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  1. The years 2028 and 2030 and Francis Scott Key

    2024, was the year a ship named The Dali hit its second key.

    The first note was a quay.
    The second note was Key.
    Phonetically they are identical tones.

    One note implies little,
    Two notes imply a song.

    The first note happened when the ship was launched.
    The second note happened during the month of Ramadan, March 2024.

    I am not insinuating that the ship hitting the Francis Scott Key bridge was itself an act of ...
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  2. Is running your hobby? Is running your habit?

    Is running your hobby? Is running your habit?

    From those two simple questions, may have leapt a Hobbit, into the great works of J.R.R. Tolkien.
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  3. Christmas gift idea 2024: Manker UTi Edge

    I just bought one of these. Big discount at the moment. This is not paid/compensated promotion.

    https://countycomm.com/products/uti-...-utility-knife

    It made me re-arrange my keychain, because it's a great, functional product.

    This is the knife that feels like it's never there, yet it is always present.
    It's the bare skeleton of a knife, yet it is still functional.
    The minimum of what you need, to get most common tasks done. ...

    Updated 10-26-2024 at 10:14 AM by Ellsworth (No warm up, 20 edit)

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  4. Spyderco Mariner

    This is one of my favorite knives.
    It is all stainless steel, so it has some heft.
    It has a sheepsfoot blade, which I find to be a great style.
    There's a solid lock-back and a single position clip
    The blade is fully serrated (but I like this knife nonetheless).
    This knife is illegal to carry in Seattle, because the sheepsfoot blade is 1/8" too long (but I like the city nonetheless).

    Other than the normal maker's data, the blade is etched with: ...

    Updated 10-22-2024 at 04:36 PM by Ellsworth (No warm up, 7 edits)

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  5. What living person would you compare to Bruce Lee?

    The one person, that I currently most compare to Bruce Lee:

    Greta Thunberg.

    Feel free to ponder the question with me: What are the similarities and differences between an opera singer and a professional dancer?
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