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  1. Bugguy

    What's for Dinner?

    We indulged in a genuine culinary adventure last night... a 'live' cooking demonstration by Wolfgang Puck and his son. This was arranged by my fund manager's firm for about 60 clients. It was set up as a Webex meeting with real-time Q & A. All the ingredients were drop-shipped the day before...
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    Who likes vintage tools?

    Seems like I'd need 3 hands to work the saw... 1 to crank and 2 to steer the wood. How did that kid do it?
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    Who likes vintage tools?

    Unfortunately, The Boss has decided I don't need a vintage saw.... so now I need to find a home for it. I stalled with finding an inexpensive motor. I'll look forward to seeing yours all cleaned up. Good luck!
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    Songs That Seem To Touch Your Soul.....

    "Seven Wonders" Fleetwood Mac closed a romantic chapter many, many years ago. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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    Semi-retired... Newark for one week a month. Vaccine done. Next adventure is fly fishing camp...

    Semi-retired... Newark for one week a month. Vaccine done. Next adventure is fly fishing camp at LL Bean in Freeport.
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    Classic department store?

    I toured the Sears Tower before it opened with a friend's dad that was the VP over the project. Quite something. They finally tanked shortly after they moved to the suburbs. I'm more amazed with the catalog bungalows they sold - late-20's-30's?? or post-WWII?? Several generations have missed...
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    Classic department store?

    I wish I could remember. I was pretty young and we usually went after my dad came home from work in the evening. No second car back then. Artists rendering of the plan, hence no grass in the real world?
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    Classic department store?

    Most of our seasoned Chicago members will recall the Goldblatts Department Stores, circa 1914+. They were a fixture in just about every Chicago neighborhood. Growing up on the near southwest side (South Lawndale), this is where we bought all my school clothes and just about all our household...
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    When understanding a design brings a new appreciation

    Growing up in Chicago, my house had plaster/lath walls - that's all I knew. When I had a house built in Wisconsin, I specified a sanded plaster skim coat over the drywall for the entire interior. First, my contractor complained that only folks relocating from Chicago requested plaster. Second...
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    Enamel Top Table I Fixed Up

    I came across this thread and have this to offer: Back in the early 80's, I'd take some alleys to get home from a favorite watering hole on the near west side of Chicago. I came across this table, beat-up, painted and so wet you could squeeze it like a sponge. Two blocks I carried it and put...
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    When understanding a design brings a new appreciation

    My father was an old-school machinist and taught me that when I was just a kid. It stuck with me forever, like not handing someone a scissors or knife point first or wearing glasses when you're cutting or grinding.
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    Your first job

    I worked as a volunteer counselor at the Chicago Boy's Club - Lawndale Branch till I was 16, then was hired part-time after school and during the summer.
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    What to do with memorabilia?

    I thought this was pretty interesting... the fellow I contributed my fathers WWII items to in the Netherlands reached out to the director of the 82nd Airborne Museum and obtained a picture of the uniform jacket my mother donated 10+ years ago. Now he's trying to arrange a loan for their next...
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    Reviving an Old Garage

    As much as I agree with keeping it in the rough, it will be hard to keep clean, Sawdust will be all over the wood and cobwebs and other nasties. Personally, drywall and light paint. It's easier to hang your tools and good ceiling lights will reflect. Depending on what you'll be doing, a pair of...
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    Looking to Relocate ... Ideas?

    EngProf is right with all the pros and cons for Nashville. We moved down here from Chicago (via 10 yrs in Cincinnati) 6 years ago to retire close to our daughter and grandchild. We live in the near south suburb of Nolensville. Williamson County has great schools and is growing like mad. The cost...
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    Newark is squeezing the life out of me. One more month and I think I'm done. Just holding out...

    Newark is squeezing the life out of me. One more month and I think I'm done. Just holding out for my second COVID shot.
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    What to do with memorabilia?

    GHT - Thank you for sharing these thoughts. It means a lot to me to have them expressed in such a heartfelt manner. The entire experience felt 'right' and it allows me the opportunity to reflect on those who served and gave themselves for peoples they'd never know.
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    What to do with memorabilia?

    This thread started and ended - sort of - in 2017. I'd like to bring closure by answering my original question.... What to do with memorabilia? While selling some WWII items on EBay, I connected with a young fellow who runs jeep tours to the Market Garden battlefield in the Netherlands. He...
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    Who likes vintage tools?

    My father had this pinned to his workshop wall as long as I can remember. This is a copy of the original print - advertising piece, I assume. Owatonna Tool Company (OTC) is still around in some form - progressed beyond gear-pullers to automotive test equipment. Dad was a machinist, foreman in...
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    My Finest ART DECO Item

    I'm not quite sure what this was used for, powder maybe? A shaving mirror? Either way, I like the look and at least I can now see the back of my head.

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