thinking & making

  • Stern Dracula Pinball

    Stern Dracula Pinball

    I’m putting feelers out to see if I can trade Dracula for another Stern of a similar year. Had to take a bunch of photos and remembered just how much work we put in on this machine. It plays and looks really nice.

  • 19 from 2024

    19 from 2024

    Here are 19 of my favorite songs that I heard first in 2024. Lots of country, instrumentals, jazz, and a few pop tunes and other surprises.

  • 16 from 2022

    16 from 2022

    Here are 16 of my favorite songs that I heard first in 2022. Lots of jazz and ambient country with some other surprises.

  • Planning a pinball class

    Planning a pinball class

    I’ve been thinking a lot about putting together a pinball restoration class for 4-5 kids next school year. The other night I decided to just dictate a voice memo with all of my ideas about the class, and here are the results.

  • 16 from 2023

    16 from 2023

    Better late than never, here’s a 70 minute mix of the best songs I heard first in 2023.

  • Sbarro in Baltimore

    Sbarro in Baltimore

    I have been trying to make a habit to write more songs more frequently. “Sbarro in Baltimore” is a simple tune I wrote while on a business trip.

  • Same Old Me

    Same Old Me

    I think i’ve been writing this song in the back of my mind for a couple of years but it came together all in one afternoon. Made this recording in the bathroom the next day after work. I’m getting better and better at writing and singing, but i’d like to start being more consistent, making…

  • TV shows I’ve watched

    The other day i was thinking of all the hours i’ve spent watching TV series over the years. For awhile, I was watching a lot of TV, and now I rarely do. I thought it’d be fun to make a list of all the shows I remember watching and mark down whether I regret watching…

  • Designing a disc golf course

    Designing a disc golf course

    Decided to design and build out a short disc golf course on our property.