Dear Reader,
I spend a lot of time teeter tottering And people say some pretty interesting things while riding my teeter totter.
Above is a sampling. Click on the big HD in the left hand corner for details on that enterprise.
But if you arrived here hoping to find some information about how to build your own teeter totter, you're in the right place.
Cheers,
HD
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Shaman Drum Bookshop
Where Independent Minds Come Together
When:
Thu 23 Sept, 7pm
Where:
311 S. State St.
Reading and Signing by Charles N. Li:
Charles N. Li went from being Li Na—the dutiful Chinese son yearning for a harsh, manipulative father's love—to Charles, an independent Chinese American seeking no one's approval but his own. The Bitter Sea: Coming of Age in a China Before Mao is his memoir. Li is a professor of linguistics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he was formerly dean of the graduate division.
Get there by car, bus, or bi-pedal transportation
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Huron River Watershed Council
When:
Mon Dec 22
Where:
1100 N. Main Street
Submission Deadline - Millers Creek Film Festival:
This is your chance to have your 5-minute video screened someplace special. On youTube? Hardly. Try the big screen at the Michigan Theater. This year's theme is the human connection to the Huron River or any one of its creeks or lakes. More information at the film festival page on the HRWC website.
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Huron River Watershed Council
The mission of the Council is to inspire attitudes, behaviors, and economies that protect, rehabilitate, and sustain the Huron River system.
Follow online the steady stream of our Huron River and watershed events, and we think you'll eventually find yourself joining us for one!
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Organizational Engineering Institute
Find out what Homeless Dave discovered on the Teeter-Totter. How you process information determines what you can and cannot do. It sets what you are good at and maybe not so good at.
As a celebration of our Teeter-Totter ride, we are offering a free basic analysis to any reader who asks for it. You can see what you will get by clicking here.
Thinking about a Teeter-Totter ride with Homeless Dave? Want to know how you might mesh with him? Here is your chance to find out for free.
The 24-question instrument takes about 5 minutes to finish. Here is a sample item.
Which single phrase best describes you?
| 1. | I like things to be exact |
| 2. | I'm playful |
| 3. | I get unusual ideas that I need to explain |
| 4. | I like to follow a schedule and be on time |
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Old Town Tavern
In downtown Ann Arbor on the corner of Ashley and Liberty, Old Town Tavern features a casual, relaxed atmosphere, full menu specializing in homemade soups and sandwiches, Southwestern entrees, daily specials and the best burgers in Ann Arbor!
The Old Town is a great place to hear live music in Ann Arbor--every Sunday night from 8:00pm to 10:00pm. Sunday Music at the Old Town features diverse local talent.
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Roos Roast Coffee
John Roos roasts every batch of coffee by hand, and bags it up in a block-printed bag with his own hand-crafted designs. So inside and out, every bag is a work of art. If you want to buy coffee and get free bicycle delivery in Ann Arbor, John Roos is your man.
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Books by Chance
Too many books?
We'll take'em all.
Sell what we can.
Send you a check.
And donate the rest.
Free pickup in Ann Arbor!
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info@booksbychance.com
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Where Independent Minds Come Together
Since 1980, Shaman Drum has happily served the Ann Arbor community, offering a wide selection of literature, poetry, and graphic novels for the discerning reader. The bookshop continues to offer the widest selection of academic and scholarly titles in Michigan. Home of the Great Lakes Literary Arts Center, the bookshop is a nexus of Ann Arbor literary events.
311-315 S. State St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Mon-Sat 10am-9pm
Sun 12pm-7pm
734.662.7407 or 800.490.7023
www.shamandrum.com
How to Build a Teeter Totter
Here's some photographs of a teeter totter I built for an interview website called Teeter Talk. It's designed to accommodate at least an adult-sized person on either end. It can probably take more weight than that.
What follows below is not a step-by-step set of instructions. That might come later. For now I focussed on getting some decent photographic illustrations with a couple of notes.
The main span disassembles from the base. The main span is approximately 12' long by 9" wide by 2" thick. Main span is reinforced in a T-configuration with a 2 x 4. Construction technique: draw lines exactly where the 2 x 4 should fall; tack nails in main span to force it true; drill holes for through-bolts in tacked configuration.
Grain for Hemlock Fir was chosen to be vertical to the load. Edges of board routed with round-over bit for rider comfort.
Construction technique: use washers (not visible in photo, but it's there) and countersink. Through-bolts plus yellow wood glue.
Round heads of carriage bolts will seat into wood without requiring counter-sinking.
Center of span is re-inforced on each side with two thickness of 2 x 4 laminated together. Construction technique: drill large holes exactly on edge with spade bit and drill guide (or press).
Glavanized steel pipe cut to length by local hardware store. This outer sleeve does not rotate against the wood. Construction technique: heavy-duty construction adhesive (in the caulking aisle at your local hardware store) plus wood inserts and bolts.
Galvanized steel pipe cut to desired length and threaded at local hardware store. Design element: feet at extreme points contribute to stability.
Wood laminated to desired thickness.
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