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White Cows and Walnut Stain : 91/100
I am having a few days of vacation this weekend and figured the best way to start things off would be to spend the day doing manual labor. We are getting the trim finished on our cabin and have hired a friend who is a carpenter to handle things. I have worked with Doug on…
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The Ips Beetle : 90/100
Kate noticed that one of our pine trees was dead the other day. While there are still some green pines in the tree most are dead. This is indicative of an Ips beetle infestation and is a problem that we need to attend to before we lose more trees. From what I have gathered so…
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Fitness Test Day : 89/100
Today was day 2 of my cycling training program. Yesterday was a strength day, and today is the fitness or FTP test. I wrote about the fitness test on May 16th on the 16th post of this blogging challenge. I know I had said I was only going to watch my time on workouts but…
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Adventures in Woodworking – Planter : 88/100
A good friend gifted us a Miss Kim lilac bush recently. Since we are building a home soon I am trying to avoid planting anything near the construction site. That means we need to re-pot the bush to a larger planter while we figure out where we want to eventually plant it in the ground.…
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Bike Station : 87/100
There are a few items I should take on every bike ride. There is the helmet, gloves, and lights. The helmet is for physical and mental protection. There is a chance that my helmet could save my live or prevent serious injury. There is also the added comfort in wearing said helmet when a car…
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Back in the Groove : 86/100
The main thing I have learned about myself over the years is that I need to exercise regularly. If I don’t my body starts to ache and then I get fussy like a child. Its really embarrassing to be honest. It starts in the middle of my back between the shoulder blades. That leads to…
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Hello World : 85/100
In most programming languages the first step is writing a ‘Hello World’ example. This is to help give you a first taste of how to use a language in a very basic form. I figure that in woodworking there should probably be something similar. For me that is a basic table, and hence I present…
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Sunset Dogs : 84/100
Took the dogs for a nice sunset walk on the fence line trail today. It’s the first time I’ve walked them since finishing the trail and they loved it. I had to slow them down a few times. Workout detail Did 30 minutes of yoga this morning. The ya the first yoga I’ve done in…
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Afternoon ride : 83/100
Just a nice easy ride with my lady. Life is good.
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Remote Workspace : 82/100
I have worked from home/remotely for about 10 years. During the first 4 years I was in an office in our home. I had a great workspace setup for working. We were in downtown Phoenix so I would go to coffee shops and co-working spaces occasionally. Then we hit the road 6 years ago and…