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 – A Prayer

Posted on 04/22/2016 by Andrew Reynolds

Father was a spiritual man with a solid belief system.  He taught me this prayer that I think you’ll find useful: “God grant me patience, and I want it right now.” More wisdom next Friday, Andrew

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Wednesday Woodworking – planter box

Posted on 04/20/2016 by Andrew Reynolds

Here it is, the prototype for the flower garden’s planter boxes: The box is made from redwood fence boards.  Here in California redwood isn’t too expensive and it will resist rotting.  The box is two feet long and the plan … Continue reading →

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Funniest Joke Followup

Posted on 04/19/2016 by Andrew Reynolds

Last Friday I posted a joke my father use to tell, the duck joke. Like many of my father’s jokes, he heard it someplace else.  After I posted the joke, a Facebook friend pointed out a YouTube video where they … Continue reading →

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Blue Man

Posted on 04/17/2016 by Andrew Reynolds

It was March 1988 and I was west bound on highway 205 just before Tracy.  The car I was driving was a wreck.  I had a tool box on the back seat along with a few spare parts and the … Continue reading →

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