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  1. Zeno Marx

    Binge-worthy TV shows?

    I screwed up. Royally. The two new Craft in America episodes aired this morning. Hopefully, your PBS station is airing them again sometime and/or streaming them for you. Sorry about that, folks.
  2. Zeno Marx

    Binge-worthy TV shows?

    Just a reminder that tonight, Dec.31st, there are two new episodes of Craft in America on PBS. I feel it is one of the best documentary-styled series on TV, if not THE best, and because it isn't necessarily about the end result, but the actual craft of artisans and who-nots, it's of great...
  3. Zeno Marx

    Brat Buns

    Here's a little quick hack if you have kids and want to make cinnamon rolls...or if you don't want to eat the whole batch...and if you have a waffle maker or sandwich press. Grab a tube of those cinnamon rolls that you crack over the counter's edge to open. Squash them in the maker for like 2...
  4. Zeno Marx

    Brat Buns

    yeah, that's more complicated than I desire. When I was looking into making my own mother, I thought it was a cool idea to use organic fruit, like apples or grapes, that haven't been washed or waxed and that still have all the natural yeasts and organisms still on their skins. There was a New...
  5. Zeno Marx

    Binge-worthy TV shows?

    The new season of Fargo is delivering. The characters are good, and the actors are nailing it. Jennifer Jason Leigh is fantastic, but really, everyone is. Best thing Jon Hamm has done since Mad Men? Juno Temple is as good as everyone says she is. The casting was done really well. The...
  6. Zeno Marx

    Brat Buns

    I love to make beer bread because it is simple and requires little work and no wait time. Stating the obvious, you can really change it up depending on the beer you use. I don't usually take advantage of that fact because it is hard to throw a nice stout into a bread rather than drinking it...
  7. Zeno Marx

    cookies

    It's one of the very few reasons I like Chrome. You can go into your cookies settings and have it delete site and related 3rd party cookies when you exist the website or close the tab. So you don't have to wipe all your cookies and cache clean in order to get rid of that one single site's...
  8. Zeno Marx

    a tale of customer service

    Replacement showed up today. My sample size is 2: 1 acorn shape and 1 billiard shape (the replacement). I don't understand the acorn assembly. As I stated, the shank is a mess inside the bowl. Anyone who smokes a pipe (likely nobody in the factory) would look at how large it is, taking up...
  9. Zeno Marx

    cookies

    1) yes, I know it is the way of the world. 2) no, it's not something I give a lot of thought. I don't don a tin foil hat too often and conspiracy spiral. I'm not a big fan of websites hitting me up with an email moments after I click off their site, asking me if they can answer any questions or...
  10. Zeno Marx

    a tale of customer service

    interesting. I had no idea. Have you had this issue with one shape more than the other? I've only had billiards, and this was not the case with them.
  11. Zeno Marx

    a tale of customer service

    A short story made long. Brevity is not one of my virtues. I'm working on it, but not in this moment... I used to only order from Pipes and Cigars. It wasn't out of loyalty, but pure economics and habit. I tend to order tobacco once a year during the big sales in August or around the winter...
  12. Zeno Marx

    Selling your McClelland's?

    It was an odd day at Pipestud. Is it because the spending season pushes money elsewhere? Has he finally overpriced? I'm surprised the jars of perique have gone unsold. Same for the two Ashtons. $75 for an oz is pretty steep, and $130 for Ashtons is up there. Just strange to see them still being...
  13. Zeno Marx

    I thought it was inflation, but nope - sambal oelek & sriracha prices

    I haven't used either sambal oelek & sriracha for a while. I've never been a huge sriracha fan anyway, but today, I was in the mood. I used to pay around $4 for a 28oz squeeze bottle. Today, $9+. I didn't buy any because that was so extreme that I thought maybe it was just the store...
  14. Zeno Marx

    What watch you wearing?

    check out that Teddy Baldassarre youtube channel for some interesting watch videos. Younger guy who owns an online watch business, and I think he has an in-house band factory. I bring it up because he recently did a video on the various levels of diver watches. Of course, he's trying to sell...
  15. Zeno Marx

    Wife Found Me a Pipe!

    that font and size, or maybe just the size? is kind of an odd choice. is it just me? or maybe I'm just not remembering Dunhill stamping very well. The holidays suck. I don't care what anyone says about them.
  16. Zeno Marx

    don't be a ****

    I'm the **** here... I can be a joyless perfectionist (in a known lineage of the type), so one of those bits of wisdom I've gained with age is to work alone. Really, I prefer it. I don't like to get angry or frustrated, and I tend to only get that way with other people. To avoid being like...
  17. Zeno Marx

    little things that make a difference and the small things you appreciate

    Indeed! That's the ticket right there. Aldi's generic brand used to be that way with the saltines, but not the last few times.
  18. Zeno Marx

    Wife Found Me a Pipe!

    nice one! Can't beat that deal with a stick. I always liked Red Barks. They color really nicely. Been a LONG time since I owned one though.
  19. Zeno Marx

    little things that make a difference and the small things you appreciate

    I think we might have another similar thread to this, but I cannot find it. Delete if this is redundant. A glass of ice water while in a hot shower or sauna. Akin to that, is slowly driving down backroads in the winter with the windows down and the heater full blast. When the top seam of the...
  20. Zeno Marx

    Help with a question I can’t seem to find by googling

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/375045405005?hash=item575272b94 another of these pipes
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