Rockler Adds New Inlay Pen Kits

By admin, on August 17th, 2009%

I have been turning pens for about three years. My wife gave me a lathe for Christmas a few years back and I have been turning since.

I have experimented with several different types of wood an acrylics but found I got the most satisfaction from building my own segmented blanks. Segmenting is the art of . . . → Read More: Rockler Adds New Inlay Pen Kits

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Is He The Worst Umpire in Baseball?

By tim, on August 16th, 2009%

I was watching the Mariners game against the hated Yankees on Saturday and wondered if C. B. Bucknor was the worst umpire in Major League Baseball.

Bucknor was behind the plate in Saturday’s game and made some absolutely horrific ball and strike calls. Like in the 6th inning when the Mariners had the bases loaded with 2 . . . → Read More: Is He The Worst Umpire in Baseball?

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Michelin X Radial vs. Wild Country RVT

By admin, on August 7th, 2009%

When I purchased my F-150 4X4 two and a half years ago it had Wild Country RVT off-road tires on it. I knew from the test drive that they were louder than normal highway tires. But I figured that I could live with that.

Wild Country RVT

As you can see the tread is quite aggressive.

Over time . . . → Read More: Michelin X Radial vs. Wild Country RVT

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A Day Late and a Dollar Short

By admin, on August 5th, 2009%

I read an opinion in the Tacoma News Tribune a couple weeks ago titled “The Staggering Cost of Delay“. It was about how a group led by Jim Ellis in 1968 tried to get an initiative passed to build light rail in the Puget Sound. Making the decision then would have cost the residents here substantially . . . → Read More: A Day Late and a Dollar Short

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Make Your Vote Count: Wait for the Facts

By admin, on August 4th, 2009%

In Washington State, except for Pierce County, voters are forced to vote by mail. I don’t have a problem with people using absentee ballots if they are unable to get to the polls to vote.

But I am, and have been, a proponent of voting at a polling place. Here’s why:

Sense of community: standing in line . . . → Read More: Make Your Vote Count: Wait for the Facts

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Hell Sign
A man was driving to work when a truck ran a stop sign, hit his car broadside, and knocked him cold. Passersby pulled him from the wreck and revived him. He began a terrific struggle and had to be tranquilized by the medics. Later, when he was calm, they asked him why he struggled so. He said, "I remember the impact, then nothing. I woke up on a concrete slab in front of a huge, flashing 'Shell' sign...and somebody was standing in front of the "S"!
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