Tag: neighbor

• The Right Screwdriver

  The boy next door asked for help removing a screw. He’s maybe eight so hasn’t developed a lot of muscle mass or spatial reasoning to get the torq right. He also had a screwdriver that looked like someone drove a tank over it. So I got a couple of appropriate screwdrivers and followed him to…

  Mark

  May 26, 2026

  collaboration

  appropriate, child, mechanics, neighbor, screwdrivers, Stephanie, teaching

• Neighborly Neighbors

  We have a soda can crusher mounted on the garage wall. It had a couple of zip ties around the arms. Little did I know but they were functional not just weirdly decorative. You see the zip ties broke and the arms fell apart. I did not have any zip ties so I tried to…

  Mark

  May 9, 2026

  collaboration, witness

  functional, garage, Gorilla Glue, neighbor, neighborly, soda can crusher, zip ties