Ok, so these projects are from a few years ago, but I hadn’t uploaded the pics yet. Here they are: First, a bocote bowl. This is similar in size to the bowls I turned for the boys a number of years ago. We use them to keep dice in for Dungeons & Dragons. Bocote bowl… Continue reading Woodworking update!
Author: Wayne Pitcher
Dr. Wayne Pitcher is a chemistry professor at Chabot College in Hayward, CA. He lives in Castro Valley, CA with his wife Santina and his sons Jonah and Dylan and their dog Flint.
The Crosswhite Poems
Last Fall I wrote a bunch of poems about my friend Nate Crosswhite, who died Labor Day weekend. These are those poems. Several of them were influenced in form by other poems I have written--you may want to read those first (The Taste of Salt, Remember September, and On Sorrow). I'll let you click on… Continue reading The Crosswhite Poems
Woodworking Update: Family Room Shelves
So we (Santina, the boys, and I) built some new shelves for the family room. Pictures of the process are here. Here's a pic of the finished product:
Woodworking Update: Walnut Marble Game Board
Many years ago, I used to play a marble solitaire game when I would visit my grandparents (my dad's parents). You jump marbles over each other, removing the ones you jump over. The goal is to get down to one marble. My dad and I were the only ones who ever got down to one… Continue reading Woodworking Update: Walnut Marble Game Board
2014-15 Golden State Warriors’ Place Among Historically Great Teams
Ever since Bill Simmons got fired by ESPN, I’ve missed his writing about the NBA. It couldn’t have come at a worse time—the middle of the Warriors’ playoff run and championship. One of the topics I’d like to think Simmons would have written about is the 2014-15 Warriors’ place among historically great seasons. What follows… Continue reading 2014-15 Golden State Warriors’ Place Among Historically Great Teams
Olivewood Projects
I added pics of two olivewood projects I finished back in the Fall for Santina. One is an olivewood bowl (see also my previous post--I meant to create a page but I was working on my ipad instead of my desktop so it ended up being a post instead). The other is an olivewood peppermill.… Continue reading Olivewood Projects
Olivewood bowl
An olivewood bowl for Santina. I turned the bottom a little too thin--if you hold it up to a bright light you can almost see through it!
Long overdue woodworking update!
I've posted some pics of some woodworking projects. I actually finished these a while ago (the box and bowl were Christmas presents that I actually finished before last Christmas). Spring is pretty hectic with Jonah's baseball schedule (among other stuff), so I'm finally getting around to posting pics of the following: A box for my… Continue reading Long overdue woodworking update!
The Day I Chose Jazz Over Basketball (or: Thank You, Max Roach)
Yesterday would have been jazz drummer and legend Max Roach's 90th birthday. Here's my story about the time I saw Max Roach play at MIT. I took a longer than usual Thanksgiving break in the fall of 1993, staying in San Mateo for a extra couple of days. The Tuesday after Thanksgiving I headed back… Continue reading The Day I Chose Jazz Over Basketball (or: Thank You, Max Roach)
Updating my Blog (to avoid grading)
I needed a break from grading Organic Chemistry exams, so I decided to update my blog a bit. I have some more woodworking pics: a guitar stand. I also added two poems from a loooong time ago: Perhaps and The Simplicity of Friendship. Enjoy!
Chemist and Poet 