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The Periphery — In game history

July 16th, 2007 No comments

085196970.0 – Humanity becomes anatomically “modern”

111859672.0 – Humanity becomes dominate life form on planet

118068795.0 – Humanity defines it’s dominant religion

121721219.0 – Humanity starts Gregorian calendar

122378655.0 – Humanity has an industrial revolution

122436115.0 – Humanity begins space exploration

122454626.0 – Humanity receives first confirmed signals from the Lagoon Nebula

122464854.0 – Humanity has first contact with advanced alien race

122464854.3 – Humanity dies.
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Home Depot kicks ass!

January 6th, 2007 No comments

For christmas I got some home depot gift cards.. I was very excited because it meant that I would be able to get a bandsaw, something I have been wanting for a while.  The bandsaw was going to basically be free as the giftcards I got would cover it completely, including tax.

Off to home depot I went and I got the Ryobi 9″ bandsaw.  I was happy as a clam — or as happy as clams can be when they are forced to use Ryobi, but thats for another post..

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Polyester Resin Pens

December 23rd, 2006 7 comments
Black Toddy Coconut Palm Pen

Something I used to do years ago, and have started to do again was making pens. Wood turning is a lot of fun and you can create some very pretty pens if you take the time. Here is an example of one I made – click for full image;

It’s a fun hobby and I enjoy it – it allows me to be creative on a completely different level than anything a computer could ever give me (Unless I managed to turn one out of wood).
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