There are many iconic structures viewed and appreciated in the world simply for their aesthetic qualities and the person(s), place or idea they were meant to represent. Many of these sculptures and Continue reading
I recall watching my dad build a deck in the backyard the summer I turned 15. This was not an uncommon occurrence, as my dad is one of those old school, traditionally gifted men who goes around fixing and building things without breaking a sweat or bustin’ a thumb. My parents’ house, or more specifically, the basement, garage and Continue reading
The Industrial Revolution changed our world in many different ways, particularly with job creation, how much money the average joe made and, apparently, how many babies he had with his average jane, as the population spiked shortly thereafter. Our country is Continue reading
I recently had a conversation with a co-worker about getting one’s clothing tailored, as he had recently done so with a suit of his. The idea of this both initially seemed superfluous and also, I must admit, rather novel and appealing— particularly for someone like myself, who Continue reading
Hurricane Katrina left thousands of people without homes and businesses, not to mention friends and family members. I am a firm believer of helping one another out when tragedy strikes; we, as human beings, must extend whatever hands we have available to those in need— not for the sake of religion or morality, but because we are all we have— at the end of the day, its people, not money and things, that really matter, and by God we might as well take care of each other. In the same way we take care in maintaining our things, we must also Continue reading
The history of aerospace didn’t start with the famous Wright bros; it started with a Sir George Cayley, who piped up one day in 1799 and proposed the idea of making something with a “fixed wing and a horizontal and vertical tail”— sound familiar? It should, considering that pretty much spells out the Continue reading