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Love these koi in Graffiti Alley.
I realize there are only 7 of us in the world that use a push mower, but for the other 6 in our small club? THIS is a special day for you. I'm going to show you how to sharpen and adjust those mower blades so they even cut those hard...
Great Views Galore – Flushing, New York You can watch a lot of tennis for free during Fan Week. And the views are fantastic, as you can see here. I was up higher for this vantage point, but later walked down right next to the court when...
Long-distance running is more than just moving your feet for miles. It’s a steady effort that tests both the body and the mind over time. Each run feels like a quiet challenge where every step asks how long you can stay focused and keep...
When he was announced as the US representative to the Venice Biennale, I first had to confirm that Alma Allen and I are not related. So I called my genealogy-fluent cousin in Heber, Utah, where Allen’s large, Mormon family was...
One Spring Monday in 1852 around thirty gold buyers gathered for the evening at Mrs Black’s Royal Hotel in Bathurst, which was (and is) just on the other side of the Blue Mountains from Sydney. Probably not ordinarily the most collegiate...
Prufrock measured his life in coffee spoons. I seem to be measuring mine in glucose sensors. All the music I grew up with makes me cry to hear. It’s the void slip of feeling, the sinkhole of reflecting on time’s relentless passing, that...
it's been a weird couple of weeks, not in a bad way. actually in a very good way it's been a couple of weeks and they've been kind of weird. I think this is the first time in a long time that I have started summer in a very good mood....
Brennan Manning said in his book Ruthless Truth - The Ragamuffin's Path to God that gratitude is inclusive: Yes, gratitude is inclusive. As psychoanalyst Eric Erikson once noted, there are only two choices: integration and acceptance of...
I got these today, four AD&D adventure books, PoD items from DriveThruRPG, bought mostly on a whim.I must confess, I bought Halith Vorn and Zorth mainly because the illustration appealed to me, but they also had pretty good reviews on...
After putting 90k miles on the ol’ Honda Odyssey after three years and three months, it was time to move on from my 229k minivan with its many, many issues and set my eyes on brighter horizons. That horizon being this 2026 Honda Civic...
“What have the Romans ever done for us?”“Hard distinctions make bad philosophy”— John McCarthy~ ~ ~I believe there are vital health reasons to avoid a vegan diet, but that is not the subject of this post. Instead, I want to inspect two...
You may recall our dog, Eleanor, a.k.a. the Dire Floof. She definitely has “domestication forehead“. Despite looking pretty darned wolf-y at times. I dearly love this dog, but I take one look at that photo — or watch her literally shake...
The current Ultimate Universe, as we know it, ends tomorrow. We will get, "Ultimate Endgame," #5 and a, "Finale," special. I've seen some spoilers that make it abundantly clear how, even if Marvel is concluding the current run of,...
Slant Board Last year, when I was dealing with my plantar fasciitis, I tried pretty much everything with exception of a slant board. A slant board is often used in physical therapy to help with stretching of the calves and achilles...