Edgar T King
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2024-04-11 01:31:01

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Going to need a bigger woodchipper.

2023-08-19 13:32:47

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I was in Phuket in '99. Drank too much and didn't appreciate the place as much as I should have.

2023-07-01 14:59:08

Had some storms come through. About two days wothout power.
Good things: I keep a half-chest freezer full of 2 liter bottles frozen, incase the house freezer needs some extra cold if the power is out for a bit longer than it can maintain on its own. I also have a little generator that can run my basic things, including the furnace in the winter. I also have a decent sized inverter to use the car as a generator in a pinch.
Not good things: My generator is still fighting though being unused for two years before I got it. It takes some babysitting. My chainsaw needs a new set of fuel lines.
I'm sure there's more but that's it for now.
#grownostr

2023-06-18 22:00:06

Since my last post: I have learned about 6 new plants that I hadn't read about before, including pineapple weed, virgina pepperweed, and star of jerusalem. I've gotten BLS and CPR instructor certification. I've cut a bunch of trim out of mdf and put it up in the living room. I've put a fair amount of time into renewing the handle on my favorite 1lb ballpeen hammer, scraped it down, 400 grit sanding and boiled linseed. The head was getting a slight wiggle, so I soaked it with linseed for a few days to get the wood to swell and tighten back up. There is more but my brain isn't recalling all of it. I hope everyone has been productive and/or learning new things. Also, Happy Father's Day.

2023-06-03 15:32:07

My son, wife, and I were walking around town and just chatting about things in general. Then, my #prisonthinking started tingling. It was trash day and everyone had their cans on the curb. This particular house had enough trash that the lid wouldn't close, and sitting on top was a newly opened PS5 box. I took this opportunity to tell my son about criminal thinking and how that would be a red flag for someone to break in and already know that there was quick money to be made. In my view, people are mostly oblivious to things like this, and I want to at least try to open their eyes a little bit.
Hope everyone's weekend is going well.
#grownostr

2023-05-26 11:36:58

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What is the exchange rate for a Sydney Sweeney?

2023-05-26 11:32:12

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I would expect that they would "ban" it, all the while, be buying it themselves. The gov is really good at catch-phrases and bait-and-switch. Any time a large gov group says something, I tend to do the opposite, it's worked for me so far.

2023-05-25 10:52:36

I've been having a hard time focusing lately, just been busier than normal.
I have found a way to decompress and learn at the same time, I starting learning ASL (American Sign Language). I found a free app and it's pretty good by my measure. I've had many interactions with deaf people in my line of work, and grasping the different structures of sentences, is helpful in communicating effectively.
That's all I have this morning for #prisonthinking Also, #grownostr

2023-05-23 10:52:32

GM all.
No one was home, so I snapped this to see what was in it. It's high enough in my grapevine that I couldn't see into it.
Mourning Dove nest.
#grownostr
https://i.nostrimg.com/c910c76437448cee43005d72460b6777dc019fa85564c188ca89670f6ef4687a/file.jpg

2023-05-22 00:25:56

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We've got all variety of pigeons and doves it seems like. I've though about raising squab for a meat source, can't convince my wife though.

2023-05-21 17:38:27

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Just found a nested Mourning Dove in my grapevine. Birds are interesting animals to watch.

2023-05-19 23:42:08

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I wish I new more about the mining aspect. Good luck looking for your garage sale finds.

2023-05-19 21:26:15

Hit a garage sale today, found a 2250w generator that looks very well kept. Fired it up, checked it out, and took it home for $50. Not a bad find in my opinion.
#grownostr

2023-05-18 00:24:12

#prisonthinking
After spending a day in a pretty rough neighborhood yesterday and actually having some time to reflect, I would like to talk about being polite.
Even on the inside of the system, a lot can be accomplished by being polite. You don't have to kiss someone's ass, and you don't have to act like a complete jackwagon either. If you are confident, or at least can fake confidence, and state things that are factual, you can get compliance from most people. For example; "I'm here to ABC, and I need you to do XYZ, would you please start by 123." The exact details of the interaction aren't super important, but by keeping a calm tone and being persistant, you can gain compliance from people you didn't expect it from upon first glance.
Even the person that wants to call you every name he knows, and maybe some he might make up on the spot, can be worn down by being factual, to the point, and polite. (Like Patrick Swayze's speech in Roadhouse)
A good part of this can be attributed to not taking things personally, which I'm sure everyone needs more practice at. Regardless of what is said, unless someone forces you into self-defence, you can maintain your consistent message with firmness, and at least make a best effort to gain compliance.
For those that will completely refuse to cooperate, things may have to escalate to a point where there is no longer a choice given.
This works on inmates, also.......
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2023-05-16 02:26:31

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You are correct, the color and striations are from the melting. I'd like to do more of these types of little contests, but I don't have a large supply of examples to use.
Maybe I'll have to whip some up in my garage using the same materials and methods.
Have a great night.

