Hi guys, it’s been a long while since I’ve posted anything. Sorry for that, but as you read on I think you’ll understand why…

My friend’s Dad graduated from the school of life a few weeks ago. I’m very glad I got to see him a couple of times recently before he checked out. He reminded me a little bit of my own Grandpa, all kinds of interesting stories from back in the day… I’ll miss him.
A week and a half ago I joined my friend, his brothers, and sister in a group burial at sea. By group I mean my friend’s Dad, his wife, and two dogs! …The later cremated years ago. We all went out on a small sport fishing boat and scattered the ashes together just like they had wanted, it was beautiful!

Earlier this month I was flown first class to Milwaukee to meet the owner of an engineering firm, and to attend an entree level class at the Johnson Controls Institute. The owner “Tom” is having trouble finding qualified people to program a state of the art piece of gear he uses on most of his projects and wanted me to see if it’s something I’d want to get involved in as a side career.
Tom turned out to be a cool guy and the piece of gear I learned about is very very powerful. You can plug your laptop right into this thing and make it control any electrical components you want! Pretty freakin trippy if you ask me… More on that as things evolve.

The balance of February was spent moving my entire shop to it’s new location. Not a small feat, it took most of the month, but it was well worth it. The sounds of running machinery now fill the new place as I try to save the planet one green invention at a time. More on this later.

Well it’s 3 pm and I promised my neighbor I’d give him a ride to the auto parts store.

Catch ya later,
Chris