Chazd's (Charles Dowdell's) News Burps

April continues to be busy. It is easy to say already that I have either worked a full day or traveled (often both) every single day of April 2016. And the month is not over. It has gotten so busy that I had to plan a meeting at a restaurant in the international terminal of the Atlanta airport. Places, times and missions/goals. It all has to converge somewhere. I spoke at a conference in San Diego. Some quotes I thought about this week. "The best camera is the one you have with you"--- Chase Jarvis "Do the work you can't not do."--- Scott Dinsmore (Read this one very carefully.) "Your heart is where you tears are."--- Paulo Coelho (The Alchemist) An art pic of a familiar view from the "plane train" in ATL airport. Pics from Tijuana Mexico. I have a brand new passport. Just breaking it in.

April is a busy Month for me. We got to spend a bit of time in Washington DC with my Aunt and Cousins.

Spring is sprung for sure. We are also just past the worst of the pollen, I believe. The new deck looks good. The azaleas look good too.

“I want you to help me turn myself into the wind,” the boy answered. "Que me ajude a transformar-me em vento" respondeu o rapaz. --Paulo Coelho From "the Alchemist"

"Nature abhors a vacuum, but not as much as a normal domesticated cat does." --Charles Dowdell See Horror vacui (physics)

I have been building my tool collection lately. I have had this cool 4 inch (cute) Delta Rockwell 37-290 jointer around for awhile. I bought it at auction a number of years ago. Interestingly, there is a lot of information/following on the web. Mine is now ready for production in my shop. I decided to leave the paint on the tool-head as-is. Rewired, sharpened and trued up, it is a welcome addition to my shop to add precision. I was going to add a 1.5 HP motor and/or change the pulleys. Not necessary. The only technology add is with the wiring and the power-twist v-belt to reduce vibration.