Three Coins in a Fountain
OK so I am living in the past for a time. Who cares? Spring is here and I will be moving on soon. Viva the future!
Mesquite Flat Dunes in Death Valley
I am not sure what is pulling me back to the west. I’m thinking Death Valley next spring. Between now and there, anything west. Maryland is just so, so, boring.
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…