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Mostly Right

June 2, 2020 Uncategorized No Comments
Episode 592 June 6, 2020 “That which does not kill us, makes us stronger.” -  Friedrich Nietzsche   My life is riddled with mistakes. i wouldn’t have it any other way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpqV3dzYOgk It is a truism that every project requires a minimum of 4 trips to the hardware store. Projects also require a dozen trips to the shop/garage for materials and tools. Good planning can limit these trips, but i have never seen them eliminated. After each project, my planning gets better and the number of trips are reduced. i cannot count the number of procedural mistakes i have made....
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Silver Lining

May 28, 2020 Uncategorized 5 Comments
Episode 591 June 30, 2020 "Was I deceived? or did a sable cloud Turn forth her silver lining on the night?"… “I did not err; there does a sable cloud  Turn forth her silver lining on the night,  And casts a gleam over this tufted grove.” John Milton, 1634 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl89GNC2gDw There is no doubt the the Corona Virus pandemic is a very black cloud. It has brought sickness, economic woe and death upon the world. But does the pandemic cloud have a silver lining? The most obvious silver lining is that the pandemic will pass. A vaccine will be created...
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Shop Apron

May 20, 2020 Uncategorized 1 Comment
Episode 590 May 23, 2020 i wear my shop apron for the mistakes i might make. The apron has paint splashes, grease from engine repairs and stains from various solvents. It is a comfortable full sized apron that shields me, holds my tools and is easy to work in.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W77Kwh6f0TE The apron’s job is to protect my clothing from the projects around the ranch. Sometimes i mistakenly put on my “going into town” pants on the morning of a paint job. When i am carrying a terra cotta pot for Paula the dirt and cactus needles do not ruin my...
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Read Everything

May 13, 2020 Uncategorized 2 Comments
Episode 589 May 16, 2020 When using a computer program READ EVERYTHING. Read the menus. Read the tool bar. Read the tool pallets. Read the Help file. Read the content. Read and re-read what you write. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5tr_L31StI READ YOUR BROWSER: The need to read is especially true when using a browser. When you open a browser (any browser) give the first page you see a hard look. Read everything on the page. CONFIGURE YOUR BROWSER: Let’s use Safari as an example. Safari will open to some page on the Internet or, perhaps, the Favorites page. The first page that Safari...
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Quarantine Songs

May 4, 2020 Uncategorized 1 Comment
Episode 588 May 9, 2020 i have turned to YouTube for much of my music listening. A search for my favorite song, artist, group or genre delivers a list of hundreds of in-kind videos. Once one of the videos is played the others automatically play in order. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNNPNweSbp8 Some YouTube videos have advertisements, but most allow me to skip the ads after 5 seconds or so. For the convenience of skipping, when i am listening in my shop i stream from my iPhone and keep the phone in a convenient place, like my nail apron. When i am at my...
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Focus

April 27, 2020 Uncategorized 3 Comments
Episode 587 May 2, 2020 i exercise with my wife every day. Some repetitions are held for 30 seconds. Some reps are done 10 times per set. Some sets are repeated 3 times. All this counting is distracting to me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP9ZIwVrxhk Luckily, Paula counts everything. She counts to herself, then calls out the next move. This frees me to focus on each exercise or stretch. i can visualize the muscles and ligaments moving, feel the burn as i push the stretch and listen to the pops from the joints. This allows for an intimate connection with my body. During a counted...
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