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The hidden cost of cheap
I know the age-old wisdom that “you get what you pay for”, but it seems I needed to learn that lesson again. Here is what happened.
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New plantings
My project today (amidst a soccer game and the Minecraft movie) was planting this ‘Miss Kim Korean Lilac‘. It was not difficult to do but still required a solid hour or more and yet, like all gardening, the effort expended was vastly outweighed by the satisfaction received.
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Does coffee make you pee too much?
No, it does not, at least according to this post. Yes, the post is from a company that wants to sell you hydration stuff, but it feels legit. And yes, I just posted about reheating coffee and now this, so you can see where my bias is.
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Notes from the trail 04.17
I wanted to run 12 miles today. I didn’t manage to get that far, I was just…tired feeling. Then I read this interesting post about energy and running, and that got me thinking.
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Reheated coffee
I love good coffee. I will pay lots of money for fancy beans and fancy preparation. I will also not think twice about reheating a cup of coffee brewed in the morning in the microwave or having some instant coffee if offered. I can be both a coffee nerd and unfussy about my coffee. It…
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Doing something good
I saw this phrase today on my toothpaste tube. It said, “Do a little good today.” It kinda made me groan, but it also made me think about driving, of all things.
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Solving a Rubik’s Cube
Solving a Rubik’s cube was something I always wanted to know how to do, but had never taken the time to figure out. My son Sam recently got one (a 3×3) and has been obsessed with trying to solve it, so it was finally time to take this seriously.
Writing and drawings by Nick.
