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Fair enough and probably a bad example with no context. I don't mean to imply having to take shitty (ha) jobs is necessary for an integrated system or think that it would necessarily be a failure. There is no system that exists in isolation and sometimes systems conflict. How do you maintain the ...

The 'let Brandon cook' quote and mindset kind of struck the wrong note with me. Other than not liking Ferris too much, I wasn't sure why until I read 7w's reply. It just seems to have some kind of Randian 'great man' vibe to it that is so annoyingly prevalent these days. Your writing generally seems ...

No desire for chickens here, but I did put up a bluebird house last year. Spring cabbage worm population suffered from the constant effort to keep a couple of noisy bluebird babies fed. I'll also admit that squishing cabbage worms between thumb and finger is very satisfying

Hey GP, it's awesome to hear how well you are settling into the Spanish life! I haven't seen you over in the Foraging Log for a few months. Any prospects for the new locale?

In foodservice, I encountered two kinds of sharpening services. One was guy in a step van with the equipment and he'd drive around to restaurants, hotels etc. and sharpen personal knives on the spot. Usually an inventory of knives and other equipment for purchase was on the van, too. In more ...

I went back to school at 46yo for something that had been in the back of my mind since 19 or 20. Sometimes I'm mad at myself for waiting so long, but mostly I'm happy I got at bunch of different experiences over those 26 years. It's never too late. Sounds like a good plan!

letting society force regulators to accept it after the genie is out of the bottle

No doubt on Elon's mind as he was pimping for the new US prez-

I'm not sure I understand exactly what you are looking for, but these are some albums that I tend to listen to all the way through when I have a chance. Almost all live recordings because I do enjoy when the music comes through as a whole performance. I'll let the listener categorize.

The Clash ...

It's great to see your new journal and I'm looking forward to your tinkering. I am reorganizing my garage workshop and intend to increase compressed air storage/tools. I have also been inspired by that low tech magazine article. I've never been too excited about stationary biking, though, so I'm ...

not terribly good in LA traffic

As I typed 'a blast to drive', I pictured Jacob, his head sticking out of an old Targa while sitting in Chicago traffic, and almost had to delete that as a selling point.

I'm asking about the point where a car is not something you need&outsource&dispose but something you want&insource&takecareof. I suppose the @Sclass would answer with the S-class. Are there others? Classic cars? The Geo Metro? A DeLorean?

@Jacob - did you ever find a car to bond with? After a few ...

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Fri Aug 02, 2024 3:53 pm

There are silicone based options that exist for parchment paper

Silpat - https://us.silpat.com/pages/baking-mats
highly recommended.

Serviceberry (Amelanchier spp, probably alnifolia) Found three nice size bushes near the path I run loaded up with ripe berries. They are pretty tasty, though not super sweet and with noticeable seeds. The seeds do add a nice little crunch to the morning yogurt! The timing is perfect, too, due to ...

Related to Jacob's comment above, over the last 12 or so years since my dad passed away, I have watched my mom really grow into herself as a person. I think she had a pretty conservative/traditional view of her role in marriage, yet, after a couple of years of grieving, has really opened up into a ...

Nice beans Slevin. I tried growing favas for the first time this year and it looks like I'm going to have a good harvest!

pods for lentil fritters

Please describe or post a picture/basic recipe. Pods look like they are pretty tough, so didn't really think of them as edible, but I guess sugar ...

I second @WRC's suggestions on internet radio and live music.

Given that I like a wide variety of music, have no real desire to hear things over and over and don't want to buy/own anything (or deal with ripping, uploading etc) I have been listening to internet radio pretty exclusively for a few ...

To bring it back to 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'...

This is like the part when McMurphy (aka the fake oku) has gotten the lobotomy (aka become a legitimate member of the nuthouse team) and Chief Broom (aka the real oku) has to decide if he is going to put McMurphy out of his misery with a ...

I don't know why, but this all reminds me of One Flew Over Cuckoo's Nest.

They thought Oku was Chief Broom, turns out he is McMurphy.

Be careful Oku, Nurse Ratched won't put up with McMurphy disrupting the ward for long.

It's great you stood up for yourself, but I don't think this is your ...

@Slevin - Nice work! I have been using up an old redwood swing set for various garden structures. The 8-9foot 4x4s are now a blackberry trellis, bird feeder posts, bottom support for a row of rain barrels and (cut shorter) the base of a potting/seed starting bench. The 4x6 top beam is the base of a ...

I upgraded when AT&T brought fiber through our neighborhood maybe 6 or 7 years ago. 1G - $70/mo 'limited time offer! will never go up!' So far it has not gone up. Questionable whether I am seeing 1G though. I checked around not long ago and there were no better deals to be had. I've never tried to ...