The current flu scare is for the pigs. I am home for a few days with some kind of upper respiratory problem. It has been hanging on for months. However, it has just recently gotten worse. <oink?> The latest media scare tactics about the swine flu has everyone in the USA in a panic. I went to the doctor but didn’t get the swab test, so there is no “name” for what I am enduring....
Continue reading...Just For Talking
Blogs like this one are intended to be a form of social communication. However it seems my generation is not so comfortable in expressing themselves in such an open and permanent format. I admit I don’t fully understand the text message craze. Something like Twitter is just nonsense. It’s a daily log of every action you take through the day. “I’m eating a piece of bread now…” Who cares? The Ramblin’ Dan is an occasional...
Continue reading...Calendar Check
Over the weekend I got the HB2 Router into a full production run on a carving for the first time. At last it is a living breathing (well not exactly) machine. It has been a long time getting to this point but the results were well worth the effort. I think the machine itself is a mechanical wonder just looking at it. I chose a very detailed and difficult design to be the first run...
Continue reading...Some New Input
I have been updating the home computer. Today I purchased a new keyboard to replace the Microsoft “Internet” keyboard I have been using. The old keyboard has been serviceable, but it always felt “cheap” in its key action. You know, the keys are a bit “wiggly”. The whole keyboard just felt like plastic. I also use the computer late at night in a darkened room. Not totally dark, as I had to have a light...
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