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)

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
Tuesday, March 04, 2025

New post in the works!

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 Stay tuned - we are going to be discussing recent news on controlled nuclear fusion!
Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Pushing Snow Weekend

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 "Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed."- Friedrich Nietzsche
Tuesday, February 11, 2025

The Laughter of Wolves

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 "There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's life:  'The Lord of the Rings', and 'Atlas Shrugge...
Friday, February 07, 2025

February - Calm before the storm

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"The purpose of life is not to be happy.  It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference tha...
Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Compressor Update and Alternator tragicomedy

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 "Often a very old man has no other proof of his long life than his age" - Seneca the Younger
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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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