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Read more about the article Some favorite things

Some favorite things

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:December 24, 2022
  • Post category:I don't know who needs this

2022 was the year of cooking more and cooking better. I’m working on learning basic Indian, Ethiopian, and Korean cooking in 2023. All the cooking has made me pay more…

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New family member

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:June 25, 2022
  • Post category:I don't know who needs this

We have a new family member, um, I mean coffee maker. I am a four-cups-a-day coffee drinker* and wanted a coffee maker that delivered. After reading way too many coffee…

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Read more about the article Galvanized buckets for dog cleanup

Galvanized buckets for dog cleanup

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:March 25, 2022
  • Post category:I don't know who needs this

Photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash We have dogs. They poop. No one likes to step in it, so we clean up as they go. We have used this galvanized…

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Pretty Litter

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:March 25, 2022
  • Post category:I don't know who needs this

It’s hard to imagine the word pretty describing cat litter. Necessary, yes. Utilitarian. Clumping. Odor-reducing. These all make sense to me. But pretty? I don’t get it. Lille En, recently…

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My Covid 19 List

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:January 25, 2022
  • Post category:I don't know who needs this

It’s hard to write a pandemic silver lining post. So many lives were lost and upended. But there are some things that have helped keep us going during the pandemic.…

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Rural living: frozen well pump edition

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:January 25, 2022
  • Post category:I don't know who needs this

Rural living has been a crash course in survivalist training. We’ve had power outages that lasted for days. Our hot water heater stopped working and no one seemed to know…

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New life for old glasses

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:December 25, 2021
  • Post category:I don't know who needs this

I own a pair of oversized Coach sunglasses that I have had for about seven years. They are GREAT sunglasses, but the lenses had seen better days. These were spendy,…

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Read more about the article Homemade chile oil FTW

Homemade chile oil FTW

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:November 25, 2021
  • Post category:I don't know who needs this

We ran out of chili onion crunch sauce from Trader Joe’s recently. OMG, buy two of these when you can. (Chile or chili? Here’s helpful guidance from Merriam-Webster: Chili, Chilli, and Chile: Explaining…

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Amaryllis Girl

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:November 25, 2021
  • Post category:I don't know who needs this

“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” Audrey Hepburn This summer, inspired by Amaryllis Man and my friend and fellow MG, Darrel, I successfully hand-pollinated my red amaryllis after two…

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Read more about the article We try it first, so you don’t have to

We try it first, so you don’t have to

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:November 25, 2021
  • Post category:I don't know who needs this

Two new novel foods we tried this month: Just Egg, a vegan egg substitute and Beyond Meat’s Brats. Two thumbs up for both. We tried three different Just Egg products: the liquid…

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