4/20/24

Saturday in Greeley CO.  Wedding day for Katherine ( Katie ) and Steven.  Wedding was a nice Catholic church in Windsor CO.  Two things were off, I brought the wrong shirts and my shoe were squeezing me!  Shirts worked out, I kicked off the shoes after the ceremony.  We took Mary, who is a friend of Katie to the ceremony. Katie used to board Scout, her horse, at Mary's stables. Mary was fun to talk to, Lot of stories. 

Reception was at the Atlas Theater in Greeley.  It was a super time. Lots of fun, lots of music, lots of dancing. 

4/19/24

 

Friday in Greeley CO.  When we arrived at the hotel they had a definite scent of vanilla in the lobby. I was wondering why it was so strong.  Now I know. Greeley in kinda know for it's…. Ummm how should I put this….. Aroma.  Not far outside Greeley are feed lots and beef processing. When the wind is from the northeast it bring two things, snow and a pungent essence of beef farming. 

We went downtown and had breakfast at Doug's Diner.  It had biscuits that were as big as your head! We took pictures of the downtown in the snow. 

Then we went to the Midnight Oil bookstore.  A really friendly used bookstore in town. M was shopping and searching through the stacks.  

I noticed some Bambu Labs 3D printers working on stuff. I asked the owner and he makes some 3D dragons and other articulated toys for the kids. 

He then mentioned the local library, that they had a maker space. Hmmm. 

The LINC library had an innovation center.  In addition to the usual library stacks and computer stations, they had a makers space. We caught up with David Turner the head of the innovation center and he showed us around. They had 3D printers, laser cutters, UV printers, vinyl cutters and that was only one room! They had a room of looms and sewing machines, a full woodshop and a broadcast center. All of which are available to the community to use! Wow. What a cool resource for the local population.  Imagine a young person going in there and getting a taste of working with that equipment. That could be a life changing encounter. 

4/18/24

Sleep was hard last night. Hot, Cold, Hot…. Maybe I'll set the temp really low and see if we can just be under and keep comfy.

Light snow this morning.  Workout in the gym at the hotel.  Elliptical did not have a shelf  for devices. Think we'll go to Doug's Diner for breakfast this morning. 

Doug's was awesome for breakfast. Have to do that again. 

We walked back to the hotel and met Karen and Gary. We dropped off the jeep for charging and we picked up Karen a Gary and went to the Greeley Historical Museum. That was a good time, It's cold and raw outside and it was way better than being outside. My knees were grumbling at me and we walked back to the hotel. Karen and Gary have to go pick people up at the airport we are going to pick up the car, see Katie and Steven, then go out to a late lunch. 

4/17/24

Off to Denver today! Actually Greeley Co.  Early start to the airport. We have two first class tickets, Hooray! Had breakfast at the airport,  Flight was crowded but we had comfy seats and got on first thing,  Flight was mostly smooth and I got some sleep.  M had a charcutier plate. Prosciutto and pineapple is the bomb. Rented a hybrid jeep. What a pain in the ass to charge. You think it would be easy, but nope. 

Battery for the Nikon died.  Good thing I brought another. 

4/14/24

Sunday.  Better weather for today. Going to do a walk later today. Try my new sneakers. See if they strangle my toes.   

Did the port and starboard sides for the model today. Now have to work on the top side. A couple of more weeks and I can start cutting parts. 

Went to poetry ready this afternoon. Marilyn was reading her poem which was published in Pennsylvania Bards Eastern PA Poetry Review 2024.  

The reading was well attended and there were a bunch of  readers.  I felt a little out of place with all the poets in attendance.  I inflict my literary ignorance on you dear reader and no one else.  M read her poem well and felt real good about it and I was so proud to see her do it.  

4/13/24

Cold windy day. Wanting to go out but to stinking raw.  Anyway me and M are just low energy today.  After taking Mike and Gail home last night we got in after midnight. Thankfully the traffic  was not as bad as it was going to the city.  We spent the day napping and doing some work around the house. I made some business cards for myself and did more work on the plane model. 

4/12/24

Finally Friday.  Getting last birthday presents for M. I'm hope she'll like them all. A bunch of little things. 

Went to Dinner with friends in south Philly.  My gods! The traffic was horrible. I really love my friends but I was just about to give up and go home an hour into traffic.  Getting there was not fun. It turned around as there was parking to be had the weather was not terrible. 

Dinner was very nice. Great company. I knocked over a tray of drinks being served. Pasta was divine.  It was a great night. 

4/11/24

 Miss me?  Sorry been busy and really not in any interesting way.   The special project was Mike's Birthday present. A bottle of Bourbon laser etched and in a custom box.  Made sign for Hilltop bookstore.  

 Work, still a drag.  Mostly trying to get by.  They are trying to make things my problem and I do believe the problem is theirs.  Which is who will replace me.  After I leave it will not be my problem.   Still have a ways to go yet. 

I still see about a 1K views from the other side of the world.  Hong Kong, China and others.   Really would like to know who downloads my blog from there?

Work completed. At least I won't have to go in for a couple of weeks …. Win!   I also made an executive decision that we would skip Thursdays. Let's see how long that lasts. 

Too tired to work on the plane tonight.   Just going to veg out. Now you can see why you have not seen me for a few days…..

3/22/24

 FriYAY!!!   Made chicken in the oven this morning.  I'll have a good lunch today.  Would be better on the grill but it's 25 deg out!  Yikes! It's still winter!  

Going to Home Depot after lunch to get clamps for the project. Need some 12 in and 24 inch clamps. 