2023-05-16 01:40:20

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I'm calling the contest, I've got a really long day tomorrow.
This shank was made from cellophane wrappers, the clear ones from something like a bulk box of Zebra Cakes or similar snack cakes.
The closest to the mark, in my opinion, is @npub1r62…8emd

2023-05-15 19:24:17

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Sorry, no.
Nice way to think outside the box, though.

2023-05-15 19:12:00

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Sorry, no.

2023-05-15 19:07:37

#prisonthinking
#grownostr
I will zap the balance of my Wallet of Satoshi (about 900 sats), to the first person to reply with the correct source material (or closest description) for this shank. It is approximately 4.5 inches long.
https://i.nostrimg.com/1e115fd2e4fc55b352806b23320271197cf5dfe1da0dc9207c57d2f772cb97bb/file.jpg

2023-05-15 13:00:19

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Keep at it!
I twisted a rope strong enough to hold my body weight, out of toilet paper, for shits and giggles.
It's a good skill to understand.
#grownostr

2023-05-14 16:23:38

ALS is a shitty disease, and is a horrible way to go. Lost a friend to it this weekend. Make sure you take the time to visit with those that may not make it to tomorrow.
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2023-05-14 13:52:23

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I think it depends on the intent of the user.
In general, I'd say it does create more distance between people who should interact in-person. For instance, I use social media for those that live too far away from me to visit regularly. I also do not use any social media to interact with my neighbors and friends that live nearby.

2023-05-13 20:58:04

Busy but satisfying day. Four hours of selling pork tenderloins and brats for my younger son's pool league. It's nice to see the kids interacting when they aren't competing against each other. My older son and I stuck around to help and had a good time talking with the other parents. I even introduced a couple people to how Nostr works, and showed them how quick the lightning transfers are. I'm hopeful that at least one of them digs into this.
#grownostr

2023-05-13 14:16:38

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I have a crosman classic and a crosman optimus. I think many people overlook a bb/pellet rifle as useful tools for pests and keeping firearm skills up. All the fundamentals are the same, and it's ridiculously cheaper to get ammo for them.
I've gotten 14 squirrels with my classic (pellets) over the last year, they keep getting in my attic. My optimus sounds too much like a real rifle to shoot in town without people raising eyebrows.
Keep those BB gun skills honed, it can be a provider!

2023-05-13 03:33:32

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Definitely worth a follow, and what meager zaps I have to send. I have a follow up question. Air dry or dehydrator? I have an Excalibur with a thermostat that goes pretty low.

2023-05-13 00:57:57

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Could you explain your process? I find this very intriguing.

2023-05-13 00:55:38

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Of those three, I'm going with Brave New World.

2023-05-12 22:17:19

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Nice picture. Now get that lightning link setup.

2023-05-12 16:08:24

#prisonthinking
There is something to be said about the concept of "fake it 'till you make it".
You can take someone who is rather mild mannered, not a very intimidating person, and show them the stance, and body language they need to have an air of confidence. Even when they are shitting their pants. Throw in a little authority in the voice, and polish up some vocabulary, and you can transform them into a person who takes control and runs their unit. Even though they are scared the whole time.
Eventually, after "faking it" long enough, they realize that they have "made it" into who they are.
Of course, this isn't one size fits all, and actual mileage may vary.
#grownostr

2023-05-11 17:00:06

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Outstanding! Doing the same repair on a previous car saved me about $700.
Keep up the good work.

