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Untitled 16 Aug 2010 | 06:06 am
It is my sad duty to tell all of you who read Bob's blog that Bob passed away this past Friday, August 13. How much he will be missed is incalcuable. Thank you all for all the support you have given h...
Thinking Small 20 Jun 2010 | 06:15 am
To All: Some days ago I posted a short message to this blog to which a number of you responded. Alas, in most cases the response was not a good match for the topic, in that most of the responses deal...
Staying Alive 14 Jun 2010 | 07:01 am
Dear Friends, For those of you having an interest in my my health, I am doing extremely well. I believe I am doing equally well with regard to the little airplane toward which I have been devoting my...
Casting Lead Bullets 18 Feb 2010 | 12:18 pm
17 February 2010 First, a bit of background. For a given distance from the center of the Earth, the attraction of gravity is virtually constant. If we use the surface of the sea as that distance, th...
A Very Good Day 14 Feb 2010 | 03:49 pm
Since being diagnosed with multiple myeloma good days have become rather rare around the Hoover household; rare enough so that when one occurs I often feel the need to share it... with today being a n...
Solved! - A Standard Engine for Homwbuilts 4 Feb 2010 | 06:07 am
The final piece of the puzzle fell into place when DuraFix altered the alloy of their aluminum brazing rod. The new rod allows us to apply the Fat Fin modification without fear that the extended fins ...
Miscellaneous Information 13 Jan 2010 | 11:42 am
I have several e-mail addresses. None of them are very reliable but the best is doyleshoover@yahoo.com I've completed the second series of radiation treatments. A radiation treatment involves laying...
On Writing 7 Jan 2010 | 09:05 pm
I've been writing since I was about fourteen. I'm not too sure why other than things seemed to have more permanence if I wrote them down. Each day the sun will rise and set but the day is not mine unl...
BANG!! 2 Jan 2010 | 12:41 pm
You s q u e e e z z e the trigger. It slips the sear and the hammer is driven forward by the cocked spring, which drives the flint past the frizzzen generating a shower of sparks to land in the pan ho...
Flied Lice 1 Jan 2010 | 05:25 pm
I learned to make fried rice when I was stationed in Japan. It generally comes out pretty good. Unfortunately, I've never seen a recipe that's exactly the same, although most are similar. Old Rice is...
