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Be sure to visit my food blog at https://foodforruss.blogspot.com Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1283125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17455878.post-80151187840740784352020-11-28T15:46:00.003-06:002020-11-28T15:47:32.882-06:0030 AA Batteries for $2.99 - Black Friday<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hUE3i-mS3aQ/X8LFE0sfYzI/AAAAAAAANJ0/0nEhfmhhqfgDKQ5qRipKVYhMvlz2-MyAACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/EE6C99DD-4A80-4DCC-B277-350B45528E90_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hUE3i-mS3aQ/X8LFE0sfYzI/AAAAAAAANJ0/0nEhfmhhqfgDKQ5qRipKVYhMvlz2-MyAACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/EE6C99DD-4A80-4DCC-B277-350B45528E90_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;">The only thing I bought on Black Friday were these three packs of 30 AA batteries at Menards for $2.99 each. </span></span><p></p><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I look forward to stocking up on AA and AAA batteries for the year. While these are a “cheap brand” I found they were actually pretty good! I bought them two years ago and they did a great job! So again, it was time to get a bunch.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I store them in the refrigerator. That is best to keep them fresh. But warm them up to room temperature before using them.</span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17455878.post-77265690388305173732020-08-22T13:38:00.006-05:002020-10-31T02:26:42.751-05:00117 Degrees of Flexion... I Want At Least 120 Degrees Without Help<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YW7dgV5pcTo/X0FmAHBBEBI/AAAAAAAANDQ/3Fm5CXtRlBYLU7oSBmzrQAfs2hSnULWNwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_3701.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YW7dgV5pcTo/X0FmAHBBEBI/AAAAAAAANDQ/3Fm5CXtRlBYLU7oSBmzrQAfs2hSnULWNwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_3701.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(29, 33, 41); color: #1d2129; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Measurement taken with my JAS knee brace on... 117 degrees. I measured 104 degrees without it. I would like to get back to at least 120 degrees without the brace. I had hit 115 degrees on my own in the past and 130 degrees when pushed hard by the physical therapist.</span></span></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17455878.post-79822739987966722552020-07-04T15:33:00.001-05:002020-10-31T02:29:49.600-05:00My Second Haircut with the Oster Fast Feed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My second haircut from my wife was about two months after the first one that she did for me.<br />
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We decided to use the modified guard for the top, but nothing got cut because the top never grew to 1-7/8" of length yet. She then used a number 8 guard for the sides and back and then finally a number 6 for the lower portions. Finally, she used scissors to trim around the ears.<br />
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The back was cut a bit too rounded in our opinion. We can fix that next time. Because the Oster Fast Feed is not "Zero Gapped", you can really trim off all the small hairs below the edge or the cut. I am debating if I want to modify the Fast Feed to be a zero gap cutter. Doing so would mean that any accidental movement of the clippers without a guard could cut me! We'll see if I do it or not.<br />
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Overall, the cut is better than the first time. A bit longer is better I think. However, we thought that perhaps a number 4 at the very end of the hair would be even better. Next time!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17455878.post-34749222343128588842020-05-23T20:43:00.006-05:002021-03-11T20:10:17.175-06:00Making My Own 1-7/8" Oster Fast Feed Clipper Guard - (Equivalent of a Number 15 Guard)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Like many other people, with the Covid-19 lockdown, my hair was getting too long. Because of this, I decided to buy some clippers and scissors to have my wife cut my hair. I can't wait for my normal hair salon to open up and even if they do, I am not sure I want to go in! After all, they are in contact with a lot of people and so social distancing is going to be hard to do.</span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My wife cut my hair two weeks ago using the clippers and did a great job cutting the sides and back. But she didn't really cut the top much at all. She used scissors which many stylists do (she's not a hair stylist), but it was still too long and the top hairs would flop over to my parted area on my left side making for a rather distinct and noticeable separation from clipped hair and scissored hair.</span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I wanted the top shorter, but I also did not want to bother her in doing it again. In fact, after watching a bunch of YouTube videos on the topic, I felt that if I could only clipper cut the top as well as the sides myself, I wouldn't need to bother her going forward and would only to ask her to fine-tune my cuts by trimming around the ears and the back of the head. That would be minimal time for her going forward. Besides, there's something about being able to do the entire cut myself that appeals to me.