The new labs I manage in Tata Hall, Revelle College Department of Chemistry, UCSD have some very cool fume hoods. The new labs in Tata hall were sponsored by a Tata(India) endowment to the University and

Things continue to continue in this new kitchen garden. For example, the pole bean above is getting all kinds of fancy with about a dozen flower wands blooming at once. Speaking as a bush bean familiar,

This weekend I participated in an event called "Sound the Alarm", organized by the American Red Cross. The Red Cross does a lot more than the blood drives most people are aware of. They provide

This is a very rare 1927 Cadillac Model 314 Touring car. This particular car is a San Diego Native and was first purchased by the Hotel Del Coronado to bring VIPs from the Santa Fe Station to the Hotel.

The Sound Train: A 1929 Graham Paige 837 Limousine. This extremely rare vehicle was purchased in 1930 along with 12 others  by the Publix Theater Group(Paramount Pictures) and converted to look like a

I See You by @eyedreemit The Circus Barker 1916, Norman Rockwell It seems that the most impactful moments affecting my behavior as an educator come through stories and from life experiences outside of

The best way to tell a story is to give a flash reveal of the ending! And so this post follows that tradition with a thumbnail of tonight's meal: a "stuffed" porkloin with wild blackberries and

Welcome to week 26 of the SoCal Spotlight! Each week the SoCal Spotlight highlights five of the awesome posts from #socalsteemit! So, lets dive on in and see what kind of cool stuff the SoCal Steemians

Loading a 1927 Graham truck into its box. This trailer was built to hold this 8 tonne, 1.5 tonne 1927 Graham Truck with Dodge Drivetrain. It's a very tight fit. My father restored this truck from a pile

Ah, the ubiquitous Ass-Gasket. In the US this luxury is given away by the government  and corporate entities in vast quantities in public restrooms. It is right there on the stall wall, along with

The Liquid amber sky reigns over the liquid amber trees reaching for the setting sun. As viewed from over the top of my workshop. I love these trees as they shade in the summer, and let the sun in in winter.

Completion! My vegetable patch is at long last cleared of grass, its borders installed, and soil amended! After sifting out all those Bermuda grass rhizomes, the dirt level dropped significantly. I refilled

Saw this little Honda parked by the Natatorium at UCSD, Muir Campus this morning and had a short crush. It's a nice little mod job, looks great, and is half the size of my Suzuki 650.  Not sure what year

Had to run off campus to get a small part and took my lunch at the shore in La Jolla, CA. Note the classic biplane over Seal Rock, the 3 harbor seals lounging on the rocks, the La Jolla cliffs, and Blacks

It looks like I might be homeless soon and I am pretty worried about it. I am not sure what is happening or will happen and I can’t think very well right now. I’m in a good place to live now. I've been

This is a lamp I made to light up my patio space from above. I made it out of a discarded Ikea floor lamp that I pulled out of a trashcan, a piece of old tuna net, and an ancient block with snatch hook

This art car needed a new skin, and I was commissioned to do the job! (Photo supplied by client.) It became a family business, with @narwhalz0111 in charge of CAD and creating a paper pattern for the giant

Not much is happening in my bonsai world right now. We are mid summer, and right now bonsai activity consists mostly of just trying to make sure the trees don't get fried to a crisp, and get enough water.

The Eucalyptus Grove, Revelle College, UCSD. Almost nothing left here but the groves once covered the entire campus. Sadly, progress in the form of bulldozers and construction have destroyed the continuity

Welcome to week 23 of the SoCal Spotlight! Each week the SoCal Spotlight highlights five of the awesome posts from #socalsteemit! So, lets dive on in and see what kind of cool stuff the SoCal Steemians