Archive for May, 2007

I Smell Like Testosterone

Monday, May 21st, 2007

I Smell Like Testosterone A while ago, it was determined by my main rehabilitative neurologist that a testosterone deficiency I am experiencing is due to the traumatic brain injury I suffered last year. It seems that in the majority of people with my type of injury, damage to the pituitary ...

My new Forge

Monday, May 21st, 2007

So I ran out of time in Kentucky and needed to purchase a forge rather than build another one. Found someone on Ebay that had one which was a wee bit small. Got him on the phone and he had something on hand that would do the trick. ...

Why Check Cards can be a bad thing…

Sunday, May 20th, 2007

The story of the building in Kentucky continues. I am now well beyond the half way point and while I have to give many thanks to Rolland and Becky for the help, the great majority of the this year’s work has been done by myself. I mention this ...

New Forge for New Building

Wednesday, May 16th, 2007

Finaly found a new forge. Ok, its not actually a forge because their welder hasn't answered his phone yet. But I found a strong blower, ashgate, firepot, and hood. The rest I can put togeather in an afternoon with my MIG. If it works well, I ...

Kentucky - Trip 1

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

Day 1 – Thursday, May 10, 2007 I think it was 90 degrees outside. I didn’t sleep the night before. Got there right at noon and started the remodeling on my building / smithy. The year earlier, with the help of a few friends and the guidance of ...

My Sledgehammer

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

Ok, so I am not all that black yet but it was early in the day. Here's a pic of me and Saris forging down some rail road spikes really quickley. At least I think that is what we were doing. Yep, the phot was retouched to ...

Black guy with a Sledgehammer

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

I am trying to remember the name of the guy who died when his heart blew up while trying to outwork a machine. They were in a race to, maybe set down rail road track, drive rail road spikes, or cut a hole in a mountain for a rail ...

Yeti’s semi-private cave

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

So I planned to leave for Kentucky this past Monday, but life kept getting in the way. During the delay, I managed to get the blogs running and did so without clawing out my eyes (although it was tempting). Ask Aimee about the time I put into ...