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"content": "<p>If you've ever gotten a pen from me, I wrote up an article: "How to Care for my Pens" which describes how to find refills, get a broken pen repaired (send it to me), and how to refinish the wood if it's gotten scuffed over time. <a href=\"https://peekachello.art/how-to-care-for-my-pens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">peekachello.art/how-to-care-fo</span><span class=\"invisible\">r-my-pens</span></a></p>",
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"content": "<p>I still can’t believe retailers haven’t figured this out, but if I mail order something from you as a new customer, sending marketing emails to the unique email address I created for you before that original item has even arrived will get you a fast block. Will not order a second time from spammers. And if you haven’t even *shipped* the item before spamming me, I’ll do my best to cancel the order. F’in greedheads.</p>",
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"content": "<p>After a dozen years or so, I’ve put the book I wrote in 1994 back online. It’s at <a href=\"https://meadmadeeasy.info/table-of-contents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"ellipsis\">meadmadeeasy.info/table-of-con</span><span class=\"invisible\">tents</span></a> and covers the making of <a href=\"https://writing.exchange/tags/mead\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>mead</span></a>, a beverage made from fermented honey. I don’t really have any plans to make paper copies again, but the hosting software I used (<a href=\"https://write.as/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" translate=\"no\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"\">write.as/</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a>) claims to be able to export as epub if people are interested in the book in that format.</p><p>Anyway, the book is out there now. If you notice anything amiss, please let me know.</p>",
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"content": "<p>Pinned <a href=\"https://writing.exchange/tags/introduction\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>introduction</span></a> with hashtags.</p><p>I used to work in <a href=\"https://writing.exchange/tags/tech\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>tech</span></a>, but retired 6 years ago. You may have seen my name in an about box. I spent the first 3 years of retirement without a computer, but now have 4 RPis running at home and a VPS at <span class=\"h-card\" translate=\"no\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@OpenBSDAms\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>OpenBSDAms</span></a></span> </p><p>I read. And write. And play with wood and metal. Among other things, I made my own screwdrivers. I cook. You can find more of my projects & websites linked in my profile.
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