Reflecting on My Dad

I was never sure what my dad did for a living, because I never got to visit his workplace. He was in mechanical engineering jobs that were either highly technical or top secret.Once he mentioned that he was in “high vacuum technology.” To my grade-scho…

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Reflecting on My Dad

I was never sure what my dad did for a living, because I never got to visit his workplace. He was in mechanical engineering jobs that were either highly technical or top secret.Once he mentioned that he was in “high vacuum technology.” To my grade-scho…

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Painting a Monkey Skull

The Akin Free Library in Pawling, New York is like a time machine that takes you back to a different way of organizing and presenting knowledge about nature.It’s worth a visit, but it’s only open Saturdays and Sundays 1:00-4:00d, May – October. Ask to …

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Painting a Monkey Skull

The Akin Free Library in Pawling, New York is like a time machine that takes you back to a different way of organizing and presenting knowledge about nature.It’s worth a visit, but it’s only open Saturdays and Sundays 1:00-4:00d, May – October. Ask to …

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Remote Control Models

When I was a teenager I was obsessed with remote-control airplanes and boats.  This is high-school-age me with a Hobie Hawk, a two-servo glider with elliptical dihedral. The kit was invented by Hobart Alter, same guy who created the Hobie catamara…

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Remote Control Models

When I was a teenager I was obsessed with remote-control airplanes and boats.  This is high-school-age me with a Hobie Hawk, a two-servo glider with elliptical dihedral. The kit was invented by Hobart Alter, same guy who created the Hobie catamara…

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