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How To Trim A Christmas Tree Trunk

Posted on December 7, 2013 by kimerer_brian

Everybody knows that you have to cut a few inches off of the trunk of a Christmas tree before plunging it in water (add teaspoon of sugar) in order to keep it fresh. Here is the proper way to cut … Continue reading →

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Piqued

Posted on November 20, 2013 by kimerer_brian

I peeked at the Killer Carrot, and found it somewhat piqued. It seems to have peaked in its growth spurt. So….. since it probably won’t make it much more, it might make much mulch in the morning.

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CFL, LED, TLA

Posted on November 4, 2013 by kimerer_brian

We have a bunch of CFL’s around the house. They do save electricity, but they do not last as long as advertised. Case in point, the bulb shown below. Because of the high mortality rate of the CFL’s, I have … Continue reading →

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Killer Carrot!

Posted on October 27, 2013 by kimerer_brian

I was digging around in the refrigerator vegetable crisper yesterday, looking for something ( I have forgotten what it was ) when I ran into this: The Carrot was at the bottom of the bin, growing. Really. Growing in the … Continue reading →

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Art in Cambridge?

Posted on October 23, 2013 by kimerer_brian

Nope. Thanks for clearing that up. (It’s a steam pipe).

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Hey! It’s Free!

Posted on October 21, 2013 by kimerer_brian

I was walking to the train this morning, and I ran into this, sitting on the sidewalk. Just what I always wanted, and here it is…. just sitting there… free of charge. Too bad I had to catch a train. … Continue reading →

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Bucket

Posted on September 23, 2013 by kimerer_brian

Enough with the attempts at humor. I am back to beer. Yesterday I put up 5 gallons of my Amber Ale to ferment, but this time I did it differently. This time I am trying out the primary fermentation in … Continue reading →

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I have been informed….

Posted on September 16, 2013 by kimerer_brian

I have been informed that my previous attempt at humor in yesterday’s blog entry concerning a certain cat-shaped rock was too subtle. So, henceforth, all further attempts at humor will be delivered using this*…   * That is a sledgehammer … Continue reading →

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Bottled Beer

Posted on September 15, 2013 by kimerer_brian

The new beer is in the bottles. We got 50 bottles of beer out of this batch, and it didn’t taste sour and it didn’t get siphoned onto the floor (mostly). In fact, the bottling went very smoothly with minimal … Continue reading →

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Interesting

Posted on September 8, 2013 by kimerer_brian

Today I managed to rack the beer from the primary fermenter to the secondary fermenter. That is technical beer jargon for siphoning the beer out of the nasty, crusty, jug that exploded…. into a nice, clean bottle so it can … Continue reading →

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