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Tesla...coil, transformer, wireless, turbine, remote controlled robots and more
As promised, here are my thoughts on the book "Tesla: Man out of Time" by Margaret Cheney.
The author did a good job describing Tesla's life, inventions, trials, tribulations, eccentricties, and accomplishments. The writing was obviously based on collections of Tesla's correspondences, newspaper clippings, lectures, patents, publications and his ( Read more... ) -
Its not even a rut because then I would be doing SOMETHING
I'm not sure what has been up with me lately but I don't seem to want to do ANYTHING I normally want to do. By this time of year I am usually hard at work puttering around in the yard. I have beendoing some yardwork but it has been sporadic. I also don't feel like working on research or writing or even prepping my summer class. I haven't even ( Read more... ) -
Almost home
I'm stuck in the airport waiting for our pilot to come in on a later flight so he can fly OUR plane (which is sitting at the gate) to Detroit ( Read more... ) -
Spring has sprung
Another beautiful day today ( Read more... ) -
"Choose Your Weapon: Exotic Martial Arts "
One of the students in our dojo forwarded this NY Times article about the more esoteric martial arts to our sensei.
I thought it was interesting and was happy to see iaido included.
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Having a Great Time! Wish You Were Here
I'm sorry I have been remiss in posting and absent in commenting on my friends posts these past couple of weeks.
It has been because I have been exploring Second Life.....again.
It has been an on and off relationship since 2005.
When I first opened my account, I played around, and visited some places but was unimpressed. Around that time I had also ( Read more... ) -
Passing Shodan test = having l33t ninja skillz
Sensei told me that this was going to be part of my Shodan test:
http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/179186/Samurai-Cuts-BB-Bullet-in-Half.html
He just wanted to give me a heads-up so I had time to practice it before the shinsa.
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Manuscript work and iaijutsu
I just thought I would post something about what I have been up to the past week.
Nothing,
Just kidding :-D
The week was pretty uneventful though. I got quite a bit of writing done but have found myself in a bit of a quandary. The journal I was intending to send my manuscript to accepts papers that are a maximum of 7,000 words. I finally figured ( Read more... ) -
Abrasive Brokers in Detroit
One of the businesses owned by Hubby is Road Gear Components which specializes in building and designing motorcycles and motorcycle parts. This business involves a LOT of metal finishing and polishing; enough that it is more cost effective for him to purchase his polishing and grinding supplies wholesale. Abrasive Brokers in Detroit is where he ( Read more... ) -
Irish Dinner
I know it is a little late (exactly a week late actually) but I finally got around to downloading some pictures I took on St. Patrick's day last week.
We didn't go anywhere. We didn't drink even a little beer. I don't think any of us even wore any green that day.
However, I felt an obligation to honor my Irish heritage (I think it is 1/4 from my ( Read more... )