Working on my desk! Starting with the desk top, joined three boards side by side w/ dowels and wood glue, just lopped off the uneven ends w/ my Japanese pull saw, new cut edge across three boards in third pic.
And check out my grain match! Seam highlighted in fourth pic.
Popping back in here to say @shortlittlekidd.bsky.social killed it last night and especially with this pic. Holy crap!
Patrick Mahomes has replaced two decades of playoff heartbreak with a postseason run so routine that is has its own conspiracies.
From Star columnist Sam McDowell:
Got a couple dozen wings in a Sichuan peppercorn and pickle juice brine for a few hours so I can bake them for the game!
If you look closely, there is a tiny little face deep in the cushions of the couch.
Zoomed in on that face, really just the eyes and nose are visible, and it belongs to a very small tuxedo girl cat.
Kelce is very good at hiding.
Very much so!
It’s a Dead & Company tour poster! I’ll take a picture of it tomorrow :)
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Mine was still in the pan there!
Strip steaks with Gorgonzola and a very good boxed smoked mac & cheese for dinner last night :)
Made a basque cheesecake and cherry turnovers for my first Thanksgiving in Ohio :)
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Here’s my niece laughing at a dolphin :)
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Yup yup! Cleveland area
Two tuxedo cats riding in a large grey carrier together
About halfway through the drive to Ohio, and Travis and Kelce are handling it like champs! Travis meows for forehead pets every once in a while, and Kelce hasn’t made a peep :)
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What 21-year-old Dyson Daniels is doing in Year 3 has been a joy to see. He's increased his scoring average by 157% (from 5.8 to 14.9 ppg) and is leading the league, by a landslide, w/ 3.4 steals per game. The last time a qualifying player finished w/ even 2.9 spg was Larry Hughes 20 years ago.
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