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My beloved 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk was stolen from the airport parking lot in Dec 2022 while vacationing. They stopped production in 2021 so a new one was not on the books. I found a 2018 in the same color combo, but it was misrepresented...not clean enough for me to love it and it being a first year model it wasn't as good as later production. It will be sold before long. Finally found a 2021 of very low mileage...literally smells brand new. Only problem is the first owner ticked the box for the gloss black hood and roof. The roof I can't really see and it blends into the windshield so I chose to leave it alone. I did have a white pearl wrap affixed to the hood...I'm finally happy enough to kick off the power modifications. Pleased as punch I finally found a daily I can love again...and beat on...LOL. HS

A Charlie Brown Christmas (Remastered & Expanded Edition) by Vince Guaraldi (1965) https://album.link/i/1440948781 So I have pretty much figured out that I don't equate Christmas music to Christmas - but to winter weather. And listening to Vince makes me happy...

It is hard to beat a ribeye as a cut of steak....yummy chow! I tried sous vide on them a few times and finishing up over a very high flame or in an iron skillet, but IMHO the cut is so delicious it's not worth the climb vs simply cooking them... HS

Organic grass fed ribeye pan fried in raw butter — medium rare. Daikon kimchee, ginger, organic purple potato and avocado

I like their new bass player a lot. This lineup is my favorite since Allen Woody died in 2001.

Gov't Mule. My first time. Great jam band. HS

Probably worth searching over at the Leica Forum. Different times and costs over the years. https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/301128-dust-on-sensor-beware-of-the-cost/

Nice two-piece design! Actually TE and Molex both have 0.093” (2.36mm) crimp contacts in their portfolio. One can make real cheap Stax sockets using those and a 3-D printed shell. The contacts are so cheap that I think not being able to extract them after assembly would be okay. The gold-plated varieties are more expensive, but I’d feel less guilty than cannibalizing Neutrik jacks. Below is one of the one-piece shells I printed using PETG. However I was not quite happy with the surface finish of the 3-D printed shells. Machined shells using acetal and PEI both give nice surface finishes and are plenty rigid. Perhaps too rigid that the RR1 plug starts to show fitting difficulties. 😅

Dress watches are where it’s at for casual wear.

If you go back more years there were Cord Cameras all over Ohio and a chance my smiling face was on the other side of the counter.

James Hoffman says the Niche Duo tastes the same as the Niche Zero, which is good enough for me to not “upgrade.” I’m sure the SSP burrs are better, but that’s an additional expense, of course.

You’re approaching three decades late for places like Kansas, no?

I just had the most awful thought: the first millenials are now old enough to get married and have children. M:TNG are being born NOW.

I'm not quite sure if I follow your question. I think you may have misunderstood us for another company which I don't want to name. We had pins custom machined for our connectors around 6 years ago, they are 1:1 STAX in dimensions and pitch. We have also provided these pins to several DIY'ers over the years as well and haven't faced any issues in 5 years of production. RR1 owners will surely attest to my statements as well. The connector for the INOX will be a fancier but, the fundamentals are the same. We will share photos of the final cable look in due course. The cable will be the same as the RR1 : Sommer Peacock MKII (Made In Germany). It's the 2nd best cable in the market for E-Stat use after STAX's ribbon, IMO.

Hosting Friends Bacon Lamb Dessert

Thank you, Sir! We were targeting a slightly lower price point. The major chunk of the cost came from machining the 316L Stainless housings, even more so than the Rhodium Stators. We have special 1.5mm cutters made just for a few operations, 1.5mm on Stainless is a recipe for disaster. Luckily the end result is gorgeous. The Stainless housings are just pure beauty and frankly, no other material comes close. Thank you for your support throughout the years, Todd.

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Sunday night. Baby back pork ribs. Farro & Roast Veggie bowl with Salmon. @ http://buckswoodside.com/

Holy moly....I feel so much better about my racy Onyx Coffee Labs purchases...LOL. HS

live country at the flora-bama bar (made famous by the Jimmy Buffet song Bama Breeze)