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68208 doobie@i... 1999‑09‑18 BIO: Jason Buckler (Long.. I'm talkative at the moment)
Esteemed Galoots,

Ok, here goes, even though I've posted but one item (a response to a
query) to the porch in the 3? 5? months I've been subscribed but
lurking/watching.  Please forgive any spelling faux pas - lack of
asterisks where appropriate - that I may commit.  I apologize  for the
length (after rereading), but I was in a chatty mood this  evening.

Hi.

Es nombre y Jason, and I'm suffering from a condition known as  "Normite
vs. Neanderthal", or, as it may be more commonly known,  "Neandernorm"
and/or "Normanderthal."  I blame my condition on a  number of persons, but
I digress...

I'm a late-20s (I'll be turning 30 in a few months and don't know  if I'm
a late-Boomer, a GenX'er, a GenY'er, or a Lost Cause)  woodbutcher who
resides in a suburb of Atlanta, GA.  I'm employed  by a rather large
computer-related company (the home office is  located at Old/New Orchard
Road, Armonk, NY), and currently earn  my paycheck in a sales position,
hawking software dealing with  issues ranging from internet security to
online commerce.

(This is at odds with my personal well-being, as I am an "old" techie  at
heart/trade, and don't get to "play around" as much as I used to.   Who
decided techs make good sales folx?  I am of the opinion this  logic is
flawed, but those folx who deemed it so are probably those  Who Are Upper
Management And Know Better.)

Which is probably a good explanation as to why I added woodworking to  my
hobbies/stuff to do/whatever about 15-18 months ago.  I am but a
woodbutcher at this point, and I know it.  I've built a functional
workbench, two stepstools, and a (lets see if I get this right)  r**tah
table from scritch.  But I'm learning, and having fun.

Before I get too far and forget, let me add the rest of my personal
background:

I am once-married/divorced, and found myself ex-fianced about five  months
ago.  As such, I have no small persons knocking about my knees,  but miss
the cat I used to possess a long time ago.

My "previous" (and still current) pastimes are cooking and dorking  with
cars.  If you're ever in Atlanta and need a quick steak fix, talk  to me
before you go to Bones, Ruth's Chris, or, heaven forbid,  Outback.. I'll
hook you up. :)

As far as cars go, one of these days I'm gonna get a '69 Camaro or a  '72
Nova... and a virgin big block from the factory.. find a metal shop  who
can balance and blueprint.. high-rise manifold.. Weiland blower..
Eldebrock tunnel ram.. nasty-wicked cam lobes.. add weird majik and my
own ministrations..    Sorry.. Pardon the drool.  I'm back now.

During my now-expired fianceeship, I acquired a house.  I had a  boatload
of mechanics tools, but one corded drill.  I got an itch to  work on wood,
thanks to my uncle (whom I consider a master craftsman/carver/maker),
primarily.  So I started buying a lot of  corded things.  Don't get me
wrong; I am quite proud of my small  assortment of p*w*h tools.  They're
good quality, and they work well.   But I felt a further need..?  urge..?
Especially after said uncle  sent me a set of chisels.  

Ok, this is getting WAY too long, so cut to the chase time.  I now own  a
bunch of stanley planes - no bedrocks, but some are older, and know  how
to count from #3-#8C on what I own.  I spend too much time at B&G  at
work.  I want a stealth Galoot hat.  And I find that I really enjoy  using
the planes; I even bought a few braces! (I use 'em, too!) Got  s'more
chisels. Picked up a few handsaws.. You get the idea.

I think the bug has taken hold, as I reach for the handsaws more than the
jigsaw, and the Stanleys more than the p*w*h s*nd*h.  But the J*t table
saw still makes me squishy.  Ain't nobody taking my cordless D*W*lt to
drive screws when needed.  Hence my "Neandernorm" or "Normanderthal"
syndrome.  Who knows where I will end up - but I'm enjoying every bit  of
it!

I have enjoyed reading and learning from the group, and look forward  to
doing so in the future!

Thanks folx,
Jason



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