First blood

Hickery Dickery Dock

2009-03-19T10:36:00.000-07:00

Today i got up and felt a little sore but that is okay. I realized this morning I really want to make wonton crab cheese soon.

The Game Matter of Speaking is Afoot!

2009-03-13T20:26:00.000-07:00

The weather is slowly getting right to really enjoy being outside with minimal restraints. So I decided that this weekend I am going for the first bike ride of the season. Adam was nipping at my heals last year with over 200 miles ridden and this year I plan on getting a early start and not looking back!

So I say to you Adam, "Its on!"

March Sixteenth, Two Thaousand Eight.

2008-03-16T13:38:00.000-07:00

Today I went to the Bay City St. Patrick's Day Parade with some friends.

Kind of wish I had more space in my current living quarters. Seems when I try to do something it always gets interrupted by something. I am surprised that I haven't been interrupted writing this blog in fact... never mind. Well finally going back to the doctor for my stomach problem. Maybe this time I'll have an answer. And got a ticket to the wings game.

Terms and Conditions

2008-03-12T22:00:00.000-07:00

So pretty much another day gone by and still a bunch of the same restless thoughts running wild though my mind for months now. Probably a leading contributor to my chronic stomach pain or ulcer as the doctors say. But still... I guess tomorrow
is another day and another opportunity to resolve the thoughts.

2007-09-13T12:26:00.000-07:00

jellyfishing
Should be sleeping

Warped Asylum

2007-07-29T08:39:00.000-07:00

Notable Events

Went to warped tour in Detroit... it was pretty spectacular!
Got another ticket... not so spectacular!

Recent sites I visited

"HOME RUN"

There's a reason people don't look for waldo!

Ask Yourself

Blizzards Buzzzards Bastards... Byaaah!

2007-07-22T11:42:00.000-07:00

Hey been doing the stumble thing, here are a few sites I found that really caught my eye! Updated often!!!

Day 2

Batman!!!

lol i'm certainly not a "ladies" man and have always been a little awkward socially...but this is just disturbing as hell...watch the video halfway down!

Say no to paris

Day 1

This is just... well... awkward!

Don't inturupt the movie with you constant babiling!

This is just addincting, that bunny is just so cool!

Crazy pong video, this guy is a ringer!

Some good camera stuff.

Huh

2007-05-08T20:09:00.000-07:00

So much to say... lazy.

Default Disillusion

2007-04-08T15:32:00.000-07:00

I was a Lil bored today and I was looking at different programs that had been installed on my computer. I was rummaging throughout them, deleting the unused and empowering the abused. I was doing this until i came across Microsoft money.

After a few hours of plugging in all my accounts receivable and payable..... it happened........... Charts and graphs!!!!

It shows the amount i spend at buffalo wild wings and how much money I will have at the end of each month just by my spending habits now!!!

My name is John and I am a geek. Disillusion

2007-04-02T19:05:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone, I am back from the social hustle to tell you the tale of two immigrants. Not really, just what I myself have been up to.
Well lets see I pretty much signed up for spring/summer classes which pretty much eliminates fun... well okay it just dampens the amount of fun I can have like a restrictor plate.
I went down to Grand Rapids a week or two ago to visit my homies, we like always, made steaks for the occasion!
On the way home I stopped by Adams apartment and helped him do some planting. I made some pink lemonade for the occasion!
Went out to Buffalo Wild Wings a few times with everyone.
My new ipod is continuously feeding off other peoples play lists forming one super play list!
I finally got the salad I was craving, it was a McDonald's salad but either way it was tasty. I could of improved upon it if I had the time but I was at work... so deal!
And as always worked. Included in this blog is a video I took while at work so until next time enjoy!

Polish Decadence

2007-03-18T15:15:00.000-07:00

First of all...

What kind of parade doesn't pass out Candy!!

Polish Intuition

2007-03-17T09:00:00.000-07:00

Hey hows it going people, haven't written in awhile been busy with a bunch of things.

So first of all if you haven't heard, the super secret mission was to kidnap Adam and drive up to Sleeping Bear Dunes and have some fun and do some sledding. We encountered critters of all sorts, weather of all sorts, except for warm weather of course, I don't think we saw much of Traverse City with the snow blowing off the lake it made it very hard to see. We got to the dunes and just about died with all the walking, its hard to navigate in warmer weather to begin with but add snow and ice... and you got yourself an adventure. To sum up the rest of the trip basically we stopped and explored were ever possible and got stuck in Grayling, don't ask about the getting stuck part, and made it home before the 11 o'clock news.