 

3/21/24

Thursday, yesterday was a rare workday. Looks like we got several wins, the demo was widely accepted, and we got an attaboy from sales as a support case led to a sale.  I expect things to go downhill from here. 

Worked out this morning on the elliptical.  Working from home today, well cause I can. 

Worked on the Kadet project last night. Got a good chunk done. Found some rules of thumb for model plane design. Think I'm in the ballpark. 

Got the cut plans for the special project box. I might cut it tonight to see how it will work. Cut foam tomorrow. 

Cut the box… it did not glue up straight. A bit warped.  Going to recut tomorrow and get some clamps.  Also, going to use thin CA to assemble instead of carpenters glue.

3/20/24

Took M to the airport this morning. Got back in time.  Looks like there was a big fire in the over 55 trailer park across the street. The club house burned down. The road was blocked on the way home. 

Also, there was an armored car heist that lead to a shelter in place, SWAT situation in Amber too. 

Things are going right to hell today. 

3/19/24

Tuesday, Downtown, cold , winter is back..  Late meeting forgot to check. Going home at 2 and back on the meeting at 3.

Starting to make my Todo list for the weekend:

• Box for special project

• Charge Connector for RC nav lights

• Kadet on Fusion 

I should be working on the Kadet on Fusion this week, but after work I turn in to a vegetable.  

3/17/24

Monday, Cold today workout in basement!   

Still waiting on tax doc from a work broker.  What a slipshod operation these guys have. Said it would be done last Friday, nothing still. Will check again in the afternoon. 

I feel sorry for the guys at work as I had to just get on people to get the project done. I wanted this task done and been hearing excuses for a month. Tomorrow I want it done or I want to know why.  

Getting Camera equipment ready for M today. She is going to use it next week. 

Made orange box for Hilltop Bookmarks

3/17/24

Had breakfast and met Jonanas from Washington crossing RC club at their field.  It was a really nice place and he was a great guy we talked RC for about an hour. It was a nice sunny day bit windy. The plans looked great but in bad shape. I hope I can get some scanned. 

Came home and worked on a special project. 

Make burritos for lunch, left them on too long and darkened them to much. 

Went for another 2 miler walk on the path. 

Worked on part for the Kadet, Got 4 components modeled.

Made a links for the laser data and log.  Now I'll be able to keep track of time. 

 

3/16/24

Saturday, a bit colder this morning. Worked on Kadet project last night. A guy called that I got in touch with at the swap meet. We are going to meet and he is going to give me a bunch of plans. Wow can't wait to see them! 

M and I are going to redo the bookmarks. Due to marking from the honeycomb support. It must have been dirty. 

We did the book marks again. Mike came over and he helped with doing a glass etch test array. We also made the box again for the book marks. Putting the score line on the outside of the bend really helps. He showed me the work he did on his yard pergola. He has subassemblies ready for us to do a final assembly. 

I spent the rest of the time importing the canvases for the Kadet and am just about ready to start modeling parts. 

We rescued a old oak rocking chair that need a little love and glue. M really loves it. The price was right, free!

M and I went for a walk on the path. Boy, I was beat. 

3/15/24

Fri Yay!  Working from home. Really nice yesterday we took a walk on the path. It was good to get out in the sunshine, and great to have the time after work before it got dark.

Did work today, then wen out again with M on the path. M found a miniscule yellow plastic duck on the sidewalk. Placed on a cable TV hatch. Left the little duck in place maybe it will find it's intended target. 

Worked on bookmarks. Made them but doing side B they got dirty from the grid. Going to have to do them over again. 

3/13/24

Wednesday, up early again.  Try to go to sleep a bit later.  

Work is just so taxing…

3/12/24

Frickin' Tuesday. Went downtown to work. The Demo for upper management is just a wreck. Too long too many  cooks.  I just want out, but have to motor  on.  

Walked to and from work today. Starting to be nice weather and Love, love, love the time change and more daylight. 

The bookmarks were a smash at the bookstore. Have the new plate and will make a jig this weekend.  

3/11/24

Monday, Dentist today.

The weekend was a blur. I went out the RC swap meet in Lebanon with John. We drove out and it was raining pretty good. They parked us in the grass, We did not get stuck thankfully. John and I wandered the halls among all the RC stuff. We met a bunch of fellows from the clubs we belong to.  I was on the hunt for plans. I ended up with covering and balsa. I got plywood for the laser cutting.  

I came home and M and I made the bookmarks for Hilltop Bookstore. I got a good feel for how this is going to go.  I'm going to need to make jigs to position stuff in the laser to get things right.

Sunday, cleaned up the basement to make room for  the wood and just get rid of all the junk from the packaging.  I took the blueprints for the Kadet to Staples to get scanned. I shoed Mike the laser. He seemed to be impressed. 

Monday, went to the dentist to get a crown replaced.  Ugh Dr Joe is a nice guy but I'm just never liking the dentist. Sorry Joe! Took the rest of the day off.  Doing a bunch of little chores. Got the Mac working in the docking station really well. Now I can leave the work laptop there. I think that is a win! 

3/8/24

Really crumby sleep last night. I think the stress is on me. It's Friday, going to try to relax a bit more. Let's see what work will do today.

Opened up the laser, put it on the riser and connected it al together.  Loaded up the coolant and it is ready to fire up.  

Spent the evening adjusting the mirrors, one was out, since it was the first time it took about 20 minutes to get the adjustment just right. 

Make some simple cutouts and ran a test.  Made an engraving of a plane and a bike thing for M.

Seems like fun!