</span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Well to try what I learned from the YouTube videos, I decided to cut the top hairs two weeks later myself with the clippers, but I only had a maximum of a one inch clipper guard (a number 8 guard). I searched all over the internet and while there is such a thing as a 2 inch guard, it was made for the Wahl brand but not Oster. I decided to go forward and just cut it one inch in length and hope for the best. By the way, the numbering system is based on an eighth inch system. 8/8 is 1 inch so that's a number 8 guard. 4/8th's is 1/2 inch, so that's a number 4 guard.</span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="color: #151719; font-family: inherit;">Well, because I have a rather high forehead, the short hair makes it look like my hairline is </span><span style="color: #151719;">receding, which it is not! So, I now know, I need at least 2 inches on top. Thinking it over, I thought that if I could only stack two guards together, I could create the distance needed for a 2" guard. Hey! I had a 7/8" guard which I'll never use on its own (a number 7 guard) and I also had a 1" guard that we used to groom our pet Maltese dog when she was alive.</span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="color: #151719;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(21, 23, 25);">Taping the two together made for the distance needed to get a 1-7/8" equivalent guard! Based on the numbering system, 1-7/8" is really 15/8ths, so that's a number 15 guard.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="color: #151719;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(21, 23, 25);">I can't wait to grow my hair back so that I can try the newly constructed guard. It took one short cut to make me think through what I needed to do to fix the problem.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #151719;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(21, 23, 25);">I'll post a final result after my hair grows back and I get to cut all of my hair on my own. It probably will take a while though! If this combination is too long, I'll just take a lower number guard and tape the 1" guard from our dog to it. I have options!</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #151719;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(21, 23, 25);"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #151719;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(21, 23, 25);">Edit Note: I finally got to try my contraption... it DOES NOT WORK! I was hoping it would, but it doesn't! I am going to make another version that will use the 1" as well as a 1/2" guard. Hope this one works.</span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17455878.post-33899762720960194472020-02-23T20:46:00.002-06:002020-02-23T20:46:45.476-06:00114 Degrees and 130 Degrees!On Friday, Feb 21, 2020, I was able to get 114 Degrees of Flexion on my own and I matched the doctor's knee manipulation under anesthesia amount of 130 degrees when the physical therapist pushed me to major screaming levels!<br />
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I am shocked at the 130 degree flexion because I never thought I'd ever be able to get that far. It may be the one and only time I will get this since the pain was so great when he pushed me that far! Remember, the doctor was only able to get it when I was knocked out in the operating room.<br />
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Let's hope I am able to get that 114 degree number to at least 120 degrees. This only happens after the therapist has "prepped" me by pushing on my leg several times first. Each of those time are screaming times as well.<br />
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I'd say if I were just to try it on my own without any prep work, I probably can do only 90 to 95 degrees.<br />
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I still can't walk well though. I walk terribly still.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17455878.post-14787054938570813362020-02-16T09:34:00.001-06:002020-02-16T16:03:12.693-06:00Where Have I Been?It's been a long time since my last post here on my blog. Where have I been?<br />
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Well, on September 19, 2019, I had a left knee replacement. It hasn't gone well. Recovery has been very long and as of this post, it's been almost 5 months of pain. I've gone through over 70 physical therapy sessions and each one is filled with pain from the PT pushing on my leg to get the knee to bend more.<br />
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With all this work, I am currently able to bend my knee as much as 112 degrees on my own and 124 degrees when the PT pushes me to the point of screaming in pain. I need to be able to do it to at least 115 to 120 degrees on my own and have enough leg strength to walk properly on my own.<br />
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The leg strength seems to be a big challenge for me. I know I still have a long way to go.<br />
