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Hi, all friends. Haven't been active on here for some time now, like 5 or 6 years. Was very regular on the Tech Talk forum from the turn of the millennium up until maybe 2013 or 2014. Some time ago I ceased all DIY speaker building hobby activity, and abandoned my many unfinished projects for several years, due to much busyness, unexpected life events, and deep family hardship.
In 2016, my youngest daughter of 4 children was tragically killed in an accident, leaving this earth at the young age of 20. Obviously, this turned our whole world upside down. My wife and I were utterly devastated. You spend 30 + years of your life with someone, raise 4 children together, and the last thing you expect is to one day have to walk one to the grave. We still grieve, but my wife and I are trying to occupy our time with interests, in attempt to, "move on," as people often say, which I never think you really ever do.
Anyway, my wife of 35 years and I, now "empty nesters," with all the kids grown, married and out of the house, recently celebrated at home, (if you can actually call it a celebration) our, "CORONAVERSARY." She has been networking online with other grieving mothers of children who have also passed. It was suggested by many that I do the same, or something similar to occupy my mind. The most natural inclination i have is to dip my toe into the waters of resuming DIY. I am trying to revisit what i once did so enthusiastically, in hopes of finding inner peace and satisfaction in productivity in a hobby i once loved so dearly, and enjoyed so much. Now that I'm working from home in this pandemic, and have more time.
In the past, many here may recall, over about a 20 + year span, i have built more than 40 pairs of speakers, about a dozen subwoofers, etc. I have about 13 unfinished projects rotting away in my basement that I wiped all the dust off of. And I'm also contemplating a new, entirely different project that I'll share here soon. More details will follow in a post regarding a project i would like to pursue.
A big shout out to all of my friends I haven't talked with in years: Paul K, Pete Schumacher, Terry Olsen, John Stockman, Ben "Wolf," and others. So sorry if I didn't mention names of others, as there are many of you. None of my many friends here are forgotten. I trust all is well in your lives, and you are all doing well, and prosperous.
In 2016, my youngest daughter of 4 children was tragically killed in an accident, leaving this earth at the young age of 20. Obviously, this turned our whole world upside down. My wife and I were utterly devastated. You spend 30 + years of your life with someone, raise 4 children together, and the last thing you expect is to one day have to walk one to the grave. We still grieve, but my wife and I are trying to occupy our time with interests, in attempt to, "move on," as people often say, which I never think you really ever do.
Anyway, my wife of 35 years and I, now "empty nesters," with all the kids grown, married and out of the house, recently celebrated at home, (if you can actually call it a celebration) our, "CORONAVERSARY." She has been networking online with other grieving mothers of children who have also passed. It was suggested by many that I do the same, or something similar to occupy my mind. The most natural inclination i have is to dip my toe into the waters of resuming DIY. I am trying to revisit what i once did so enthusiastically, in hopes of finding inner peace and satisfaction in productivity in a hobby i once loved so dearly, and enjoyed so much. Now that I'm working from home in this pandemic, and have more time.
In the past, many here may recall, over about a 20 + year span, i have built more than 40 pairs of speakers, about a dozen subwoofers, etc. I have about 13 unfinished projects rotting away in my basement that I wiped all the dust off of. And I'm also contemplating a new, entirely different project that I'll share here soon. More details will follow in a post regarding a project i would like to pursue.
A big shout out to all of my friends I haven't talked with in years: Paul K, Pete Schumacher, Terry Olsen, John Stockman, Ben "Wolf," and others. So sorry if I didn't mention names of others, as there are many of you. None of my many friends here are forgotten. I trust all is well in your lives, and you are all doing well, and prosperous.
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