I’m reading a text book which was published in 1883. The material is very good but the writing is very hard to follow.By today’s standards for English writing, most teachers would give it back to the student for “re-write”.So, should old English books be “translated” to modern English ?

A Rudimentary Treatise on Clocks, Watches and Bells by Grimthorpe - Project Gutenberg
This book is now available as a free distribution under “Project Gutenberg”. Oddly enough, someone on eBay is trying to *sell* the downloadable PDF for $4.95.
It’s not “Harry Potter” but if you have an old clock, it’s interesting to sit down with [...]

GEEK WARNING - the following post is not for the scientifically challenged !
I started cleaning the pendulum. The clock has a 66″ compensating pendulum. The “compensating” part refers to the fact the pendulum automatically adjusts for climate changes.

The source for my post’s title is a book by Sarah Susanka. I am in the midst of designing a new home. At the same time, I am watching all of these “dream homes”, “home improvements”, “this old house”, “rezoned”, etc. shows of TV. The TV shows keep showing bigger and bigger homes - [...]

A few friends recently asked me “So, what made you choose a Pug ?” I don’t have a good answer to the question but it always comes back to “What are you looking for in a dog ?” If you are not familiar with lots of breeds, a fun resource is the “Breed Selection [...]