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    Birds

    A couple of years ago I was sitting inside my camper in the driveway and watching the birds at the feeders. Suddenly, they all flew away and got quiet, except for one dove that hung around. After a few seconds he (or she) took off toward the road and BAM! A Coopers Hawk smashed it! The dove...
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    So I went and did it

    We had an AWD Astro when I was growing up. Thing was unstoppable in the snow. The front bumper was kind of "V" shaped and would scrape snow off to either side and you'd just keep truckin'. We had a long private drive that wasn't cleared in a timely manner, but we were never trapped at our...
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    Birds

    My Dad showed me an app called Merlin a while back. It's through Cornell and you answer a couple of questions about the location, color, size, etc. of the bird you saw and it gives you likely possibilities with photos and other info about the birds. Pretty remarkable how often the first bird...
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    Flex seal for aluminum boat

    Flex seal only works if your boat is made of screen doors.
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    "Hiker" style hunting boot recommendation?

    Keens are comfy and fit my foot well, but the outsoles seem to wear out really fast for me so I don't buy them any more. Also, I've not had luck with their waterproofing. Waterproofing membranes in my boots always seem to fail quickly at the same spot, where the boot flexes near the ball of...
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    Nordic Track.... WATCH OUT!

    The wind is our hill work. Some of the rides I've done in Southern MN and WI with rolling hills were probably more physically demanding, but not nearly as miserable as the long slogs into the wind I've done around home. Doesn't really help with running though as the stride and mechanics can't...
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    New run on guns and ammo?

    A little late to this party but the tape in Scheels was to limit the number of people in the gun area for social distancing. I ordered some bullets from blue bullets as I ran out a couple weeks ago and even they’re getting ransacked. I never even thought about hoarding bullets. They still...
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    Finding old coins

    I used to work at a gas station and one of the annoying habits people have is throwing change on the counter to pay. One upside though, is that silver sounds different. I picked up a few silver dimes and a silver quarter because I 'heard them coming.' I got a lot of neat coins through that...
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    Kirsten Baesler

    Heck of a trade. I wouldn't want to be her, or anyone involved in public education right now. What a zoo!
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    The GOOD things & changes you're seeing in this mess?

    It has forced me to find different ways to get my exercise in. Normally, I'm still in the gym a lot this time of year, but this year I have to be outside. And I've discovered I build a ride or run in the cold into something much worse than it is inside my head. Once I get going, I realize...
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    Old Buildings ND

    There was a poet from the depression era named Paul Bliss. He was sent here for a government program I believe and ended up staying. He wrote a bunch of poems about ND and lived in a home West of Hettinger that he made from rammed earth. Most of it's still there; I've driven out there and saw...
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    Corned Beef

    Apparently, Pumpernickel means 'devil's fart' or something like that in German.
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    Were anyone's ancestors just a bunch of Schlubs..........

    It's not bad on rye...
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    Auger carrier

    I like it! The one I built is similar but just had a couple of posts to support the bit. I like your idea better. Mine I had to turn the bit so the posts were lined up between flights.
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    Snowshoes

    I have quite a few pairs from some made for running in to my big 60" traditional wood ones I made from a kit. I have those GV bindings on a pair of the GI snowshoes and they work great. I use those shoes most as they are rugged, reasonably light, and have decent flotation. I'm not a huge fan...
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    If you didn't hunt/fish

    Wood/metal working could mean a few different things when applied to 'patients.'
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    Getting old when

    Oh God! I was eating an apple; some bits are now embedded in my keyboard.
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    End of Season

    It was a good season, but different. The first time I've been faced with so much water. Stuff filled up after the big storm in October, froze, then drained so there was an 'air gap' under a lot of the ice. Last hunt was some time in mid December and I couldn't get out again due to other...
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    Tomorrows the day

    Sorry to hear about Max. It's never easy, and I dread the day when our dogs' times come. Keep your chin up, knowing he's back in his prime goofing off in heaven with his buddies. Rest in peace, Max!
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    security doorbell camera thingy

    The IR lights glare, but I found it gets a lot better if I press the camera right up against the glass. Doesn't work with the panning one though. It also glares if the inside lights are on. That's the bigger problem. I was going to build a little box for it to live in outside; was thinking...

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