Okay now to current events, pretty much did the Bdubs thing every other day this week. Its not quite the same with Adam SaladGut down in Arizona, but hey I been chillin none the less in his apartment. Speaking of his apartment who in there right mind leaves an open milk jug in the sink! Come on you should know that that stuff is gonna kill some one or at least seriously injure them.

And finally I went out to the bar for the first time in who knows when. Yeah but I didn't par-take in any adult beverages but I haven't really been drinking lately. I think the last time I was drunk was new years eve in fact.

Dreamatites

2007-03-08T16:02:00.000-08:00

One day, in the future, I hope to have a real job. I job so real the only real thing that people do there is convince people why they need me. Yeah that's my dream job I hear so much about these jobs from various people. They use this fancy graduate level language to describe there job and everything. Its to better the community... yeah that's it, and my pocket.

One day... one day indeed.

In The Year 2007

2007-03-04T20:21:00.000-08:00

Movies that I Plan on Seeing

Dinosaurs 3D - March 1st, 2007
TMNT - March 23, 2007
Blades Of Glory - March 30, 2007
The Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film - April 13th, 2007
Next - April 27, 2007
Spider-Man 3 - May 4, 2007
Transformers - July 4, 2007
The Simpsons Movie - July 27, 2007
Resident Evil: Extinction - September 21, 2007
Across The Universe - September 28, 2007

Possible Movies to See

Music and Lyrics - February 14th, 2007
In The Land Of Women - February 14, 2007
Amazing Grace - February 23rd, 2007
Two Weeks - March 2, 2007
Balls Of Fury - April 27, 2007

Tiering up!

2007-03-03T00:24:00.000-08:00

Yeah been to tired to blog but I have been makin a few plans. The big thing right now is my Bestess...Super...Secret...One Day Trip! Bodrie and Swiecicki take to the road for an action packed thriller brought to you by PW.

Will let you know how it goes after completeing the mission!

2007-02-26T17:56:00.000-08:00

Okay I don't know if its just me but I think this is one of those things that will later require a, What Were They thinking Forehead Slap.

------First the background information.------

Indonesia will drop clusters of concrete balls into the mouth of a "mud volcano" in an effort to stop a mud flow that has swallowed villages and left more than 10,000 people homeless since it erupted eight months ago.

The plan to slow the mud flow with the cement balls is untested and has been controversial since three geophysicists at the Badung Institute of Technology announced it a month ago.

Each of the 1.5-metre-long chains will be connected to two 20-centimetre-diameter and two 40-cm-diameter concrete balls. Each chain assembly will weigh approximately 300 kilograms, and a total of 375 chains with 1,500 concrete balls will eventually be lowered into the main source of the hot mud.
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I would think the plan would do little to slow the flow of mud and might could actually increase pressure at the source of the flow, leading to another bigger eruption, or help create another route from which the mud could escape. Basically its like holding your finger over the hose making the water flow out at a higher velocity, except in this case there is a greater chance of the worse case scenario occurring. A Halftime show featuring The Artist Formally Known as Prince.

I will leave the Badung Institute of Technology alone for now until I learn more about them and what there deal is. And when I do I will smash there heads on my tum-may!

The Answer is 42.

2007-02-21T14:56:00.000-08:00

Huh... I just notice that the question that earth was built to discover, according to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, is what percent of my week will be spent at work.

This week like last week has been pretty busy. Between working nine plus hours a day, not to mention shortened or no lunch breaks. This week has been a little bit more intricate with all the trucks and patterns coming in and going. For example, one pattern took up the space of two fully loaded semi trailers. And according to Al Kessel the end is nowhere near. The possibility of me working Saturday has a 99.95% and Sunday has a 70% chance of happening.percent of the week will I spend at work.

Maybe...

And as a side note my grandma did spend time int the hospital, with a deficiency of a few minerals and other things that almost put her in a coma. She is alright she came home today and is on the necessary medication.

Anyway, like a woodland critter coming out of hibernation, I to set out into the sunlight to bask in its warmth today!No, it wasn't just to get into my truck or run out to get the mail. I went for an hour hike out on the Kawkawlin River near my house.

