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 – Flying

Posted on 07/22/2022 by Andrew Reynolds

This week we’ve had a friend visiting and today we’ll be taking her to the airport so here’s everything I told her about flying: A good landing is one you can walk away from. An excellent land is one where … Continue reading →

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Friday Wisdom – Swimming

Posted on 07/15/2022 by Andrew Reynolds

Yesterday we went to Lake Tahoe for a picnic, little kayaking and swimming so here we go: I was asked for a donation to help build a community swimming pool. I gave them a gallon of water. I took a … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Working – Insulation Done

Posted on 07/13/2022 by Andrew Reynolds

Reno has finally hit it’s summer heat with afternoons near 100. This means I can only work in the shed durning the cool of the morning for about three hours. I have managed to get the insulation fully done: Next, … Continue reading →

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Friday Wisdom – Failure

Posted on 07/08/2022 by Andrew Reynolds

Last week I discussed success, so this week let’s consider its opposite, failure: If you try to fail, but succeed, what have you done? Failure is not an option – it comes bundled with the software. I used to have … Continue reading →

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