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And if you can use it?
I promise I’ll try not to judge…
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When I saw that picture I knew it was going to be good bad.
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Please note the author of the article’s name. That can’t be a coincide….
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Buzz Lightyear was iconic. His original name? Not so much.
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Lunar Larry wouldn’t get anywhere near infinity and beyond.
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I’m confused.
Can naked dressing even be considered dressing?
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AI.
Those aren’t the only things it will get wrong.
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I’m with Kate.
Pass the Mac and cheese..
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After almost a month of green grass and temps in the 50’s?
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We had a storm yesterday.
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It snowed all day and dumped 5 inches, which was fine…. but when it switched to sleet?
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We woke up to this….
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An ice covered world.
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Tree branches were drooping with it and we were lucky not to lose power as other Mainers did.
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It coated everything and while it’s pretty…
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It’s also harder to deal with than just snow.
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Ice ice baby.
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My fingers are crossed for some sun and melting today.
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The weird and wonderful things found at thrift stores page on Facebook really makes me laugh.
I have a girlfriend who loves to thrift and I’ve seen some odd things going with her, but these people take it to a whole new level.
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Perfect!
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Wow.
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Gallons of holy water would be necessary and I still wouldn’t feel safe.
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I’m speechless.
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Now that’s a spice drawer with attitude.
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Maniacal carrots can not be refused.
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🤣
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I’m happy to report my pickle algorithm seems to have taken a hike and in its place something a little closer to my heart has started popping up.
Although not all the recipes are good.
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Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.
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Yes, the Pillsbury doughboy is now sharing cocktail recipes with me. The world is a very strange place indeed.
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That doesn’t sound or look the least bit appealing.
I doubt it’s a very good idea in general either.
Ouch!
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Talk about your basic recipe. It’s like they’re not even trying.
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Cheers!
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After the floor was laid and all the new moulding was stained, it was time to arrange the living room jigsaw puzzle.
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I say that because if you’ve ever stained multiple pieces of 10 foot moulding you’ll know they don’t all turn out the same due to variations in the wood.
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Same moulding. Same stain. Totally different grain.
This makes matching and blending a bit of a challenge.
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It had to match an existing door…
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And this slab under the cabinet.
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It’s not easy. And when you use up all the good pieces?
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You hide the bad ones behind a couch.
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Lord Dudley Mountcatten kept a close eye on the proceedings from his temporary perch on a stick vacuum I bought and then returned. You know what $249 gets you these days? A horrible piece of plastic junk.
Think I’ll have to suck it up… no pun intended… and buy a Dyson.
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Living room flooring – done!
Living room moulding – done!
All that was left was putting the room back together.
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After some serious cleaning that is.
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Work on the living room floor is done!
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And once we got past a few (literal) speed bumps things went pretty smoothly.
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As I said before it’s a bit darker than I’d hoped..
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But we’re pleased nonetheless.
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A definite upgrade from that nasty old carpet.
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But like every project that’s undertaken at our cursed house, you know something had to go wrong.
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Hence the ‘almost’ in my blog title.
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We ran out of flooring right before the end. That’s the problem with plank flooring when you have to work a color pattern.
Oh well… it could be worse. We ordered one last box and it should be here in two weeks.
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Because if you’re here, you clearly have nothing better to do.
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A few of my top picks:
Marlon Brando in The Godfather.
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Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter.
And of course…
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Now you.
What actors crushed your favorite roles?
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Here are a few crazy things I’ve seen recently. They’re too good not to share….
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Cow!
I see absolutely nothing wrong with this.
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I’ve received some odd things in the mail but not that odd. It made me wonder what the hell Orka actually was.
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Huh?
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Water that has glycerol esters of wood rosin? I think I’ll pass.
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So long cute swirly heart, there’s a new cat kid in town.
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This is brilliant. I wonder if it works for short husbands as well…?
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That’s a serious lack of quality control right there.
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The Irish are such a thoughtful people…
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Replacing the trim around our new bedroom windows was painful. We tried multiple types and colors of stain but never really came close to matching the existing. The only saving grace there was the new pieces didn’t lay against the old and with distance there’s room for variation.
Not so this new living room flooring project. New baseboard had to butt up to old at the two kitchen entrances and the hallway… not to mention the fireplace and built in bookcases.
It was a major challenge.
The husband and I made three trips to three different stores and bought three different colors but nothing worked.
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The piece on the left is what we needed to match. Most never came close. And mind you baseboard moulding is sold by the foot so every test piece that fails?
Ka-Ching! 💰
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We had to stain over 100 feet and I wanted it to look nice.
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Three more stores, three more rejects. I couldn’t understand it, we’d bring in my sample piece and match it perfectly to theirs only to find it wasn’t close when we got home and applied it.
Then we went to Sherwin Williams. Turns out they’ve bought the Minwax company… and guess what?
They can color match stain.
What!!! Why did no one ever tell me this was possible?
They also told us the reason we could never match our color was because all the store samples are done on oak and baseboard moulding is typically pine.
What!! Why did no one ever tell me this?
After stifling my anger at the stain industry, we purchased a can of perfectly tinted stain and happily started the process.
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Have finger, will travel.
Yes, the stain looks red but when gently applied with a rag and my forefinger instead of heavy handing it with a brush, it was almost perfect.
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Sadly my old Grateful Dead tee shirt gave its life to the cause.
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Two coats of stain, two coats of amber poly and one giant air bubble in the plastic later, we were done.
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It’s been a while since we gathered friends for cocktails and a game, but after seeing this one advertised I think it’s time.
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Weird and perhaps a little disturbing…
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It seems perfectly suited to my sense of humor.
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And I do love a game that doesn’t take itself too seriously.
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Cheers!
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