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Category Archives: Kewel!
Those childhood memories
I put this on the bookface, but no one responded to it, so I likely screwed up the post. Hopefully someone will enjoy it here. I was going through some old photos my sister sent me a while back and … Continue reading
Posted in Have Gun, Will Travel, Kewel!
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Not going quite as planned
It was an interesting week at the new job. First, the guy who was going to stick around for 2-3 weeks to help get me transitioned and caught up quit on Tuesday. Apparently, he thinks I’m quite capable. Second, the … Continue reading
Posted in Kewel!, Life in the Atomic Age
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The Mastermind
You want to read all of this series. The Cliff’s Notes are here and a good place to start. Bonus North Carolina Bosom Buddy holster-bra inventor/international assassin connection. Stephen Hsu’s post (hat tip) emphasizes the intellectual interest in the high-iq … Continue reading
Posted in Kewel!, The Government is Not Your Friend
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And so it begins
Friday was my last day of work at my first professional welding job after finishing my degree. Today is my first at my second. A couple weeks ago I emailed one of my former instructors and told him I was … Continue reading
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Do you have cable?
I’m sure the ropes will be plenty strong enough for you. I’m planning on building a new porch for the hizzie in the not too distant future. Our current one is as old as the house and leans. I’m not … Continue reading
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(Almost) Internet Famous
So you all might remember a couple summers ago when I was building table out of car part odds & ends & tools & such. Well, it seems someone liked them so much they decided to try and claim credit … Continue reading
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How Draining
We’re still working on the bumper rails for the Starbucks warehouse, and in fact will be working on them up through the first week or so of May, but last week the architect sent over another couple sets of plans … Continue reading
Posted in Color me confused, Kewel!
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More Silver
Why yes, I did have naughty thoughts at work last week. All I could think of was threading and baffles and end caps, oh my.
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First gold
Now silver. Still in “light duty mode” untill the 21st, but I made a rolling floor. Kind of….. That’s the better part of $10K in 2inch stainless steel schedule 40 tubing. The rest is either already fitted/welded or hasn’t been … Continue reading
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Greenmantle Lived!
Y’all may recall my liking of John Buchan’s early twentieth-century thrillers. One that’s a rollicking read but that I’d always thought more than a bit fanciful is Greenmantle, about a Muslim uprising in the Caucasus, instigated by the non-Muslim Germans, … Continue reading
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