Daniel Busby

Tinkerings of a backyard scientist

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Custom Steel and Wood Fence

28th December. By admin. Posted in Art, Daily Life, Metalworking, Woodworking.

The fence around our backyard was old and the paint flaking off. It wasn’t worth repainting, mostly because it just needed replacement! I was in a little bit of a rush because our grapevines were starting to wake up. I wanted to give the grapes something firm to weave through and around. The established grapevines …read more

Switching Banks

23rd December. By admin. Posted in Daily Life.

I’ve always disagreed with the money-grubbing policies of the big banks, but they were just too convenient.  I use a small credit union for much of my money needs, but I needed some online bill paying services to make my life easier.  I heard about the movement to move money out of big banks, but  …read more

Sorry for long delay

9th November. By admin. Posted in Daily Life.

It’s almost been a year.  I apologize for not posting more about the crazy stuff I’ve been up to.  Hopefully I’ll get back into the swing of things again soon.

Chandelier is up

26th November. By admin. Posted in Daily Life.

This summer I decided to work on a project that I’ve had in the back of my mind for a few years: a backyard chandelier.  The backyard of the BWMA had a perfect tree overhanging it, but my petty and negligent neighbor decided to cut down all of his trees.  The legality of this tree …read more

Reading my genes

25th May. By admin. Posted in Daily Life.

On April 23rd, 23andme.com ran a special on the anniversary of the discovery of DNA.  $99 for their complete ancestry and health analysis kit, which usually costs $499.  A bunch of my nerd friends and I got the kit, so we can analyze our own genes.  They’re mine, why shouldn’t I know what they say?  …read more

Getting in shape

20th April. By admin. Posted in Daily Life.

Hopefully I’m starting a new habit.  I got up and exercised for the third time this week.  And the week ain’t half way done yet.  I realized that I wasn’t getting the same amount of exercise as I was a year ago.  I used to bike 3 miles to work roughly 4 times a week.  …read more

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