There’s probably some psychological explanation behind it. But put a shark mouth on something, and I’m gonna like it.  I have built a number of models featuring shark mouths and I have snapped more than a few of them at museums and the like.

Do we really need another year-end-retrospective or new-year-looking-forward post? Oh sure, the calendar has flipped to 2026. Some stuff was done in 2025. It is always a busy year at work and at home. And there are always unexpected things that bring both setbacks and opportunities.

Maybe these posts are important to show that everyone is pretty much experiencing t...

There are some facts that may have been solid and widely acknowledged for most of my lifetime, but, for whatever reason, have become forgotten or less believed over time. Off the top of my head we have: Pluto (as a planet), the moon landings, and the earth being spherical in shape. Coupled with those apparently ‘debatable’ facts, are bits of history that have also been forgot...