I started thinking about my last entry, and how much I enjoy the mechanical bit of the bike. In my profession, I deal with setting expectations, and delivering technical solutions. The output of my "work" is not a tangible artifact, but instead a collection of processes and ideas.

I have always been mechanically inclined - even as a baby, my parents tell me stories on how I would disassemble anything and everything. I even took apart my Etch-A-Sketch to see how it worked. And yes, before the snide remarks start - I am at least 90% successful on reassembly.

The more I think about it, there is nary an object in my life that I have not modified in one form or another. Example: my bedside alarm clock was not loud enough. So, I headed down to Rat Shack and soldered in a louder buzzer. I have futzed with all my electrical appliances to get a particular feature to work better, or as *I* would expect it to work.

Its the dichotomy of working with the intangible and then working with the mechanical that I really enjoy. During the day, I am stressing my brain, in the evening, I am flexing my mechanical skills.

Hmm... I think my coffee table needs some structural support.....