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The potato crown, Idaho versus Maine
I live in the state of Maine and architect for a company in Idaho. Which raises an age old rivalry. Which potato is better?
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How to make a miter cut
Here is some simple math if you have the right tool. Trying to miter two angles is not always the easiest task. Let me preface this with I would recommend a Jobber Calculator if you convert from feet-inches to pitches, degrees or other regularly. They are not paid advertising, just the tool I use regularly. If your a math person, you know how instrumental a Casio TI-84 was in school. There is probably a Texas Instruments app for this as well that I haven’t looked into. The other tool I use all day everyday is a piece of software shown below is Mitek engineering. For this example I want to…
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Happy Thanksgiving, gobble gobble!
Have a great Turkey Day! This year Regina and I will not be going anywhere. From the comfort of our home we are hosting dinner for my in-laws. Regina’s folks are fantastic company as we usually attend their Thanksgiving out of state. My beautiful and charming cousin Katrina graciously extended an invitation to attend their Thanksgiving with other cousins, but we sadly had made other arrangements. Although she did share her recipe for twice baked potato casserole which we could not get enough of several years ago. And thank goodness Pennypacker and Varsen can’t make it! Regina and I have much to be grateful for. We survived our first year…
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Kevin McDonald
Kevin McDonald from the Kids in the Hall. Kevin ran in the hallway again. This guy gets it.
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Rise and Run
Vandelay Industries doesn’t architect per se. However, when I’m architecting a roof for my potato loving friends in Idaho, I use a few basic math skills. I got to thinking, I should share a few ideas with Seinfelders and future architects. Here are a few tips if you want to pretend to be an architect. In algebra there is a simple formula for calculating angles of triangles. I utilize this formula almost every day when designing roof trusses. Most all kids in the United States learn this at some point and is usually GED (general equivalency diploma) level of education. In this case today, I want to know how much…
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The Architect
IRONY The Architect. Despite my long career in technology and finance, I’m also an architect for a company in Idaho. More specifically I design rooves all day. Roofies are my thing. It’s a simple job, but someone has to do it and I don’t think they could live without me. Snow in Maine gets heavy and deep and the rooves need adequate structural engineering to withstand the harsh winters. I don’t think this job would transfer well to Egypt or some other climate. I didn’t even ask to be an architect. They said they needed help with Oracle and software development and when I got to the interview they pulled…
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Mr and Mrs Vandelay
Mr and Mrs Art Vandelay were Married on May 21st, 2022 in Destin Florida along the shore. The Guests The Marquis and Meier Families had finally met and mingled at the day of the wedding. Adrianna, the bride’s maid, drove all the way down from Kansas with her beau. What was sweet is my cousin’s husband Jonathon offered to be my best man at the last minute. However, there were a few notable missing guests as Mr Pennypacker was not able to attend the wedding and Varsen was a no show. The Event The wind was blowing off the ocean and the waves were huge that day, several feet high.…
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Americas, Symbol XYM node online…
You have probably heard about BitCoin and perhaps Ethereum or NFT. Which is all well and good, welcome to decentralized and value added internet. Ethereum gas prices got you down? Your digital assets stuck in your wallet and can’t afford to move them? Tired of transaction block confirmation times waiting hours at a time? Enter Symbol (XYM). The Eastern side of the world developed some blockchain technology which hasn’t caught on in the USA (yet). They are big in Japan were you can purchase things at brick and mortar stores with XYM coin from your phone. Transaction times are a fraction of a second and gas prices adjust for inflation…
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The Childlike Empress
Tami Stronach who plays the role of Childlike Empress on The Neverending story wishes Art and Gina Vandelay a beautiful wedding. Thank you Tami for making an appearance! Gina thought Tami was sincerely sweet. Gina and I were born in the 70s and grew up as 80s kids and any 80s kid will tell you that The Neverending Story was a loved movie. Thank you Moonchild! Check out other special guest star cameos!
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Mickey Abbott
Thank you Danny for the nuptual congratulations! Danny Woodburn is well known for his role of Mickey Abbott on Seinfeld. And thank you for playing trivia with us Danny! Mickey Abbott : You gave me gonorrhea and you didn’t even tell me! Cosmo Kramer : I gave you gonorrhea because I thought you’d have fun with it! Mickey Abbott : Well, you should have told me! Check out our other special guest star cameos!
