May 9, 2025
Used, Used Up, Replaced
While making the new (improved!) rolling system for the table saw, I found two old 2x4s that came from a concrete project when we first moved here. I salvaged and reused them...
Hobbies
April 3, 2025
A Tarp and a Dream
I built a shop in New York. Several people helped, especially Jerry Matthews. I hope he is at peace in the afterlife. He was a pretty great guy. The shop was a...
March 23, 2025
Shooting at Canon
Canon really had it all, and did it all. In the old days. They are still solid and dependable and all that. They compete in all areas of technology and engineering. Canon...
March 22, 2025
My Camera Status
History exists in my camera’d past. First, a gorgeous-WWII era Leica inherited from my oldest sister, that lasted through high school and a basement b&w lab with enlarger, chemical baths, and even...
March 16, 2025
Actual Value of $$$
This article came from practical experience, finally understood. For philosophical and moral considerations, try back later. Without much need or want, and certainly too little money to bother with, I never had...
August 18, 2023
Leather and Steel
This is a failure point in my writing history. To date, more than 50,000,000 words remain incomplete and unpublished since my last Hearthside Reflection at Freedom House. Five books written: one published,...
March 22, 2021
Hobby Theory
By definition, a hobby is a regular activity outside of one’s profession, done primarily for enjoyment. Not by definition, hobbies produce and develop new interests and new areas of learning and enjoyment....
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