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So Much Stuff

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Domesticus, Tidying up
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...p all those things in the garbage? If I could write a letter to my younger self I’d say two things: don’t accumulate anything, especially sentimental items and failed artistic efforts. It may sound harsh but why should any of us be defined or burdened by the things we own. Glassware at Altadena estate sale. Last weekend I went to an estate sale, not to accumulate any more crap but just to see the inside of a majestic old house next to the Silver L...

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On Sharpening Tools

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Domesticus
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...g holes in my education. I won’t bore you with an account of my philosophy self study but I would like to share what I learned about sharpening this past weekend. While one can pick up a lot about philosophy from reading books, sharpening is a skill best learned hands-on. For this reason I’m not going to give detailed sharpening instructions in this post but I will note the basic principles. It’s simple: you move from course abrasives to finer one...

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Saturday Tweets: Peach Chutney, Pagers and Floating Homes

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...n “excellent condition” https://t.co/MkiDPVQpNE — Root Simple (@rootsimple) August 11, 2017 she took the midnight train going anywhere pic.twitter.com/9oxVuBZLId — ale (@oafale) August 6, 2017 “We are fighting not to have roads or electricity — this vision of self-destruction that’s called development” https://t.co/p223xqqQ3r — lowtechmagazine (@lowtechmagazine) August 5, 2017 Hope is the virtue of a heart that doesn’t lock itself into darkness, t...

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The Museum of the American Cocktail

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Events, Fermentation, Food
...attended two free events in downtown LA, one a tasting of the spirits made by a Central Coast distillery, Calwise Spirits, and another tasting of the many offerings of the venerable French distillery Combier which still uses a facility designed by Pierre Eiffel. Note to self: remember to spit out the spirits when you do a tasting of 20 bottles or the next day won’t be all that productive. If you’re interested in MOTAC’s Los Angeles events you can...

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Saturday Tweets: Peppers, Sign Language and Bootsy’s Bass Formula

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Saturday Linkages
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...ple) November 11, 2017 Scientists Uncover the Chemical Secret Behind Roman Self-Healing Underwater Concrete https://t.co/MfJ1Jw0ADH — Roman History Forum (@Roman_Forum) November 10, 2017 Time Lapse Building Mortise & Tenon Table https://t.co/AxiGcoGyPZ — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 11, 2017 When you think of freedom, remember the Charter of the Forest, not the Magna Carta https://t.co/2pSoNO0z8p — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 6, 2017...

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