July 12, 2026 Life

Dad's 60th Birthday Gift

Clock made from car parts - Photo 1 Clock made from car parts - Photo 2 Clock made from car parts - Photo 3

I wanted to make a special gift for my dad's 60th birthday, I thought initally of having an art piece made but then I remembered I have a welder and bunch of spare parts. So I unleashed my full DIY and creativity and used an old rotor and some broken cam shafts with a cool clock I found online to make a Clock/trophy for his workshop. I removed the rust and welded it together than coated it with clear coat to lock in the patinia. Super happy how it came out.

July 7, 2026 Thoughts

Taking Back Control of My Data

It feels incredibly rewarding to host this feed from my own home server. No algorithms sorting my day, no trackers following my family, and no random interface updates. Just a clean static folder served over my own network. In the coming weeks, I'll write about the server configuration I used to set this up safely.

July 12, 2026 Cars

Mazda Race Weekend Podium

Mazda race car in the paddock

I grabbed another podium in the mazda in a hectic rain race.