2021 Summit Rock Half Marathon

It was a beautiful, chilly day in the redwoods above Saratoga. Thirteen miles, 3100 feet of climbing, and ice cream afterward.

2021 Auburn Half Marathon

Not my first trail half marathon, but probably the most difficult. And yeah, I signed up for another one...

2021 Santa Cruz Triathlon

After a seven year break from triathlons – I have been mainly running trail races like the Ragnar Trail Tahoe – I registered for the Santa Cruz Triathlon earlier this year.  The race was this morning, and I'm very happy with both the experience and my performance.  Today was at

Baby-10 In Action

I've got enough wires soldered up to light some LEDs in sequence!

"Clear Horizons", a live jam with the Moogs

Live jam with Subharmonicon, DFAM, Werkstatt-01, and Zoom MS-70CDR chorus/delay/reverb pedal.

Baby-10 step subassemblies

Wiring up ten sets of components -- one for each step of the sequencer -- is tedious, but also a good learning experience.

Trailer camping in Paso Robles

We recently took the travel trailer (which we have nicknamed "Jenny" – you have to say it out loud in the Forrest Gump voice) down to the Paso Robles area for a long weekend of wine tasting with our friends Julie and Josh.  Shortly after buying our trailer, we

"Somer Uplift", a live jam with the Moogs

Live jam with the Subharmonicon, DFAM, and Werkstatt. Slow buildup to an energetic peak.

Baby-10 Clock Assembly

Time to commit and solder up this board.  I decided to start with the circuits around the CD40106 decade counter chip: The 40107 decade counter chip is mounted in a socket on the right side of the board.  The circuit on the bottom half of the board is a switch

How we found our travel trailer

Whenever Heather and I talk about things that we want to spend more time doing, travel and camping always came up.  We both love to be outside and visit new places, but we came to the realization that car camping and sleeping on the ground no longer appeals to us.

Baby-10 Power Subsystem

Early morning obsessive thoughts about my sequencer project lead me to build a split-rail power supply.

Practice makes perfect: the Baby-10 front panel

Creating a front panel for the Baby-10. Trial, error, re-trial, and success.