Tag Archives: The Flying Crane

My addiction to road trips continues!

Posted on August 14, 2013 by The 1st Draft

Would you believe me if I told you that the reason I haven’t blogged in almost 10 months is that while Cecily and I were driving through Missouri we got sucked into an unstable wormhole and have been trapped in an alternate dimension ever since? Continue reading →

Posted in Walkabout 2013 | Tagged BL, Cecily, Chapmans, Cleveland, Newport, Rhode Island, Road Trips, Sis, The Best Friend, The Flying Crane, The Former Expatriate, Travel, Uncle Chuck, Walkabout | 5 Comments

Warrior Dash: Sesame Street edition

Posted on September 30, 2012 by The 1st Draft

Over the last two years I’ve become a bit of a Warrior Dash aficionado. Ever since my first foray into the world of mud and fire-jumping in October of 2010, I’ve been hooked. Continue reading →

Posted in Epic Epicness | Tagged Cecily, Costumes, Country, Grumpy, Mud, Oscar the Grouch, Parking, Sesame Street, The Flying Crane, Tow Truck, Traffic, Warrior Dash | 4 Comments

I’m pretty sure Gene Roddenberry actually did travel to the future

Posted on July 27, 2012 by The 1st Draft

Ever since I first heard about 3D printing a couple of years ago, I have been completely fascinated. The idea that we can print out actual, physical, 3D objects from a printer is just too cool. These days there are plans to print everything from dinosaur robots to prescription drugs to commercial airplanes! But it wasn’t until I read a story about NASA developing a 3D printer that could be used in space that it hit me – that is the EXACT idea behind a replicator in Star Trek. Continue reading →

Posted in Epic Epicness | Tagged 3D Printer, Communicator, Flip Phone, Gene Roddenberry, iPad, NASA, Padd, Replicator, Sci-fi, Star Trek, The Best Friend, The Flying Crane, Transporter | 4 Comments

A weenie roast in a can

Posted on April 24, 2012 by The 1st Draft

I really love giving other people gifts that can double as gifts for myself. I did it last Christmas with that ping pong table for the Chapmans, and now I have done it with The Flying Crane’s birthday present. She … Continue reading →