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Thank you Friends. I failed to take Mike's advice to not get any older. And it's Capt Hiccups to you Jeff.

Happy Birthday Uncle Absorbine! Hope your beverage is cold and refreshing.

A bit late but I flew a mission on a Huey yesterday. Naaman, am I cool yet?

No idea what that is but damn, did you hand-solder that? Fuck.

I used a Pace (if I am remembering correctly, it was a MBT250 even) in a past job and I can chime in a third time that it is a darn fine iron.

Thank you everyone and glad to see my neighbors celebrated with me!

Damn those are hot. Semi-related, has anyone tried turning lapis lazuli? I was thinking of trying to get a nice piece with plenty of pyrite in it for my next project.

Rained here today, snowed up in the mountains.

Baked a few pizza and rolls with the leftover dough on the back of the 17" cast iron skillet. Worked really well, make some very good crust. I just have to work on the dough recipe since since mine over-inflated to an astounding degree. More bread than pizza ultimately.

I enjoy the 14k nib. It glides very nicely on the paper and feels softer than the nib on the 2000. Though I personally like the harder nib on my Sailor more.

I bought a Lamy Dialog 3. I always wanted a retractable nib and this one takes the cake in my option. It's a bit thicker than a Vanishing Point but I like the 14k gold nib a ton more and the rotate to extend the nib action is superb. Pics when I remember to stop leaving it at work.

I motion the name of this thread be changed then.

Does anyone have a preferred vendor for teflon tube sockets or will the ones I can grab off of Ebay be fairly nice?

I will remember to document my pens visually from now on for you. Rhodium plated gold nib, goes with the rest of the trim. Original

That is stupid expensive for a pen I don't think looks very good. Dialog 3 looks better in my opinion. For you John:

After a two month back-order, I received my Pelikan M805 Stresemann. I like it, a lot. Work still necessitates use of a ballpoint often so I laser-engraved my Zebra F701. John, putting a new nib on a Pilot Metro should be as easy as pulling out the nib and feed with a bit of strength and swapping in another from a cheaper pen. I've done this by putting the nib from a $9 Plumix onto a Prera. All the same fit.

The pig

In an hour. Turned out over and scored the skin to crisp it up. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk

We are also smoking A bit of the pork belly made it onto the smoker.

A whole pig

BEEF

Mmmm, guac I counter with tonkatsu

Came out ok, I think it could be improved on. Fish sauce was definitely noticeable.

Saw this today: http://www.seriouseats.com/2015/04/pressure-cooker-fast-and-easy-chicken-chile-verde.html Said, "hey, I'm in NM, I have a pressure cooker, let's make this happen" Results shortly

Family left a few hours ago. Got my Masters Thursday night, shook the SECAF's hand and got rather drunk that night. Movers come on Monday.