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a little less fancy, just under a 3lb chunk happy 4th {bypass}

More overly complicated potatoes.

Yesterday I repaired a Canon ef 17-55mm f/2.8. I bought it broken for €150, the diaphragm didn't work and here the ST does not repair them, so you have to send it to the mainland. This lens cost arround 800€ new here. For 3 bucks I bought the flex wire conection that moves the diaphragm and after 5 hours of work (I had never opened an objective) and a hour cleaning glasses.... I was able to leave it as good as new. After a good while taking this thing apart: The damn broken flex wire: Its alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Speaks for itself-

Speaking of Speaking for itself: Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section (OJC Remaster) Art Pepper 1957 https://album.link/i/1443151711 Example: I cannot want much more than Art playing a Gillespie tune. Well and all the other tunes on this album. It must have been pretty amazing to have been into jazz between 1955-64, and hearing these albums for the first time without standards being standards. Add more pepper to your day, it is a good thing.

This song will now get stuck in your head.

Half Alive - Not yet, now ex.

That's a great idea! Not too healthy for my wallet though

I do approve of the two Klipschhorns in the corners of the longer left side wall. 🤘

Those Mikra sanders do some magic!

Final panels.

Congrats! Awesome news

It sounds like music written by a Large Language Model (Large Musical Model?) - a compilation of everything that came before. As such, it's the antithesis of creative, but it's perfectly structured for now.

I got nothing. It's actually a really nice song, but it's obviously lyrics oriented, and I'm not a lyrics listener, so... I got nuthin'. (My life's too short for me to give it much more effort than one listen. Sorry.)

The post storm continues… Usually go with a different cut, but got a New York Strip at Campfire in Arcata and it was so on the money. Mel went with halibut and Esmé chicken. Finished with a ridiculous s'mores chocolate cheesecake.

My only remaining sibling, my oldest Brother Rob, is now retired and spending the summers back in Alaska. Kenai, to be specific. That means that I now have a smoked salmon source once again. So, a Barton's Bagel from San Anselmo, cream cheese and the aforementioned smoked salmon.

Too Soon?

With the three cats bonded with three members of the family, Piper was feeling left out. So now we’re a four cat family. Picked up a female Flame Point Siamese tonight from the same rescue as our two other meezers. Just over a year old. We haven’t settled in a name yet, but with Nutella, Marshmallow and Jelly Bean, we kind of feel the need to stay on-brand. Tough to get a good picture because she won’t stop moving to get more pets. But she’s settling in quickly. We’ll keep her separated from the other kitties for a few days. And I think it’s safe to say we’re good on cats.

Next one I make like this will have the middle stripe of sauce and toppings under the cheese and clean on top. Detroit Bolivia!

Welcome to Bolivia - land of giant Za.

This should be a flag for something or other

Poolside fruity kebab And donuts With the Brits.

Oh and the defender of the internet

Cicada season is over, lizard season is in! Oh and this is always in season.

I made my barbecue pork/ghoulash today. Pork was a little ... ripe, but I've eaten worse so won't discard. House might smell for a few weeks, here's to hoping my landlord doesn't evict me.