Peter Kropf

Not Worth the Energy

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Not Worth the Energy

I recently came across this post and I'll quote it here:

``` I need a pol...

Trevor Noah

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Who will you be when history calls?

-- Trevor Noah

A Reminder

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A Reminder

We are a caught in a perilous time and I wonder if we would listen to a reminder from one of our great Presidents, _that government of the peop...

to sit by the sea

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

to sit by the sea

to sit by the sea and focus on the distance just breathe

Fred Rogers

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.

-- Fred Rogers

A Kindness

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

A Kindness

New York City, home of the horn. The land whereby the excessive use of the car horn is a requirement to obtaining a drivers license. It is wher...

LA Speed Story

Sun, 06 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

LA Speed Story

This story is delightful and a lovely case of male pattern one-up-manship.

Stupid People

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Stupid People

"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups."

George Carlin

Fire Staff

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Fire Staff

We, the Guild of Prometheus and I, led a class this past Sunday showing people how to build accumulator based ...

PathFinder

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

PathFinder

I'm a bit obsessed right now with Matthew Sui's pathfinder tool. Discovering relations between words i...

Adjectives

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Adjectives

Adjectives in English absolutely have to be in this order:

opinion-size-age-shape-colour-origin-material-purpose Noun

So you can have a lovely...

Five recipes for an exciting life (in my opinion)

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Five recipes for an exciting life (in my opinion)

Spending enough time creating things with your hands (baking, drawing, scrapbooking, doodling, croche...

Pipe Dimensions

Sun, 14 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Pipe Dimensions

| od | sch 40 wall | sch 40 id | sch 40 # /ft | engagement | sch 80 wall | sch 80 id | sch 80 # /ft | engagement | | ---- | ---- | ---- | ...

Elektra

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Elektra

I helped bring to life Elektra the Dragon art car. I designed and built the flame effects system allowing her to breathe.

![Elektra Breathing Fir...

LPG Cylinder Sizes

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000

LPG Cylinder Sizes

On a regular basis, I'm building flame effects that are fueled with propane. Invariably for the larger effects, I'm scrambling around l...

Albert Einstein