I was surprised myself, I was pretty much falling asleep talking to a few friends earlier, but after being blitzkrieged by my two nephews and then stepping out into the spring like weather, my instinct took hold and I went out to explore this strange but familiar scenery. I took a few pictures here and there. I will post a few of the more interesting ones in various forms of media.

It’s probably technically true

2007-02-15T15:00:00.000-08:00

As usual its another day another dollar.

Today my suspicions were confirmed by eBay. The winning bidder, the person(s) that bought my item were nothing more than scam artists. Aye, who am I kidding they are more like scam... wait that would be more of an insult to real live dumb asses. It doesn't really bother me that much seeing as once again that laziness can be a good thing after all. Laziness paid off, I waited to almost the last minute to get all the invoices and shipping information taken care of for this order.

Yesterday went by like any other day...

My camera is on its way home,it just got shipped today. I missed it so much. All undocumented moments that went uncaptured will now be a thing of the past.

Wings won last night with Osgood in net with a broken index finger. McDonald could take a few lessons from Ozzy and Hasek. Gotta keep those lose pucks covered.

Looking Back

2007-02-15T13:42:00.000-08:00

Looking at the picture in my previous post (the one with a picture of me and my camera). I figured I would show you the mark that shall ever be my daily reminder of working for and at Bay Cast Incorporated.

This picture was taken about a month after I ground my finger up at work.

This was the first time the bandage was off since the surgery. A skin graft was taken
from my right forearm and stitched into my finger...nice I know.

I hold my fingure up to it every so often amazed how different it looks from now and then.

Dark Sunrise

2007-02-12T19:08:00.000-08:00

---------Darn You McDonald!!!!---------

2007-02-10T16:40:00.000-08:00

First of all, Friday I finally got all my stuff together that i needed to mail my camera in to be serviced.So naturally I got up and went to the post office not the zoo as Adam would of done. So I should plan on having it back in the palm of my hands by next weekend or Monday the 19Th. As a result of that, plan on seeing some high quality digital snapshots of nothing of any importance.

Second thing, I know its cool that you can upload a butt load of pictures onto your Facebook/myspace account, but that doesn't mean you have to use all of it! Especially blurred, indiscernible pictures that seem to go on forever. Its cool if it was like a artistic type shot of a person through a beer glass or anything in that nature, but seriously why the f would you post 5 blurry shots of the same darn person scratching his ass?? Why?

Custom made Multi-Bit Set

2007-02-08T04:10:00.000-08:00

Here is a snap shot from the sky copter displaying a pattern being set up with risers. The side with risers is known as the cope of the casting/pattern.

A riser or feeder is a reservoir built into a metal-casting mold to prevent cavities due to shrinkage. Because metals are less dense as liquids than as solids (with some exceptions), castings shrink as they cool. This can leave a void, generally at the last point to solidify. Risers prevent this by providing molten metal at the point of likely shrinkage, so that the cavity forms in the riser, not the casting.

This only works if the riser cools after the rest of the casting. Chvorinov's rule states that the solidification time t of molten metal is related to the constant C (which depends on the thermal properties of the mold and the material) and the local volume (V) and surface area (A) of the material, according to the relationship

t = C \times \left (\frac{V}{A}\right)^2.

Therefore, to ensure that the casting solidifies before the riser, the ratio of the volume to the surface area of the riser should be greater than that of the casting. The riser must satisfy two requirements: it must be large enough so that it solidifies after the casting (i.e. satisfies Chvorinovs rule) and it must contain a sufficient volume of metal to supply the shrinkage contraction which occurs on cooling from the casting temperature to the completion of solidification. This latter requirement will be more important for plate like shapes; the former will be more important for chunky shapes.

Because risers exist only to ensure the integrity of the casting, they are removed after the part has cooled, and their metal scrapped. As a result, riser size, number, and placement should be carefully planned to reduce waste while filling all the shrinkage in the casting.

That last part about reducing waste always induces a chuckle or two.

