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30th January 2008

Karma and Its Cycles

In 1974 my uncle worked for the government as a commander in Ubonrajchathanee.
One day, he got an order to take the army about one hundred people in order to
suppress the terrorists who were the communists at Phoophannoi in Nakornpanom.
His army had walked for 2 days to get there. On the way, there was a villager’s dog
that followed his army. Every soldier had the compassion and took care of this
dog according to fate. It became a part of army implicitly. It not only followed everywhere
the army went but also liked to walked in front of the army like the leader. When the
army got the destination, which located in the jungle, they took hold of that area for
setting the military base.

The only one way for sending the food was done by helicopter. Unfortunately, on
6 th January, 1974 which was the second day, the amount of clouds in the sky had too
much. Thus, sending food by air could not work. Helicopter could not bring food to the
army as schedule. Accordingly, soldiers had to sustain life by taking bole of banana in
order to cook food. The chief of the solder said, “How the banana can make us full? It
not comes to a half of my stomach yet.” Another soldier agreed, ” Yes, you are right.
Why we don’t ask the commander to get more food from anything else? “. The chief of
the soldier said, “That’s a good idea. Maybe we can ask to go to the foothills. ” The
chief of the soldier walked to the commander promptly. After he gave a military salute
with the right hand to the commander, he asked for the permission. ” Sir, May I take a
group of soldiers to the foothills? The food is not enough for the whole army. Please let
me bring the soldiers to hunt the cows,” the chief of the soldier asked to shoot the cows,
which do not have the owner.

As a commander of one hundred soldiers, he was
thoughtful because this foothill is near the communists’ village. It was difficult to make a
decision. He hesitated between the survival of soldiers, which was his responsibility, and
sin. He spent a lot of time for consideration since he did not want to make a sin with big
animal. He thought in his mind, “If it doesn’t relate to the army, I won’t think over and
over like this. I won’t participate exactly.” However, he also thought of the hunger of the
whole army, the enemy which need to put a strong encouragement for fighting and the
uncertain of the weather. After he hesitated for a long time, he could make the final
decision. He had need to allow the chief of the soldier to go to the foothill but he had a
condition for hunting. He said,” Alright, I will let you go there but you can kill only one
cow. You need to provide the best sharp shooter for hunting. I don’t want to make a cow
suffer from too many bullets. Please slice it before bringing to the hill.” The chief of the
soldier got the order, ” Yes, sir.” Then, the chief of the soldier took nine soldiers to the
foothill. He selected a sergeant to be a shooter. An hour later, there was a shot. My uncle
who was the first lieutenant in that time and the commander of the army saw many cows
were frightened and scattered with the sad feeling. A cow was shot around left leg by the
sergeant. About two hours later, the hunting group was back to the hill with uncooked
beef which already sliced. The beef could treat the army at least 2 days.

There are many surprising points about this event. Namely, three injured people
all related to the killing of cow in 3 days ago. All the injured people are my uncle who
was the commander, the sergeant who was the sharp shooter and the next soldier who
sliced the beef. My uncle got the bomb splinters for the first person. He got injured
around the top of his left leg which slanted to the stomach. He also got another one
around left ankle. He had need to get an operation. The bomb splinter which took the
commander’s leg passed through the sharp shooter. Also, it ran through the head of the
soldier who sliced the beef. It is said that the only one bomb splinter punished all the
people who related to the killing of cow. My uncle got the highest punishment because
he was a commander. That’s why he got two wounds. Other people got arranged
punishment by guilt.

If you do a good deed, you will get a good thing turn back to you. Similarly, if
you do a bad deed, then the bad deed will serve you. Everything has cause and effect
each other. This is the one thing that I can learn from my uncle’s experience. Deed may
exists. Noboby can avoid deed. You cannot get rid of your deed but you can decrease
your deed to relieve in a better way. If you wish you make a merit, today is not too late.
Do not hesitate before making merit but please hesitate before doing a sin. Think
carefully before you do something because you will deserve it someday.

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29th January 2008

Fall Wedding Favors for an Autumn Wedding

Some couples decide to marry in the fall to take advantage of the beautiful fall foliage that can accent that background of any outdoor wedding and it is a delight to have a themed wedding favor to give your guests. A fall themed favor features the same colors and leaves of fall that work so well to add variety to your wedding. This one is a very simple picture frame.

You’ll need:

Enough simple, cheap frames for each of your guests

A large sampling of fall leaves, twigs, acorns and other plants that remind you of Fall

Spray adhesive

Hot glue gun

Acrylic gloss gel medium

Paint brush

You may want a mixture of fall leaves that are flat and that are really curled in. Spray just the picture frames with the spray adhesive. Next, spray the backsides of all of your flat fall leaves. This is a contact adhesive, so you need both objects to be coated with it for it to stick together really well. When the adhesive is slightly tacky to the touch you can begin pressing your flat fall leaves around the frame. The best leaves to use for this are leaves that are a little bit leathery and can be folded easily. It’s okay if they don’t wrap around the corners and just break though. You can apply the broken pieces to the sides.

Once this is done you should now be able to apply a coating of the acrylic gloss gel medium. This acrylic medium is opaque and a little bit gooey, but it dries clear and will leave a glossy shine on your leaves. You should also dip or simply brush the gel on the other fall materials that you will be applying to the picture frame at this time. Now, wait for everything to dry. It might take a few hours.

