1 Year Old

congratulations… I guess mine is coming up in 10 days (now that I look at it).

I think our choices help form our experience with LJ. if one chooses to take things personally, and go down a negative thread road- it’s his choice, but if you choose to stray away from those, and focus on what LJ is all about -sharing woodworking knowledge and experience -than for you it becomes just that.

-- When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

I agree with you about keeping the positive flow not the fangs and teeth aspect I think thats what we all want but sometimes some of us get caried away with out thinking and fire with both guns. So all of us just need to think before we draw that gun. Keep our sunny side up.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Congrats on the first birthday. Mine was 9 days ago. The negative people are few and far between here. I like to check to see what new projects have been added everyday. I get a lot of ideas and info too. Now, if I just had the time to put them all to use ;-))

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

I’ve been around the internet for a long time now (regular computer user since before modems were something a home user could afford) and even in the days of BBSs one thing was clear to me. The internet is a place where we are MORE ourselves than we are in everyday life. Anonymity and lack of consequences does that. So you will always wind up with at least one, if not more trolls, flamers, griefers and all around wet-blankets. To them I generally reply “I like pie” (that one has lost some effectiveness over time since lots of people use it these days) or something equally stupid or unleash a storm of Hello Kitty posts. The arch nemesis of all malcontents is gibbering, sloppy cuteness. Then I ignore the party poopers. If I were a perfect master of Zen I would probably not even acknowledge them. But I always found Zen a bit stuffy and not terribly comedic. Better to stay focused on the positive and try to be a little useful, I think. That said, this really IS one of the best community/affinity based sites around. Glad to be a part of it!

-- Ooo, er.

Congrats… I’m only 136 days into LJ’s but it has literally let me get on the real road to real woodworking. I jumped right into tenon joinery and raised panel stuff. You have to admit, it’s sort of one of those things where you say… “how’d they do that?” The big secret is revealed with a simple question here. It’s like you joined a magician’s club and all the magicians are willing to show you how they do their coveted tricks.

-- The smell of wood, coffee in the cup, the wife let's me do my thing, the lake is peaceful. http://web.me.com/deceiver6/Deceiver/Craftsman_on_the_lake/Craftsman_on_the_lake.html

Getting through the first year is an accomplishment. I know that I’ve dropped out of many groups long before my first anniversary, but LumberJocks is different. Nobody has to tell the true student that his work needs improvement, the examples of first rate craftsmanship here speak volumes. It is these examples that have pushed me to try things I would never considered, and that’s what makes this site so unique; the “you can do it too” attitude.

Congratulations on your first anniversary, there’s so much more to come.

-- Working at Woodworking www.VillageLaneFurniture.com

Happy B-day, Pat!

happy happy belated b=day :)

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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