Monthly Archives: June 2014

Wednesday night – National Day of Making

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Busy day.. at one point on three phone call simultaneously.. and paying attention to each pretty well..

It was a noteworthy day as Pres Obama declared to today a ‘National Day of Making’.. and marked it with the first ever Makerfaire. at the white house.. I saw that several of my friends got invited .. which is pretty exciting !

 

I didn’t make anything today (though I did make lots of stuff this week) .     I did manage to take an hour out to meet with the good folks at Vermont Works for Women. They are looking for help on how to interest more ‘women children’ (aka ‘girls’) to the joys of programming. We had a very good brainstorming session on the topic. I’d like to ask any of you to share your ideas.. How can we get 7’th to 12th grade women more interested in programming ?  Please share your ideas…

 

I loved the energy and insights of the group.. this is the same group that runs the very cool ‘Rosie’s Girls’ program that my buddy Kat is part of. She teaches girls to weld. .. how cool s that ?

 

 

I’d invited my friend Karen tot he meeting. Karen is a whiz at the programming language Ruby.. actually… Karen is a whiz at many tings related to programming. Today she brought her very cool electric scooter.. and we all got to take it for a spin .

 

 

 

Now I’m in Sherborn at my moms..I’m down for an early mornign meeting in Boston tomorrow. It’s so weird walking  in to this house  since my Dad died..   I keep looing around for him..

 

These things take time…..

 

nite all. nite sam

-me

 

 

Tuesday night – Happy Birthday Maximus

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Happy brithday Max. My son Maxwell Mariano Cohn is 26 years old today.. He’s such an amazing, loving, smart  and funny kid..

 

 

He came upf or Gabes graduation and stayed for his birthday. That was a great treat for all of us.

We celebrated Max’s birthday with a Hike up T Mansfield. It was hot and buggy, but fun anyway !  >.

We met mr tree-swallowsign..

cooled our head ina tiny waterfall

stopped by butler lodge

then scrambled up racks to the top. some of it was o steep that it freaked me out

We took the ‘Wampahufus trail, gabes favorite.. we’ve always caused it the ‘Wampahupus’.. i like that better

Soem tight spaces to squeeze through

gabe and max did a little cave exploring

then we were on top of mansfield !

a quick snack then down again

We got home around 6:30/ I quickly showered the ran off to pick up the present that Gabe and I had made.. We’d taken it to  from Geoigi..at Yankee Tattoo who helped us by adding the Kevlar wick ..

I brought home sushi and we had a feast.. then we had cake.. and candles..

then Gabe and I gave Max the gift we’d made. It’s a flame wand for fire breathing and othe r fire art.

.. it’s made of three rods of 1/4 inch steel . Gabe and I welded them together at one end, then used the oxy-acetalene torch to twist the three rods .. then we clamped a samstone in the other end..

Georgi sewed on a 2 inch kevlar wick..

Max really seemed to like it

Max, gabe and I ended the night bby makign a rocket. this time we tried dding a little Ferro-titanium powder to the sugar/ KNO3 . We wanted to get a visible trail of sparks. and it worked fantastcally. Max made these three short vids about the process. i really like them

nice way to end the visit..

now.. i gotta sleep

happy birthday my son.. we love you so much !

nite all. ntite sam
-me

Monday night – Postgraduate

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We are slowly coming back to normal.  The family is beginning to relax into post graduation life. Gabe is getting into Summer mode, My mom went back to Boston after a nice visit here.. and Max is up for another day and a half.

I find myself wishing for the summer off like all my friends..   I’m watching everyone else settle in to a slower pace of life..  When do I get to be a kid again ?

 

nite all. nite sam

-me

Sunday night – Dads

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Uh-oh.. looks like my post last night did not go out… and was eaten by my computer. I’ll attempt to recreate it here…

 

Happy Fathers day folks.

Today was our first Fathers Day without our Dad’s.. Dianes Dad, Gabe, and my Dad Hugh both passed away in the past 6 months. We were thinking of them today…

 

I can stil here my Dad’s voice all the time..  I miss him deeply these days..  I talk to his picture all the time. He was my measure of what a Dad should be..  I think he taught me well.

 

 

Diane’s Dad Gabe was a gentle and kind soul. .. I loved him very much.. .. and he sure loved his grandkids..

 

My own dance with Fathers day and other ‘Hallmark holidays’.. is complicated.. They can be sad since Sam died.. but usually its more the thought that’s sad.. the actual day goes just fine.. just like most days.

Today I enjoyed hanging out with my sons … and missing one. . Max is up.. which is a nice gift ! We did a little ‘making’ which always makes me happy

Sunday night - Dads

Sunday night - Dads

My Mom is also up.. which is nice.. She took us all to ‘Single Pebble’ for a fathers day feast.  I wore my Dad’s clothes.. .. hist boots, pants, belt, shirt.. I may even have been wearing his boxers.. but.. i’m not so sure on that.. He left big shoes to fill !

 

It was a good day.. Hope all you Dad’s out there had a good day as well..

Happy fathers day everyone…

 

nite all, nite sam

-me