Category: hobby
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crossword
For the first time in I don’t know how many months, I turned the page in The New York Times and found a crossword puzzle that I could finish in less than a week. As it turned out, I finished it in less than an hour. Almost made my head explode. We used to subscribe… Read.
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Dad’s typewriter
I’m on the hunt for a typewriter just like Dad’s. It was almost certainly the first typewriter I ever used. I don’t know how young I was when he let me hunt and peck on it, but I remember the day he told he me didn’t want me to do that any more. He wanted… Read.
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thumb
My brother sent me a photo of a Tom Thumb toy typewriter he spotted in an antique mall, apparently because he knows how I geek out over typewriters. That’s the only explanation I can think of, anyway. I don’t have a Tom Thumb in my “collection” yet, mostly because the only places I’ve seen them… Read.
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nuts
Today was bike to work week. I biked to work. I biked to work every day this week except Thursday, when I took the car to work only because I had to go to a medical appointment later in the day. I still didn’t get a t-shirt. So, nuts to you, bike to work week. Read.
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nameless
This, my friend, is a space ship. You may have seen space ships on television and at the movies flashing through the skies, piloted by steely-eyed men who flew by the seats of their pants. It makes for pretty good drama. The difference between those space ships and the one in this photo, though, and… Read.
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3rd batch
The third batch of beer brewed this year is BOTTLED! And, if I may say so myself, it tastes pretty darned good. I brewed this one thinking that I wanted it to be a little darker and a little maltier than the first one, but I still wanted a zingy hop flavor, so I threw… Read.
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bubbles
The latest batch of beer went from a quiet pool of brownish coffee-like soup to a swirling mix of bubbles and suds that overflowed and spilled all over the counter top and dribbled onto the floor. When it gets like this, I feel like putting on a white lab coat, strapping a pair of welder’s… Read.
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heller
I spent Sunday afternoon stirring barley malt and hops into a kettle of boiling water in the garage. Tell me that’s not living well. I’m shooting for a darker brew this time. I don’t know why. I just like dark beers, that’s all. So I started by stuffing a couple bags with a mix of… Read.
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sidecar
Stepping out from the patio after dinner at Mickey’s Tavern last night, we spotted this amazing tandem bike with attached sidecar and had to stop to take a good, long look at it. It appeared to be largely home made, and the side car was equipped with an electric motor to give an added assist… Read.
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cool
Neil deGrasse Tyson on Steve Curwood’s show, Living On Earth, explaining why sending people into space is a good thing: CURWOOD: So, tell me, why should we explore space, with people? TYSON: I’ve got my own reasons for exploring space, that I don’t presume others should have these reasons. I think we should explore space… Read.
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