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 Year 21, Week 16, Day One (week 1110)   (January 17, 2000 was my first carving day.) 05-08-21 Saturday 73 was the coldest, 80 when I got outside, the day mostly fair with a few clouds. 82 as the high. A steady light breeze helped take the heat out of the air. This weather report is brought to you by The City Of Pompano Beach Department Of Tourism.  I cleaned up the five cannons I made last week. I used the sanding drum to remove excess glue and knobs formed by the pegs I added to hold everything in place. There were a few other touch-ups I had to do.  Then I hit them with white paint. That will allow whatever colors I add to them to stand out, not fade out as they sometimes do against the brown wood. I then made the hollows in the carriages for five more cannons. I only have four cannon barrels made, though, and wheels for two. It dawned on me that I can speed my work by using the cutting disk on the dremel for slicing the end where it is low. I can cut...

 Year 21, Week 15, Day One (week 1109)   (January 17, 2000 was my first carving day.) 05-01-21 Saturday 72 low, 80 high, mostly clear with clouds building up over the everglades. they did not block the sun until after five, so it was hot under the awning from about 3:30 till the clouds took over. The weather report suggested rain, but there was none. Blue skies in the morning and after lunch, then it clouded up some to the west of us and it stayed there for the most part. At three, the sun came in under the awning, and at four, clouds blocked the sun and kept it cool.  The afternoon is a good time to work outside. I was comfortable all day once I got the fan plugged in and aimed right. The sun or no sun then did not matter. It felt good. This weather report is brought to you by The City Of Pompano Beach Department Of Tourism.  I went to an appointment early in the morning. On the way home, I decided to explore where the road I was on. Heading east, it changed na...

Year 21, Week 13, Day two (week 1107)   (January 17, 2000 was my first carving day.) 04-10-21 Saturday Partly cloudy some sun. A brisk breeze shaking trees nicely This weather report is brought to you by The City Of Pompano Beach Department Of Tourism.  I drove most, but not quite all, my yard-sale route. I found two yard sales. One was a family that over the years often had plants for sale. A couple of their friends joined in the sales. I got a handcart/dolly for $10. It is designed to with caster style wheels at the top of the handcart so you can lay it down, change the handle, and use it like a dolly. I am going to offer that to my brother. If he wants it, it is his. If not, I have some clean up on it to do. It has inflatable tires and they need to be pumped up.  At another yard sale was a charity group that periodically have yard sales. I got a few cheep items. A staple gun that you can adjust the tension, a desktop tape dispenser, and one of those pocketed...