Introduction

I am proud to be an American and feel very lucky to have been born in America. I want those children born here today and tomorrow to feel that same way. 1968-69 in the Republic of South Vietnam I was taught things no one should ever need to learn, and while there I decided if ever there was an opportunity for me to speak out on the injustices of our world, I would. This web site is my opportunity. I believe in the right and duty of all Americans to defend our freedom from those who would attack and diminish it. But, I also believe the most immediate threat to our freedom lies not in sneaking saboteurs and terrorists from abroad, but in a government so overzealous in protecting our safety, they destroy the very freedom we all need to preserve it. I believe our founding fathers gave us real gifts in the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Gifts that make this nation one to be proud of, and if our government compromises them, I fear the children born today will never understand the true, greatness of the United States.

Workin'
by James Glaser
September 9, 2010

I was thinking about all these interesting things to write about today, but by the time I got back to the house, I was too tired to remember what they were about. I spent a wonderful afternoon working in the studio, and by the time I finished up I was as they say down here, "Plum tuckered out."

I haven't done my kind of wood work since I moved my shop out of Tallahassee in January. So, to say the least, I'm out of shape. Last fall I could use a palm sander all day long and never give it a thought. Today, I could last about twenty minutes before my arm was getting sore, and by the end of the day it was five minutes,

I wasn't doing anything heavy, just cutting pieces on the band saw, sanding off the saw marks with the pedestal sander, then rounding the edges with the palm sander, and then I finished up with some hand sanding.

I finished 41 pieces today, and last fall I would easily have done over 150 pieces and feel good after. Right now I am sore and tired and ready to take a shower and head for bed.

I gotta tell you though, I feel great about just getting back to work. This weekend I'll post photos of the workshop, and take a few shots from the inside so you can see what I am looking at as I work. Ah, life is good.

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