OT: Exploration
stoney
/musings
It's kinda funny. This body is a wreck with a 'customized' central
nervous system. Eye sight is shot as is fine motor control. Hearing
varies as does my speech abilities. Walking varies and I won't even get
into the permanent vertigo thing.
I was NRTS 9'd on a permanent basis in 1991 and for several years I was
in 'free fall' down a metaphorical elevator shaft which had no bottom.
Medical investigation did note that my vocation in electronics was going
to be a hefty problem. All the struggle to get into the field and be
successful at it.... You see, it wasn't 'work' I was getting 'paid to
play.' The weirder and wackier the problem the more I liked it. Then
factor in retirement was thirty years too early.
For years I've been working with writing in an effort to rebuild my
written language skills as well as shifting from technical writing to
world building and characterizations. I can safely say that my written
language skills in endeavouring to shift verbage from '2d' to '3d' has
been, for me, an earth shattering success. Such is now vastly superior
since the wreck where I was not expected to survive much less for this
long.
Three days ago I metaphorically, once again, 'leapt off the cliff.' I
asked my wife to pick up brushes, paper and acryllic paints. For three
days I've been working on a drawing/painting.
I have no idea if my idea is good or bad, but since I haven't dealt with
shading I've been striving to put the texture of feathers onto a parrot.
I have to do things a little here a little there. You can see the
feather texture which gives the impression of layers.
I've got some wing feathers and tail feathers to work on. I've also
started putting a few branches and foilage in. I'm planning on having a
couple of flowers in it. I think one on either side of the parrot will
suffice.
It will be interesting to see how this turns out. I can say this
though, that no matter how it turns out I'm having a ball at pushing my
boundries.
I'm also building a computer for my youngest daughter's birthday. This
time I put in the CPU and heatsink/fan. I had great difficulty with the
heatsink clips with my errr...'dexterity.' But I did prevail.
I'll be pulling some components from an older computer of mine. If the
AGP I card won't work in a AGP 4 slot then I'll use a PCI card from
another computer (daughters current one). Memory will either come from
my older computer or hers-depending.
At best, all components from my old computer will work, in which case
she'll have a new functional computer. I'll put in a temporary hard
drive and later swap her HD into it. At any rate, her computer will not
be 'down' until after her birthday.
I think she's going to be one surprised 13 year old.... :)
Stoney
"Designated Rascal and Rapscallion
and
SCAMPERMEISTER!"
When in doubt, SCAMPER about!
When things are fair, SCAMPER everywhere!
When things are rough, can't SCAMPER enough!
/end humour alert
alt.atheism military veteran #11
{so much for the 'no atheists in foxholes' rubbish}
Enkidu
news:3246pv4jlrnmlvdka...@4ax.com...
>
>
> /musings
>
> It's kinda funny. This body is a wreck with a 'customized' central
> nervous system. Eye sight is shot as is fine motor control. Hearing
> varies as does my speech abilities. Walking varies and I won't even get
> into the permanent vertigo thing.
>
> I was NRTS 9'd on a permanent basis in 1991 and for several years I was
> in 'free fall' down a metaphorical elevator shaft which had no bottom.
[snip]
Congrats on the success. Now call me stupid, but what is "NRTS 9"
> Three days ago I metaphorically, once again, 'leapt off the cliff.' I
> asked my wife to pick up brushes, paper and acryllic paints. For three
> days I've been working on a drawing/painting.
>
> I have no idea if my idea is good or bad, but since I haven't dealt with
> shading I've been striving to put the texture of feathers onto a parrot.
> I have to do things a little here a little there. You can see the
> feather texture which gives the impression of layers.
No, but I'll look if you post it somewhere. If you have artistic talent,
it's not in your hands. I have no physical problems, but am atristically
challenged. I look at paper and paint, and all I see is paper and paint.
An artist sees _something_ else.
> It will be interesting to see how this turns out. I can say this
> though, that no matter how it turns out I'm having a ball at pushing my
> boundries.
Move forward or die! That's almost a definition of life.
Enjoy what's left of your weekend (if it's not already gone where you are).
Enkidu
Dave W
4ax.com:
>
> I'm also building a computer for my youngest daughter's birthday. This
> time I put in the CPU and heatsink/fan. I had great difficulty with
the
> heatsink clips with my errr...'dexterity.' But I did prevail.
>
Depending on the setup, safely installing a heatsink fan assy can be a
trick anyway. I thought I was going to bust my mobo when I did it. I
think a happy dance is justified.
--
Dave W a.a.#1967
Wolf333
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> "stoney" <sto...@the.net> wrote in message
> news:3246pv4jlrnmlvdka...@4ax.com...
