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wow Twitter really keeps me from writing here
it sure does. It used to be I would write all the time, but with the proliferation of my tweets, I seem to post less and less, which seems like it should be something I should rectify... -
jerseycam on livejournal
for those who don't go to the JerseyCam website, I thought I'd eliminate the middle man. The larger versions can be seen at JerseyCam.
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those tricky ruskies
so I have recently enacted a rule when it comes to buying Zippo lighters. No more that $5 a lighter, and no more plain lighters, unless I need to buy one to get a better deal. The exception would be something "special", like the one Zippo I bought which was from a Navy ship. Other examples would be something still in it's case/box, or something ( Read more... ) -
it is never easy
so it happened yet again today. Something so simple, turns into a huge production. So I decided to mow the other paddock today. I had finished last night late, about 9:30pm. I brought the mower back in and found the deck to be caked with grass clippings as well as the blades being a little dull. So I took it off, which on the lawn tractor is ( Read more... ) -
the double down
so while traveling home from the flea market Saturday, I knew I had to stop and try the Double Down from KFC. My verdict? Meh. The cheese appeared to be pepperjack, but lacked any kick/bite that such a remarkable cheese possess. I also must agree that the chicken outweighed the bacon in every sense. It muted the taste as well as the cheese and ( Read more... ) -
flea market finds
so I went to Collingwood Flea Market today to see if I could find anything good. I stupidly got there as the sun was getting higher, and some of the vendors were packing up. But I did find:
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does rice absorb moisture
experiment: to see if rice absorbs water under normal conditions to disprove the wet cellphone in rice theory ( Read more... ) -
first rule of cooking
you know what the first rule of cooking is? ...Love. You can learn all the recipes in the 'verse, but you put a cake in the oven you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps her intact when she oughta stick to the pan, tells you she's brownin 'fore she burns. Makes her a meal.
