Last Spring, when the Covid-19 pandemic hit in full force, Mrs. BlastFromThePast and myself went into full-scale cloth mask production.
Part of this endeavor included donating my entire stash of elastic shock cord material to the cause for use as ear straps.
Last week, I was delighted to discover that our local Walmart had finally re-stocked their supply of sewing elastic. I purchased enough to install the missing shock cords into all of the models I had completed in 2020, and then some...
Today, as of 11 a.m. MST, I officially leave the work force and begin my retirement years!
After 42+ years in the electronics technology industry, I'm finally hanging up my oscilloscope probes.
Of course, this will mean having plenty more time for hanging out with family, as well as pursuing my two major passions: model rocketry and music.
I can safely say that I am another one of those individuals who can claim that involvement in the hobby of model rocketry played a major role in steering me into a lifelong technical career.
My journey has led me through working at places like Ampex Corp., Apple Computers, Echostar Technologies, the A/V shops of large school districts, a company that produced Gallium Arsenide Crystal's (Crystal Specialties), Minolta Copiers, and two medical device companies (MKS and Diversatek Healthcare).
It's been a ride!
Now, I can perhaps find the time to finish up that Steampunk Protostar.....