The Difference Between EGAD and NGAD.

When a person first becomes free to operate the controls in life solo, they are faced with the question "Why (anything)?" In other words, can their action--and continued action--be justified? They decide then and there how much hope exists in the world and if becoming successful in others' eyes is worth the effort on their part.

Most often this crux is guided by parents, family, and friends with shared experiences of expectation. It takes investment to build confidence; it requires patience, tolerance, and forgiveness to build hope.

The difference between EGAD and NGAD is earned through love, one person at a time. If we "give a damn" about others then there can be hope for ourselves. Without compassion in the world all is lost. On an individual basis it is as simple as determining who should bite the hand that feeds us: everyone or no one.

What's The Point If You Don't Give It Away?

A Great Dane, a Mastiff, a Saint Bernard, and a Dashund entered a kennel bar. The state-of-the-art bistro was neatly arrayed with feeders and dog foods from around the world.

 “I’ll take 25 pounds of the kibble,” orders the Dane.

“Same for me,” barks the Mastiff.

“Me too,” woofs the Saint Bernard.

All eyes turn toward the Dashund. Carefully she walks past every bowl in a long line of tubs. Slowly she lowers her head to sniff the contents of each feeder before moving on to the next. At last she says, “Please give me …………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………”

“Don’t worry about it. You have reason for big pause,” says the bartender.

Park Aid--How to install the mechanism in a garage to perfectly position your car!

Park Aid Instructions

by Dan Zeorlin

Automatic overhead garage door openers make terrific conveniences. The simple, inexpensive, and easy-to-adjust "Park Aid" adaptation described here is a great custom tool, extending the ability to know where your car is in relation to the garage door. You might never risk parking the car too far forward in your garage again or loathe fearing the car was parked too short, exposing its rear to be struck by the closing door.

Garage Door (and Garage Door Opener) Positions

1. Open
2. Closed

Parked Car (with respect to garage) Positions

1. Inside
2. Outside

 Park Aid Indicator Positions

1. Up
2. Down

The basic park aid involves tying a string to a nail which has been placed through the garage ceiling above your car's windshield and then hanging a ball down from it. Possibly you have used this method in the past. A problem arises whenever the car is in the "Outside Position (#2)". The ball (old park aid) remains in the "Down Position (#2)" and it becomes an obstruction or nuisance for alternate uses of the space (Examples: children playing, traversing the empty garage, etc). This tethered ball might become a target or a swing, leading to disengagement of the nail or a hole in the ceiling!

Take it to the next level.

1. Attach a Park Aid ball at the end of a cord.
2. Attach an eye screw to the ceiling in a location which will allow the extended tethered ball (Down Position #2) to contact the car windshield when parked ("Inside Position" #1).
3. Thread cord through ceiling eye and attach an adjustable stop to cord. Note: The fine tuned position of the stop will be set later (stop prevents over-extension of tether based on car "Inside Position #1" with weight of driver included on specific automobile). For now merely approximate the required distance of the tethered extension.
4. Fix an eyelet (attach point) near the top of the garage door (possibly easier while door is in the "Closed Position #2).
5. Thread cord through door attach point (door in "Closed Position #2" and Park Aid in "Up Position #1").
6. Options: Your configuration might be enhanced through the use of additional guides (eyes) located along the length of the cord and small ballast weights added to the cord. These can be added to control the drape of the cord if it becomes excessive (door "Open Position #1" and car "Inside Position #1").
7. Occasionally you may wish to reset the stop position based on driver preferences and optimize the Park Aid ("Down Position #2).

PHOTO DETAILS

 This depiction of the ceiling eye screw shows an adjustable stop needing tweaks.

 The presence of a hook keeps the cord near the ceiling. 

Garage Door Closed Position #2.

 Routing via guide attached to ceiling.

 Garage Door Open Position #1.

 Park Aid Down Position #2.

 Routing via guide attached to door track.

Park Aid Up Position #1.

What Happens When...

• WHW scouts become engineers?

Their zest and optimism is supplanted with good will and ennoblement.

• WHW engineers are deprived of creative opportunities?

Their social skills become relegated to a secondary existence in a cubical definition.

• WHW leadership and management cease to stress individual value?

The philosophy of profitability overcomes the objective to do good.

• WHW the experienced are repurposed to fulfill their inner desires?

We are reborn!

I don't want to wait for my life to be over before I...

Nobody owns recycled materials

I once attended a conference where the speaker said "It's about the delivery and management of intellectual property (IP)."

I'm here to tell you it's all about finding ways to help others, intellectuals or not.

Interface Control Drawings

I love to write. I love to sketch. I love to analyze. Put these together and what do they define? Boundaries, edges, and crossovers. ICD's don't marginalize per se but they do make it easier to pass judgment on crucial thoughts.

Here is a hypothetical example: Say that someone were to work hard and accumulate resources for a worthy cause. At the crucial moment when they are about to capitalize on this investment, a thief enters the scene, poised to seal away the goodness. Is it possible an ICD or advanced contingency plan should be consulted to thwart the loss? It is probable the formation of laws, rules, and regulations plus the vindictive nature of some humans won't exercise compassion and will treat all parameters in a technical, rigorous behavior devoid of personality.

The wealth is in the understanding, not the ruling.

Earning Respect With An Engineering Mind

The best things in life aren't about income. For me, few feelings rival those which resulted from finding a solution to the Rubik's cube puzzle or figuring out how to place a 125 pound bat house in a tree atop a 25 foot ladder during a windstorm. All the book learning and classroom time....eengh. It is street smarts and survival which tests mettle. To see what needs to happen and make a plan to accomplish the goal is rewarding, but it is especially gratifying when the goal is achieved.

I know which brain-work I am capable of doing. Left-brain, right-brain, no-brain. Satisfaction isn't free, widespread, or easy.