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Day: August 30, 2016

H is for handy

Reading the manual is seldom useful.

handyI am not what you would call handy. The old saying “Measure twice, cut once” was invented with me in mind, and yet that piece of wood is STILL too long, or worse, too short.

It’s not that I’m not curious about things work. When I was 10 or so, I took apart Continue reading “H is for handy”

Author RogerPosted on August 30, 2016August 4, 2016Categories UncategorizedTags ABC Wednesday, handy, knots, music22 Comments on H is for handy

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