Author Archives: Andrew Reynolds

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.

I Must Go to the Sea

Posted on 02/08/2015 by Andrew Reynolds

http://www.reluctanthiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMustGototheSea.mp3 I Must Go to the Sea The machine has stopped. The beams no longer batter the body. The doctor has proclaimed all is well. Breathing in the fresh air brings no relief mind weighed down with the weight of … Continue reading →

Posted in Poems, Prostate Cancer | Tagged poem, Poetry, Prostate Cancer, prostate cancer poem | 5 Comments

Skyline Ridge Hike

Posted on 02/07/2015 by Andrew Reynolds

I am playing around with some video making. Here is a video of a hike Heather and I did a couple of weeks ago. You never really get done with something like this – you just stopped editing and post … Continue reading →

Posted in Hiking, Videos | Tagged hiking, Skyline Ridge open space preserve, video | 4 Comments

Wednesday Woodworking – heart marquetry

Posted on 02/04/2015 by Andrew Reynolds

I haven’t had much time for wood working but I managed to make some progress on the marquetry for my heart-shaped box. The basic pieces are cut. The next step is a bit of sand shading and then I’ll glue … Continue reading →

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Three Years

Posted on 02/01/2015 by Andrew Reynolds

Three years ago I was getting up every weekday morning at about 5:30 to get to the cancer clinic by 7:00 am for my radiation treatments. It’s not an experience you easily forget. It gets burnt into your being. Every … Continue reading →