Author Archives: Brian

I worked at least part of the day on adding some components to an existing layout.  Just before leaving the office for the day, our designer asked what kind of voltage these parts worked at.  I sat there completely dumbfounded … Continue reading →

Long day on the job. My free tools are slow and clunky. No one is responding to my emails. Yet still I push on.

What a nice, long weekend.  My family had a great time without me, going to the river park that they like so much twice in three days!  Meanwhile, I worked part-time two of the three days and went to church … Continue reading →

Let’s just say that today was a good day. A friend had a fire sale on some of his equipment, and I was the beneficiary of it (or will be).  The thing is, to get this awesome deal, I must … Continue reading →

OK, so I missed most of this week.  I have a good excuse: I used the time I would usually blog to practice guitar.  I practiced a lot!  Right around Monday, our electric player in the church band became unavailable, … Continue reading →

My day began by making a metal/silicon company logo for ASD so I could put it on all the chips we will be making moving forward.  We have a selection of parts that work right now, and they are headed … Continue reading →

I was sad to hear that Sears in Mt. View, CA was torn down yesterday.  I worked there back in the ‘80s; eight years in Hardware/Lawn & Garden/Paints and almost two years in Sporting goods.  It’s where I first learned … Continue reading →

Today was sort of a mix of food and work. The day started off with a hefty Omega breakfast, as it always does on Wednesdays, with Bery and Culley (actually, it started by me blowing past a newly-installed metering light … Continue reading →

Nothing much to write about: I worked; I went home. Barb and I did go to church to lead a prayer meeting in the evening… except no one else came, so we prayed and talked.  Without prayer, how are we … Continue reading →

The weekend was fun!  On Saturday, I got certified in CPR/AED, then wrote up a study on Luther and Lutheranism.  On Sunday, I taught that class.  My son, Jeffrey, played bass in the “home” church band for the first time … Continue reading →