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Summer Reset – A Buy Nothing Summer
Time to reset my life – buying nothing, using up what I have or getting rid of it, and having experiences. — read more
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Cowboy Punch
Sunday night I was contemplating having a drink of my current favorite potent potable: sotol, which is often compared to tequila. It’s originally from Mexico, and made from a plant called sotol. The one I have been drinking is from a Texas distiller, called Desert Door. The bottle I currently have was aged in bourbon… — read more
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Tornado Watch vs Warning
Awhile back I had someone who recently moved to Texas from a place that doesn’t really get tornados express that they were confused between Tornado Watches versus Tornado Warnings, so I created a thread on Twitter with a bit of an explainer & what to do when you are under a Watch or a Warning.… — read more
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Black Worm Tea Society
Awhile back, I fell down a slight rabbit hole as I was having a Gong Fu tea brewing session and browsing YouTube. I happened to see a suggestion for a video about fake martial arts. It showed an old comic book ad for a scammy Kung Fu martial arts society. Gong Fu is actually the… — read more
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You should have a go-bag
I live in Texas, where the sky regularly tries to kill us. If it’s not thunderstorms, it’s hail, and if it’s not that, it’s tornados. Folks to the south have hurricanes, and to the west and southwest have wildfires to contend with as well. Disasters can cause homes to be uninhabitable until repairs can be… — read more
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Kanzashi-A-Long
If you’re a space gnome (and you will know if you are) then you might be doing a Kanzashi-A-Long with me on Saturday. Kanzashi is a short name used in the west for what’s technically called Hana Tsumami Kanzashi. They are the flowers folded from silk fabric that are often used on hair decorations that… — read more
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A zine for the season
For spring! I have created a zine that you can print out and fold yourself then read to learn how to draw a simple labyrinth. It’s in PDF format, and is in color, but you can print in black and white if you prefer, and it is still legible. A small preview: To assemble, fold… — read more