Category: Skills
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The Weekly Feast – Salmon a la Allyson
We love salmon in our home, and I cook it in a variety of different ways. This, however, is my “signature” recipe and it’s the one I get requests for most often. This salmon can be eaten with “the usual suspects” as sides (pasta/potato/rice, salad/steamed veg), or you can shred it after cooking and toss…
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My Part is Done
I’m sure you all are tired of reading about my vehicle troubles. I’m sure this won’t be the last post about it. Base problem, the truck is 15 years old. It was given a new frame, but it is starting to age out. Major safety issues: Right front wheel bearing is bad Left front wheel…
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50% done is half ass
This is filler as I’ve not looked at the news nor anything else on Friday. As I’m writing this at 1830 on Friday, my hands are almost as grease covered as the worker’s hands in the image. I’ve been up since 0700 and have been at work on the Truck since 0930. First stop, the…
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Prepping – Preparing the Mind
You can have the most guns, the biggest stockpile of rice and beans, and all the best shelter, and still not be prepared to survive. Mindset is the absolute most important thing you have to prepare for an emergency. Whether it’s a zombie apocalypse, a hostile nation bombing us, or a fire in your dryer…
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What Do I Do First?
Lumber has become expensive. A couple of 4x4s, some 2x4s and a 2×10, and I’m looking at painful amounts of money. Ouch. Which brings us to working to a goal: This cabinet will be knocked down and flat packed. We want this for events. All in all, it looks nice and will perform the functions…
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The Weekly Feast – Green Goddess Meatballs
I have always loved green goddess dressing. It’s creamy and refreshing, and so garlicky! This recipe teaches you how to make it yourself, and then uses it to make some delicious meatballs. I hope you like this as much as I do. Ingredients: 1 small garlic clove, peeled and smashed ½ cup Greek or cashew…
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Prepping – Are you ready?
So there’s a lot going on right now. Politically speaking, here in America we’re preparing for the “no kings day” bullshit. There are the usual California summer riots (pick your flavor), though it should be noted they’re only taking up a tiny portion of Los Angeles despite what the media would like you to believe.…
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Complex Systems
My internal infrastructure is getting better and better. Unfortunately, it is still not stable enough. The router is having issues with memory. I need to add more memory to fix the issues. The problem being that I need to take the router out of production to do so. I’ve not been willing to do that.…
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The Weekly Feast – Refreshing Gazpacho Soup
When the deep heat of summer hits, and the idea of cooking anything makes you queasy, this is the perfect meal for any time of the day. I adore gazpacho soup because it’s all the deliciousness of a salsa but in a soup. There are layers of delicate flavor that combine to make something incredibly…
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Net Making
Skill is not knowledge. Knowledge is not skill. 20 years ago, I made one net with a 4-inch mesh with rope. It was large enough to roll a small boulder into with the backhoe, then I could lift the boulder and move it where I needed before dumping the boulder. I designed it to be…