Around 1983, my dad brought home what was then a modern miracle. A “portable” computer that was IBM compatible. For years this was the machine that ran the family business. Well… at least ran a lot of the numbers. Jump forward to today, and I managed to end up with this leviathan of a luggable …
In 2013 I took my wife and kids, brother and his kids, and my parents on an adventure launching a hydrogen filled balloon. The balloon started at about six feet in diameter, and once it reached its burst height, it was over thirty-five feet in diameter. We were able to get it to over 108,000 …
In 1995 I started a small website on Earthlink.net that was Wonko’s Web Pages. I played with image maps, and tables. I cut my teeth on HTML using notepad, and made a real mess of it. As time progressed, I decided getting my own domain would be of value. I piddled around a bit too …



