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  Peach daiquiri in hand from farmstand peaches, corn from the same about to be done with butter and lime-chili, tomato tart with my garden tomatoes in the oven. A lot of stuff is bad right now, but at least there’s some fresh food to be had.

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  So close to having some zucchini from the garden. So close. Maybe tomorrow!

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  All the talk of TSA and DefCon packing reminded me of the funniest situation I had happen back when. Wasn’t even something electronic! But it was when everyone was departing and TSA was giving extra scrutiny to all bags. A very young trainee got assigned to look at my toiletry kit by their trainer. He pulled something out and kept turning it over and around and staring at it in bafflement. For A While. I finally said, it’s a cuticle trimmer. He said “oh!”, looked very enlightened, and pu...

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  Between fires, floods, industrial accidents, earthquakes, war and surely other things I’m forgetting, a lot of people have had to evacuate this year. I’ve noticed many “go bag” checklists tend to lack detail around pet supplies, so thought I’d post some suggestions based on my cat’s go bag. (He, of course, expects me to carry it for him :neocat_bottom: ) What you need will vary based on your type of pet of course, but hopefully this gets you thinking around the various categories. Do what you...

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  @marz@caw.corbode.com I hadn’t even heard of it until your post. Looks like my library doesn’t have it yet, but the description they have up for it doesn’t mention COVID at all.

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  Huh. For the first time, I actually found a pebble in the dried beans I was rinsing. Good thing I do always pick through them, I’d just never found anything but broken beans before.

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  Will be testing the homemade butter pecan ice cream tonight. I don’t know if it’ll taste like what I remember having as a kid, but it seems it will at least taste better than the “frozen dairy dessert” some brands are selling today.

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  How are people finding Pocketbook ereaders from the usability and privacy angles? I’ve read good things, but don’t know anyone who has one in person so can’t check it out more directly. Are there any alternatives you’d suggest that are strong on those points? (I have yet to find a write up for the other brands I’m aware of that are complimentary on privacy.) definitely looking at an e-ink option, not a tablet. I also use Libby with my current device to check out library books so I would want...