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I think I'd like a wood stove. A stove made out of wood that is. If I were a skilled woodworker, I'd have to put something together. It's a lot of space expended for a sight gag, but still... Maybe put speakers in it, and electronic flames you can view through the glass. To make it extra stupid...

My boy cat just told me he wanted to be pet. He was standing on the table trying to get my attention, and I was talking to him, but not touching him. He finally started petting himself to show me what he wanted. He was rubbing the side of his head with his front paw. He was satisfied when I gave...

A squirrel stole the second loaf today. I had broken some of it off yesterday, but the remaining piece was hard as a brick(*see first post :^D ). I couldn't break it using my hands or banging it against a log, so I just left it for the birds to deal with. They have sharp lips. The squirrel took...

I've had bread my father made in the freezer that was there when he died. That's been 24+ years now. His bread was terrible. He was a good baker, but he got the notion of doing everything himself, including grinding raw grain to make flour. He was NOT a good miller, and he bought large...

60° is pretty nice. Just about ideal unless there's active inside work to do. I have a weird temp sensor. A couple days ago I took a wheelbarrow of wood around to the porch, and that warmed me up enough that I didn't want to start a fire in a 50° house. I waited a couple hours til I cooled off...

I wonder what a nice indoor temperature was back in the day? Say 400 years ago, maybe northern Germany. My place is currently 49° at the thermostat, warmer by the stove, cooler in my bedroom. It's not so bad. I wouldn't call it luxurious, but it isn't misery, and it has some benefits. I kind of...

Regarding complicated solar systems. I ran into this... https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/31201/might-a-planet-perform-figure-8-orbits-around-two-stars#67260 and this...

I'm scrolling through lemmy, and see that. I think "Oh, that's interesting". The gears engage, and I'm like "Oh... You guys..." :^D Got me thinking about what the most complicated solar system could be. I wonder if anything greater than a binary system is plausible assuming planets with a...

My bedroom's probably about 45°(I need to get a thermometer in there to check), but I feel colder when I first take my clothes off for a shower than I do exiting the shower after having hot water poured on me til the heater's empty. I get out of the shower, only half ass dry myself off, then go...

Back in early days of powered flight, they put concrete arrows on the ground and lighted towers to mark the way for airmail deliveries. I'd like to find one of those arrows. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/quail-creek-airmail-arrow

I use a nutcracker, and squeeze lengthwise on the nut. Minimal pressure to crack the shell. That usually frees up a sizeable chunk of shell you can pull off, and the meat's right there taunting me. Looks like it'll come right out. Everything goes to hell getting the rest of the shell off, and...

Every so often the stars align(maybe 1 out of 20 times), I get a whole nut out, but it's almost always pieces.

...to see how they reliably get nice unbroken hemispheres. Pecans stress me out. You crack the shell, pull a big chunk out of the way, and the meat's *right there*. You think "Alright, I'll have some nice pieces this time!", then reality kicks you in ass, and you're extracting slivers from the...

Not all labels are the same. Doesn't necessarily need branding at all. The people that bought the product will remember where it came from, and keep the brand in mind. It isn't a new concept, I'm sure you're aware. Jelly and mustard come immediately to mind. I'm sure there's been other things...

Just finished a jar of salsa with chips. I didn't want to dirty a bowl, so I just ate out of the sorta widemouth jar. Problem is the jar still isn't wide enough, and I got salsa all over my hand trying to get to the bottom. It would be nice if they put common dippables in ultra widemouth jars so...

We get these bastards in early fall... Not every woods has them, but the ones that do seem like every two trees had web strung between them. Annoying. I hate webs in my face, and you're always wondering "Where's the spider?"...

Looks like pinecone preserves are a thing... https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Pine+Cone+Preserves&crid=IKVE3XN9F9V2&sprefix=pine+cone+preserves%2Caps%2C166&ref=nb_sb_noss_1 found via this article... https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-to-eat-your-christmas-tree That's something I'm gonna...

Got my parcel of salty licorice, and a box of oatmeal today... The ad copy on the oatmeal said it had the flavor of ear cheese, so of course I had to try it :^D I'm pretty certain it's a translation malfunction. I believe the company I buy from is owned by east Asians and run out of...