D. Bruce Armitage's Home Page
D. Bruce Armitage
Hello,everyone. I am a retired chemistry professor from Thiel College. I have many interests. The mustang occupied much of my time for a while. Here it is finally “done” after 8 years of effort. Click the photo for its story. I've been looking for a new project but I don't want something as complex as the mustang Click here to see what I have picked or click the image below. I may have misjudged what is complex. The T-bird is now “done” so I'm wondering about another project. I haven't found anything yet. This fall my brother got 2 tickets to the Formula 1 Gran Prix race at the new Circuit of the Americas track in Austin Texas. We went on November 18th to the first race at the new track. Click here for the story of our day at the races.
My daughter and son.
and maybe not so long.
This is one of my cats. 
In one of her more active moments
So not just our kids have pets.
I am using Linux (Kubuntu) and LibreOffice for most of my computing needs as I am finding Windows frustrating. Kubuntu is a version of Ubuntu that uses KDE instead of Gnome or Unity. I have become accustomed to KDE and like it. So far Kubuntu is meeting my needs. I still use Windows for some speciality programs. A Delorme map program and a ballistics program have been a problem for me and wine. Wine allows some Windows programs to run in Linux. I no longer use NDO as it is just too much trouble to get it to run on fast computers and Linux.
For entertainment I have found a program called VistaPro. It enables you to render landscapes as 3D drawings from USGS data. Many files are included with the program and it is available in a DOS version and a Windows version. The data files for the surface of Mars are particularly interesting to me especially with Pathfinder there and now the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity.
My hobbies include model railroads (N gauge), Muzzle-loading rifle building and shooting. My wife enjoyed all sorts of plants but really enjoyed growing tropical plants like crepe myrtle, plumeria, and white ginger.. In western Pennsylvania this is somewhat of a challenge. :) I hope I can keep them going by myself. I've included a few others in the pictures below also.
If you wish to discuss any of these subjects send email.
Last update September 5, 2013
