Laid-back day here in Santa Fe with Max. We got off to a slow start . We headed downtown to see folk art festival… When we got there it was actually pretty small but still really beautiful stuff. Max took us on a really nice tour of downtown Santa Fe which is always fun. It was great just hanging out together. We loved the art there… Some of it was public art and some of it was in galleries….
My favorite was Seret and Sons A huge collection of carpet, furniture, architectural doodads brought together from all parts of the world. It was really breathtaking… Unfortunately no pictures inside the place but I got these outside
We got takeout burritos and went back and eight and Max Becky’s yard that super nice and peaceful
The three of us did projects around the house all day. Around 730 Diane and I took off for a walk. The Santa Fe sky never ceases to amaze me. Check out the sun here. I don’t know if that’s dust or smoke or whatever but it’s beautiful
Tomorrow… We’re getting in early start on some more projects around the house. It’s so nice being here.
This is a post I knew I would have to write… But it still feels very strange
I learned officially this morning that my friend Scott Fusare had passed away on Friday morning.… Anyone who’s reading this knows that Scott has been in hospice for more than 2 1/2 weeks. Far longer than the doctors predicted. I was able to spend some time with him there just talking about the last nearly 30 years of our friendship
Scott was an amazing man and a great friend. He was truly one of my closest friends… The basis for our relationship was around our common love of science and technology…. Scott was an natural born scientist… He had amazing curiosity for anything related to science. He didn’t just dabble… He dove in to anything he could find related to electronics, high-voltage, radio, optics, chemistry… He had an amazing laboratory in the basement of his home Where He built incredible machines for demonstrating and exploring physical phenomenon. His favorite things were making tesla coil’s… Devices that can transform low voltage into high-voltage high frequency sparks. Throwing arcs sometimes several meters.He made everything from really tiny ones to huge ones with 8 foot sparks…
Scott was incredibly generous with his time and skills.He was always willing to help other people with their projects… He helped us set up the electronics workshop at the generator makerspace and helped many budding engineers with their projects
Scott built or helped me build much of the equipment that I use in my science shows.I’ve used his gear to get tens of thousands of people interested in the beauty of electricity.…
It occurs to me now that Scott’s help on creating and enhancing the science shows I do we’re extremely important part of my healing after Sam’s passing…But I was sharing my love of science with people I was sharing Scott’s love the science with people
I always have and will always now give him a shout out whenever I show anyone machines that he’s made.
One of Scott’s wishes was that all of his science gear found its way into someone’s hands you could use it. I’ve been working with Scott’s wife Dasha to find the right kind of homes for a lifetime’s worth of collected specialized gear. University of Vermont chemistry department hasn’t taken a lot of Scott’s chemistry gear including chemicals, glassware and they are going to use it to do demonstrations to engage a new generation of chemists
Several of Scott’s electronics friends have Been able to give new homes to some of Scott’s electronics, high-voltage, radio and machining equipment… That stuff will find its way into new amazing sciencedemonstrations and keep Scotts spirit moving through the world
In addition to being my science buddy… We became close friends. I loved getting his take on politics, life , religion… He was a really thoughtful person… He had strong views… and I always enjoyed hearing them …
I know that I often called him when I was having problem with his gear on the road… I now know I should’ve called him more when I didn’t need anything. We were able to talk that through over the last couple of weeks. … for Which I am going to be eternally grateful
Over the last couple of months I’ve gotten to know Scott’s family better… My heart goes out to Scott’s wife Dasha,
Their daughter Veronica… And Dasha,s son Thomas Who is like a som to Scott. I’ve also gotten to meet Scott’s father and his mother During Scott’s time at the hospice. I know they were very proud of their son

I will really miss Scott and I will always think about him whenever I see sparks flying.
Friday was a travel day… I woke up at 4 AM and ‘Kyle took me to the airport. It reminded me of the hundreds of times that I’ve done that in the past… Waking up that early throws you off… Somehow doing it after such a long break reminded me how much I liked not doing it
I was thinking of Scott as I travel… I was pretty sure this will be his last day. I’m glad I got to see him so much in the last few weeks
Got to Albuquerque I got a shuttle to Santa Fe. Mats pick me up but I went to his house to meet ‘Diane. We immediately got to work but I replace the kitchen faucet. It feels good to help him out.Later that night we went to see an interesting Balkan music festival where a friend of his was playing. It was beautiful it was on a ecological reserve we’re back to Becky by the mulch.… The music was beautiful…The mosquitoes were not….
I woke again to find out it’s got was still alive… He’s define the odds… I can no longer go and visit him. I just keeping him and his family in my thoughts.… I hope you can as well too please
Scott was on my mind when I went over to our friends the Davises to work with Gizzo, Julianne, Melinda and Doug to build a funeral pyre for Julianne’s 27-year-old son James. He was born with a heart defect and had many surgeries… He was also a cancer survivor… He was doing very well and then suddenly in February during Covid he had an intestinal illness and died sadly… It’s been very hard on Julianne and Melinda. James was a huge Star Wars that… And he had told his mom that he wanted a Jedi like a funeral pyre. So he was cremated back when he died Julianne’s idea is to take his ashes and burn them on a giant Darth Vader like wooden funeral pyre doused in flammable liquids.…
We met early in the morning and built up the pyre out of Pallets, wood scraps and logs. It’s actually really beautiful. Tomorrow (Friday) family and friends will gather and Julianne will put James ashes on top… And then use it flaming staff to ignite the whole thing. I’m very sad not to be there for her and for James… But it was good to help build the buyer. With your permission I put the same stone in there as well.
Life is funny…
I spent the day working and getting packed for my trip out to Santa Fe… I got back early so in the evening I first headed to Nordic farm for “team vaccine”… We’re Building a large version of the Covid vaccine to burn at our fire and water festival in August… It was nice seeing all of our friends there. Then some of them came with me down to Homer’s house… He’s having a maker weekend with a bunch of old friends. It was great seeing him. On the way down we stopped and actually saw the time cycle which is rusting in the markowskis field. It brought back some great and some crazy memories
Anyone who’s reading this knows that Scott has been in hospice for more than 2 1/2 weeks. Far longer than the doctors predicted. I was able to spend some time with him there just talking about the last nearly 30 years of our friendship
