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133733 mimulus@p... 2004‑05‑25 Bio
After a year of mostly lurking, some posting and always enjoying, it's
been brought to my attention that I should introduce myself.

Born in Wisconsin, which is just north of Chicago (Paddy) and south of
the Great White North (Jeff).  After an uninspired time in highschool, I
cast about for meaning at the local university and exited with a degree
in physics.  This gave me the confidence (i.e. diploma) so
necessary-but-insufficient when fishing for jobs.  This search led me
out West where experience wasn't so important as having lots of money to
pay the exhorbitant rents.  Eventually landed a short term software job
working for some astronomers in the desert, where I decided I should
forstall a midlife crisis by changing careers and going back to school. 
 I met my wife and kids in gradschool, where we both studied soil
science and botany.  Life is good.

So with all this sciencey background, I still lacked a clue as to how
some people with little or no understanding of vector calculus could
make things like houses, furniture, horse shoes and plumbing that didn't
leak.  How did they know that 2x4 was doug fir without an
electrophoretic examination? And what makes all those different wood
planes look so exotic, so durn coool, and -mmmmmm- so that's what it
feels like to make a shaving.  That was really nice.  Thank you. Ten
bucks for the bench plane?  You got a deal...  So now I'm hooked. 
Haven't made a thing other than blood stains yet, but I know I'm hooked.
 Not sure what avenue I'd like to persue -- dovetailed cabinetry,
rustic/green woodorking, boat building, timberframing, or something
along that line.  I imagine I should figure that out soon, with
assistance from the porch. Thanks for your patience, fore and aft.

Curt Seeliger
Corvallis, Oregon



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