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Hermitic Switch
An hermetic switch is a switch sealed in an airtight container. Hermetic Switch is a very successful company in Oklahoma. They make switches small enough for a pacemaker and advanced enough for top tier military aircraft. But we are talking about an “Hermitic†switch. I spend most of my day going around trying to smile…
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The List
Have you ever noticed how much of our lives are on lists? Grocery lists, to-do lists (honey-do lists), wish lists, things to do before I die lists… I have always told my children that sometimes you can’t do the things you want to do because you’re busy doing the things you have to do. My…
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Figure Drawing
So today at (snicker) “work†(/snicker) I decided I would play around with a little figure drawing. It’s not exactly what you think. The nude above was an intro piece I did for an online figure drawing class I signed up for over at Drawspace. It was supposed to demonstrate my beginning skill level for…
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The American Aristocracy
Oh dear GOD not another Paris Hilton story! Fortunately, no, this is not about Paris, but the ensuing attack on the wealthy. Several of my recent conversations have lead to laughter about one of the über-rich finally getting what they deserve. Those conversations usually end with someone saying that no one deserves to be that…
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mow, rinse, repeat…
 Today was the first day in a long time that it hasn’t rained at some point *AND* I was home to mow the lawn. Let me start by saying, I hate yard work. If it were up to me, we’d pave the front and back yard and just set out potted plants. That way…