2023-05-11 13:34:55

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https://youtu.be/xxLhqVIhIWQ

2023-05-11 11:49:18

When it rains, you know the rest.
Went if for some new tires and an alignment. Got 5 new tires, full size spare, and was told a front bearing is going bad. I thought that mights be part of my car's issues. So instead of replacing the bearing, a 600 dollar job, I decided to spend about that much on two new front knuckles and new rotors for all four corners, and install it all myself. I got half the car done in about 4 hours. Still have the other half to do if the rain holds off.
Then I had to get a new phone.
Lessons learned: Go through every nut and bolt to make sure you have the right sizes of wrenches and sockets. Impact tools are your friend. Make sure you have the right drill bit size for cotter pins. A kneeling board will make your knees appreciate you. A good jack and quality jack-stands are worth every penny. A bench vice is beneficial.
Don't drop your phone on the driveway.
I also drug my boys out with me to have them at least understand the problem solving side of figuring out how to some things without all the fancy tools. Teach those kids, everything you know.
#grownostr

2023-05-04 02:19:56

I know I've been lacking. Been a busy week, after a good weekend. The road trip included Andrew Jackson's Hermitage, the Cavalry Museum at Ft Benning, and a detour to Senoia. Bought a couple of items that were certified as props from The Walking Dead, met Mick Grimes, a Rick look-alike, and got to see what it looks like with the walls of "Alexandria" no longer standing. If anyone is a fan of the show I would recommend a trip, and a visit with the Georgia Tour Company (georgiatourcompany.com). The owners are some really cool people to geek out with. Hope everyone is having a fruitful week.
#grownostr

2023-04-28 02:52:19

It's been a long week. I wish I could share more often.
#prisonthinking
I cannot understate the importance of having a calm mind in the middle of chaos. Knowing what needs to be accomplished is only part of the problem. Knowing how to accomplish your task can be learned through training and repetition. Knowing how to remove the chaos in your mind to have clear focus on the what and how, is the art form that we all need to work on.
Meditation and thinking excercises have helped me find calm in a storm. If I claimed to be perfect at it I would be lying, recognizing your weakness is part of getting a little better every day. That, I think, should be everyones goal.
A little better, every day.
Going on a road trip tomorrow, so I will wish everyone a great weekend tonight. GN.
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2023-04-26 22:28:20

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#[0]
As usual, I forgot to add #grownostr

2023-04-26 22:23:12

Day-three of suck. I've had some inflammation in/around my heel and Achilles tendon. Hobbling around since Monday has been a bit of a bitch. Naproxen and Epsom soaks is about the best "relief" I can get.
When putting things back for a rainy day, don't overlook simple remedies that you know work for you. And, it pays to have a well rounded first aid kit.

2023-04-26 10:59:16

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Just wait until you have to teach him to sew the button back on the shirt.

2023-04-23 23:51:18

Not sure if me being bored with some vinyl scraps and the cricut is a good thing or a bad thing.
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https://i.imgur.com/4UuNGqO.jpg

2023-04-23 17:43:26

I keep failling to include #grownostr in my posts. I think an option to include tags, similar to how a signature line in some email clients work, would be a beneficial idea. Keep in mind, that I am still trying to figure out the ins-and-outs of this thing, and what I'm looking for may already exist, and I've been overlooking it... If it is a possiblity, would someone let me know that I'm a dumbass and missing it?

2023-04-23 17:31:43

This is one of the many pics I took while inside the Rialto Theater, a few weeks ago. It's a Roaring-20s theater in downtown Joliet, IL. If you like this style of architecture, this place is a must see. I am amazed every time I've been there.
https://i.imgur.com/r8G47mS.jpg

2023-04-23 16:57:04

My #prisonthinking topic today is going to be outside-the-box thinking. If you dig around on the internet you will find things that talk about orangutans being masters of escape from enclosures. I think that you could push them into the gutter quickly if you consider the ability and ingneuity of people. People, in general, are inventive by nature. We figure things out, and if we cannot, we try to find similarities in what we know that may be appliclable to the problem at hand. Granted, some people are naturally more problem-solving than others. When you consider the methods that people employ to solve problems inside the prison system, the thought process gets even more obscure. Making tools can easily be a full time hobby inside the prison system, fingernail clippers can become screwdrivers, shapers, a way to boil water, and more. Each item you look at, can and has, been converted into a tool or somethign to make another tool that would be needed.
Depending on the state, and individual prison itself, the items made available for inmates will change. But no matter what these items are, they will be used to figure out solutions to problems. For example, I've seen headphones (the little earbud types) be re-soldered and repaired using a couple AA batteries a paperclip and some rubber bands. I know how to solder and do simple repairs on electronics, but until I worked in the prison system I've never ran into a home-made soldering iron. Knowing the needed tool, helps you figure out odd items to convert or use to accomplish your task.
Thinking like this, making things to do the same job you already understand to do, is a skill-set we need to consider. Like watching MacGyver 30-ish years ago, you see things that make sense if you understand the underlying principle or need.
I've not gone very deep into this topic, I think it should be a more thouht-provoking topic than a how-to discussion.
I did not cover weapons of any type... although fingernail clippers can be used to make those as well.
If this topic is interesting, let me know, I'm also up for any other topics anyone would like to discuss. If there is a specific tool you would like to consider, I'm game.
Have a good day.
#grownostr

