Busy, busy, busy

I'm staying too busy to add to the blog often enough! I have repair work to do on Fritz. He got heavier than I had expected (don't cats tend to do that?). Unfortunately dieting isn't an option with sculpted kitties.

These machines pose new design challenges that I haven't dealt with before. It's a learning experience.

Soren Rademacher is making progress on his sculpture which he intends to enter in the race next spring--so it has to float! We are working hard on trying to get the design right to start with. We don't want it to fail on it's maiden voyage and require major design changes.

Noel Schwarts tells me that some of the kids from the first visit from the home school group are still planning or working on their sculptures. Tatum with a plywood board and skate wheels, Caleb with a 3 wheeled plan and Sean & Ian who spoke about constructing a dragon.

I'm about to start work on one for Donna with the help of some of her "school kids". We have a basic idea and I'm ready to start building the "engine".

Janice Escott is planning on one that she and her grandson, Nick are going to build.

Tami Schwerin (Piedmont Biofuels and The Abundance Foundation) has offered some support. Details as yet to be worked out.

And more. I just can't remember it all and sometime don't get things written down because my hands are greasy, or I just can't keep up with the fantastic response we're getting.

Thank goodness Shelia is trying to keep me up to date on the blog and on my twitter site (I'm too much of a twit to figure this twitter thing out--sorry if it appears I'm ignoring people on Twitter. I'll get it figured out eventually.

Bud