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- My allskycam now has software to make time lapse videos from all 7 cameras. Here is one from the other day. The Nor… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 day ago
- A bright meteor through the clouds captured last night by my allskycam. This camera is looking up and to the north. https://t.co/UdUCpuFBbJ 1 month ago
- Making apple sauce with an attachment attachment. Food strainer attached to food grinder attachment. https://t.co/LTRdCndHIQ 1 month ago
- A little problem with my log splitter. Going to replace the 1/2" thick plate with 1" thick plate. https://t.co/COnKbUKbaS 1 month ago
- Here are two stacked images of the same meteor last night. One was taken with my skycam and the other with the Ceda… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 month ago
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Category Archives: Stories
Colder Than A Well Digger’s Knee
One time during my stay in the middle east I came across an interesting scene. There were two men standing around a large wooden reel with a rope extending from the reel into a small hole in the ground. The … Continue reading →
Shepherds
As I mentioned in a previous post I spent two years living in the middle east. There was a large mountain range just north of the city where we lived. I really enjoyed hiking in the mountains with some of … Continue reading →
PKO Factor
Way back in college one of the required courses for engineering students was economics. I guess they wanted to make sure our education was rounded out a bit. For us as engineering students the math being taught in the course … Continue reading →
Mr. Hannon’s Son
My father was and educator. In an effort to make a little more money he switch from teaching in schools to industrial training. The problem with this is that anytime the going gets a bit rough for a company the … Continue reading →
Drilling for Oil
Quite a few years ago I got to visit, spend the night on, a floating oil drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Some of what I experienced and learned is relevant to helping understand current events. We got to … Continue reading →
