Update Season IX - "CAD, Kenya, CAD, Kenya, CAD, Kenya, CAD"

[Joe Biden 2020]

Dad was too tired after working out in the shop for 7 straight hour

It's no wonder.  The guy works countless hours every week, runs errands, takes care of the property and home all by himself.  Even on his day off he works 7 hours.

When was the last time you cut the grass for him, or did something around the house, or God forbid - cook?

The man needs a break.

Have you ever stopped to consider maybe he likes playing in the shop?  He enjoys woodworking so naturally he enjoys playing out in the shop.  This was hardly work.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Anyway, it is lunch time.  I spent the first half of the morning going back over a few things in the Fundamentals as a refresher and then will finish Lesson 3 by 12:15 and should start LAP 4 by 13:15-13:30.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Occasionally

[Joe Biden 2020]

Cutting the grass and playing in the shop are his release mechanisms.  He enjoys both activities.  I help with the food occasionally.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Duke, you are being proved wrong as we speak.  You said I wouldn't be able to make it today.  I am 3 hours from really proving you wrong.  Don't try to move the goalposts, either!

[Joe Biden 2020]

bushie when you lived in utah did you ever prepare meals for yourself?

Yes, as a matter of fact, I did.  Not very often, but I did occasionally.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Duke? Are you going to respond and admit YOU were wrong?  This is a two-way street here, buddy!

Haha, it was a great day at school.  I felt good all day and now I'm relaxing for a couple hours before I have to be out this evening.  I took the test for LAP 3 right after lunch and scored a 100 on the first try.  He went over my progress so far in the class and is very pleased at my progress.  So far to this point, I am pulling a 94% in the class, which is a solid A.  He says I am roughly 1-2 weeks ahead of schedule which will keep financial aid happy.  Because of the doctor's note covering Thursday and Friday he is going to strike those absences from the record, so instead of a 79% which I would have had, I now have a 90% attendance through August and a 90.4% attendance through today.  I am now nearly ready for LAP 4 test which I will take tomorrow morning first thing before moving on to Lesson 5.  I should easily be able to get into Lesson 6 on Thursday.  With this pace, I will be into LAP 7 on Monday, LAP 8 on Wednesday, and LAP 9 on Friday next week.  LAP 10 by the following Wednesday (September 18) and LAP 11 by Friday, September 20.  This will give me a week to work on the project at the end of Course 3 and should be able to start Course 4 on Monday, September 30.  The tests are straightforward out of the book and I am finding nothing really that difficult in the drawings.  They are challenging, of course, but with my knowledge thus far in the first month, I will have no trouble picking those up and drawing those according to scale and specifications.  I am really excited about where things are headed.

Again, a reminder, a Lesson is a LAP (Learning Activity Packet).  The terms are synonymous.  If I tried to explain what a LAP is on Facebook, I would probably have to explain it 1500 times, and I don't feel like explaining it to them over and over, so there I will use Lesson, on the forum since the level of understanding is generally quite a bit higher than on Facebook, I will use mainly LAP, but they mean the exact same thing.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Lol... Bushie just said that the majority of his Facebook friends are dumb.

Not so much that they are dumb, just that there are so many of them as I have nearly 400 friends.  Undoubtedly, I would have to explain it several times as I had to explain several times why I was going to school.  It's easier, and less exhausting, keeping it at Lesson.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Yes, I was wrong. I'm glad to see you made it to class today.

Thank you!  You know what?  I'm going tomorrow, too!

[Joe Biden 2020]

You know what, Duke.  Tomorrow, I will take a picture of the classroom and post it here tomorrow night!

[Joe Biden 2020]

For your satisfaction, here are a couple of my drawings.

[Joe Biden 2020]

CADD - Computer Aided Drafting and Design breaks down into 4 branches.  First, you have the Civil branch which is designing roads and bridges.  Second, is the Architectural branch which is buildings and commercial properties, Third, and the one I am doing, is Mechanical which is machine parts all the way from something as simple as a printer to car parts and even airplane parts.  Fourth, is the engineering branch.  I switched from Architecture to Mechanical back in June when I was officially accepted into the CADD program.  These drawings will eventually turn 3D, but these are just the basics.  Right now, to achieve a 3D image, I draw three separate drawings, the front view, the side view, and the top view.  Just think, I could be designing the parts of the airplanes you fly in or the cars you drive.  Sleep on that tonight!  I could have designed the buildings you work in, shop in, etc. or I could have designed the roads and bridges you drive on!  Shall I say "Mwahahahha"?

[Joe Biden 2020]

Nice pics. I can see your soda can in the reflection. It better be diet!

It was a Diet Dr. Pepper

Matt, I drink water during the day at school.

[Joe Biden 2020]

This is the close of Season IX.  I will open up Season X in just a few moments.  I will open it talking about Kenya and how CADD will hopefully play a role in that.  That's what I meant to do this season, but it didn't quite work out that way!