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How to put this? My internal Conflict.
WHY!!! This is what I have gotten to in my life. The existence of GOD. I have no doubts about the existence of GOD. I look around at the order of the Universe and I realize the impossibility of this all coming to be , just by happenstance. My discussions with others that tried to convince me that "It's all about the Big Bang". My reply has always ( Read more... ) -
Thinking of an old friend.
As Christmas draws near, I have been thinking about an old friend that I haven't seen or talked to in about a year. His name is Selden Mitchell. He is the kind of person, once you meet him, you can't un-meet him. He is a HAM Radio operator, like myself, and to me he is the consummate HAM Radio operator(not to mention a GREAT Human being). I met him ( Read more... ) -
The truck is fixed.
It took a while. I originally started by using a design for a voltage regulator that was online... Big mistake!!! It Didn't regulate very well. I adjusted it to where it was supposed to regulate the voltage from the alternator. It did for about five minutes... Then it ran away and before I could shut the engine down it was putting out over 17 volts ( Read more... ) -
The on-going truck issue.
I removed the alternator from the truck a little earlier and started disassembling the back of it ( Read more... ) -
I hate working on vehicles
My pickup has developed a problem in the charging circuit. Likely one of the diodes is bad so it never get up to charging potential plus as the battery discharges, the computer tells the alternator to shut down. I am going to have to remove the alternator and take the back cover off to test the diodes. One is obviously bad and so I don't get all 3 ( Read more... ) -
As if I wasn't busy enough.. I am now doing volunteer work at the local museum.
SOME BACKGROUND: In the 60's my Wife's Mother belonged to the local Women's Club. It was a rather active organization in Casa Grande, AZ. They were responsible for making CG a much more Metropolitan community( I think in a good way). A lot of charity work and community improvement programs were spearheaded by this organization. One of those was ( Read more... ) -
Will this ever be over!!!
I don't usually post political but, WHEN WILL THIS BE OVER ( Read more... ) -
Oh to have the time to get organized. Here I go too and fro too and fro!!!
Sometimes, I find myself rolled up in a ball, frustrated by the current state of my living conditions.. Part of the reason is I can not get enough done to accommodate my new living arrangements. After my Wife died, I was starting to re-arrange my house so I could have my Amateur Radio station, my electronics bench and my recording studio all in the ( Read more... ) -
Just a step away.
I am building a tester for vacuum tubes at the moment. Vacuum tubes were the predecessor to transistors and integrated circuits. The tester I am building is a bit specialized because it is for high power transmitting tubes. I know. Why are you doing that? Well, it's like this. I have been an Amateur Radio operator since I was 11 years old and it is ( Read more... ) -
Now Ladies and Gentlemen, The Reverend Howie D
Seven or eight years ago, I was doing a lot of sales on E-bay. I left working in retail and was taking a breather. I had a lot of electronics "Stuff" ion storage units on the property and figured I would take advantage of my down time to clear out more of the "Stuff" that had been squirreled away years ago. It would give me breathing room and I ( Read more... )