All the way into my thirties the smell of wood smoke in the night would always wake me up suddenly. Maybe not exactly a case of PTSD, but nonetheless weird - like waking up in a sudden start from a nightmare.
I don’t like fires, fireplaces, and probably, most of all, I dred chopping wood. Ok. I grew up in a wood heated house. Before I was 16, I had already chopped, hauled, and stacked my…
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Tench Tilghman
Jan 16, 2025
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This year’s mid-week Christmas and New Years Day are a bit weird. We’d all probably prefer that our Christmas holidays were in the beginning or at the end of the week in the last month of yet another year.
Most of us do enjoy longer weekends and all of that.
No matter what, time washes away all too quickly for most of us.
Ok. As kids we all…
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Tench Tilghman
Dec 27, 2024
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It is fair to say that most sons would like to see their fathers as fanciful and storyful heroes. We all love a Spidy, Tarzan, Bumblebee, or whomever. Maybe Dad can teach us how to throw a wicked curveball, drop a row of soup cans with a revolver, or maybe even how to make a truly righteous tackle. Your form of football may vary.
Most Moms would probably prefer that sons mow the lawn, take…
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Tench Tilghman
Nov 12, 2024
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Just prior to Autodesk University 2024 in San Deigo this week, Autodesk announced that the mothership is now an official LA 2028 Olympics sponsor. For the Northern California tech company that generates a ton of money from the AEC Industry, the Media and Entertainment crowd, and Manufacturing worldwide so a Design and Make sponsorship makes obvious…
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Tench Tilghman
Oct 18, 2024
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Speaking of word salads…Sometimes we simply have to shake our heads in wonder.
A number of media folks published a rash of recent news articles about the oldest known “English tombstone” found in Jamestown, Virginia. This standing stone is somewhat unique. Archaeologists discovered that the carved black knight’s tombstone was not of North American origin.
The…
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Tench Tilghman
Oct 03, 2024
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