> >
> >
> > /musings
> >
> > It's kinda funny. This body is a wreck with a 'customized' central
> > nervous system. Eye sight is shot as is fine motor control. Hearing
> > varies as does my speech abilities. Walking varies and I won't even get
> > into the permanent vertigo thing.
> >
> > I was NRTS 9'd on a permanent basis in 1991 and for several years I was
> > in 'free fall' down a metaphorical elevator shaft which had no bottom.
>
> [snip]
>
> Congrats on the success. Now call me stupid, but what is "NRTS 9"
NRTS = Not repairable this station. NRTS 1 means you send it someplace else
to get repaired. NRTS 9 means you send it someplace else to be recycled or
thrown away.
>
> > Three days ago I metaphorically, once again, 'leapt off the cliff.' I
> > asked my wife to pick up brushes, paper and acryllic paints. For three
> > days I've been working on a drawing/painting.
> >
> > I have no idea if my idea is good or bad, but since I haven't dealt with
> > shading I've been striving to put the texture of feathers onto a parrot.
> > I have to do things a little here a little there. You can see the
> > feather texture which gives the impression of layers.
>
> No, but I'll look if you post it somewhere. If you have artistic talent,
> it's not in your hands. I have no physical problems, but am atristically
> challenged. I look at paper and paint, and all I see is paper and paint.
> An artist sees _something_ else.
>
> > It will be interesting to see how this turns out. I can say this
> > though, that no matter how it turns out I'm having a ball at pushing my
> > boundries.
>
> Move forward or die! That's almost a definition of life.
>
> Enjoy what's left of your weekend (if it's not already gone where you
are).
>
> Enkidu
>
>
--
__________
"blood-red canal birds particular traffic climb" - anonymous, oddly Zen-like
spammer
Michael Wolfe
aa #1912
__________
Bill, The Avender
<sto...@the.net> wrote:
>/musings
>
>It's kinda funny. This body is a wreck with a 'customized' central
>nervous system. Eye sight is shot as is fine motor control. Hearing
>varies as does my speech abilities. Walking varies and I won't even get
>into the permanent vertigo thing.
>
>I was NRTS 9'd on a permanent basis in 1991 and for several years I was
>in 'free fall' down a metaphorical elevator shaft which had no bottom.
I assume "one hell of a rough time" would be sugar-coating it. :-/
>Medical investigation did note that my vocation in electronics was going
>to be a hefty problem. All the struggle to get into the field and be
>successful at it.... You see, it wasn't 'work' I was getting 'paid to
>play.' The weirder and wackier the problem the more I liked it. Then
>factor in retirement was thirty years too early.
>
>For years I've been working with writing in an effort to rebuild my
>written language skills as well as shifting from technical writing to
>world building and characterizations. I can safely say that my written
>language skills in endeavouring to shift verbage from '2d' to '3d' has
>been, for me, an earth shattering success. Such is now vastly superior
>since the wreck where I was not expected to survive much less for this
>long.
You write quite well as far as I can see. I didn't even realize you'd
ever had difficulty.
>Three days ago I metaphorically, once again, 'leapt off the cliff.' I
>asked my wife to pick up brushes, paper and acryllic paints. For three
>days I've been working on a drawing/painting.
Ahhhh, there's that "free-fall" thing again. But in a much better
way, it sounds like. :-)
>I have no idea if my idea is good or bad,
It doesn't matter if it's good or bad, what matters is that it's
yours.
<snip>
>It will be interesting to see how this turns out. I can say this
>though, that no matter how it turns out I'm having a ball at pushing my
>boundries.
Sounds more to me like you got two of 'em. Are they made of brass, by
any chance? ;-)
>I'm also building a computer for my youngest daughter's birthday. This
>time I put in the CPU and heatsink/fan. I had great difficulty with the
>heatsink clips with my errr...'dexterity.' But I did prevail.
<snip>
>I think she's going to be one surprised 13 year old.... :)
Surprised and very, very lucky. Hopefully, she'll realize this while
she's still young enough to appreciate it. :-)
I don't know what exactly it was, but this post was just too cool.
Thanks for sharing it. :-)
Michelle Malkin
Good luck, Stoney. I truly admire your enrgy and courage.
Erica
"Enkidu" <Enk...@spam.me.not> wrote:
That's cool, stoney. I agree, you'll have to post it somewhere.
I wish I had the gumption, myself. Oh, I start plenty. I just never seem
to finish. I have the attention span of a gnat. Makes me a decent trivia
player, which is another passion, but not the best artist or guitar
player. Who wants to hear only the first part of a song :/
Erica
--
My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
stoney
Message ID: <y1Fkb.30677$gi2.25400@fed1read01> wrote in alt.atheism;
>"stoney" <sto...@the.net> wrote in message
>news:3246pv4jlrnmlvdka...@4ax.com...
