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pangram rule
  • Designers use these sometimes when designing, modifying, or setting type. I always use the sphinx one bc it’s metal.

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  • I disassembled and cleaned my Eureka the other day, my first time doing so, and now what was a “2” grind size is closer to a “4.” In other words, it’s grinding finer overall. I’m guessing something was changed during reassembly? Do I need to recalibrate it or anything? I had notes about grind sizes for different coffees, are these all moot now?

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    What are some "cool" "tricks" to "teach your cat?
  • Thelonious Monk, famous jazz pianist, actually wrote a book on this. We tried to get our cat to do it but alas, too dumb (sorry Herbert).

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    Bonus Thoughts
  • Usually by my third edit I’m ready to send. Of course, by then I’ve begun to question if anyone is interested in my option anyway and why am I sending this email? They probably know all this already and I’m too stupid to have realized it.

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    [Homemade] Chicken Parmesan
  • Pull your pasta out of its salty bath when it’s al dente and finish cooking it in the sauce. Add pasta water to the sauce and reduce until pasta is done.

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    Japanese Sandwiches
  • There’s a place here in PDX that makes a tonkatsu sando when I get the urge. Now if they only had onigiri folded in plastic with goma konbu filling…

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    What's a quote that has stuck with you for your whole life?
  • Basically at any given moment, any from a random assortment of Simpsons quotes. Right now it’s “but when are they gonna get to the fireworks factory?”

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