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Reno

I am a pilot, aircraft builder, and have always been very interested in performance and efficiency.  Because of that, the Reno air races have always been fascinating to me. At Reno, all types of aircraft participate in the racing. Vintage aircraft from the World War II era all the way to brand new aircraft licensed by… [Read More]

Ginger Cookie Day

Good Old Boat magazine listed a ginger cookie recipe in the Sept/Oct 2011 issue.  Ginger is one of the tips for combating sea-sickness. Ginger anything – ginger ale, ginger snaps, ginger cookies, etc… I figured that I ought to give it a try. They turned out great!  Now I need something to offset the pain… [Read More]

Again, Great Job Team USA!

  Team USA played the Russian team to a 13-6 victory in pool play at the 2011 Rugby World Cup!! I did not get to watch the game… bummer. Sounds like it was a pretty wet and difficult game. I am excited – excellent work fella’s!  

Water Filtration

I made my own water filtration system that I use when filling my holding tanks. I take the approach that, no matter where it is from, the water is dangerous due to flukes, cysts, parasites, bacteria, and so forth.  Many of the health problems in third-world countries are due to contaminated water. My “system” is pretty… [Read More]

The News

I try not to watch television news but occasionally it happens.  There are a variety of things that I see on the news that just boggle my mind.  I can’t help but wonder if everyone watching can see these things or if I am the only one?!? Non-answers to questions  What is it with politicians? … [Read More]

Great Job Team USA!

The USA played Ireland in the Rugby 2011 World Cup today and did a GREAT job! Ireleand outscored us 22-11 but it was a very good game and a great build-up to facing the Russian team later this week. Way to go!!

2011/2012 Football Champions

The 2011/12 NCAA and NFL football seasons are upon us. I was just contemplating which games to watch this weekend and it happened.  The teams that are going to win it all this year were revealed to me.  I know, amazing – that’s me.  Without further ado, I am happy to report that…. Drum roll……… [Read More]

Interface Programming

I don’t see much talk of interface programming/development these days so I thought an example might help someone. All that is written here applies equally to all the Microsoft .Net languages (VB.Net, C#.Net, etc…) and the different types of software graphical user interfaces, ASP.Net web sites, Windows services, etc…). What is an interface? In basic… [Read More]

Electrical System 101

There are a lot of electrical system questions on the various forums and messages boards. I certainly do not have any new information but I thought perhaps stating what I know might help some folks.  I’ve certainly listened to two people say the same thing and only understood one them.  Let’s limit our discussion to… [Read More]

Tackle The Thing

TACKLE THE THING Somebody said that it couldn’t be done, But he with a chuckle replied That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one Who wouldn’t say so till he tried. So he buckled right in with a trace of a grin On his face. If he worried he hid it. He started to… [Read More]