>>
>>
>> /musings
>>
>> It's kinda funny. This body is a wreck with a 'customized' central
>> nervous system. Eye sight is shot as is fine motor control. Hearing
>> varies as does my speech abilities. Walking varies and I won't even get
>> into the permanent vertigo thing.
>>
>> I was NRTS 9'd on a permanent basis in 1991 and for several years I was
>> in 'free fall' down a metaphorical elevator shaft which had no bottom.
>
>[snip]
>
>Congrats on the success. Now call me stupid, but what is "NRTS 9"
Thank you. Stupid? Not at all. You are not responsible to
automatically translate military jargon. NRTS 9 stands for "not
repairable this station. Code 9 is red tag which means 'condemned.'
>> Three days ago I metaphorically, once again, 'leapt off the cliff.' I
>> asked my wife to pick up brushes, paper and acryllic paints. For three
>> days I've been working on a drawing/painting.
>>
>> I have no idea if my idea is good or bad, but since I haven't dealt with
>> shading I've been striving to put the texture of feathers onto a parrot.
>> I have to do things a little here a little there. You can see the
>> feather texture which gives the impression of layers.
>
>No, but I'll look if you post it somewhere. If you have artistic talent,
>it's not in your hands. I have no physical problems, but am atristically
>challenged. I look at paper and paint, and all I see is paper and paint.
>An artist sees _something_ else.
Hmmm.....it isn't done yet. I think I will create a website and scan
what I've got done. Thank you for the suggestion.
I'll post the URL when I get it created. It'll be a day or two.
>> It will be interesting to see how this turns out. I can say this
>> though, that no matter how it turns out I'm having a ball at pushing my
>> boundries.
>
>Move forward or die! That's almost a definition of life.
True.
>Enjoy what's left of your weekend (if it's not already gone where you are).
Thank you. Since all my days are 'weekend' or 'Monday' (take your
pick)..... :)
>Enkidu
stoney
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in alt.atheism;
I will. It'll take a day or two to get a web page up and I'll post the
URL when I do. I didn't think anyone would be interested.
>I wish I had the gumption, myself. Oh, I start plenty. I just never seem
>to finish. I have the attention span of a gnat. Makes me a decent trivia
>player, which is another passion, but not the best artist or guitar
>player. Who wants to hear only the first part of a song :/
I don't know a blasted thing about art. This is something I'm mucking
about on my own. Sure, I wasted time with it in junior high about what
seems like three lifetimes ago. You messed around with paints, but you
weren't taught anything.
I'm working at keeping my mind active.
stoney
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alt.atheism;
{HAPPY DANCE!!!!!} :))
stoney
Avender), Message ID: <3f945d70...@newsgroups.bellsouth.net> wrote
in alt.atheism;
>In alt.atheism on Sun, 19 Oct 2003 16:05:02 -0700, stoney
><sto...@the.net> wrote:
>
>>/musings
>>
>>It's kinda funny. This body is a wreck with a 'customized' central
>>nervous system. Eye sight is shot as is fine motor control. Hearing
>>varies as does my speech abilities. Walking varies and I won't even get
>>into the permanent vertigo thing.
>>
>>I was NRTS 9'd on a permanent basis in 1991 and for several years I was
>>in 'free fall' down a metaphorical elevator shaft which had no bottom.
>
>I assume "one hell of a rough time" would be sugar-coating it. :-/
To the depth from earth to moon, yes. :\
>>Medical investigation did note that my vocation in electronics was going
>>to be a hefty problem. All the struggle to get into the field and be
>>successful at it.... You see, it wasn't 'work' I was getting 'paid to
>>play.' The weirder and wackier the problem the more I liked it. Then
>>factor in retirement was thirty years too early.
>>
>>For years I've been working with writing in an effort to rebuild my
>>written language skills as well as shifting from technical writing to
>>world building and characterizations. I can safely say that my written
>>language skills in endeavouring to shift verbage from '2d' to '3d' has
>>been, for me, an earth shattering success. Such is now vastly superior
>>since the wreck where I was not expected to survive much less for this
>>long.
>
>You write quite well as far as I can see. I didn't even realize you'd
>ever had difficulty.
The 'word play' and 'antics' helps a lot. People seem to find it
amusing and that alone makes it worthwhile, but it isn't all the
motivation.
>>Three days ago I metaphorically, once again, 'leapt off the cliff.' I
>>asked my wife to pick up brushes, paper and acryllic paints. For three
>>days I've been working on a drawing/painting.
