Entrepreneurship in the late 1970’s
After I complained to the Brotz Brothers at Plastics Engineering Company that having raw asbestos fibers float around in the air was likely not a good thing, my career was…
My Perfect Pizza
2 cups Antimo Caputo Tipo 00, 2 cups general purpose flour, 1 cup organic whole wheat flour, 1 tablespoon yeast, 1 tablespoon salt, and 2 cups of water. Five cheeses,…
Me Playing Mad Scientist back in the 1990’s
Perry Wood designed the lab and Fred Chambers was the chemist developing a low-smoke, low heat-release foam ducting for the Boeing Fleet. I just had to get the product to…
FRP Foam Core Homeless Shelter for One
Base configuration: RV type electrical plug-in with LED lighting, ceramic heater, refrigerator, microwave oven, & of course a bed, chair, table & storage. Self-contained solar/battery system would be an option.…
Recovering Old Photos from Extinction
It is amazing how the old photos from the 1920-1930’s hold up longer than those taken in the late 1940s and 1950s, when automated processing took hold. This one was…
My Kitchen for 16 Years
Except for the time I spent in Vermont, Connecticut, West Virginia, Florida, Washington, Napoli, Nagoya, Busan, Namhae Island, Caserta, Rotterdam, LA, Philadelphia, Clearwater, Sacramento, Minden, Eastvale and a few places…
Homeless Structure
3rd iteration of a temporary homeless structure using flame-retardant phenolic FRP foam core sandwich structure that fully assemblies without fasteners and is solar powered. Duel and family structures come next…