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 – Gardening

Posted on 04/28/2023 by Andrew Reynolds

I’ve been doing some work in the garden this week and here’s a few thoughts on gardening: Why did the tomato blush? He saw the salad dressing. What vegetable did Noah not take on the ark? Leeks Why don’t people … Continue reading →

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Friday Wisdom – Mechanics

Posted on 04/21/2023 by Andrew Reynolds

This week I got a quote to replace my A/C system as it’s starting to fail. After looking at the quote, and recovering from the fainting spell, I got thinking about mechanics in general. Here’s what I know: A robot … Continue reading →

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Friday Wisdom – Spring

Posted on 04/14/2023 by Andrew Reynolds

By the calendar we’re officially in spring. The weather here in the high desert has been mostly spring like for a week or so, but there is still a chance we might get a hard frost or even snow between … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Working – Can You Dig It?

Posted on 04/12/2023 by Andrew Reynolds

The weather has warmed up here and we’ve now moved into trenching season (the time after third winter and first false spring just before summer meltdown). That’s right, it’s time to dig up landscaping irrigation pipes, fix the ones frozen … Continue reading →

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