my own worst enemy

I love the smell of solder in the morning

Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Dear Mom and Dad,

I'm proud to inform you that the soldering iron and tool kit which I asked for (and you subsequently got me) for Christmas 3 years ago finally turned out to be quite useful.

The Soldering Iron of Justice (and other lesser tools)
It was just yesterday I started noticing that the headphone jack on my MP3 player (which you got me for Christmas last year) was looser than usual and as a result caused one or both earpieces not to play music. This is where my education in Electrical Engineering (which you also helped me get) came in quite handy. I opened up the case of the faulty MP3 player with the screwdrivers from the toolkit which, while adequate, could have been better. Upon removal of the casing, the culprit was soon located -- four broken solder joints. I whipped out my handy-dandy butane-powered soldering iron and reattached the separated headphone jack with the steady hands of a recovering crack addict who just began rehab. It was no easy battle, but victory was soon mine.

Electronics Gone Wild!
Were it not for your gracious gifts, I would be stuck at work with nothing to listen to as I stare mindlessly into my computer monitor. Thank you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

You loving son,
Goat

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