Monthly Archives: February 2019

The Ric Ocasek / Honda ST1100 Conundrum: Revisited

Several years ago I wrote the true story of the Ric Ocasek / Honda ST1100 conundrum: Surprisingly, I got more comments on that post than on most of my stories, possibly because ST1100 owners are cooler than me and made … Continue reading

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Garageneering A Dust Collection System: Part 2

I’m not the first guy to make a dust collection system and they’re not rocket science but I’m also building something totally foreign to me. I’ve never had access to a privately owned workshop that’s so awesome that it has a … Continue reading

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Garageneering A Dust Collection System: Part 1a: The Slightly More Coherent Version

A few years ago I spent an afternoon ripping dimension lumber. My shop got so dusty the air was like fog. At some point “toughing it out” is dumb and bad for your health. (Also the dust was screwing up … Continue reading

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Well That Happened

Somewhere in my pointy head a synapse or two misfired and yesterday (or was it today?) I published a post that was scrambled and had a pathetic math error. I suck! After I jump-start my brain and going through a … Continue reading

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Garageneering A Dust Collection System: Part 1

A few years back I spent an afternoon ripping dimension lumber. My shop got so dusty the air was like fog. At some point just “toughing it out” is dumb and bad for your health. I decided it was time … Continue reading

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An American Example Of Centrally Planned Economics

[Note: This post went off the rails. Blame cabin fever. I meant to bitch about modern life and “GET THOSE DAMN KIDS OFF MY LAWN”, etcetera. (Hey, why is “etcetera” not in my spell check? Am I spelling it wrong … Continue reading

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PredictIt Update (Followup)

I have no idea what’s going on. (Which is probably the case for most markets and most traders, but at least I’m clear about it.) I felt a shudder in the creepy deadpool for SCOTUS (don’t blame me for the … Continue reading

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PredictIt Update

I like to examine how much I suck (or rule?) at prognostication. I’ve started to use PredictIt to detect if I’m for real or full of shit. This is the first update of 2019. Win-shutdown: In December I made a … Continue reading

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Sawbuck For My Bucksaw

[Warning: this post takes a hard turn in the middle… it just happened. You have been warned.] About a year ago I acquired an old bucksaw. I estimate it’s about 100 years old, though I can’t be sure. It has … Continue reading

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Two Is One And One Is None

Winter is never easy but some are worse than others. Sometimes it’s a mere inconvenience. Sometimes it fights dirty. This winter is a groin kicker. Take firewood. Firewood is a gamble where you pit your own brawn and brain against … Continue reading

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