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While out getting the firewood, we got a little bit lost and happened to drive past a warehouse lot with banners hung up advertising “wine grapes.” I decided to wander over there today and check it out. It’s clearly a seasonal business. Here when the grapes are available, gone when they’re not. There were two . . . → Read More: Crush me, squeeze me, make me wine. Solid workout today. On monday evenings, the senior instructor (Tara) leads her advanced class. She’s studying at another school in town right now, and brings back some neat material. Tonight, she brought back pain … but it was a good pain. We started off with a ladder. In this case that worked out to sets . . . → Read More: Off my lawn, kids! Attention literate consumers! If you’re reading this, then you know someone (me), who knows someone (aledonne), whose spouse has published a book. First read a disclaimer, then check out the book website. After that, buy the book. Wood obtained. Rented the Home Depot truck, loaded it up, unloaded, returned the truck, stacked. W00t. Then went to see Protector. Tony Jaa rocks my world. I would love to be able to do a standing flip, much less a 720, much less land a two footed kick to the shoulders at the tail end . . . → Read More: Protector Many, many, many pictures are now online. I split them into three albums. Peruse as you see fit: The deck and the garden The mighty road trip to NC and back The trip to Michigan with pictures of a baby. * Buy a cord of firewood. Seasoned hardwood if at all possible. * Purchase a 20lb watermelon. Pickle its rind. * Harvest cabbages. Ferment their shredded heads. * Brew 5 gallons of beer, inaugurate the keg. * Show up at Dustin’s keg party * Grill the remaining filet of striper. * Do not offend my . . . → Read More: This weekend Dear body: Please stop the hurting. Love, Me. My lower back is tweaked out again. The painkillers have worn off, and I’ve maxed out the dosage for this 24 hour period. I had thought that I was healing while walking around Boston with technolope, but no … I was simply distracted by good conversation for . . . → Read More: Ouch. Although in every religion there is an emphasis on compassion and love, from the viewpoint of philosophy, of course there are differences, and that is all right. Philosophical teachings are not the end, not the aim, not what you serve. The aim is to help and benefit others, and philosophical teachings to support those ideas . . . → Read More: Philosophy Input is hereby solicited on the following topics: * A name for my line of homebrewed, preserved, and domestically produced edibles and drinkables. One current contender is “sign of the goat.” Think of things that would go well on a brewpub sign, or on the label of a can of pickled beets. * Effective ways . . . → Read More: Input |
