GETTING STARTED WITH A NEW HOBBY Archive

• Woodworking For Therapy #27: WOODWORKING BACK ON HOLD - 03-25-2015 07:01 AM | 9 comments

  I’ve been accepted for clinical trials of a new chemo therapy drug at UT Southwestern Cance...

• Woodworking For Therapy #26: RUMORS OF MY DEMISE SOMEWHAT EXAGGERATED - 02-25-2015 08:24 PM | 12 comments

  RUMORS OF MY DEMISE WERE SOMEWHAT EXAGGERATED when a friend of mine recently said, “No seri...

• Woodworking For Therapy #25: Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance - 12-28-2014 02:26 PM | 9 comments

  Well, this is embarrassing. There is a saying I usually go by, ”Prior Planning Prevents Poo...

• Woodworking For Therapy #24: THINGS UNDONE? - 11-23-2014 01:01 AM | 14 comments

  Jim Rochester posted a project titled” “The Hardest Project I've Ever Had to make....

• Woodworking For Therapy #23: Woodworkers Fighting Cancer - Yes, You Can Help! - 10-31-2014 02:27 PM | 5 comments

  Since this post in the Coffee Lounge got zero, zip, nada response, I thought I’d place it i...

• Woodworking For Therapy #22: Life Is Full Of Storms and Sawdust! - 10-13-2014 11:18 PM | 7 comments

  Well, last week we had one heck of a storm here in Waco! We suffered some damage, broken limbs, s...

• Woodworking For Therapy #21: No I Didn't Die! - 09-24-2014 05:59 AM | 16 comments

  I know a few of you were waiting for an invitation to my funeral. Sorry, but you’ll have to...

• Woodworking For Therapy #20: I'm Back! - 09-02-2014 03:23 PM | 19 comments

  Thank you all so much for your love, prayers and encouragement! I had a TIA (Mini Stroke). I don&...

• Woodworking For Therapy #19: Back In The Starting Blocks - 06-12-2014 04:09 PM | 6 comments

  I thought it was time for an update for my fellow LJs. I’m mostly recovered from my second ...

• Woodworking For Therapy #18: OVERCOMING ANXIETY BY WOODWORKING - 05-22-2014 02:25 AM | 8 comments

  Anxiety is something none of us like to admit we have from time to time. That could be because we...

• Woodworking For Therapy #17: A Week Without Woodworking Makes One Weak - 04-28-2014 05:51 AM | 12 comments

  Tomorrow will be the seventh day since my not so good surgery for Chemo Embolization of my liver....

• Woodworking For Therapy #16: Modify Projects To Fit Your Limitations - 04-23-2014 03:06 PM | 9 comments

  Yesterday I had a serious procedure done at the hospital, They went through an artery in my leg, ...

• Woodworking For Therapy #15: AN AWESOME WOOD SHOP IS WAITING FOR ME! - 04-19-2014 11:20 PM | 15 comments

  Disclaimer: If you are offended by my references to my Christian Faith, PLEASE DO NOT READ ANY OF...

• Most Common Planer? - 03-20-2014 05:03 PM | 9 comments

  I posted a trivia question @ http://lumberjocks.com/topics/59384 Which type of planer is found...

• Woodworking For Therapy #14: I Guess Your Stuck With Me For A While Longer - 03-18-2014 05:13 PM | 13 comments

  I went to my Radiologist yesterday and had a follow up MRI. Good news! My three currently active ...

• Woodworking For Therapy #13: Cold Weather Has Some Challenges When Your Sick - 03-05-2014 12:19 PM | 5 comments

  Cold weather certainly doesn’t help when most of your cutting, sanding and routing has ...

• Woodworking For Therapy #12: SAFETY BEFORE THERAPY - 02-12-2014 02:38 PM | 10 comments

  My Chemo Therapy has been rough, as anyone would understand that has been through it, but one sid...

• Woodworking For Therapy #11: No Saw Dust This Week, But.......... - 01-31-2014 01:50 AM | 8 comments

  Physically this has been a rough week. My Oral Chemo Medicine (which I prefer to call my poison) ...

• Woodworking For Therapy #10: Woodworking For Pain Relief - 01-22-2014 01:42 PM | 14 comments

  I hope you all understand that I am not complaining about the pain associated with my liver cance...

• Woodworking For Therapy #9: This Can Be Nerve Racking! - 01-22-2014 03:13 AM | 8 comments

  Well, my chemo is starting to kick me in places I didn’t know I had. I went two days withou...

• Woodworking For Therapy #8: Chemo Therapy Makes Sawdust Taste Metalic - 01-15-2014 11:16 PM | 12 comments

  Chemo Therapy Makes Sawdust Taste Metallic, YUK! I don’t mind the food tasting funny becaus...

• Woodworking For Therapy #7: How You Make Me Feel - 01-07-2014 03:04 PM | 3 comments

  I have been working on my shop, doing little projects, learning how to use (and not use) my new t...

• Woodworking For Therapy #6: The Physical Aspects of Woodworking - 12-28-2013 03:23 PM | 9 comments

  I’ve mentioned the emotional and psychological aspects of woodworking for me as I battle li...

• Woodworking For Therapy #5: Learning By Mistakes - 12-26-2013 03:06 AM | 7 comments

  This past week I learned a great deal from my mistakes. I’m glad I have a good scrap pile. ...

• Woodworking For Therapy #4: LEARNING NEW THINGS DAILY BUILDS STRONG MINDS - 12-16-2013 02:04 AM | 4 comments

  Just this weekend I learned several new things about woodworking. It’s been a blessing for ...

• Woodworking For Therapy #3: Woodworking to Lower Blood Pressure? - 12-14-2013 07:35 PM | 7 comments

  The VA Doctors put me on blood pressure medicine a few years ago. It has a couple of undesira...

• Woodworking For Therapy #2: WOW! Fast results! - 12-12-2013 01:09 PM | 17 comments

  A week ago I had to take a nap every afternoon and spent much of my day sitting on my butt readin...

• Woodworking For Therapy #1: Live or Waste Away, I choose to Live - 12-10-2013 03:39 PM | 22 comments

  I have decided to chronicle my woodworking journey as part of my therapy and boy do I need it...

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