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.

Friday Wisdom – Computer boots

The computer term “Boot up” originally meant to start a computer by pulling it up by its “boot straps.” Today this has changed into the “reboot” function where the computer is already running, but has decided to kick the user … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Hiking – Henry Coe

Last weekend was a hiking weekend with Heather and I heading to Henry Coe State Park to see the spring wild flowers.  Well, me, Heather, a thousand bike riders, and every wild flower lover in the county.  The road into … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction – To Mars

I’ve been playing a bit with flash fiction lately.  Interesting stuff, but can stretch your mind to tell a story in very few words.  Below is one of the stories I’ve been working.  Let me know what you think. To … Continue reading →

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Friday Wisdom – Spiders

Remove all spiders and spider webs from your homes. Recent studies show spiders installing mini-webcams … More wisdom next week, Andrew

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