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The View in Aisle 8

Sep 24, 2015

The view while waiting in Walgreen’s aisle 8 for my ‘flu shot.

LEGO Claw

Sep 23, 2015

Designed a claw to pick up and drop a ping-pong ball. My nephews and I will use this to build an arcade game.

My Kagoshima: Kirishima Volcanic Group Practicalities

Sep 22, 2015

Posted My Kagoshima: Kirishima Volcanic Group Practicalities.

Old Tech

Sep 21, 2015

Put some old gadgets on sale on eBay. I won’t get much, but reuse is better than recycling.

Well-Timed Rain

Sep 20, 2015

The rain poured while we had dinner at Victory 44. The setting sun lit turning leaves while we cycled home.

You Catch ‘em We Cook ‘em

Sep 19, 2015

Mercifully, the nephews were more interested in catching stuffed toys than live lobsters

The End of a 500-Mile Walk

Sep 18, 2015

Posted The End of a 500-Mile Walk.

Heavy Rain

Sep 17, 2015

A good day to be indoors planning October hikes.

My Mother’s “Second Breakfasts”

Sep 16, 2015

Honored my mother with a “second breakfast” (coffee and a scone). She enjoyed her “second breakfasts.”

Transience of Things

Sep 15, 2015

Cycled with a friend. The theme: our former workplaces. One office building had been replaced by a chain restaurant.

Happiness

Sep 14, 2015

Paused for coffee in a former Grain Belt keg house.

Almost Free Homemade Stock

Sep 13, 2015

Today I’m making a batch of stock, so I posted Freakin’ Cheap: Almost Free Homemade Stock.

Essential Ice Cream

Sep 12, 2015

Stopped at Sebastian Joe’s, Linden Hills, for essential provisions on a walk round three lakes with friends.

Where the Sun Never Shines

Sep 11, 2015

Drove a friend to a checkup where the sun never shines.

Plotting Trails

Sep 10, 2015

Prepared for October hikes: plotted trails, created GPS track files, printed 1:25,000 paper maps (as backup).

Red Cedar State Trail

Sep 9, 2015

Cycled Red Cedar State Trail, Wisconsin.