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 – Hot

Posted on 07/09/2021 by Andrew Reynolds

Just so you have some responses to the question how hot is it? It’s so hot that: chickens are laying hard boil eggs the cows are giving evaporated milk you leave tire tracks in the asphalt you need potholders to … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Working – Of Valves and Sheds

Posted on 07/07/2021 by Andrew Reynolds

Just the other day things seemed to be going fine, until Heather mentioned that a bog was forming near the roses. Turns out there is a buried valved there that is now leaking. Seriously, a buried valve that I had … Continue reading →

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Iced Tea

Posted on 07/04/2021 by Andrew Reynolds

Just wanted to point out that it’s correctly called iced tea, not ice tea.  You can’t make tea from ice.  Try it – take some ice and steep it in boiling water and see what happens. I know, I know, … Continue reading →

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Friday Wisdom – Jazz

Posted on 07/02/2021 by Andrew Reynolds

We went to see a jazz concert last night so a few jazzy funnies popped into my head: How do you get a jazz musician off your porch? Pay for the pizza. The difference between a rock guitarist and a … Continue reading →

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