As a tinkerer, I’ve save parts and pieces my entire life
Posted By RichC on August 24, 2025
The older I get, the more clutter I collect … yet I still can’t stop the habits that have stayed with me my entire life. After clearing out our parents homes a decade ago, 
it was obvious that genetically the depression era “can’t throw away” trait was passed down to me.
I still find myself unable to throw “parts and pieces” away … even when I recognize that there is little likelihood I’ll ever use them. On the other hand, I told myself after salvaging a couple axles and bearing last weekend that maybe I’ll create something else that I don’t need using these parts?
Unfortunately, my kids will likely need to do what I did when clearing out DadH’s barn (and making runs to the dump in Jamestown, NY) … and Dad C’s outbuilding. Another estate sale or two? ☹️
This image below has nothing to do with the above (except we have too much art), but for a lack of a better place to post this, I’m including it below
I was invited to experiment with ChatGPT’s “SORA” and “its” artistic artificial intelligence ability, so I wonder if it could emulate a painting by my grandmother, Ruth Bluhm. Here’s the result (although am unsure why the size and proportions were changed)?
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