Discount outdoor gear at The Clymb

I joined The Clymb today (free when you provide your email address).  They offer a ~50% discount on outdoor gear during 72 hour limited sales.  They have gear from several different manufacturers on sale at any given time.  We'll see if this works for me or not.

One of these things is not like the others

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Goodbye European imports

It was a shame to throw these out given their collective frequent flyer miles.


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Bean pot

Though safely in the trash outside, there was still a pervasive smell of burnt beans throughout the house.



Fortunately even this cleaned up with Comet, elbow grease, and a metal scouring pad.

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RSS Graffiti for Facebook

Some months ago Facebook shut down the ability to use blog feeds to import your blog.  Since I view Facebook as important but ancillary to my web presence, I've started using RSS Graffiti to post my blogs on my Facebook wall. 

Glass firescreen with integral handle

Not shown is the foot, secured in a metal channel with high temperature RTV.

19th Street

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Location:W 19th St,,United States