Monthly Archives: October 2010

I spent three hours yesterday morning just to make a pathway in my storage shed/work shop.  I also used some of that time to inflate the tires of my garden tractor, a wagon and a cart we use around the … Continue reading →

It occurred to me that we live in a world of specialists!  Everyone in their own little knowledge niche busily specializing in something special.    What happened to the polymaths, the people who knew something about a range of subjects … Continue reading →

I’m am not about to discuss your political affiliation, your bent towards the conservative or liberal, or even the color of your socks.  I really, truly don’t care.  What I do care about is that this coming Tuesday, the Second … Continue reading →

Back in 1973 I was stationed in Thailand, working on RF-4C  aircraft.  The plane was powered by a pair of J79GE-15 turbojets that provided it with about 34,000 pounds of thrust in afterburner.  They were also, arguably, some of the … Continue reading →