Column 12 – Part 1

Sometimes it comes in spurts!
Four weeks ago I thought I was going to write a column for the first time in a long while, and then figured I might not have something to say for a number of months. Turns out it was just the next week that I feel the voice stirring, and now, we are here…
Striving for a love of every detail of life
If you have ever watched a Simpson’s episode, I believe that my writing is very similar in structure. With that said and most of your not having a …

Column 11 – Part 2

Superbowl 2004? continued……
What did I think of Timberlake’s performance?
That was just it, he was Michael Jackson, and not original. His performance was ok at best.

The song and his first single, “Like I Love you” wasn’t overly inventive and his performance had thematic elements and choreography stolen, not expanded on, from Michael.

I passed his debut off as just another recording artist. He didn’t seem to have his own voice, and that seemed to be the popular consensus over the next week in the media. Timberlake’s album came out soon after to harsh reviews …

Column 11 – Part 1

A somewhat triumphant return!
It really has been forever. The cool thing about returning to something after so long, is that once you finish a new project without a deadline,
it feels that much sweeter.

The last time I wrote we were moving to Indy. A lot of things have happened since then, one of smaller things being the fiasco at the Superbowl.

I debated about publishing this column for awhile, but with recent requests for more articles, I decided if for nothing else, it will help me capture my thoughts for …

The Forgotten (2004)

Sarah and I talked about this movie on the way home, and the best we could come up with was weird.

This movie is about this mother who has lost her son in a plane crash, but can’t seem to let him go. It overwhelms her life, she is always daydreaming about him, and spending long periods of her day in his room. But then all of a sudden one day, everything changes. Her

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Backdraft (1991)

I saw this movie for the first time in TV edited version soon after we moved to Grand Haven in the early 90’s. It was a really awesome movie then, and I think I watched it at least a half dozen times on my taped version before I kind of forgot about it. Then we recently saw Ladder 49 and I knew that I had to see the original classic …

Column 10 – Part 2

So you want to be a CAD Monkey? continued……
Menu bar
Layout space generates WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) layout. The white background represents the paper (that you just specified) where your drawing will be printed. The dashed line inside the edge of the white area represents your printer’s margins (printable area). Finally the solid rectangle that surrounds your drawing is the outline of the Layout viewport. (A viewport is a CAD object that works like a window into your drawing from the Layout tab.)

To specify the scale of a drawing, double …

Column 10 – Part 1

CAD Interface part 2
Once again, Carl Sepura is this month’s guest columnist. Read more about him in his bio on the sidebar.
On to the article already you bozo.
This is a fantastic and very thorough article on CAD. This will not be useful to my parents, or their friends, but will be to anyone with a serious mind about learning CAD. If nothing else read it for Carl’s strong voice and engaging writing. He has done an excellent job in explanation and visual notations, so without further delay, …