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Transitions
It seems to be the trend now that the ultimate goal of a formal education is a job. While I certainly understand the importance of a good job that gives a person joy and satisfaction, along with an...
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Happy wedding!
Emily and Dan on wedding day at the NYC courthouse. My daughter Emily recently got married to her long-time guy Dan! It was a wonderful occasion, and we are so happy to have both of them in our lives....
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We all make mistakes
As I finished my latest round of belts today, I was pleased because I only messed up one of them. One of the nice things about custom hand made things is that they are all different. But sometimes...
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A Contact Sport
I think it is interesting that much of what we do gets converted into a competition. It must be human nature. Sports are obvious, but it happens in many or most areas of life. In the arid west, there...
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iPhone 6: keeping up with the technology
Handmade kangaroo leather iPhone 6 case As I’ve mentioned many times in this blog, I’m slow at making things. Everything I do is one at a time and really the opposite of efficient and high throughput....
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My New Leather Balls
I realized that I might be able to attract a new audience through internet searches on this one, but if you aren’t interested in baseball, math, or leatherwork, you may be disappointed! My saddle on...
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The glue pot never lies
I have been very busy for the past several months and have hardly done any leatherwork since the New Year. I’ve had my normal “day job” responsibilities and also have accepted a new job, with a move to...
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Happy New Year!
I’m always intrigued by time. We live according to cycles, like the time it takes for the earth to spin on its axis, the time that it takes the moon to rotate around the earth or for the earth to...
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The Road to Pergamino
I’ve been traveling a lot recently for my job. It is hard to complain about going to nice places and meeting with interesting and smart people. In the past few months, I’ve gone to a conference at Penn...
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The value of learning new things
I’ve been trying to learn to play guitar for about the last 6 years. For the first 5, I focused on folk/country and basic chords on a steel string acoustic guitar. Townes van Zandt, Neil Young, and...
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