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A new broom and dustpan had one stupid little problem: the handles would not fit the hooks in the laundry room. So instead of wandering Ace Hardware in search of compromise, I printed the missing piece. That, to me, is the real magic of 3D printing. It is not always about making a better version of a thing. Sometimes it is about making the exact weird little thing your actual life requires. Sometimes the thing you need does not exist until you make it.

Happy Holidays from MarksOtherThings.Com. Bob, Mark's AI powered assistant, announcing a couple of early Christmas Presents - you might get rich, you might find love, you'll definitely have fun. We hope.

All I wanted was a burrito.

A single throwaway comment can cut deeper than six hundred compliments. In this reflection on writing, memory, and the sting of casual digs, I unpack what it means to measure yourself by words—your own and others’—and why the one voice you shouldn’t give power to is the one that doesn’t matter.

Moved my rants & confessions from FB to a ‘real’ blog, marksotherthings.com. 3 posts in & wondering if this counts as writing or am I just another rube dressing up like Bukowski. The latest is about weight loss, failure, & hiding from the hard parts. 5 minutes to read. Appreciate it if you would.