I was walking through Troy today and I found myself walking down a classic 8-bit video game alleyway like none other: (Check it out in Google Street View). I thought […]
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Kitchen Microscope
I’ve been thinking about adding a microscope to my list of must-have kitchen appliances. I now have a basic one to play with. The idea is that maybe I can […]
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Thanksgiving
We did Thanksgiving dinner here for the first time. Mmm! The turkey was delicious. The recipe came from here. One of the big tricks with this recipe is to cook […]
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Homemade Cheddar Cheese
This weekend, we ate the wheel of cheddar cheese that we made in April. It has been aging in the basement for 6 months or so. The wax had a […]
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Frankentree
I came across a frankentree very close to my house: This frankentree looks a lot more tree-like than other frankentrees I have seen, it’s even normal tree size. That’s my […]
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Capital Hills Golf Course
I discovered a nice 6 mile hike loop from my house in Albany. There is a nature trail that I never knew about at the nearby Capital Hills Golf Course. […]
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New Copper Bowl
I have been on the lookout for a copper bowl for the last couple of years. It started with our waffle recipe that says to “beat egg whiles until stiff […]
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Barefoot Running
I have always enjoyed running. A year ago, someone at work showed me an article from a running magazine that talked about the possible benefits of running on the balls […]
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Listening to Records
Recently a friend purchased a record player and a small collection of records, and asked me to pick up some records if I happened to find any. I came across […]
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Pickerel
Today I caught a 15 inch pickerel at Crooked Lake in Averill Park, NY. It’s the first pickerel I have ever caught that was big enough to keep. They say […]
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