MY
RETURN!
On April 11th, 2013
was the last entry in my blog. In this blog entry I will continue to blog about
the past as in my last entry. New entries will be about the future.
In this entry I am publishing a time line of my
life. The previously published entery was events about this time line. The
event entered for last year. “Incapacitated in May and June”’ is the reason. I am
now 125% better and back to work.
My life time line was started several years ago and only records
major events. My purpose was to some day write a book. But a timeline does not
every thing about our lives. Every body has memories growing up that are
interesting and sometimes just plain funny. One such event I remember is hiding
in plain sight from my mother. The event occurred sometime in the late
thirties.
It was after I had an operation and I was recovering and bored. I
used to get around by “hopping on one leg” and could travel quite a distance.
The distance from our house to the windmill was only about a 100 feet from our
house. I climbed up the windmill tower, about forty feet in the air. Then I
called Mom. The dialog went something like this:
Mom: “Where are you?”
Me: “I’m here!
Mom: I can’t see you.
Me: I can see you
After several exchanges Mom looked up and there I was! Sitting on
the service platform with one complete leg dangling and another incomplete one.
When I got down the story is not funny any more.
Subjects I will be blogging about in the future are technology,
energy, economics and, of course, politics.
Next, 3D printing!
Now my milestone timeline.
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| On a dark, cold and windy night alvin was
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amputation of leg |
The years 1935 thru 1938 were filled with
adapting to new prostesis every 3 years andat least four operations on my
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1942 |
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Built new house on farm |
Built new Barn on farm |
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1947 |
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| 1948 |
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1952 |
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Graduated from High school |
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| 1953 |
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1957 |
| attended River Falls College |
Started work at 3M |
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Started U of W |
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1962 |
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Grad from UofW with BSME. Met Joan in fall |
Engaged Joan - Lowell Inn |
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| 1963 |
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1967 |
| KATHLEEN |
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started skiing? |
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CONSTANCE |
Developed modular concept |
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| 1968 |
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ANDY |
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First year MBO |
| Technical laison CA |
Offered job in California |
joan studied stern math |
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Moved to hutch. Plant engineer Mag Plant |
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Joan explored Cuisenaire rods. Bought farm |
Moved to farm in spring, Planted first crop |
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| 1973 |
1974 |
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1977 |
| Joan Montessori traing. Started Montessori
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Snow flake (Audio cassette automatic assembly, first
of kind in the world) |
Remodel farmhouse kitchen |
Developed plant wide preventive mtc program |
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| energy coservation @ 3M |
Purchased JD3300 From Stan |
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| 1978 |
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1982 |
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Move to cities: Eng Manager. Purchased town house |
Joan taught Montessori at New Brighton |
Card Game Book |
Joan at Lakewood College |
| FIRST ABACUS |
Al started ist CAD designgroup in 3M |
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purchased Apple 2E for family |
Personal computers, Al had one of first in 3M |
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| 1983 |
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1987 |
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Joan at White Bear Montessori |
Joan at White Bear Montessori |
Joan earned masters, Curr instruction |
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Macintosh. Al introduce the MAC in engineering |
Invented back side of abacus |
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Al Resident eng mng @ 3M |
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| 1988 |
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1992 |
| Moved back to Farm, sold townhouse |
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Joan started PHD program |
Al retired 3M-March |
elected to Sajnt Anastasia Parish Council |
| AL worked on JIT warehouse |
Installed automatic packing at 3M Hutch. Several
trips to Europe to buy multipack machine |
First year Ridge tilling - Disaster! |
First year full time farm |
European bike trip, Amsrerdan to Konstanz |
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built new shop |
First twin row planter |
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Joan PHD |
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| Elected to state board MCGA Feb 3
Communication Committee as Ethanol expert (?) |
Desighned and built twin row planter white meter box |
NCGA moved to research committee elected chair |
JOAN WROTE GRADE 1 RIGHTSTART |
A lot of time in Washington DC and visites to
research Universities |
| desighned and installed yield monitor on
JD3300 |
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JD 6400, Front mnt ridge cleaner |
NCGA Tech Laison, Uof M tech laison |
NCGA Tech Laison, Uof M tech laison |
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Many trips to St Lewis, DC, Purdue and Iowa State |
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| Stone bridge RightStart |
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First year RightStart home school |
Overhead abacus - $100 |
First year
E commerce |
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build house 21374 York Road. Sold Farm to Andy |
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Kathleen joins AfL |
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| Standard plastic abacus |
Overhead abacus - co patent with Stoneberg |
Started printing with Carrie |
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| Quick books pro |
Traveled to England in April |
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| Last year corn growers |
Enterprise acct Q3 |
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filed income tax in August |
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Last year farming |
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2004 Prius |
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| 2008 |
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2011 |
2012 |
| First year in Hazelton Building |
Intiate US molded abacus, Therhorst @ Minot |
AFL incoporated |
energy conference in Bismarck |
AFL changed fiscal year |
| 90 ppm printer |
second 90 ppm printer |
First energy conference in biamarck |
Trip to see Williston oil, november |
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2010 Prius |
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energy conf |
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| 2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
| Incapacitated in May and June |
3D Printing |
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