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Don't miss that. On the other hand, nothing appears to be on fire.

Winter Mode: ACTIVE Between snapping a 3/8 to 1/2 drive adapter and finding a nearly-stripped lug nut it wasn't the smoothest transition but it got done. Test drive went fine and tires roll smooth so I'll chalk it up as a win. Damage lug will be replaced tomorrow. Also converted the tractor to winter duty which went pleasantly well. Now, if it'll just consistently start for the next 5 months that'd be great.

Unreal crash at the Macau Formula 3 race. It's incredible to think that this 17 year old will be released from hospital in a couple of weeks!

Too much dying right now. Let's stop for a bit.

Home Depot has these things for twenty bucks right now. They make a dandy bicycle tire pump. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Ryobi-18-Volt-ONE-Cordless-Power-Inflator-Tool-Only-P737/206159256 And a proper Blackburn chuck fits perfectly. (Just use a little Teflon tape to get the collar over the sleeve without fraying it.)

Hey @Dusty Chalk, the new GRAI is really effing good! https://grai.bandcamp.com/album/ashes-2017

Also this. It bounces. His hair is tragic though.

Young The Giant -- Mirror Master Straightforward, but enjoyable.

Tide Pods are so last year. Now it's time for Tide Box Wine! Robert Babicz re-did his euro rack modular. Luke Million showing off his new shirt (who cares?) and some of his synths (helloooo, nurse!)

Electronics store in Japan.

St. Vincent Her most successful pop album, I think. Masseduction was great, but her self-titled 2014 album has better, more emotionally honest songs.

Blur

Maura didn't finish all of her braised short ribs last night so I preserved some of the fries that came with my burger. Breakfast was good.

The greatest letter ever written. What a rollercoaster ride.

This photo fucks with my sense of scale.

RIP George Ranz, https://www.facebook.com/georgeraczlvd Owner and founder of the Las Vegas Distillery. A big hearted man that was taken before his mission was done - (51 yo) Plowed is sad tonight. Cheers My Friend

Condolences, Wayne. My brother in law got killed in a bike accident this afternoon. 38yo, father of two, 6 and 3 yo kids. I can't find words to say how stupid and nonsensical is this.

Lost a dear friend, a truly gentle, beautiful man who was ever so kind hearted and generous with his time, and an incredibly talented and graceful musician... yesterday... to mental health issues that eventually could no longer be contained. We kind of knew it was coming, but it's a tough train to stop. He reached out, he was embraced, he knew that he had support, and yet we all knew, somehow, that this day would come. He had a million and one friends. We will surely miss you, Jon. You were everywhere all the time, forever performing and greeting everyone with your amazing Caymanian smile. Our tiny Island weeps for your tender and tortured soul. You always said that your music was your solace, peace, and grace, and that everything else was pure torture and never made sense. Hope you packed well for your next journey. Tonight is the opening event for the Christmas season here, a tree lighting ceremony that I perform at in front of 5,000 people. Jon was always backstage, every single year, to joke around and keep us all calm before we went on. But mostly to just be there for me as a friend, and to be a part of it. Told me once that it was the only Saturday night that he didn't book for the entire year because a backstage pass with Santa and his elves was just too much fun to miss... and now this. Anyway (sigh), that's him on the right.