Rodolfo Ragonesi has a point!

The age of everything fake...

(Human evolution has taken a very strange twist in our times)

I ran across this article and thought it made some good points! Over the past decade or so, the slide from a world view based on facts to agenda driven opinions has accelerated and corroded so many parts of our lives that I wonder if the age of deductive reasoning has been firmly supplanted with "active measures." Most of which are poorly contrived but seem to be effective in, to borrow from Noam Chomsky, manufacturing consent.  Where are the critical thinkers?  How bad does it need to get before there is a cultural renaissance that drives towards truth? 

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Some times.... when you work really hard

You can change EVERYTHING!  I've seen it - I've lived it. I just saw it again!

As an engineer and these days as a leader of a company, I reflect on having been a part of the technical problem solving effort that made a difference.  As a young man I was a part of a handful of team efforts that changed business models... (V-22, Ford Edge, JLTV, CAT 3600, DME, DCTs and Hybrids - think Ballard and maybe how to do proper FEA or dynamics and the WLB and WLM) changed product trajectories and turned grim into victory. I've been privileged to come along at just the right time. Really - I have been blessed. It's made me so appreciative to my profession.  So many great people I have worked with along the way!

Every now and then, and now admittedly as an old guy no longer doing the heavy lifting...  now just responsible for putting the team together, for mentoring or crafting the teachable moment for the team to succeed, I get to see when magic happens.  Stars still rise to the occasion, problems melt away, success - always paid for by the hardest  work - it still happens.So take heart. You can do it too.

I have to say, to you, my visitors, you can change so much if you run flat out.
If you apply your gifts and when you get tired, you double down... never give up or be content with mediocrity.

You can change the world. I know you can!

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What anexcellent summer this has been!

We love our Hazel, she's grown into a beautiful young lady!

This summers flower garden is amazing...

Beautiful

Just the right amount of rain and sun...

All day long these little guys visit...

The summer of 2020 has been one of the nicest I can remember!

 The dome is slowly rising! 

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Re-powered '59 finally back in the water

This took a lot longer than I thought it would! We decided to re-power our old '59 Larson run-about with a cleaner, quieter and more reliable motor last year.  This is one of those kinds of projects that just keeps getting bigger until you finally get it all done.  New controls, upgraded steering, re-wired which meant a new wiring harness in a new loom...

Now that it's back on the water it's really so much nicer.  No oil slick from the old Johnson v-4, super quiet, no exhaust smoke either.  Hazel approves!

Maiden voyage under new power.  Smooth, quiet and a little misty. I kept the old Larson All American steering wheel but am replacing the old gauges. 

Not finished yet with mounting the fuse panel, but so much fun to be back on the water!

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COVID = Pizza Oven

Yeah that's right. Let me explain...  with all of the pandemic related travel restrictions, the stay at home stuff and the lack of any travel plans in vacations pretty much world wide, people all over the place are doing more at home.

The home improvement places are doing great business as it seems everybody has some kind of project going on.  Well here at the house - we do too.

These folks, caught my eye maybe 6 or 7 years ago.  I was traveling to Italy on business a lot - over the past decade and perfected a scratch pizza recipe that can hold its own against any Italian pie.  Yup, I've got some special tricks, learned about cross linking and sauce...  even had a cooking class in Sienna. 

I've conquered pizza. Crushed it.  Best pie you've ever tasted. Come on by JRO or NLO! 

With stay-cations being the current reality - it was time to get a proper out-door oven built.  So far I've completed 3 phases of construction and I have to say things are starting to shape up.

The dome is next!

I'll post the fire brick dome next...  and of course the final product in a few weeks.  This oven is in the Pompeii style and is a home made COVID inspired use of stay-cation time!

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Happy B-Day JRO

Today is your day to dance lightly with life,

sing wild songs of adventure,

invite rainbows and butterflies out to play,

soar your spirit, and unfurl your joy.

                                                                      -  Jonathan Lockwood Huie

All my love, daddy oh.

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Happy Father's Day!

Time is flying by...  well here's to all the great dads out there!  The sacrifices made, all the love and the guidance thanks dad! Happy Father's Day up there in Heaven! 

Let's not forget this population of dads either!

All my love NLO, JRO and SEO AML!