As a designer I enjoy figuring out how things work. You can learn a lot from wear marks, grime, squeaks. grease stains, and vibrations. An object without these things are not used, have no story and are therefore dead. A…
Author: rollgeek
Snapchat the Unicorn
Everyone knows that if you post a picture online it will never disappear right? So Snapchat told everyone you could take a picture and it would disappear after the person you sent it to looked at it. Lets think about…
Party Marty and Big boys Bail Bonds pens
My uncle, Party Marty has lived in St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands for decades. He wind surfs, scuba dives, works at bars and restaurants, captains historical boat tours and similar to Slick Rick and Doug E Fresh in…
Inspiration and Fishing
Inspiration is a magical thing. When I am inspired, I feel euphoric. Maybe that’s because when I was little I liked fishing. If you imagine your boat as a particular problem you are working on and the water being the…
Making in the great north woods; Part 2- The making
And we are back! Computers, the technology they made possible including 3d printing and the internet has and will continue to make those distances smaller. Making is more than being a tinker or an inventor. It allows us to combine…
Making in the great north woods; Part 1- A dedication
Monoday at 5:30 in the Marquette Senior High School library there will be a ceremony to dedicate some 3d printers donated by my AP physics teacher in my name. For me it is both flattering and awkward. Would this have happened…
The Karaoke Conundrum
I have been cursed from a young age with some stage fright, and the ability to tell if somebody was singing in tune. Much later came the double edged sword of alcohol. I have tried for years to explain the…
Meet and Greet
Welcome to my blog! I’m incredibly interesting, intelligent, eloquent and narcissistic. This blog is a method for me to validate my own ego while gracing you with my wisdom and earth changing ideas. My areas of interest include: Baltimore, inspiration,…