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Monthly Archives: November 2025
Happy Birthday Joe!
This year’s card is my annual portrait of Joe along with two of the things he loves – Tortie and cake. Happy birthday Joe!
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Posted in Collage, Drawer Cards, Holiday, Illustration, News, photo manipulation, Photography
Tagged birthday, Joe, Tortie
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Caturday
Photos of felines in and around Philadelphia Continue reading
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The Mac Minty
It’s Black Friday, and while the shoppers in the West are killing each other over disposable junk manufactured in dystopian hellholes, I’m at home basking in my frugal nature with my 13-year-old Mac Mini brought back to useful life with … Continue reading
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Posted in Computers, Joe's Garage
Tagged 2012 Mac Mini lives, 2025 still using 2012 hardware, 40-dollar computer, anti-Apple, anti-consumerism, Apple hate, Apple obsolescence, Black Friday, breathing new life, cable management shame, cheapskate, Cinnamon desktop, ewaste, frugal computing, frugal life, hardware resurrection, last upgradeable Mini, late 2012 Mac Mini, Linux desktop, Linux Mint, Linux on Mac, Mac Mini, Mac Mini Linux hack, Mac Minty, minimalist setup, old Mac revival, open source, penny pincher, planned obsolescence, RAM upgrade, refusing to upgrade, repurposed Mac, right to repair, second-life Mac, SSD upgrade, sustainable computing, tech rebellion, tech thrift, user-upgradeable Mac, VESA mount
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Cranberry Applesauce Bread
We all have our own Thanksgiving traditions – grandma’s stuffing, whole turkey or turkey breast, apple pie vs. pumpkin. This bread will be a new tradition in the old homestead – a moist cranberry and walnut wonder – perfect in … Continue reading
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Posted in Holiday, Lovin' from the Oven
Tagged applesauce, cranberries, quick breads, Thanksgiving, walnuts
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Wait! It’s Thanksgiving?!
I haven’t gotten over Halloween yet!
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Posted in Halloween, Holiday
Tagged Halloween, humor, Jack O'Lantern, Joe Williams, pumpkin, withered
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Caturday
Buried under the throw on the back of the sofa.
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Feline Friday
Photos of felines in and around Philadelphia Continue reading
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Not the X-Men
We can’t all be born with fabulous powers or be bitten by radioactive spiders. We don’t wake up one day with six-pack abs or a physique that defies gravity. Some of us need a little help and advertisers in comics … Continue reading
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Apple Oatmeal Muffins
Now that the weather is getting chilly, it’s always nice to have an apple oatmeal muffin to go with your morning coffee. They have a wonderful texture from the oats, a hint of cinnamon, and they’re bursting with chunks of … Continue reading
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Posted in Lovin' from the Oven
Tagged apple oatmeal muffins, apples, baking, muffins, oatmeal
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