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My wife and I attended the Danny Seraphine & CTA concert with guests "Leonid & Friends" at the Arcada Theater in St. Charles, IL on July 12, 2019. You can see me circled in yellow in the last photo. I borrowed the image from Leonid & Friend's Facebook page. It was taken from the stage. My wife was sitting to my right but wasn't standing at the time the photo was taken.<br />
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Here's my review of the evening:<br />
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The Arcada Theater needs air conditioning! It was HOT in there! If the audience was hot, I can't imagine how hot it was up on stage! The theater is old and it's hard to believe it can pass code in my opinion. Only two urinals and one toilet in the mens room and my wife reported that there were only two toilets in the ladies room. Considering how many people were at the concert, how can that possibly be up to code? Tightly packed seats and narrow aisles too... yikes!<br />
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Anyway, Danny Seraphine (former drummer for the group "Chicago") took the stage with his group CTA (California Transit Authority). Danny always liked the name CTA when he was in Chicago, but the group had to change their name from Chicago Transit Authority to simply Chicago to avoid being sued. So of course, when he started his new band, he kept the name CTA changing the C from Chicago to California.<br />
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For a guy who is 70 years old, Danny can still play drums like he did when he was younger! I recall seeing him play with Chicago in 1976 and have always thought he was the best drummer I had ever seen (shy of Buddy Rich whom I saw when in high school). He's still got it as far as I'm concerned and last night proved it.<br />
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However, the theater had a bunch of problems making it nearly impossible to enjoy CTA's performance. The front of house sound was simply terrible. The keyboardist had to complain several times to the sound guys that his keyboard wasn't functioning properly. We could barely hear the horn section most of the time. The lead singer wasn't on pitch many times and I think that's probably because he couldn't hear a good mix of the other instruments playing. It's not that his range wasn't good because it was... he just couldn't hit the right pitch many times! Danny's drums was obviously featured, but because of this, he was way too loud compared to the rest of the group. The bass player's notes were not tight or distinct, leaving it mostly sounding muddy and boomy. The guitarist while talented, just didn't appeal to me when he played.<br />
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It was a pity because they played a number of old Chicago tunes that I had hoped would be good and of course, when Leonid and Friends came out to play later, they couldn't play them again since they were already covered by CTA. I found myself hoping the set would finish to take me out of the misery of hearing the band that others had said were great... but wasn't that evening.<br />
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Danny's drumming however, was awesome. He's got every bit of talent at 70 as he did when I heard him in 1976. I'm glad I got to hear him one more time after all these years. He had several drum solos within the songs and it really showed how good he was even at his current age. Between songs, he made fun of himself being old and losing his hair. He told a story of the time when he was still in Chicago and played with a toupee on only to have it being blown around during an outdoor event. Somehow, he was able to keep it on, but it was embarrassing and he couldn't wait to get off stage. He finally finished playing and rushed to get off the stage and the other guys from Chicago followed him. Shortly after they left, the storm had knocked down the light trussing directly over the drums. That bad toupee saved his life! Watch the video of him telling the story below.<br />
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After CTA finished their set, the stage crew re-set the stage with Leonid & Friends' equipment. They must have either had a better sound guy or fixed the issues with the sound because they came out sounding so much better than CTA's sound. This is a Russian cover band that copies nearly 100% accurately the songs from Chicago and the arrangements from the actual albums. They played "deep tracks" of songs I knew from some of the early Chicago albums that obviously Chicago never played live after recording them! It was amazing!<br />
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Now this group did not go on without their share of problems that evening. During one of the early numbers, the horn section came in earlier than they should have (it was during the song "I'm A Man"). One of the guys realized it and tried in vain to get the horns to stop and get back into the tune during the right time, but it was too late. Rather than explain later that they had made a mistake, they just simply laughed it off to each other during the number and then jumped in when it was correct. That's the professional thing to do. Don't draw more attention to the mistake by saying something about it. I learned this lesson early on from my music instructors. Never say a word and keep going.<br />
