Alright, so here's what's going on.  Last week I went to my local hardware store and puttered around for a while.  I'm pretty sure I looked like an idiot when the guys working there asked; "Can I help you find something?  What are you looking for?" and I would reply; "I have no idea what I'm looking for, I'll know it when I see it".  Hmmm.  Anyway, I walked away with these things:

What I've challenged myself to do is take these things, along with a handful of stuff from my junk drawer... well, one of them, anyway... and create.  Good old-fashioned brain storm and come up with something.  I've got a few ideas going already- thinking about them actually was keeping me up last night.  I have appropriately named this challenge the


Clean out your junk drawers and make something!  If you don't have junk drawers, well, I envy you.  You junk-drawer-less people can just go to the hardware store, then.

So check back tomorrow; I'll have the first of my projects ready to go.  I can't wait!  See you then!