Category Archives: Retired–A Day in the Life

Signs signs everywhere there’s signs

Posted on November 11, 2016 by AZAtheist

I think I mentioned that was going out to pick up the roadside political signs. Ya I did. The signs are everywhere and they are “Fucking up the scenery, breaking my mind.” The weather channel has designated our recent local … Continue reading →

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Shock and Ahh…Shit

Posted on November 10, 2016 by AZAtheist

The mourning* after the 2016 election. The Nightmare before the Election is now possibly the Nightmare after the Election but we’ll have to wait and see how much rhetoric becomes reality as President Trump proceeds to build and manage the … Continue reading →

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The Robots at 2016 Camp Quest AZ

Posted on July 26, 2016 by AZAtheist

Camp Quest AZ is over for 2016. It was great! There was a wide variety of activities for the campers and the Counselors were always on the run making things happen. As before, the staff had the help of the … Continue reading →

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Robby the Robot: Fifth in the Tin Can Creation Series

Posted on May 20, 2016 by AZAtheist

Robby the Robot: Fifth in the Tin Can Creation Series The fun continues…Yesterday I finished construction of Robby the Robot. As in the other Tin Can Creations projects, he is built around an empty Healthy Choice Chicken Noodle Soup can. … Continue reading →

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A Fourth Tin Can Creation—The Rocketeer

Posted on April 30, 2016 by AZAtheist

  Thanks to one of the members of Tucson Atheists, I have a couple of empty gas cartridges. They are cool and needed to find their way into one of the Tin Can Creation projects. I built this one using … Continue reading →

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Camp Quest: Tin Can Creations

Posted on April 15, 2016 by AZAtheist

Camp Quest: Tin Can Creations In preparation for my program at Camp Quest AZ, I’ve created 3 prototypes (pictured on the left). Certainly, there will be more. The prototypes are being used to help design a viable program for the … Continue reading →

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A Retired Engineer’s Work is Never Done

Posted on September 16, 2015 by AZAtheist

I should have titled this blog, “Pulled up 4 stakes today” or “Another day in the life of a retired engineer.” On September 13, a couple of days ago, I wrote about pulling up a rebar stake out of my … Continue reading →

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Pulled up a stake today!

Posted on September 13, 2015 by AZAtheist

A few days ago I mentioned that I was preparing for my favorite holiday—Halloween. Work has to start early because there are a lot of things to do but more than that things have to be done in a certain … Continue reading →

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