Family Fun Weekend with Annalyn in Cincinnati – part 2
Posted By RichC on August 9, 2017
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Obit: Glen Travis Campbell 1936-2017
Posted By RichC on August 8, 2017
Glen Campbell, one of my all time favorite musicians from my earliest memories has passed away. So thankful we still have his mountains of music.
It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and legendary singer and guitarist, Glen Travis Campbell, at the age of 81, following his long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Glen is survived by his wife, Kim Campbell of Nashville, TN; their three children, Cal, Shannon and Ashley; his children from previous marriages, Debby, Kelli, Travis, Kane, and Dillon; ten grandchildren, great- and great-great-grandchildren; sisters Barbara, Sandra, and Jane; and brothers John Wallace “Shorty” and Gerald.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Glen Campbell Memorial Fund at BrightFocus Foundation through the CareLiving.org donation page.
A personal statement from Kim Campbell will follow.
The family appreciates your prayers and respect for their privacy at this time.
Family Fun Weekend with Annalyn in Cincinnati – part 1
Posted By RichC on August 8, 2017
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Music Monday: Want-to-be politician Kid Rock – Born Free
Posted By RichC on August 7, 2017
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Start one project and sidetracked to another
Posted By RichC on August 6, 2017
While drilling a couple of precision holes, I notice the relatively new larger drill press table extension wiggled out of position if it was bumped. The problem was that it was designed to clamp to the small steel table that comes with most tabletop and floor stand drill presses.
To correct I added a scrap round piece of plywood with a couple 5/16″ carriage bolts with their domed head ground flatter to the steel drill press table and removed the clamping feet from the bolt that came with the expanded table. After tight tolerance drilling, the thumbwheel nuts and washer were bolted to the new round plywood. Perfect … it is rock solid now.
Pre-posted before our family weekend in Cincinnati
Posted By RichC on August 5, 2017
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Key Lime Pie is a summer favorite
Posted By RichC on August 5, 2017
Ok, so the limes I’m squeezing are not truly “Key Limes,” but the the finished product is just as good. One of the “get ready” items before having the kids home for the weekend was to squeeze the limes so Brenda could make 3 Key Lime pies. It is a big favorite in our family as the relatively simple recipe was passed down from Brenda’s mom quite a few years ago. Grandma Howard always made it for our kids when they would visit her in Florida, so learning how to make them was critical.
One of our favorite stories about the pie was having Drew’s parents, Barb and Randy, to our house after “taste testing” wedding reception food. They visited and we served coffee and Key Lime pie … unfortunately something from the recipe was left out or the limes were 10 times tarter. Faces were made along with apologies, but shockingly nothing deterred Randy as he politely gobbled down his pie and had a second piece – he must not have normal tastebuds! Brenda was embarrassed and we laugh about it to this day. Hopefully this weekends pies will not be a repeat!
The Kitchen Corner Cabinet is finally finished
Posted By RichC on August 4, 2017
It has been a slow process and a while in coming, but the beveled glass and shelves finally came in last week in order to finish the kitchen cabinets. These items are part of the "improved" 
corner cabinet for Brenda. She wanted a more attractive beveled glass door (larger window) and glass shelves so that the top light shines down on the china … a display cabinet for some of her glassware.
I used the existing stiles and rails and narrowed them as much as possible in order to hold the fairly heavy beveled glass. It was more challenging than I expected. I cut and routed the inside edge on the router table and fit the glass into rabbet. Sherwin Williams was able to match the paint and sheen of the white cabinets and a little bit white duct tape covered the black wiring and some caulking finished the "light leaks." All in all I’m happy with the final project (Brenda was a little critical as to the bevel not being as visible as she wanted – oh well, that’s not my doing).
Is the government sector overpaid or private sector underpaid?
Posted By RichC on August 3, 2017
Just one more irritation as to how politicians spend tax dollars … and line their own pockets.
For the past couple of decades, the private sector has been struggling … particularly the blue collar worker and mid to lower management employees. Pensions are non-existent, benefits eliminated and health care for the private sector a nightmare! In this same period, government workers seem immune?
Although I’m showing my irritation is with inequity and waste of tax dollars, I sense I’m beginning to sound like a "liberal" in taking out my frustration with the higher pay and benefits of government employees. That is not the right approach. It would be better to instead encourage policies like the presidents’ immigration reform, tax reform and regulation repeal. Each would generate jobs, improve wages particularly for working Americans and lift the private sector to that of their government counterpart. Better to lift up the private sector than bring down the public? (I still support shrinking the size of our bloated government and keeping compensation and benefits on par with private sector employees).
Big day for Apple shareholders and the DJIA
Posted By RichC on August 2, 2017
The Dow broke above the 22,000 threshold for the first time on Wednesday rising for the seventh straight day. The boost over the "nice round number" happened after Apple posted stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings and iPhone sales met expectations. $AAPL stock rose 5.5% and made its largest single day percentage rise since February. (Story WSJ.com)
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- lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful: desultory conversation.
- digressing from or unconnected with the main subject; random: a desultory remark.