim at the fair

We were manning the tables for the first day representing both Loveland and Fort Collins in Denver this weekend.

Beyond the 3-D printer

The lucky ones in line were the kids who got freshly printed objects to use for their race cars. I think some kids slipped back to the end of the line hoping to get another chance for a warm piece of plastic.

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Check In

Saturday, June 20th, 2015

OK, so I haven’t checked in for a while…

Stuff is still going on

Duncan is still hungry, Jeannie is conducting, 3D printers are printing and I don’t what the hell he’s doing.

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Duncan’s Ride

Wednesday, June 10th, 2015

Summer is almost here and Duncan wants to ride!

Duncan in his updated cart

The floor of Duncan’s cart was getting worn out; it was only a matter of time before he would fall through. The cart was modified in 2011 as seen here using the fiber board remnant from the back of an old TV cabinet. Actually I’m surprised it lasted this long. I found a nice piece of 1/4 inch plywood in the garage that did the trick and there was more of the cloth to make the cover. Duncan is happy he can ride this Summer.

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Rock Island Line

Friday, June 5th, 2015

One of the top ten hot spots in Illinois:

Lock and Dam #15

It’s the largest roller dam in the world. Designed to divert hydro-energy and help reduce soil erosion downstream, these dams are no fun for anyone caught near the rolling side.

Home of the Blues Brothers

…at least that what it says on the liner notes from one of their albums. Also note, we traveled past the towns of Joliet (as in “Joliet Jake Blues”) and Elwood (“Elwood Blues”) on our way to Chicago on this little road trip.

No wait, it says it  right here

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