Back in my Little Debbie’s Oatmeal Cream Pie Days I was a much bigger boy than I am today. Like 235 lbs. of me on a 5’9″ frame. Thankfully I am back to my petite self, 32 – 33″ waist depending on whether there is popcorn in the house. But
Recycling
I like to reuse and re-purpose things others would rather just throw away. The idea here is NOT to blow my own horn but give you ideas for ‘stuff’ before you throw it away.
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The Creativity Bag
I’ve heard the stories about writers keeping a notepad by their bed for those midnight Eureka moments. I would more likely knock the dang thing off my nightstand in the dark, along with my glasses! I am a people watcher, thinking about the ‘backstory’ when I encounter groups of people
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Summer Bag – Evolution
Last summer I wrote about making a carry bag for my water bottle, after cracking my kneecap on a swinging bottle while at Mooney’s Bay. The bag sort of worked, my knees escape further contusions, but I noticed I was still having to carry another bag for the essentials like
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Sam Bag – Evolution
One of the things I like about recycling / upcyclng discards is the chance to play with ideas. A few months ago I wrote about a messenger style bag I made from a pair of Sam’s toddler pants. Well over the last little while I have been toting it around,
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Knot Too Hot Now!
I have had a Lee Valley mug for over 30 years now, 3 trips across Canada, years in the States, this has been one of the best mugs I have ever had. With one minor issue… The handle is hot! I like my coffee hot and black (2 sugars, no
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From Browsers to Trousers
My ‘geek-life’ involves 2 laptops, a linux box and 3 very large monitors. Needless to say ‘focus’ is the keyword from 8:30am (usually anytime after 7am) til about 5pm (with the odd evening or overnight session). My work can get stressful at times, not the geekstuff as much as the