Oct 26
FINlosart, daily life amigurumi, crochet, eva, FINlos, mario, super
My wife loves to crochet, and she does it very well. She can whip up a granny square like no one’s business. But disappointed by the limitations of the single-needle craft and the tendency for crocheters to focus on quaint styles, namely things involving granny squares, she scoured the web for colonies of crafters who like her long to bring crocheting into modern times. It is while on this search that she discovered amigurumi, the Japanese art (because all crafts from Japan are art) of crocheting or knitting stuffed animals or anthropomorphic creatures that are, quite simply, adorable.
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Oct 11
FINlosdaily life aging, FINlos, old, sleep, tired
A few nights ago I went upstairs to charge my phone. I sat down on the bed next to my night stand, plugged in the phone, and the next thing I see is Eva leaning over me on the verge of a laughing fit because I had inadvertently fallen asleep. “So that’s where you went,” she said with a smirk.
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Oct 06
FINlosdaily life clog, FINlos, mario, plumbing
Pipes for the purpose of transporting water and waste have been a staple of human civilization for close to 5000 years. And yet in all that history, all those years of scientific and technological advancement, when it comes to fixing a clogged pipe the near unanimously agreed upon best tool is a wooden stick with a rubber bowl attached to it.
Really?
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