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Now I do believe they also couldn't hear themselves properly because when their lead singer sang several songs, he couldn't hear well enough to hit the right pitch either. I know he can do it though as you can hear his high tenor voice hit those notes easily on the studio recording videos they have on YouTube. Just look up "Leonid & Friends" on YouTube to see and hear all their great videos.<br />
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Still, overall, they sounded so good that I would have to agree with others that perhaps they sound better today than the actual group Chicago! Their musicianship was top notch. Everything was overall, very good. Tight clean bass from Leonid played through a Mark Bass amplifier that sounded like Peter Cetera was playing the lines. Copied nearly note for note accurately. The guitarist (who is also a great lead singer) played Terry Kath's solos nearly perfectly note for note too. The horn arrangement were spot on as well.<br />
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Now many musicians will tell you that copying arrangements note for note and not being original is not a good thing. Having your own arrangement of cover songs is the way to go. But in this case, since this is a "tribute" band covering songs by Chicago, doing a total "copy" is a good thing. You couldn't help doing a mental comparison of their sound to Chicago's sound back in the day. The current group Chicago has lost so many members that currently, only Robert Lamm (keyboards, vocals), James Pankow (trombone) and Lee Loughnane (Trumpet) remain in the group. Walter Parazaider (sax, flute) only joins them occasionally on albums now from what I understand, due to health issues. Because of this, could it be that this Russian tribute band, "Leonid & Friends" is the better way to hear those great old songs from Chicago? I'm beginning to think so.<br />
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There were a total of 11 members in the group. One major change from Chicago is the addition of Ksenia Buzina. Definitely a visual stunner, she added a lot to the upper vocals and gave the audience some nice change of visuals to look at rather than just a bunch of guys on the stage. The first time I saw her on the videos, I had to ask myself, "Is that REALLY what Chicago would have done? Add a woman to the group?" But over time, I got to thinking this was a very smart move on the Russian group's part. The original Chicago group wasn't really much to look at even when they played in the 60's and 70's. They just stood there and played their instruments and sang. Rather "boring" to watch... but you didn't care because the sound was so good. But with the Russian group, she added some change to all that. Plus, the antics from their horn section also kept you entertained! These guys just have a fun time on stage when performing!<br />
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Ksenia was a finalist on TV's "The Voice" and is popular in both Russia and China! But she's relatively unknown in the USA. Still, her presence adds to the group's appeal and that's a good thing in my opinion.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21;">A nice bonus was the song, "September" from Earth, Wind & Fire! I was hoping they would also play "Spinning Wheel" from Blood, Sweat & Tears, but unfortunately, they did not. If you want to hear it though, just look them up on YouTube. They have a video of it and it's great!</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Overall, I'd go see Leonid & Friends again if given the chance... as long as they are playing in a theater that has air conditioning and a better sound engineer or sound system! Be sure to go see them if you get a chance!<br />
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The encore had both groups playing together. Saturday In The Park and "25 or 6 to 4" finished the concert, cramming the stage with a lot of people! Afterwards, the groups did a selfie from the stage and you can see me in the photo above, circled in yellow!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Photos were taken with my "point and shoot" camera, the Canon G7xMkII. No "pro" cameras with removable lenses were allowed in, although I did see a couple of people using them. Perhaps they were sanctioned by the groups to take those photos.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Enjoy!</span><br />
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The videos below are not mine, but I thought I'd embed them here since they are from the same concert I went to. Taken by another YouTuber.<br />
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I visited <a href="https://www.jolietprison.org/" target="_blank">Old Joliet Prison</a> in Joliet Illinois today. They have several tours including a 4 hour photo tour, but I decided to take the 1.5 hour historical tour instead.<br />
