It's been a tough 7 years or so. I've followed her almost everywhere, driven her where I could. Eventually Team Deb took over and gave me a week here and there to take a break.
Over that time I have developed new interests that keep me pretty occupied. I learned a half dozen computer languages and did some interesting things for myself.
If I discount the poor shots that I simply try again, I'm playing very good golf due to going out any day it doesn't rain or snow.
In 2012 I took a machinist's class at the local NJ VoTech. That is leading me into working on metal and splitting thousandths of an inch gives me a certain deep satisfaction.
To this end, I've bought a metal shaper and an old Italian lathe. To come are a milling machine and a surface grinder. With all that equipment and visits to the scrap yard, I hope to build myself a set of tools I can use on my equipment. There are thousands of hours available for me to perfect getting a piece parallel within hundreds of microns. Or at least learn what fools gold exists in a parallel that precise.
I visited the Basel any number of times and the one place that always pleased me was the Tingley exhibition (https://youtu.be/vJV3E4qX4EQ) - an outside water sculpture complex.
Another was in Disney world where the kids played on a concrete water fountain where squirts of water would come out of holes and you could see the stream from start to end while it was in the air. I can do that by making computer controlled valves, I think I can do interesting things that exercise both my computer and machining bents.
Both of these are kind of artsey and a nice mix between tech and aesthetics.
My routine has been to work in the barn from 9 or 10 until 5:30. This is something I can continue and hope it keeps me busy after this episode in my life is over.
Of course Ryan is getting married in July and if I luck out, they'll work near me. I guess Pittsburgh qualifies, but oh, wouldn't it be nice if they found perfect jobs in Scranton or Binghamton? I've said it to him before, but I get the look like, Right Dad, dream on.
Over that time I have developed new interests that keep me pretty occupied. I learned a half dozen computer languages and did some interesting things for myself.
If I discount the poor shots that I simply try again, I'm playing very good golf due to going out any day it doesn't rain or snow.
In 2012 I took a machinist's class at the local NJ VoTech. That is leading me into working on metal and splitting thousandths of an inch gives me a certain deep satisfaction.
To this end, I've bought a metal shaper and an old Italian lathe. To come are a milling machine and a surface grinder. With all that equipment and visits to the scrap yard, I hope to build myself a set of tools I can use on my equipment. There are thousands of hours available for me to perfect getting a piece parallel within hundreds of microns. Or at least learn what fools gold exists in a parallel that precise.
I visited the Basel any number of times and the one place that always pleased me was the Tingley exhibition (https://youtu.be/vJV3E4qX4EQ) - an outside water sculpture complex.
Another was in Disney world where the kids played on a concrete water fountain where squirts of water would come out of holes and you could see the stream from start to end while it was in the air. I can do that by making computer controlled valves, I think I can do interesting things that exercise both my computer and machining bents.
Both of these are kind of artsey and a nice mix between tech and aesthetics.
My routine has been to work in the barn from 9 or 10 until 5:30. This is something I can continue and hope it keeps me busy after this episode in my life is over.
Of course Ryan is getting married in July and if I luck out, they'll work near me. I guess Pittsburgh qualifies, but oh, wouldn't it be nice if they found perfect jobs in Scranton or Binghamton? I've said it to him before, but I get the look like, Right Dad, dream on.
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