Yah, things like that kept me busy after I got out of the military. I used to build and maintain atomic bombs (sorry, no spare parts lying around or instructions) and then built my first microcomputer in 1976. IBM came along years later and messed up the industry.

He does (or used to. Batteries now dead) pretty much what he wanted. It was more of a study of artificial intelligence and robotics than anything else. He was like a 5-year-old and did things on his own. He loved to play "cowboy and robots" with the cowboy trying to "shoot" his light sensor (in a dark room) with a flashlight before he got you. He had the advantage since he could see in the dark. If you look at his face. That round thing is a motion sensor used by Polaroid for their old cameras.

Robots have come a long way since then (so have computers) and, yes, I saw your post about the robot lawn mower. I will buy one when it empties itself and takes out the trash.

Nowadays my fun is canning and stockpiling food and water (would be so much easier living in the country) and helping people when I can. And having some fun too.

That's neat, and I find it very interesting too!

Canning was my very favorite; for many moons! I even won ribbons at the county fair on many canned items that I entered one year. It made my sis-in-law forever mad at me, 'cause here I came along from the big city, married her brother, learned to can over-night and started winning ribbons, and she'd been at it for years and never got even an honorable mention. Poor thing, she reminded me of an episode of Andy of Mayberry & Aunt Bea & her neighbor every yr. at the fair trying to out-do each other. LOL I lived in the country in those days, and city gardening such as I am doing now [as I am sure you are] is much smaller than country so our harvests were incredible! I canned until I about fell flat on my face with exhaustion! I am glad those days are over, I will now only do any of it for enjoyment, good flavor, & nourishment, not necessity.

Zeke is absolutely adorable, Cathy! Aren't pets wonderful? Thanks for sharing! I'm trying to trade my current avatar for one of the kitties but they're all too big and I ain't figured out how to re-size them yet... Will keep trying, tho!

I am calling the SPCA if you try to re-size your kittys!!!! That's just wrong?
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Nan

Hee Hee! That's about my story too, as a guy, nerd, retired, and now I'm the canning expert and the lady relatives are really jealous and upset to ask ME for recipes and instructions. For whatever reason you should be doing it as part of an overall stockpile plan to offset the ever increasing price and shortage of food. We've got a minimum of 2 years ahead of us and probably longer.