knowledge is a habit

I went to Family Dollar and Big Lots looking for a multi 3v/6v/9v/12v transformer thingie for a new portable radio I got.
 
Struck out on the transformer at Family Dollar but I did encounter a transvestite.
I continued to Big Lots. Again, no transformer but there was another transvestite in line ahead of me. This one was [...]

Here’s a post on painting perfect circles using old school drafting tools.
http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/11/how_to_make_cir.html
I used to use one of those pens that you drop the ink into when I was in drafting class. Never thought of using it for painting. A compass set at Staples is about $15. You can also use the pen with a ruler [...]