The Mustang That Arrived in Pieces
How a casual Craigslist question led to a rusty 1966 Mustang convertible, two years of welding and assembly, and a restoration I was ready to sell almost as soon as I finished it.
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Rooms
An archive this varied needs rooms, not a filing cabinet. Each room gathers a part of the story without pretending that the walls between them are airtight.
Fixing my vehicles
Wheels, Wings & Water
Cars, motorcycles, flying, boats, side-by-sides, tractors—and the full vehicle chronology.
Fixing my body
Health
Health, maintenance, adaptation, and lessons from the rough stretches and unexpected bends.
How to fix things
Shop & tools
Tools, repairs, fabrication, restoration, and practical technique.
Fixing my abode
Homes & places
Geist, Lake Monroe, Florida, travel homes, family homesteads, and what makes a place feel like home.
Worth preserving
Collections & hobbies
Art, trains, sewing, off-roading, books, fabrication, 3D printing, computers, and AI.
Farther afield
Travel
Journeys, photographs, mishaps, aircraft, roads, and memorable places.
Fixing my mind
Learning and Ideas
Books, technology, judgment, systems, and ideas worth testing.
Lessons from the work
Work Stories
From General Motors to Amazon, with a few more companies and adventures in between.
Work in motion
Projects
Vehicles, boats, equipment, buildings, and whatever else has been declared finished too soon.
Watch it happen
Videos
The Fixing My World workshop in motion.
Latest articles
New from the archive
Condos at the Pointe
Two chapters at Harbour Pointe on Lake Monroe—from fifteen years of family summers in Harbour Pointe
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How a $100 pile of dead lawn equipment turned into a dozen running chainsaws, what I learned about fixing two-stroke engines, and which brands I'd actually buy.
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