Author Archives: Andrew Reynolds

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About Andrew Reynolds

Born in California Did the school thing studying electronics, computers, release engineering and literary criticism. I worked in the high tech world doing software release engineering and am now retired. Then I got prostate cancer. Now I am a blogger and work in my wood shop doing scroll saw work and marquetry.

Catching Cold

Posted on 04/21/2019 by Andrew Reynolds

Where did the phase, “I caught a cold” come from?  It’s one of those weird idioms. I love idioms – those weird phrases we say that don’t really mean what the words mean. You know like, “I’m all ears.”  Now … Continue reading →

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Friday Wisdom – Doing it Right

Posted on 04/19/2019 by Andrew Reynolds

The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was. More wisdom next week, Andrew

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Wednesday Woodworking – Desk Update and Next Project

Posted on 04/17/2019 by Andrew Reynolds

Here’s Heather’s desk setup and in use: and my next project is to clean this area up and cut down the size of this assembly table: My shop is only about 160 square feet (as large as a big bedroom), … Continue reading →

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Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Posted on 04/14/2019 by Andrew Reynolds

When I was a child, we went to church every Sunday.  It was the outing of the week – the one time when the whole family did something together.  Before church we had our one cooked breakfast for the week … Continue reading →

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