Howdy folks,
This is Mr. Murray here, ready to make a mess.  A hot, homemade mess.  I've been a quiet fan of the Maker Revolution for far too long and I'm gonna let this mouse roar =peep=. 
I began tearing things apart since I was a kid.  It wasn't until last year that I've started putting things back together again. 
I guess that joke only works if you know that I've had almost 51 trips around the sun.  Most of my career has not supported my crazy fascination with making stuff work, fixing stuff and designing stuff.  From additions to the house to Arduino projects, bicycle trailers, telescopes, and all kinds of little projects in between, I've had to do them in secret and without being able to pass on this infectious fascination.
Until I started teaching STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) Now I can come out of the shadows and share my crazies with my students.
You've probably guessed, I'm a teacher.  But no ordinary teacher: I am the MOST ordinary teacher.  Public high school, 14 year olds in an urban setting for 21 years has left me twitching in the corner for at least an hour after work each day.  But to stop the twitches, there is nothing like a mixture of polyester resin getting hot in your hands while you are feverishly trying to keep the fiberglass from sliding down.  Or an oxy-acetylene torch clogging for the 23rd time.  Or a circular saw that needs it's bearings oiled because I've used it for stone cutting. 
Nothing like it.
I hope you join me in my quest to bring the Maker Spirit to the Unwashed Masses, and apply good ol' elbow grease to squeaky minds. 
Of course, I'm always anxious to learn about what you are doing so please drop on in!
See ya soon!