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December 8, 2024 by SPP™ SlowPokePete, on Flickr SPP

Now that you point this out, this is probably what happened in my case; the can sat for several years and the coloring likely settled such that...

I’ve had hardwoods like cherry and walnut darken over time and any time that I finish softwoods like pine or fir, I use a conditioner before apply a...

possibly the 'shake well', actually needed more mechanical contact with stirring off old pigment settling/sticking inside the can. barring that,...

Not sure if it will darken enough. Before retiring from engineering in 2022, I was a plant engineer at American Woodmark which made Woodmark,...

Pulled into brunch spot today, and found the perfect parking spot. Mine's the one on the right, lowly fried eggs 99 996:

Jon and the others are probably on the right track. Outsource it. I have ALOT of slides and negatives going back to my childhood. I also have a film...

Venice wall lively by Doc Mertes, on Flickr

https://on.ft.com/418QEbj At Messermacher, knife-making is an art Should be a free FT Article, https://www.messermacher.at/

https://youtu.be/T70yHLeDhug?si=jpSUQJRG7o9JzEDg

I rewatch Kungsleden at least once a year because Emelie is so darn happy out there in the mountains. ...

Santa Barbara from Gibraltar Rd, Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Islands on horizon

I won’t get on skis this trip. Meetings moved so I’m now on a call mid-day. It’s also a bit of a heat wave today—in the 20s most of the week but...

Maybe I've discussed it before, but in 2018, I had just started a new job which required a week in Winchester for onboarding. It lined up with plebe...

"Incompetence, there's no good reason for it, it's just our policy." I was in Oahu when I transferred to Sardinia, DTS sent me to San Francisco on a...

gregl, you called it. ATC delay, our 1st leg would never have made connection so they re-booked us and sent us in a sketchy cab from Albany to...

We’re going to get both soon. But the points about ignorance of geography is legit. Flying from DCA-DFW-JFK-FCO is absurd.

You know they are just having fun and fucking with you. It gives them stories to tell at Christmas dinner... You know I have this guy ask me if I...

I am not a tequila sipper but have appreciated a good ranch water in recent years. And even more so, a mezcal rather than tequila. Del Maguey is...

On my last deployment, we made a port call in Hong Kong. Our favorite drinking spot, The Canny Man, always offered a shot of tequila when you walked...

Illilouette Gorge in Yosemite

As one who lived in Mexico for a number of years and who has many friends there, I found that El Jimador (brand of Tequila) was heartily welcomed...

Butternut opens Friday. Catamount opens Saturday, but I expect they will only open for the two days of the weekend, then shut down next week to...

In Oregon for a few days, hoping to get on snow once I’ve finished all of my meetings.

My local ABC store had Ocho in stock and it is spectacular. Most assuredly a waste in mixed drinks, this has some character.

Saw the cannons still going this morning at the local slip and slide (Catamount.) In the teens at night but sunny at least half the day.

Those are some brands I'm not yet aware of. I'll write a memo to my liver.

I like El Tesoro anejo for sipping. In margs, any decent blanco like Herradura or Patron. I don't think you have to spend a lot for good tequila.

I got out backcountry skiing last weekend. Far crappier than anything in any movie but quite good in spots and so nice to be out after such a poor...

Gordon Pond 11 2024 by Doc Mertes, on Flickr

Spent 6 years in MX and like Bob, I learned I don't like Mezcal. For sipping and cigars, the locals brought Don Julio 70 or another variation Don...