Archive for December 2010

Amy Builds Soda Can Robot

On December 29, 2010 while snowbound and waiting for the plows to dig out our street, Amy assembled her soda can robot. While not quite a sentient android, it does have a drive motor and can walk.

I think Amy is just a bit disapointed that the robot won’t do her homework, but she does take pride that she assembled it herself.

Blizzicane of 2010

On December 26, 2010 our area got pounded by a blizzard coupled with hurricane force winds. At our home, snowfall measured 30″ with some drifts running 4 to 5 feet! It took days to clean up. Our street wasn’t plowed until 48 hours after the storm. The township needed assistance from a local paving company who had the front-end loaders that could move the snow.

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