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Category Archives: On Tools of Various Trades
Light!!!!
A coworker recommended a company to me a while back, knowing my love of flashlights. Hold on, let’s start here: one of my favorite paintings at the Buffalo AKG Museum. Nice, huh? I like the suggested motion in the dog’s … Continue reading
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Gettin’ jiggy
So one of my bosses asked me if I could cut a buffalo out of a piece of wood with a jigsaw. I said, “I dunno, I can give it a shot!” I then gave a bit of caution, because … Continue reading
Shiny!
Let’s talk about flashlights! I’ve written before–wow, that post is more than ten years old–about flashlights that I use regularly at work and such. And all of those flashlights from that post are still around, except, sadly, the one with … Continue reading