You can apply the rest of the fall materials to the picture frame with the glue gun when everything is completely dry, not tacky, dry to the touch. Just apply a little dot of the melted glue to the backs of your really curled leaves, tiny acorns and other items you gathered and press onto the leaf covered picture frame. Do it one object at a time, because the glue will harden and dry on the other objects.

Applying the fall materials at this point can be as creative as you like. If you want you can cover the entire frame with little acorn tops and twigs or just place an elegant little arrangement of acorns and curly leaves at the bottom corner. When the glue has dried and you’ve applied the materials to all of the frames you are finished. Go ahead and stick a picture of yourself and your fianc

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29th January 2008

Homebuilding Laying Tongue and Groove Plywood

You have just finished framing the first floor deck for a brand new
home and your ready to start putting down the 3/4″ tongue and
groove plywood. If you framed it well and got your 16″ centers
laid out right, the process should go smooth as silk. The key to
success is in the framing of the joists.

The first step in laying plywood over the floor joists is to snap
a chalk line. This gives you a straight line to follow. I always
snap this line at 48 1/4″ in off the edge of the rim joist. This
ensures that in the course of installation the plywood (which is
48″ wide) will not hang over the edge of the rim joist. It
doesn’t matter whether you start in the front or back of the
house.
For best results, start where you have the longest run without a
jog in or out in the foundation.

After you have snapped your line, determine which joist the first
sheet of plywood will break. If the joists where laid out 16″
o.c. (on center) from the end of the building, the edge of the
plywood would split the joist at 8 feet. Sometimes the roof
layout determines the floor joist layout. This is usually the
case when the roof is a hip roof. In this instance start with the
joist that will allow the plywood to cover all the joists, even
if it hangs over the edge of the first joist. This will be cut
off later.

After you have determined where to start, apply construction
adhesive to the top edge of the joists. Apply no more than 48″
the width of the plywood. Lay the first sheet in the glue with
the groove edge on the chalk line. Holding the sheet to the line,
nail the leading edge of the plywood to the rim joist so it
splits the joist. You’ll be covering 3/4 of an inch of the joist
with 3/4″ exposed. Still holding the plywood to the chalk line,
put a nail in the rim joist at the first joist.
Now put nails in the rim joist where the floor joists are nailed
into it. When nailing off the field these nails can be used as a
guide to find the joists.

Now the groove edge can be nailed. On the leading edge, move the
joist so the edge of the plywood splits the joist. Once you have
the joist where you want it, nail the plywood to it. Now taking
your tape measure, hook the leading edge of the joist you just
nailed, and pull it along the edge of the plywood. Mark 16″
centers on the plywood and pull the leading edge of the joists to
this mark and nail them. This will help keep the joists in line
and will help make sure future course of plywood break on 16″
centers no matter which joist you start with.

Glue up the joists for the next sheet. Butt the next sheet to the
one previously installed, making sure to hold it to the chalk
line and nail the groove edge corner. Nail it to the rim joist
just like the first sheet. Once again move the joist so the
plywood splits it. Hook that joist with your tape, mark centers
and move the joists to the lines. Keep laying the plywood in this
fashion to the other end of the building.

Your now ready for the next course of plywood. If I’ve started
with a full 96″ sheet on my first course, I like to start my
second row with a 48″ piece. This works great if the building
length is in increments of 4 feet (24′,28′,32′,36′ etc.). This
isn’t always the case. If the building is an odd length you can
usually use your ending cutoff to start the next course. Stagger
the joints a minimum of 32″ apart.

Start the next course by gluing the joists. Do not apply the glue
more than 4′ beyond the first course of plywood. Stand the sheet
on its tongue edge next to the groove edge of the sheet you are
standing on. Make sure its butt edge is lined up on the joist it
is breaking on and let it fall into the glue. As it hits the
glued up joists, step on it and try to pull it in with your foot.
Only under the right conditions will the tongue go completely
into the groove. Sometimes the sheet can be jumped into the
groove. This involves standing on the sheet and jump with force
towards the the sheets in the previous row. In most cases it
takes a sledgehammer and a 4′ to 6′ 2×4 beater block to persuade
the sheets together. The block keeps the groove edge from getting
damaged by the sledge. This is a two person operation. One stands
on the tongue edge of the plywood to guide the sheet into the
groove while the swings the sledgehammer. This will be the
process for the rest of the installation.

Once the piece is in place, nail off the tongue edge, making sure
the leading edge is breaking on a joist. Move the joist so the
groove edge breaks on the joist. Pull 16″ centers from that
joist, mark the plywood, move the joists if necessary, and nail
them off.

To keep the joists at the ends of the building straight, do not
glue or nail them. Ideally we’d like the plywood to be hanging
over the ends. After all the plywood is in place, snap a line
from one corner to the other and cut this over hanging plywood
off. Move this joist to the cut edge to make it straight and nail
it off.

Tips:

-Field can be nailed as you go (recommended to set sheet in
glue)
or after all plywood is in place.

-do not glue more than 4′ out from sheet. Keeps glue off your
tape
when you pull centers.

-When nailing groove edge, nail at least 2″ from edge to keep
from
collapsing groove.

-Before installing plywood, check for damaged grooves and
tongues.

Mike Merisko (c) 2006
http://www.sawkerfs.com

About the Author: Mike Merisko has been a carpenter for 26 years. Most of those years were spent in the homebuilding and remodeling industries. He was also in business as a carpentry and general contractor. While that is his forte, he also has experience in bridge building, commercial construction, and exhibit building which is how he earns his living these days. You can browse through articles by him and others at his website http://www.sawkerfs.com or visit his blog at http://www.sawkerfs.blogspot.com

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