Sources
Wikpedia
Bay Cast
And ME

Velvet Yesterway

2007-02-05T06:43:00.000-08:00

I am sure you all heard the quote... "Necessity... the mother of invention." by Plato. Well in my case its:
"Laziness is the bear necessities."
-PW
This little crude contraption(see figure 1.0) I rigged up in about 15 minutes saves me an average of two and a half hours per job. And as of now there are two jobs that need to be taken care of. This contraption uses space age hot wire technology to cut polystyrene patterns otherwise known to you lesser people as Styrofoam patterns.

When I say job i mean a rainbow shaped piece of polystyrene. (as seen in figure 1.1) It has a diameter, from outside edge to outside edge, of roughly 20 feet. Its height is 49 inches with a thickness of 16 inches.In figure 1.1 you see the pattern standing up, the view shows the thickness and length but not the height.

My mission whether I like it or not is to cut it down to a height of 29 inches. The given method of using a handsaw or a saws all takes anywhere from two and a half hours to all day depending on how I feel that day.

I now open the floor for Q & A.

Stalagmite pushes up with all its mite!

2007-02-03T10:22:00.000-08:00

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My sinuses are pretty much all f'd up and it is to bright outside.
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Yeah so its final the guy at work isnt coming back to work anytime soon, his doctor put him on disablilty. and his brother is retired and I heard that they are bringing an R Tard from the other plant across town to help ram up patterns.

I found out that in 2002, bay county ranked among the dirtiest/worst 10% of all counties in the U.S. in terms of total environmental releases. I.E. pollution producers. I am suprised Bay Cast isnt found in this website anywhere. There are other companies that i know have less waste than Bay Cast that are found there but not one word of them... makes me think a little bit about what is really going on.
click here to see how your community ranks.
www.scorecard.org
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After much anticipation i am unveiling my newest goal.
Traveling lower Michigan and visiting all the recognized cities and viliges as defined in the State of Michigan website. My goal is to have at least 60% done by the end of the year.

Remember if your looking for crystals look for stalagmites.
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Large Swissman's Last Symphony

2007-02-01T16:08:00.000-08:00

Yeah this guy at work went into the doctor this week and so far he hasnt returned and rumor has it the doctor said he couldnt work anymore and that he should be on disablity. This coming two days before his brother is to retire.

Its a good thing Bay Cast is really slow and that there isnt any castings that need to be rammed and poured now that half of the crew is going to be gone.

Large Swissman Role Call

2007-01-31T12:44:00.000-08:00

Yeah so... Probably the last time i let people talk me into doing something and planning a month ahead of schedule.

"Background music playing(of your choice)"
It was late December as I recall and a few former Delta/coworkers thought we should all go to a Saginaw spirit game. Yeah that was cool, everyone was pumped and was ready to go until today.

So now I have 1 of 6 tickets left to get rid of now I just sit and wait to see if anything happens.

I think this is how ManBearPig was created. From all the half hearted excuses and the only way to rid the world of him would be to give an over due heart felt explanation...For serial!

Sorry just got a little sappy at the end...

Adam's science is flawed, there we go a little more manly and a lot less sappy!

Unmask the Maskless Avenger!!

2007-01-30T17:22:00.000-08:00

Tday pretty much went as ussuall. I went to work and hung out there for awhile.

I called adam to see if he wanted to go to saginasty wid me but he claimed he had to stay with jer but they could of both very well of came along i woulda drove.

Went to my optrician and found out my eyes got better and for a really good reason if i saw so my self. ;)

Went into circut city and did some BSin with the clerks and got the info i needed to get my camera repaired. And stopped by delta.

Just chillaxin as of now and wondering about the impending all star game i am supposed to attend tomorrow.

Theres a few questions still left unasked....

Mission: Large Swissman

2007-01-29T13:05:00.000-08:00

Senairo #1
Have you ever walked by someone and have them say something to your back loud enough for you to hear about 20ft. away.

If so, did you ever get like a nerve/muscle tweek because it really rubbed your lamp the wrong way?

!!sih evah lliw eH

2007-01-28T12:08:00.000-08:00

Another weekend gone and this time we had a full agenda to go with it. Ussually its pretty amazing to see us to get off our seeat let alone leave the safety of adams apt.

Friday I didnt go into work didnt really feel like being there anyway. Pretty much just slept in all day and watched some TV and had some piza rolls.

Friday night we all went out with adams sister to the Northern, a bar, drank some sweet pepsicola was havin a jolly time of it and then adam had to go and bring me down like the depresseant he can be at times... he will feel the rath of my tummy and possibly my science for his is illogical!

