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10/25/21

Rust Buster

Superior loosener

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10/24/21

Ask a Librarian/List of Useful Websites/Poetry zine

Recomendo: issue no. 275

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10/22/21

Bonnie Burton, Author and Games Writer

Cool Tools Show 301: Bonnie Burton

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10/22/21

Tape Measure with Right-to-Left Read

Tape reads right-to-left

10/21/21

Halloween Prop Making

Gareth’s Tips, Tools, and Shop Tales – Issue #100

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10/21/21

Instamorph

Moldable plastic

10/20/21

What’s on my kitchen counter? — Seth Godin

What’s in my … ? issue #124

10/20/21

Riker Cases/Charging station/Paper Cutter

Recomendo Shorts #14

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10/20/21

Knipex Cobra Pliers

Tenacious wrench

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10/17/21

Marginalia/Master craft teaching/Text decoder

Recomendo: issue no. 274

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10/15/21

Leah Zaidi, Futurist

Cool Tools Show 300: Leah Zaidi

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10/15/21

Hamburger Patty Press

Perfectly shaped burger patties

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10/14/21

Clear Removable Mounting Squares

Temporary wall glue

10/13/21

What’s (not) in my bag? — Ramona Pringle

What’s in my … ? issue #123

10/13/21

Drying Mat/Magnetic Drive Guide/Interior Space

Recomendo Shorts #13

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10/13/21

ColorKu

Colorful alternative to sudoku

10/11/21

Best Adaptable Door Handle

A Door Handle You Can Push, Pull, or Turn

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10/11/21

Offset Screwdriver

Simple, dependable, vital

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10/10/21

Lists of lists of lists/Squid Game/99 sober activities

Recomendo: issue no. 273

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10/8/21

Amber Case, 2021 Mozilla Fellow

Cool Tools Show 299: Amber Case

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10/7/21

Fiskars Paper Trimmers

Safe paper trimmer

10/6/21

Quick hose connectors/Professional scissors/Make a custom mug

Recomendo Shorts #12

10/6/21

What’s in my Zoom setup? — John Nieuwenburg

What’s in my … ? issue #122

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10/6/21

Dentemp

Emergency teeth fillings

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10/5/21

Dry Shampoo

Removes excess oiliness and other impurities from hair with rice starch

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10/4/21

Garden Rake Back Scratcher

Not a joke – it works

10/4/21

Best Markers for Deep Holes

Pattern Markers Compared

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10/3/21

Silent mouse/The Diamond/A third place

Recomendo: issue no. 272

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10/1/21

Austin Kleon, author of Steal Like an Artist

Cool Tools Show 298: Austin Kleon

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10/1/21

Inexpensive Digital Calipers

Measures outside, inside, depth, and step

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WFH public health professional, passionate Detroit Tigers Fan. — Isaac Stephenson

PHYSICAL

  • 8 X 11 Whiteboard — My note taking apparatus. Erase when done to save paper.
  • Win Schuler's Cheese — Great tasting snack. Eat it with sausage or pretzels. Low fiber key for my diet.
  • Bottle Bottle — Great bottle with straw option. Also has storage for snacks or pills on the bottom.

DIGITAL

  • MeteoBlue — Weather app that not only gives your current weather and forecast but shows predictions of various weather models.
  • Ten Percent Happier — Keystone to my meditation practice. Access to great teachers. Listen to the podcast as free .

INVISIBLE

“Optimism is true moral courage.” — Ernest Shackleton

One of the great leaders and adventurers. Has kept me moving forward positively for years.

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