>
>Ahhhh, there's that "free-fall" thing again. But in a much better
>way, it sounds like. :-)
Very much so.
>>I have no idea if my idea is good or bad,
>
>It doesn't matter if it's good or bad, what matters is that it's
>yours.
True. It'll be interesting to see how it turns out.
><snip>
>>It will be interesting to see how this turns out. I can say this
>>though, that no matter how it turns out I'm having a ball at pushing my
>>boundries.
>
>Sounds more to me like you got two of 'em. Are they made of brass, by
>any chance? ;-)
I'll leave that to the reader to determine. Let me simply say the last
time I had run the USAF 'choke 'n puke' which is laughingly considered a
'fitness test'-a mile and a half in 'x' amount of time depending on your
age-was 1990. In 1996 I entered the 7-1/2 mile San Francisco 'Bay to
Breakers' run, did a good stretch out, and ran it cold turkey in an hour
and a half.
Whether I could finish or even how my 'medical zoo' would react to it
was unknown. Several folks were keeping an eye on me the whole time.
I won simply by crossing that finish line.
I had to drive 8 hours the day before to compete and then drive back.
Yeah, it was a total 'moon shot.'
>>I'm also building a computer for my youngest daughter's birthday. This
>>time I put in the CPU and heatsink/fan. I had great difficulty with the
>>heatsink clips with my errr...'dexterity.' But I did prevail.
><snip>
>>I think she's going to be one surprised 13 year old.... :)
>
>Surprised and very, very lucky. Hopefully, she'll realize this while
>she's still young enough to appreciate it. :-)
( chuckling )
>I don't know what exactly it was, but this post was just too cool.
>Thanks for sharing it. :-)
You're quite welcome.
stoney
<hypa...@earthlink.net>, Message ID:
<dsr6pvcd1st9raj7k...@4ax.com> wrote in alt.atheism;
(blushing furiously) Thank you, but I'm just an average joe.
stoney
Message ID: <y1Fkb.30677$gi2.25400@fed1read01> wrote in alt.atheism;
>"stoney" <sto...@the.net> wrote in message
>news:3246pv4jlrnmlvdka...@4ax.com...
>>
>>
>> /musings
>>
>> It's kinda funny. This body is a wreck with a 'customized' central
>> nervous system. Eye sight is shot as is fine motor control. Hearing
>> varies as does my speech abilities. Walking varies and I won't even get
>> into the permanent vertigo thing.
>>
>> I was NRTS 9'd on a permanent basis in 1991 and for several years I was
>> in 'free fall' down a metaphorical elevator shaft which had no bottom.
>
>[snip]
>
>Congrats on the success. Now call me stupid, but what is "NRTS 9"
>
>> Three days ago I metaphorically, once again, 'leapt off the cliff.' I
>> asked my wife to pick up brushes, paper and acryllic paints. For three
>> days I've been working on a drawing/painting.
>>
>> I have no idea if my idea is good or bad, but since I haven't dealt with
>> shading I've been striving to put the texture of feathers onto a parrot.
>> I have to do things a little here a little there. You can see the
>> feather texture which gives the impression of layers.
>
>No, but I'll look if you post it somewhere. If you have artistic talent,
>it's not in your hands. I have no physical problems, but am atristically
>challenged. I look at paper and paint, and all I see is paper and paint.
>An artist sees _something_ else.
(snip)
stoney
Harry Leopold
(in message <475cpvgamitqum9c1...@4ax.com>):
> From: stoney <sto...@the.net>
> Newsgroups: alt.atheism
>
>
> Added a couple photos to the web page:
>
> http://stoney.50megs.com/
When it comes to paintings or drawings I have no artistic ability at all, so
I asked Diane to give me her opinion of your work.
She liked them. (Though she did state, rather bluntly, that acrilics are for
painting furniture. She really does like your pen and ink drawings though.;-)
--
Harry F. Leopold
aa #2076
AA/Vet #4
The Prints of Darkness
stoney
Message ID: <0001HW.BBBBB557...@news.central.cox.net> wrote
in alt.atheism;
>On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 0:26:55 -0500, stoney wrote
>(in message <475cpvgamitqum9c1...@4ax.com>):
>
>> From: stoney <sto...@the.net>
>> Newsgroups: alt.atheism
>>
>>
>> Added a couple photos to the web page:
>>
>> http://stoney.50megs.com/
>
>When it comes to paintings or drawings I have no artistic ability at all, so
>I asked Diane to give me her opinion of your work.
>
>She liked them. (Though she did state, rather bluntly, that acrilics are for
>painting furniture. She really does like your pen and ink drawings though.;-)
They are? Oh well.
Tell her "Thank you, kindly."
It's a new area for me to explore and I'm having fun with it.