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.

How to Help a Cancer Victim

Posted on 02/28/2016 by Andrew Reynolds

How to Help a Cancer Victim First understand: we’re confused, we’re angry, we’re stunned, we’re overwhelmed, we don’t know what we need. Know you can’t fix it. Know we’ve heard a lot to be frightened of. Know we’re fragile. We … Continue reading →

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Friday Wisdom – Success

Posted on 02/26/2016 by Andrew Reynolds

“If at first you do succeed, try not to look astonished.” Not sure where I first heard this one, but I like it and often use it at work. In the tech world things rarely go right the first time … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Poetry – Memories

Posted on 02/24/2016 by Andrew Reynolds

I’ve been in the workshop, but mostly clean up, tweaks on my miter jig and a total failure to make a picture frame.  I completely messed up on my measurements and have to start again on the frame. So today … Continue reading →

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California Drought Update

Posted on 02/21/2016 by Andrew Reynolds

We’ve been in a drought for the last four years and now it looks like we’re in for a fifth year.  The promise of a wet “El Nino” year is fading by the day as dry and unusually hot weather … Continue reading →

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