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Found another cabinet maker going out of business that had some 8/4 ash that I am hoping to use in the bench build for pennies on the dollar. Maybe the legs with hard maple top if I can find it for a reasonable price.

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson - Fun bit of pop science. I enjoyed it. He went into topics that I don't follow and gave them some history and context with humor. and another Short (Brief) history book. A Brief History of Black Holes by Dr Becky Smethurst Dr. Becky is someone that I follow on YouTube to keep me updated on my Astronomy news (all things JWST). And she wrote a book. It is overall a good read. It only suffers, like most physics (astro or otherwise) books, for me in that there is a lot of time spent in history and background before getting to the few new ideas and concepts. Like the Katie's book above, I did get a few new things and I enjoyed her writing. She writes as she speaks, which I always enjoy. An example of a recent post. So, I mostly read non-fiction. I don't mind novels and can enjoy them now and then. I tried to read this the other day: (no pic) To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway This came after watching - Midnight in Paris (2011). It got me thinking, how much Hemingway have I read? Not much. So I picked this at random. And I have to say that I didn't get very far. The writing and voice were okay, but the use of the term, nigger, was so pervasive and derogatory, that I just couldn't continue. I thought of it is this way, what if he was saying, 'filthy whore', over and over, would I continue? Nope. I may try something else at some point, but I was done with that book. So, now I am reading: If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him! The Pilgrimage of Psychotherapy Patients by Sheldon B. Kopp Good luck all..

^ I bought it awhile ago. It's one of the few physical books I've purchased in the last few years. I know what I'm reading next.

^ That Bryson is one of my all time favorite books.

good thing you had too many chocolate chips as well. 😋

Finally finished the last part of my side deck that will store various water things. Making the gate hard - I kinda made things up. I think maybe I did it all backwards, but oh well - there is no other entrance to this area so the gate stoppers are visible and since it’s all on a slope the had to be cut different lengths. It works and kinda matches the hog wire. At some point I would like to put something on the gate - some art of some kind, maybe need to enlist the ping-pongers Oh and you can see the concrete slopes where it meets the deck - grinding that down was super fun!

If I can get the maple for the top I will just do the ash legs and walnut accents/tool tray.

Kicking off Xmas week with the modern melancholic classic #xmas2017 by the short-lived Burkini Beach project.

Was hoping to dump a ton of this 8/4 walnut I have laying around everywhere in my shop and storage unit into the base and just use the 70+ bf of Ash for the top. Then I got some 9/4 birdseye maple for vices. Waiting on pricing for the 50Bf of Maple for the top that I think I would need for my mini Roubo to see if the Maple will be feasible.

Yes, definitely less informative than his YouTube videos. I guess it cannot be that detailed as people that watch that channel mostly just want drama and not education. I am working on a small Roubo Split top design and was thinking Walnut bottom with Maple top with some walnut accents. Now I might switch to Ash top.

I don't know what your bench project is, but my preference would be walnut on top and oak below. I also watched the Bourbon Moth TV show, and I don't think he showed me how to do anything. He had multiple things going on with not one explained from start to finish. Curious about the next episodes.

This song is amazing, thanks for sharing, will check the rest of the EP out.

Bananas are my favorite fruit, next to myself.

I know many don't like Country music, and think it simple, hillbilly prose. And a lot of it is forgettable to be honest. But in the same way that I love early blues music, I love early country music. It's the blues of the blue collar worker. It tells of the struggle of the common man (me), and the best of it does it poetically and gracefully. Bobbie Gentry is an artist that never got the respect she deserves in my mind. In 1967, a time when "girl singers" were singing about standing by their man, and overlooking his faults, Bobbie Gentry penned "Ode to Billie Joe". A song about two teenagers that had a secret affair, got pregnant, hid it, then threw the newborn baby over a bridge to keep from being discovered. Then the boy commits suicide, because he can't live with what he's done. And she delivered that song with poetry and grace. Three years later she penned the song "Fancy", about a poor "white trash", sickly mother and her two children. One a starving infant, and the other a girl on the cusp of womanhood. The mother knows she's dying, and the only way she knows to give her daughter a chance at a better life, is to dress her up and "turn her out". I don't mean kick her out. Turning someone out is a phrase popularized by pimps, meaning to make the woman they've been grooming start turning tricks. How this woman managed to get any songs published at that time is amazing enough. Only a very few women were taken seriously as song writers. But to convince a producer to publish songs of such a serious, taboo nature is almost miraculous back then. Worth a listen if you're not familiar.

Your estate is large enough to need a second gated entrance to store the toys? No wonder I pay so much for Prime.

After two pounds of coffee, I am starting to get the hang of the Oracle. The new portafilter helps with being about to see the flow and distribution. I am on my third new coffee now. And I am able to get it dialed in with about three shots. I seem to work best starting with too much flow {a bit sour} and then work towards making it stronger and more extracted. My palate can detect that easier than starting on the bitter side. I wanted a bit more coffee in my latte, So I have increased my dose up to 22 in and 45 out, right at 35 second. I will probably decrease my milk volume a bit to give me a little more coffee ratio. Still a few things I may change, the burr set is a little worn {rough cutting edge}, and they are relatively cheap to replace. It was a used machine. But overall I am becoming more happy with it as I use it more. Surprise, good coffee makes me happy. cheers