justinlrimmer2

I used to run a blog site from my home, running Puppy Linux with Wordpress installed to the Xampp server package. A power serge struck our modem. And I've never been able to get the site back up with the new modem. It's been seven months and I just learned about Google pages. Google has a lot of great services so, after investing in their stock, I transfered my site to google pages! And here it is happily residing. Much of the content is old, and some of the pages are just place-holders but there will be new stuff here before too long.

Recent Blog Entries

Air Force Update [2] (Tuesday, Dec 30th, 2008)

Here is my second update on my progress with my Application for the Air Force. Like the first, I sent this in email form to those who are supporting me through this process: [More]

Alaska Trip 2008 (Sunday, Dec 14th, 2008)

The trip was a lot of fun. There was rafting, hiking, nature viewing..... and lots of "Killer Bunnies," a card-based game that me and my brothers played when we were chilling. [More]

Air Force Update [1] (Wednesday, Aug 27th, 2008)

I've been done with school for several months now. I'm not working, but I am using my time to continue my flight training and I have been working very hard to get in excellent shape both physically and mentally. I'm applying for the Air Force. Here is an update I wrote as a sort of progress report for those who have been by my side in support as I offer myself for service: [More]

It's done - School. (Friday, May 9th, 2008)

Actually this is really a continuation of the previous school topic "Senior Design." I just couldn't fit it under the same title. I was talking about Senior Design, and as I was typing I was thinking about not just my Senior Design experience, but my entire college experience. A lot of people start off college not knowing what it is that they want to do. Some people don't decide until the second or third year. Well, I finally decided what I wanted to do my fifth year of my four year degree program. And I decided that I was in the wrong field. I love electronics, but I've been very upset by the mindset that is brought about by technology. When I think of the American concept of technology, I think satellite TV with 900 channels, internet, entertainment, portable music, cell phones with text, games and movies, poorly designed software that everyone seems to think is the greatest thing, and the latest most expensive cars with so much engineering in them, that if something breaks you need to buy a whole new one (and the people that do, don't mind buying a new car every three years). I get actively frustrated over how well computers are engineered while having software that is so poorly organized. [More]

Senior Design (Friday, May 9th, 2008)

Well, School... With my degree program in Electronics Engineering Technology, we were required to do two semesters of Senior Design. Senior Design, was a very interesting and valuable experience. I was project manager to a team of five. The objective of Senior Design is to come up with an invention/idea and then build and/or implement it. We chose to build a device that our instructor personally sponsored. Because of the nature of it, I'm not going to say what our project was over a public blog. I know y'all are disappointed. Well, instead of talking about the project, I'm going to talk about the experience. [More]

August 2007 Backpacking Trip (Sunday, August 19th, 2007)

I just got back from the Christ Chapel 2007 Backpacking Trip, which has been re-badged “Christ Chapel 2007 Expedition Trip.” It was a lot of fun. It got off to a rough start, though. There were four people on the trip: Buc, Kyle, Tofer and myself. We mainly did off-roading, but there was some hiking too. During the course of the 8-day trip, we put 3,000 miles on the two vehicles we brought (Kyle’s Land Rover and Buc’s Land Cruiser). [more]

Spending time with dear friends (Wednesday, May 23, 2007)

Yesterday, I spent several hours with my friend, Nathan. My hope was that he might help me to pick out some civil war attire. Finding a civil war uniform didn’t work out, but we did work on a haversack for me. We went to Tandy Leather together and got a great deal on two sheets of leather. At his house we designed and put together a haversack. With plenty of leather left over, Nathan mentioned that he might make some moccasins. Nathan has been planning on getting into Roman reenacting. He has made his own Roman uniform, so has experience working with leather. The haversack is mostly done, but I still need to add a strap, and oil the leather. [more]

What does a pineapple tree look like? (Friday, May 18th, 2007)

Think very hard. Do you ever remember seeing a pineapple tree? I’ll bet you’ve seen an apple tree, pear tree, maybe a walnut tree or a cherry tree, but never a pineapple tree. I know what you are thinking– ‘They don’t grow in this area. That’s why I’ve never seen one.’ You’ve seen them in cartoons, but never movies. That’s because they don’t exist! One of the most common misconceptions about pineapples is that they grow on trees. Actually they grow low to the ground, out of the center of a pointy-leafed plant. they make great houseplants, can produce beautiful flowers and are hardier than you might think. Here’s how to get a pineapple plant, that will one day produce a pineapple for you. [more]