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When I chose a table saw, I considered getting one with a 48″ fence – a fence that could accommodate a 48″ wide work piece. Thus I’d be able to do just about anything with 48″ wide sheet stock on my table saw. There were practical reasons I decided to get a smaller table saw, […]
Having just completed two long nights working as a boom operator on a film, I am astonished to discover that my calves, rather than my arms, are complaining. I guess I haven’t been hiking enough. I do need to build up the endurance in my arms, though. There was one long scene for which I […]
I have a gig to record sound for a short film. This one is unusual in that all of the actors will be speaking into visible microphones (a PA system in an auditorium). I’ve been asked to supply microphones that will be used simultaneously as props and to record the dialog. I had a few […]
I have driven the highway through Great Smoky Mountains National Park again. This last time, the trees on the mountains were frosted white, and there was a smoky cloud hanging over the mountains. This has reaffirmed my goal of backpacking this park, which I plan to do during the summer of 2019. That means this […]
[Warning: Contains Spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery] It is an old philosophical concept, and later a theory in quantum mechanics, that every choice creates another universe in which the alternative possibility is true. Not a very practical idea, but it does tend to let the imagination loose. This was relatively new science in 1967 when […]
My hunting trip was successful. On my fifth day out there, I found a spot that was so ideal for attracting deer, it was like shooting fish in a barrel. I took a doe, shot through the heart, leaving a Quintin Tarantino blood trail. Next year, if I hunt that spot, I think I will […]
I read The Paladin, by C. J. Cherryh. I generally liked it, but it certainly wasn’t her best work. It was published in 1988, and it is 2017 now, so her idea of a love interest just came off as harassment to me. Maybe I’m not like other guys, but when a girl repeatedly says […]
Book trailers are short videos intended to market a novel in much the same way that movie trailers market a film. They seem to have been a short-lived fad, but the idea still intrigues me. I find myself wondering what makes a good book trailer. I’ve watched several, and they vary widely. (One of my […]
While casting about for other television series to watch, I’ve been reminded that I own both seasons of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, but I have only watched the first. It has been a while, so I should probably re-watch the last couple of episodes of the first season before starting the second season. Also, […]
Well, my earlier misgivings about Longmire have been surpassed by the unfolding story and its depth. The build-up of season two was quite good in setting up several layers of suspense, and the finale was excellent. Each season after that contained a wonderfully evolving story. They’ve still made a gaping mistake here and there (don’t […]
