tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post8365593437256420035..comments2023-10-12T10:10:26.191-05:00Comments on Second Effort: A Father's Day true confessionThe Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-62861222969648285672008-06-19T04:45:00.000-05:002008-06-19T04:45:00.000-05:00Well, school can take the fun out of almost everyt...Well, school can take the fun out of almost everything, sadly. I learned to sew and do other things crafty later in life despite the horrific time I had in my Home Ec class. Actually, I would have preferred Shop class back then but gender bending was still a no-no.<BR/>I coped with board and brick bookcases, which have their own dangers to toes and floors in old rambly student apartments.landgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656482044132959956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-22541664375087557922008-06-17T09:12:00.000-05:002008-06-17T09:12:00.000-05:00Nice ‘father’s day’ sharing. I like books too ;--...Nice ‘father’s day’ sharing. I like books too ;--)<BR/>Clever idea to make us wait for your HoTs today … (whether or not the ‘delay’was planned)! This often happens to me quite naturally when it comes to posting these days, but this week I was early. Go figure! Mine’s at Small Reflections. Hope you’ll drop by and say ‘howdy’ while I’m at my Photoshop class.<BR/>Hugs and blessings,storytellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14101550406171982090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-65726601582441914242008-06-17T06:39:00.000-05:002008-06-17T06:39:00.000-05:00Yeah, I can sympathize. I'm the son of a mechanic...Yeah, I can sympathize. I'm the son of a mechanic & carpenter who can barely cut a piece of wood squarely with a power tool - after 2 years of wood shop in high school. I don't mind trying, but lack the proficiently (and confidence). And I don't even change the oil in my own cars...<BR/><BR/>But to avoid losing all my "guy rep" points, I do at least keep an immaculate lawn and can do a few home repair necessities...Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02101289328294242999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-72436189387124620242008-06-16T14:05:00.000-05:002008-06-16T14:05:00.000-05:00Curmudgeon -I attended Harrison Technical High Sch...Curmudgeon -<BR/><BR/>I attended Harrison <B>Technical</B> High School on the southwest side of Chicago.<BR/><BR/>Many shop classes were available; Wood Shop, Print Shop, Foundry and Automotive.<BR/><BR/>Unlike you, I was never forced into a shop class. If I had been my GPA would have dropped.<BR/><BR/>I was the guy with four thumbs. I did take a Pottery and Ceramics once and made a Candy Bowl, a Vase and an Ash Tray. I received a C for my effort, not for my finished product.<BR/><BR/>Great Blog.<BR/><BR/>The Beach BumThe Beach Bumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459921418291067269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-26810494025459853982008-06-16T10:54:00.000-05:002008-06-16T10:54:00.000-05:00Books are always good. And if you have enough of ...Books are always good. And if you have enough of them, they kind of hide the bookshelf anyway.sarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16144333694009700155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-28371480306318842872008-06-16T10:09:00.000-05:002008-06-16T10:09:00.000-05:00I could have been your counterpart in the home ec ...I could have been your counterpart in the home ec class I took in high school. Cooking/baking -not so bad but the sewing -a horse of a different color. I think my Mom hated those classes (and me in them) more than the instructor did. My Mom was an excellent seamstress and seeing me struggle so hard to ruin valuable material -well that just made her extremely upset. Probably because she insisted when I completed a project that she had to take it apart and re-sew it to make it right and that just made it 10 times more difficult to achieve perfection then.<BR/>I agree with Bee though -great post, buddy.Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425701332785470116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-10949430130337154762008-06-16T09:50:00.000-05:002008-06-16T09:50:00.000-05:00ha ha ha ha ha, this is a wonderful post curmy!!!s...ha ha ha ha ha, this is a wonderful post curmy!!!<BR/><BR/>smiles, bee<BR/>tyvcEmpress Bee (of the high sea)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08300140506585000934noreply@blogger.com