tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post4479380874885976879..comments2024-03-01T05:31:44.635-05:00Comments on The Village Carpenter: Just Do ItKari Hultmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-85683675789648946802012-02-17T05:36:39.937-05:002012-02-17T05:36:39.937-05:00Frank, it wasn't a brace and bit, it was an im...Frank, it wasn't a brace and bit, it was an implement of torture!<br /><br />Haha@Fred. :o)Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-91101109317230810392012-02-11T13:14:18.522-05:002012-02-11T13:14:18.522-05:00I have eaten a few mosquitoes and no longer have a...I have eaten a few mosquitoes and no longer have any respect for bats.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871585371992669316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-47976239786818837722012-02-09T20:54:39.839-05:002012-02-09T20:54:39.839-05:00Megan,
...bore a hole with aplomb and alacrity?
I...Megan,<br /><br />...bore a hole with aplomb and alacrity?<br />I was there for that and I'm pretty sure it was a brace and bit she used.<br /><br />FrankFrank Vucolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05745939639626042924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-42725180960699925722012-02-09T12:02:11.715-05:002012-02-09T12:02:11.715-05:00Chuck, excellent points. We're harder on ourse...Chuck, excellent points. We're harder on ourselves than anyone else. <br /><br />Scott, oh yeah, I forgot about the bats. I've come to terms with them because they eat mosquitoes. :o)<br /><br />Dad, I'm a chip off the ol' block.<br /><br />Megan, didn't you build a Pennsylvania spice box for your Mom, complete with string inlay, in like a matter of weeks? A spice box....in Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-41170953027091224512012-02-09T11:46:22.792-05:002012-02-09T11:46:22.792-05:00Your dad was right just do it, and don"t worr...Your dad was right just do it, and don"t worry is you miss something. As I like to say if we were all perfect we would all be GOD. I took a class on public speaking in college and the thing they said to do was just relaxe. I know the material and there for there is nothing to fear. This goes for woodworking also relax enjoy the journey and all will be good.Stephen Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03230434325345331552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-28208003515086065112012-02-09T09:53:30.266-05:002012-02-09T09:53:30.266-05:00For me, the problem is not getting started – it...For me, the problem is not getting started – it's finishing the project. I have 4 partially done projects at the moment...the most recent of which I began six months ago.<br /><br />And, I've proof that you can bore a hole with aplomb and alacrity (and in correct alignment) in front of 1,000+ people; speaking to a museum group will be cakewalk!Megan Fitzpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13571752077928917865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-18142641431949436772012-02-08T13:22:43.877-05:002012-02-08T13:22:43.877-05:00I left out part of the story of the skinned knee. ...I left out part of the story of the skinned knee. After she "Kept on trucking" she said " Dad you have such a way with words."<br />Daddadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-88738848073186854822012-02-08T13:11:27.477-05:002012-02-08T13:11:27.477-05:00one time when she fell and skinned her knee I said...one time when she fell and skinned her knee I said "come on Kari be a man, suck it up and keep on trucking." She did and it worked. One time she thanked for all the help with her wood working' I said "I didn't help, you did it all by yourself and deserve all the credit". She replied "You taught me what to say when I screwed up a project". I love that girldadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-51026059269355344652012-02-08T11:58:38.216-05:002012-02-08T11:58:38.216-05:00Kari,
I think I remember you also being afraid of...Kari,<br /><br />I think I remember you also being afraid of bats? Thankfully, your policeman was there to help!<br /><br />ScottAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-58497086484595855512012-02-08T07:55:45.327-05:002012-02-08T07:55:45.327-05:00Here's a little secret: I've screwed up on...Here's a little secret: I've screwed up on every single project I've built.<br /><br />Chief among them is the wall clock in my living room. It was the second project I built and the first that wasn't made out of 2x4s. It has a solid door on the front with a beautiful cathedral pattern... which is upside down.<br /><br />While I was building it, I planned to put the cathedral Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614067622623991708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-7798277658529408282012-02-08T06:34:06.575-05:002012-02-08T06:34:06.575-05:00Scott, I see that you're a new blogger. Welcom...Scott, I see that you're a new blogger. Welcome to the blogging world. :o)<br /><br />Ron, indeed!<br /><br />Tom, he's quite the old school Dad. And I'm glad of it.<br /><br />Don, thank you for sending me the pdf file. I read Roy's book, Kruschev's Shoe, and I'm happy to get ahold of another resource for presenting to audiences. :o)<br /><br />John, he pretty much used Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-46044750612139304932012-02-07T22:09:04.384-05:002012-02-07T22:09:04.384-05:00We may be related. Bulls**t was my dad's favor...We may be related. Bulls**t was my dad's favorite word. He could use it in almost any situation, in every form imaginable. If your dad was also fond of saying "to make little boys/girls like you ask questions," "because I said so, that's why," and the ever popular "go out in the street and play on the white lines," then we are almost certainly related.John Cashmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-42267866905071639522012-02-07T20:30:36.791-05:002012-02-07T20:30:36.791-05:00K
I'm with your Dad on this one. You will do...K<br /><br />I'm with your Dad on this one. You will do fine. I'll send you a presentation I made at our professional conference a few years ago, on the topic of dealing with audiences. Hope it helps.<br /><br />Once you can fake sincerity the rest is easy.<br /><br />Don<br /><br />PS It gets a lot easier after the first hundred presentations. ;-)Don Williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-79762654661230496982012-02-07T16:32:45.432-05:002012-02-07T16:32:45.432-05:00Methinks your dad is awesome. Great post. Thank ...Methinks your dad is awesome. Great post. Thank you.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07826832088718362900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-679455058440840062012-02-07T12:35:55.434-05:002012-02-07T12:35:55.434-05:00Good post, Kari! Like the song says: might as well...Good post, Kari! Like the song says: might as well jump!Ron Hockhttp://www.hocktools.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-90487148676215586532012-02-07T11:00:30.366-05:002012-02-07T11:00:30.366-05:00I couldn't agree more! Fear is rarely useful. ...I couldn't agree more! Fear is rarely useful. I have learned that when I think I'm almost ready to do something, that means I <i>am</i> ready (e.g. publishing this comment).Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14836457412929445413noreply@blogger.com