Just stumbled on this, wish I’d kept writing more. Some funny stuff, all of it still pretty much true. Like you guys, I’m a little older and wiser now. Enjoy. NFH There are three things that let you know you are truly alive. The opening shock of a parachute, the sound of a sixty firing, and […]
Gents, Some on-again off-again writing for a book. Thought you’d dig it so far. Comments or edits always welcome. NFH The story starts long before the early morning landfall smell of smoke rises off the Jamaican coast line. Inky black nights, alone in God’s creation, feeling that the world is something more than just bits
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Topics for discussion during proctorship: This is about me putting my values & ideas out there (as mine, clearly stated) in an attempt to mold students into someone better (define that, bitches) than me by example of what has worked, i.e. I made it with these values, you can make it with yours. *What/who can be
The AI (Art Intensity) building: 1. Paleo cafe serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, and betweens. 2,000 sq ft 2. Guest artist studio (Spencer, Banksy, etc) 1,000 sq ft 3. Working craftsman: hand made bikes, welders, blacksmith, electrician, custom doors, 6,000 sq ft 4. Full metal, wood, and machinery shop sunlight, heavy wood beams, metal window frames, nooks and spaces, human sized,
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CR, Hmmm, I’ll get to the car when I’m 50 and have some good experience to draw on. Friends of mine who I’d met sailing just came through town. Cool couple, Charlie is 50, Stephanie in her mid 40’s. Two kids, boy & girl somewhere around 13 & 15. I met the kids when they were
The New In My House… Philosophy of Architecture (from Let My People Go Surfing, Y Chouinard 1. Don’t build a new building unless it’s absolutely necessary. The most responsible thing to do is to buy used buildings, construction materials, and furniture. 2. Try to save old or historic buildings from being torn down. Any structural changes
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Gents, HVRT general concept: Access for companies to a team of capable and quiet professionals who specialize in global recovery of high value items, whether materials, persons, or even intellectual property. (Not sure about the last one, but the rough sketch is we’d convince people not to use whatever it was that they’d stolen, or
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***, Greywater took about 3 days + prior thinking and planning time (for me that took about 2 years to figure out what I wanted and how to do it.) 1 day to gather materials, do set up and layout. 2 days to trench, lay pipe, and function check. Lots of good learning, but it boils down
CR, Stoked for you! The tires I’m using came with the truck; Cooper Discover S/T. I haven’t noticed any problems at all, but haven’t really paid attention to them. Regarding building the back platform, the first thing that **** did was to ask me what I want to use if for, so, what do you want to
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Dude, I could have sworn I sent this to you already, but I can’t find it in any of my “sent” emails, so.. “Whom then, do I call educated, since I exclude the arts and sciences and specialties? First, those who manage well the circumstances which they encounter day by day, and who possess a