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The tour guide did a great job filling us in on the history of the prison and was able to answer our questions too. We got a good overview of the facility, but if you want to take the time to get lots of photos, I think the 4 hour "self guided" photo tour is the way to go. Still, I got some basic shots of the prison and spent most of my effort doing video. Check out my YouTube video on the "Russ Is Right" YouTube channel. It's entitled, "Old Joliet Prison - Is It Haunted?"<br />
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I don't believe in ghosts, but if you do, you might like visiting the prison. Still, I decided to make the video with an ominous vibe to it as I thought that was fun to do. I hope you like it.<br />
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I would consider coming back for a more in-depth self guided tour in the future. There is quite a bit of walking, so be sure to wear appropriate clothing and good shoes that are not open-toed. There's glass on the ground and other hazards to be aware of.<br />
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All photos were taken with the Nikon D850 camera and Nikon 14-24mm f2.8 ultra-wide angle lens.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17455878.post-33981762502566344482019-06-15T10:56:00.000-05:002019-06-16T20:45:01.943-05:00Ribs and Pork Butt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I made baby back ribs for my sister's family when they came to visit us and today I'm making pulled pork for my niece and future nephew-in-law!</div>
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I smoked the ribs on the 18.5" Weber Smokey Mountain (WSM) and the 15 lbs of pork butt on the 22.5" WSM. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMRJvZzVVn0&t=2s" target="_blank">Check out my video on how I smoke ribs by clicking here.</a></div>
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The meats were purchased from Costco this time and I'd have to say that their meat tends to work best in my smokers. The local grocery store just doesn't seem to have the same quality!</div>
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If you like Nuts and Candy, you'll love the <a href="https://www.fishernuts.com/" target="_blank">Fisher Nut</a> Store in Elgin, IL!<br />
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Fisher Nuts is made out here, but also their outlet store has great prices if you want nuts and candy. We bought over $50 worth as you can see in our shopping cart! No, we aren't eating it all... it is for a party!<br />
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Not only do they have deals for people, they have deals for animals too! Large quantities of nuts are available for purchase to feed animals (not for human consumption). I asked about this and was told these items were not stale items, but packaged specifically for animal use. I am guessing here, but perhaps these are the nuts that have fallen and swept up from the production floor or some other reasons why people should not eat them, but may be perfectly fine for animals. At least it is not just wasted!<br />
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Go check out the store if you get a chance. You'll walk away with a bunch of nuts and candy at a great deal.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Well after years of being asked if I will ever make a YouTube Channel, I have finally done it!</span></div>
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<a alt="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ1ughG1mwN7PGxNkKPohrA" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001iIJ90y_ZsLXHAtHgLlH3c_GO0NDKo6FpLO5yTpKAWLvVGUvSu33_IDk3le8YK6Jjr33BbQrVtJ58r67VAxor9IKmb1BLNj-wqZIqeBtxquIOM6nq0zNh2O73L7rN0DwUeEuh77jNl917giNTKADb17gOqikBLg1hV6XnhvW-KhV_Y95Jv91XbFhYgYW1zv8LF6KlXq9fvn76X8RNP7QWouXaXRyVkGkT&c=&ch=" linktype="1" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank" track="on"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Please visit my new channel by clicking here!</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The channel is called, <strong><em><a alt="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ1ughG1mwN7PGxNkKPohrA" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001iIJ90y_ZsLXHAtHgLlH3c_GO0NDKo6FpLO5yTpKAWLvVGUvSu33_IDk3le8YK6Jjr33BbQrVtJ58r67VAxor9IKmb1BLNj-wqZIqeBtxquIOM6nq0zNh2O73L7rN0DwUeEuh77jNl917giNTKADb17gOqikBLg1hV6XnhvW-KhV_Y95Jv91XbFhYgYW1zv8LF6KlXq9fvn76X8RNP7QWouXaXRyVkGkT&c=&ch=" linktype="1" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank" track="on">"Russ Is Right"</a></em></strong> - because I am always right, except for when I am wrong. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Seriously, I'm not always right, but I thought it was a catchy name for the channel. But I'll do my best to be right in the things I share with you!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As a new YouTube Channel, I need your help desperately to view the videos and to Like them and to PLEASE subscribe to my channel! I need at least 1000 subscribers before YouTube will take it seriously and at least 4000 hours of people viewing the channel! Yikes! That's a lot. But it can be done with your help. Already a number of my students have subscribed. Thanks!</span></div>
