I’m writing this as I prepare for another weekend of camping with my family—this time we’ll be tent camping at the Boy Scout camp, so…
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I always love getting into those “first car” conversations with people. “I had a 67 blah-blah-blah with a 289 and three-on-the-tree…” or “It was a…
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Some of you might know I rehabbed a little popup camper. I got it for a song. Well, not literally, but if it was a…
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I like the smell of gasoline. And bondo. And fiberglass resin. Also oil. There’s probably more toxic substances that I enjoy smelling, but I can’t…
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In 2011, I bought a popup camper that needed some work. Well, let me start over. More than a few years ago, I thought it…
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What’s a mancave? I first think of some air-conditioned space full of leather recliners, with at least one each of the following: Beer dispenser or…
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Kung fu for my déjà vu. That’s what I wanted to call this post. It’s because I’ve been here before. My front door. Oh, how…
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Every once in a while someone invents something that truly changes the world. The wheel. Printing press. Sliced bread. The flux-capacitor: http://www.youtube.com/embed/Or7P9jfhcZ0 Well the last…
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Adobe thinks you’re awesome. And so do we. So awesome in fact, that one of you deserves a brand-spankin’ new box (ahem, perhaps…download) full of…
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Come on, today’s the day. Get your sorry butt outside and waterproof that deck. Refinishing a deck is one of the most gratifying ways to spend a Saturday. Using the…
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You can’t convince me that when the phrase “home projector” comes to mind, you don’t immediately jump to thinking how great Back To The Future…
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Cropping a photo was one of the first things I learned how to do in my layout class in college. We did it by hand,…
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It never fails. You take a group shot and something (someone) always ruins it. They blink. They look away. A rabbit ear here, a nose…
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This post is about organizing. From a person whose desk looks like a paper truck collided with an armored car. An armored car that only…
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Marty and I have always both been DIY guys. One reason is because we’re cheap frugal. Another reason is that we want things done right.…
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Adobe Photoshop Elements 12 was released earlier this week and we got to play around with it. We did our usual button pushing and knob…
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It’s filter week here at Dadand. First I’m changing oil filters, now I’m applying photo filters. During my first few years of using Photoshop, it…
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We use to say “Oil” like “Earl.” As in… “There’s earl in them thar hills.” Black gold. Texas Tea. And then the Clampetts pull into…
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Living in a town that is driven by travel and tourism, I notice two things are frequently happening around me—people taking photos, and people asking…
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Or simply “Tiling Your Patio Floor.” Or more realistically, “One Weekend of Tiling Turns into Three Weeks on a Hot Patio.” I’m gonna fix the…
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I wrestled with the title of this post. It could also be called… “Faking a Short Depth of Field in your photos” or “Photographing your…
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