Spud's blog

An advertisement-free blog about motorcycling, Northern life, home improvement, power plants, submarines, nuclear stuff, and a few other off-beat subjects. Comments are welcome. (Image is the Selway Crags in Northern Idaho)

Friday, June 20, 2025

Vintage Test Equipment

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"A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it." - Albert Einstein

Thursday, June 19, 2025

Me and the SSMG

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"The world will ask you who you are. And if you don't know, the world will tell you" - Carl Jung

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Preparing for the worst; hoping for the best

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"Forces beyond your control can take away everything except you possess except one thing - your freedom to choose how you will respond...

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Fire in the hole!

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"A true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him." - Gilbert K. Chest...

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Great Grandpa and RMS Titanic

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"Life is a long lesson in humility" - James M. Barrie

Monday, May 19, 2025

Been Away, apologies!

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"Conquer yourself, rather than the world." - Rene Descartes

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Outage season - a bit busy right now

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"When someone says 'It's not about the money', it's about the money." - H.L. Mencken

Friday, April 04, 2025

That "sinking" feeling

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"Grace is the free, undeserved goodness and favor of God to mankind" - Matthew Henry

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Monday, March 24, 2025

1960 F100 Restoration Update

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"Even when it is not fully attained, we become better by striving for a higher goal." - Viktor Frankl

Friday, March 21, 2025

A life not well lived

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"Plodding wins the race." - Aesop

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Mark: I served on a nuclear sub during the cold war, and worked in a nuclear test facility doing 'Star Wars' research. I have also worked in geothermal, coal, and natural gas turbine power plants. It's all been interesting, which is what makes it fun.

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