2023-04-23 16:04:16

GM all.
Hope everyone's weekend is going well. Went to my mom's house for fried fish, mushrooms, hush puppies, and crab salad. The food was great, and we even did a little mushroom hunting. My mom was teaching the kids how to identify the best trees to hunt around, the different ways the terrain interacts with things making microclimates, like a sandbank in a creek with full southern exposure soaking heat into the bank and making the mushrooms pop sooner than other areas just feet away.
I tell this story to say that when you are out in the woods, you cannot overlook the value of local knowledge. My mom grew up in this area and has retired back to the same area, her specific knowledge of the local environment is a real gem when it comes to hunting, fishing, gathering, etc...
Myself, I was able to identify about 7 new species of plants that I hadn't already catalogued. I use a free app on my phone called "Seek", it's a really nice tool for those of us that have an interest in learning about the plants we come across and the uses for them. Some of the plants I came across while out walking around were Tiny Bluet, Prairie Trillium, Philidelphia Fleabane, and a fungus.. trametes conchifer.
Hope the rest of your weekends go as well as mine has so far.
#grownostr

2023-04-22 14:57:50

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An 8-Track, a vacuum tube, a CB radio, and some other stuff I can't think of at the moment. My brain isn't running 100% this morning.
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2023-04-20 11:03:35

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I keep forgetting...
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2023-04-20 10:54:02

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The wifi analogy is probably the best I've heard. My mental entaglement, I suppose, is putting internet access through a radio. The constant up and down (loads), we did this when I was in the service, but the equipment it took was very significant. I really like the concept.

2023-04-20 10:49:04

Obviously, low on blinker fluid. Brakes are important folks. This was taken while teaching my 14yo how to... not ignore noises coming from your wheels.
https://i.imgur.com/dIF2Y2w.jpg

2023-04-19 10:41:21

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That's an interesting idea. I have a basic understanding of packet, but not enough to visualize. Also, don't forget to link a lightning wallet.

2023-04-18 11:00:43

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I forgot....
This topic was suggest by
@npub1ew7…d533

2023-04-18 10:59:53

Maybe the combination of your perspective of prisons and how it relates to: our fiat system
Another suggested topic I would like to cover briefly is how the prison system relates to our fiat system.
I will refer to prison being a microcosm, again. Much like life on the outside many people on the inside work and use dollars. Some states pay inmates a base stipend to ensure they can purchase hygiene items. If they have enough fiat they can also purchase food above what is provided, leisure items, art supplies, etc...
Now you always have those that have alienated themselves from family and other inmates, refuse to work, malinger, or want to live a lifestyle above what money they receive ($). They will turn to "trading and trafficking" which is another way to say barter-system. There will always exist a "black-market" inside and outside of prison. Inside the system any value exchange outside the permitted system is black-market, there is no grey-market.
If you've ever watched a prison-show on TV, you'll know that drugs are an ever-present issue that are traded. You could consider the one who control the inflow of drugs as an equivalent to crypto (excluding btc). If you cut the head off the snake, so to speak, the customers have to wait for the new "shitcoin" to roll out.
Some prison systems will shoot themselves in the foot and give every inmate the ability to acquire a valued item to trade, like a pre-stamped envelope. This can become a decentralized currency, that everyone will have access to, and there would be no way to stop trade using it as a token of value. (like btc). Similarly, they have the ability to gain that value with no input of fiat money. But, inevitably someone has to make that initial conversion of fiat into that decentralized currency,... what could be considered a "miner" would be an inmate who finds a way to steal those items without being caught, he brings the valued item into the system without a direct fiat exchange. (kind of a proof of work concept).
This is my opinionated comparison of our fiat system with the system inside prisons, your mileage may vary.
Now on the opposite side (the cost) of the spectrum, the prison system is a fiat suckhole. You can go to various prison system websites and see how much they spend to keep people incarcerated. If they are a state-run prison, you can also find the salaries of the employees. Private-run systems are less "transparent" about how much they pay their workers. It becomes frustrating to see how much money is spent to keep people in prison, provide them services, provide them programs, give them overpriced medical care, etc... the argument could be raised that they "deserve" all those things and more, but that is an entirely different conversation.
I hope this has been a fruitful rambling, and given you at least one new thought to ponder.
#grownostr
#prisonthinking