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I have thousands of students, and I hope I was influential in teaching you photography and that you'd like to learn more from me for <em><a alt="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ1ughG1mwN7PGxNkKPohrA" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001iIJ90y_ZsLXHAtHgLlH3c_GO0NDKo6FpLO5yTpKAWLvVGUvSu33_IDk3le8YK6Jjr33BbQrVtJ58r67VAxor9IKmb1BLNj-wqZIqeBtxquIOM6nq0zNh2O73L7rN0DwUeEuh77jNl917giNTKADb17gOqikBLg1hV6XnhvW-KhV_Y95Jv91XbFhYgYW1zv8LF6KlXq9fvn76X8RNP7QWouXaXRyVkGkT&c=&ch=" linktype="1" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" track="on">FREE</a></em> on YouTube! But to keep the channel going, I need each of you to please help me get to the minimum of 1000 subscribers! It doesn't cost anything, but if you have a gmail email address or if you have a YouTube account (which is free from Google), you can help by clicking on Subscribe button and also clicking on the little Bell icon next to subscribe to get email notifications whenever a new video is uploaded to the channel. I've learned that the YouTube lingo for this is called, "Dropping a new video"... yeah, I have a hard time getting used to that terminology!</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Anyway, I hope to try to do a short 5 minute video daily and perhaps one or two longer videos per week. Yes, that's ambitious, but at least for now, I'm going to try to do it. I want to grow this channel fast!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I hope to talk daily about things that I like and things that I don't like. Photography of course, music, guitars, cooking, fishing, you name it! Like my blog <a alt="https://russlowe.blogspot.com" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001iIJ90y_ZsLXHAtHgLlH3c_GO0NDKo6FpLO5yTpKAWLvVGUvSu33_IJrUW165aNNcbu-JyaMFfYpqACg-_4tNSc7OHTGHE-ZWoo5IYuDXUG7R3vhBle8CR5W0rV7uxBK0q0Fge48vpk4Zn7bara9xBoUS6Y2N-M3Rb8ZY1JEi0zjc0Ijql73Pog==&c=&ch=" linktype="1" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank" track="on">(which you can see by clicking here)</a>, I won't limit the content to just photography. I have more interests than just that. Plus I know you do too! So, let's just say the channel will have a variety of content that I hope you will be interested in. And please leave me a comment in the comment section of the videos. I would appreciate that too. Tell me what you like, what you don't like and tell me what other kinds of videos you think would be good for me to do!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I truly appreciate each and every one of my students and hope you will like this new free service I will be offering to you. Watch the videos often and please let your friends know on Facebook, Instagram, via email, whatever! With your help, I know I can grow the channel quickly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">See you all on the Tube! There are two brand new videos "dropped" today and a few in the past couple of days! More to come! Hopefully daily!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit;">The focus is placed on the stylus (not the logo of the cartridge). Lighting was done with an external flash (Nikon SB-800) with oblique lighting using a flash cord. The light was slightly higher than the cartridge and to the left of the turntable.</span></div>
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(29, 33, 41); color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit;">The lens was a Nikon 60mm f2.8 Micro lens (Nikon calls macro lenses, micro lenses) set at f8.0. The sh</span><span class="textexposedshow" style="caret-color: rgb(29, 33, 41); font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">utter speed was 1/200 second. TTL Flash was used to set the exposure. The camera was a Nikon D850 set at 45.7 MP and shot in RAW and processed in Adobe Lightroom. The close up images are cropped versions of the wider image. The widest image of the record and the tone arm and cartridge was taken with my point and shoot Canon G7xMkII camera.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit;">The images were taken rather quickly. Had I spent more time and adjusted focus and the lighting better, I'm sure the results would have been better.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit;">This is where a high megapixel camera pays off. Close up shooting with even closer cropping of the image.</span><br />
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I got lucky and was able to get an old Technics FM/AM Tuner on Facebook Marketplace for only $10! It is in perhaps 85% new condition and works perfectly! Because of this, I decided I would rearrange some of my audio gear to a couple of shelves closer to me so that I could more easily adjust the sound.<br />
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Not all of the gear are hooked up however. Only the amp, the DAC, and the tuner are wired up.<br />
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I seem to be getting back into my audio gear. It's about time. I really miss listening to music. Since starting my photography school, most of my concentration has been on photography and I've neglected playing my guitar and listening to music. That is changing now and that's a good thing!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0