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Continue reading →: Kuhn Rikon Can OpenerNearly all my can opener usage is for cans of tuna in vegetable oil (mixed with Miracle Whip and mustard for cheap/easy protein). With traditional bladed openers, the vegetable oil eventually gunked up the gears, even if I rinsed them with hot water after every use. Sometimes a dishwasher run…
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Continue reading →: Everybody’s in L.A.In May of 2024, there was a big comedy festival in Los Angeles that brought a lot of headlining comics to town that week. John Mulaney pitched doing a multi-part live comedy special that involved having many of those comics as guests, and Netflix picked it up. Its six episodes…
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Continue reading →: Cycliq Fly12 SportItems Purchased:– Fly12 Sport Bundle (device, silicone case, lens protector, duo mount, handlebar mount)– 2x handlebar mount– 256GB SanDisk High Endurance microSDXC cardWhen Purchased: March 2025Total Amount Paid: $425.27 How I Got Here A few months ago, some friends talked about getting vehicle dash cams because of some videos posted…
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Continue reading →: How I Do Strength WorkoutsI started lifting weights in high school and have done it at least semi-regularly since. Back then, I was taught the traditional methodology of intensely targeting one or two muscle groups during each workout and rotating focus between trips. But during the pandemic lockdown, I read up on the ability…
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Continue reading →: How I Take Care of LeatherAll leather needs to be maintained and conditioned, especially if it’s routinely exposed to water or sunlight. Shoes I normally do an annual treatment of all my leather shoes in late summer to prepare for the Pacific Northwest rainy season, but I recently got some new shoes, so I did…
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Continue reading →: The White Lotus (Season 3, Episodes 1-4) [Updated]Significant spoilers for all seasons I’m in the apparent minority of people who think the second season of The White Lotus was significantly better than the first. The first season built main characters so one-dimensionally around rich people stereotypes that they were caricatures instead of people: Jake was only a…
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Continue reading →: Just One LookI primarily go to concerts for the music (I almost always go solo), but there is also a unique charm in sharing the experience with people who have come together because of commonality, even something as small as musical taste. However, as an asexual person (“ace”), there’s always some trepidation…
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Continue reading →: How I Bandage Field InjuriesIt’s a running team joke that I’m “Dr. Scott.” I’m the type of person who keeps a bunch of useful stuff in my field bag, including a whistle, nail clippers, a folding knife (for shotguns), and a basic medical kit. If I see a new bandage type that looks promising,…
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Continue reading →: Maestri House Mini Coffee ScaleFor the seven years I’ve been making espresso at home, I’ve been using regular kitchen scales that rounded to the full gram. After I used them for a while, I think I got a feel for what was a “heavy” and “light” 19/20g. It didn’t even occur to me that…
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Continue reading →: Everything Sucks!Everything Sucks! had been on my To Watch spreadsheet for a while. I added it after seeing it on some critic end of year favorites list back in 2018. It was a victim of the classic Netflix “green light everything, then cancel it if it’s not a smash hit” methodology,…