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Smoothie project #7

Published in August 12th, 2020
Posted by in Health, How to
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I share the best ones. Also try out #5 and #6. I have noticed the retail blender starting to die. Maybe it really is true that $25 blenders only last a few weeks blending raw food. 1 cup of water 1 small handful of baking chocolate 2 bananas 1 small head of red cabbage (a […]

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A homemade map holder for my bicycle

Published in August 11th, 2020
Posted by in How to, Transportation
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Upon request, I post a picture of the handlebar map holder I made for my touring bicycle. It’s a thin piece of plywood (or whatever you have, other wood, plastic, metal) cut out to fit standard AAA road maps. It’s attached to a mountain bike handlebar with a quill stem. I drilled some holes and […]

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Put some clothes on, damnit!

Published in August 9th, 2020
Posted by in How to
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In North America and many developed countries, people have taken to following the strange custom of centrally heating up their entire house when it gets cold outside rather than just putting on an extra layer. Why apparently, it only took a generating or two of moving from one heated or airconditioned bubble to the next […]

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