Saturday night we went to applebees, The Spirit Game, and Lucky's.

Today We Went to IHOP for breakfast and thanks to matt and I Jer finished 12 pancakes...Justins new table record!!

And off to watch the Wings AVs' game now at Master M's house.

------Sarcastic Stament of the Day------

"Adam had an interesting childhood. Too bad hes gonna feel the rath of my tummy!"

Be Ry

2007-01-25T17:36:00.000-08:00

Sooooo.....
Prolly not gonna be able to throw Gm's annual report on the ice at the spirit game. Yeah I have an wierd schedule that makes it hard to get everything done in a day and I decided that I will have to cut a few things outta the plans for the weekend.

Started making Adam coat rack today...I made sure that it was a delux model with a butt laod of hooks for your jacket and blazer needs.

Lastly I started thinking about June and what I wanted to accomplishde. I have a few idea on what i wanna do but I ma still in the brainstormign mode. My dyslexia is pretty bad today, after the first paragraph thingy i got tired of slpell checking everything.

Well Im off to the turf i call home to have a nice cherry soda.

------Sarcastic Statement Of the Day------

"She is the thin layer of paint or lacquer between him and the bottom of the barrel."

Sled Expected

2007-01-23T14:49:00.000-08:00

Yeah was gonna post some sweet ass blog but I am to pooped too...

------Sarcastic Statement of the Day------

"I would punch him if i had the chance, but it will prolly kill him."

Check the Poo

2007-01-22T08:05:00.000-08:00

Yeah so another day at work and more biotches startin things. This guy just ramed a job and started walking around. While he was walking around he asked me to do something for him. I didnt really have a problem with doing it but he kept walking around just waiting for me to do it for him and i was like hey im busy.

long story short... Its nice to just go off on certain people that rubb you the wrong way but it just makes your head wanna explode after you find out that they are deaf.

Maybe I should just focus my anger towards Mike Babcock and Mcdonald.

The Parapolegics

2007-01-22T03:07:00.000-08:00

Well...

*In the past week I pretty much lived at Adams apartment and at BWW's as always.

*Saw a very good movie --- Pan's Labyrinth

*I got the Best of Matt at Big Boy when I threw a curve ball at him by asking what did the French race really do. I am sure they have done tons for mankind but i just like to watch matts tires spin inside his head once in awhile.

*Saw Saints be devoured by bears

*Watched the present day dan marino get lucky

*Played some Mario Strikers

So if any big movie director needs any actors to play parapolegics I know a group of them that would be great for the job.

____Sarcastic statement of the day____

"WTF why would you put a 3rd string goalie in against the colorado avalanche. Seriously that guy should be fired."

Blah

2007-01-16T03:22:00.000-08:00

So yeah another night with crew, I brought some rose's grenadine and coca cola over for some sweet cherry soda, and we watched restlin. While consuming some crisp cherry soda that was so tastey that it would make the bitterist days seem sweet, it was revealed to me that jer failed his mission last weekend. His mission was to find a banana, put a note on it that reads "I'm a banana" with a condom on it. So he was put in the penalty box for delay of game.

And he got out later that night... check it out at adams page!!!
http://adamjsalgat.blogspot.com

And did I mention the cool crisp taste of cherry soda makes your life that much better than it normally is.

The Start

2007-01-14T12:36:00.000-08:00

Okay So Basically...
we like every company out there have a video made 30 years ago.
Why with all this technology, like camera phones and photoshop and various film editing software, does everyone still have outdated videos when even a high school drop out can make a better presentation than that.
Heres a very low budget film made in the 1970's... Just guessing at the actual age but watch the video and comment on what you think and i will start compiling photos and video that are more up to date.

http://www.baycastinc.com/
Look at the Header toward the right... were it says "Watch Our Online Video!-Click here"

Adams Question...

2007-01-11T19:27:00.001-08:00

So a few months back Adam Salute asked me in a very aggressive tone whether or not I had a real job and what exactly it consisted of. I tried my best to answer his question several times but it never sank in.

So to better answer his question I told him I would make a presentation on the inter makings of a casting foundry.

So I will now attempt to answer the great question in following blogs, and no it isn't what name atheists should go by. Darn otters and there tummies...