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    What We’re Smoking (or Grilling, or Curing)!

    reverse sear on a Prime grade Ribeye steak - smoked with Mesquite wood in my stick burner at 250 until the steak temp reached 125 internal then took it over to the 500 degree cast iron for searing 1 min each side while basting with butter/garlic compound butter I made - pulled that at 130 then...
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    Elon Musk Begins Mass Layoffs At Twittter

    I love twitter - greatest way to get breaking financial info and world events. Also, I love sports and it's a great way to get latest scores and bond with like minded sports fans - can also be a bit toxic at times.
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    What did you do today? - 2022 version

    Had a great water balloon war with the triplet grandsons (almost 10) and their little brother who is almost 2. After over 47 days at or above 100 (so far) here in Bee Cave, TX it was time for some cooling off - and it felt great. Also got out the slip-n-slide and slid around a bit. Much...
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    Crazy RE - Redfin CEO Tweetstorm

    1,500 Austin homes sold for $100K over asking price since Jan. 1 https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/1500-austin-homes-sold-for-100k-over-asking-price-since-jan-1/ It is VERY often that homes on the West side of Austin to go on the Market on a Thursday and state that "All offers are due on...
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    Acquaintances and Friends Dying Too Young

    Life is short. Death is sure. Judgment is coming. Heaven is glorious. Hell is dreadful. Jesus is Savior - be sure of your salvation.
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    How abrupt was your final decision?

    subscribed for later input...
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    Beginner Star gazer

    funny - I just came in form outside at 5:50 a.m. this morning to grab my iphone and I use this app called "StarRover" to spot out where Venus and Mars were. They were clearly the most visible to me outside (west of Austin TX). There were only a few more naked eye visible stars at this time in...
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    Vintage wristwatches

    I do like vintage watches as well - but since I brought this one I haven't worn any other watch I own. It is the Citizen-BU2055-08X - solar powered battery assisted. I brought this watch for this one reason - the "Day of the Week" dial. You've got to love ER - I often don't know which day it...
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    What We're Making

    bravo Sir - nicely done! Where did you order the Gerstner type hardware from?
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    What We're Making

    Thanks! I sprayed 2 coats of primer and 2 coats of paint. Prior to being deployed on the patio I will put 2 coats of johnson paste wax on it. It being pine - I'm sure I'll only get a few years of use out of it - but I had the old 2x4's laying around and got tired of looking at them. So...
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    What We're Making

    took advantage of the 80 degree day here in Austin TX. applied final coat of paint to a garden bench I made from a bunch of old 2x4's and 1 2x6 for the back legs. ran the boards thru the planer to clean them up a bit and cut down on the amount of sanding. Two days total project build. .
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    (be warned some spoilers) Jeopardy Face Off

    No spoiler here - but someone may have leaked the winner... Did 'Jeopardy!' GOAT champ get leaked? Offshore books say yes ""Three weeks ago, in the days after the GOAT tournament was taped, a flurry of bets showed up on one contestant, who we'll call Contestant X to avoid spoiling the outcome...
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    What was your happiest moment today?

    Going to the grandkids (triplet boys age 7) classroom Christmas parties - feeling blessed.
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    Top 10 most scenic drives

    Absolutely the nest drive I have ever been on. Frequently pulled over and stopped got out and just take it all in - amazing. Then a small side trip to Lost Maples state park in the Fall.
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    What old person things do you do?

    pause and talk with anyone at local hardware stores.
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    Apollo 11 - 50th Anniversary of the Launch

    from The John 10:10 Project On July 20, 1969 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon. Prior to taking their first steps on the lunar surface, Aldrin celebrated communion to honor the God who had made their journey possible. After returning to Earth he noted that the first...
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    What We're Making

    live edge walnut picture frame I know "live edge" things have been done before but this is my first attempt to do any. I had this 48" long and 6" thick Walnut slab for a couple of years and rather than using my draw knife to get rid of the bark I thought it would be fun to make use of it for a...
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    New Watch

    I've always worn one and really liked the larger numbers and day of the week dial.
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    New Watch

    I love being retired - not knowing which day of the week it is - is a neat experience :dance:- but can be sometimes problematic. So I got this watch for Christmas. It is a Citizen Chandler Men's Watch BU2055-08X. I love it because it has a day of the week dial on the left side of the watch and...
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    It's funny joke Thursday! 2005 - 2020

    A man visits the council to apply for a job During his job interview, the interviewer asks him "Are you allergic to anything?" to which the man replies "Yes, caffeine. I can't drink coffee." "Ok, have you ever been in the military service before?" "Yes," he says. "I was in Iraq for one tour."...
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    Shhh...There is a World Chess Championship That's Gone to Overtime.

    I always thought I was a decent player - but a dear friend of mine (who recommended this forum to me) was a child chess prodigy and was one of those guys who would play 10 people at a time. He retired from competitive chess around age 18 (he is now 64). Anyway - after a good bit of time begging...
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    What We're Making

    made my wife a cutting board made my wife a cutting board with wood leftover from other projects. Walnut, Brazilian Cherry and Maple .
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    I need Christmas gift ideas for myself, what do you all want?

    some nicely figured walnut lumber for various woodworking projects
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    college football coach calls timeout - AND retires

    After 45 seasons, college football coach calls timeout, tells his team he's retiring and walks off the field https://www.yahoo.com/sports/45-seasons-college-football-coach-calls-timeout-tells-team-hes-retiring-walks-off-field-160741866.html
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    Value of time

    After neighbor paid $1,700 to trim and thin his oak trees - they looked awesome and mine were now meh. Thought I would just do it myself and save the money. It took me 2 days longer and I am still very sore 3 days later although it came with a nice feeling of satisfaction. At times I was worried...
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