Getting Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
Will Leesburg is my nemesis. As far as nemesises (nemesisi?) go he’s a pretty good one to have. It’s hard not to like the guy. His...
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Dave Hall
- Jun 6
- 1 min
Monday, June 6, 2022
Today's training from the Squatchery. Take a dumbbell. Pick it up as many ways as you can. Have fun.
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Dave Hall
- May 23
- 8 min
Why I do Jiu Jitsu and Why You Should Too
While I am loathe to admit that I am past my prime, I have to acknowledge I was willing to do a lot more in my 30s than I am now that I...
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Dave Hall
- Apr 25
- 1 min
I'm sorry for the delay...
I wanted to take a minute and apologize for my lack of posts for the last two weeks. What started as an opportunity to work a few extra...
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Dave Hall
- Apr 5
- 4 min
Monday Night Salmon and Asparagus
Sam was out of town for the latter part of last week. Thalia, my daughter, and Nana, my mother in law, were both house sitting. So I was...
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Dave Hall
- Mar 31
- 7 min
Poppy's Chinese Style Spare Ribs
Beef Spare Ribs Chinese Style I'm late again and for that I apologize. In my defense I have already written this post once. In fact it...
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Dave Hall
- Mar 22
- 4 min
A Jack of All Trades...
I think by now we've established that I am not a food photographer. I'm not really a photographer, period. I'm a cook and an aspiring...
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Dave Hall
- Mar 15
- 5 min
Mud, the Nature of Art, and Pickled Shiitakes
There are many gifts to having brought my business home, but the one most prominent in my mind today is - awareness. No, that's not quite...
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Dave Hall
- Mar 7
- 7 min
Living a Big Life on a Little Budget
Okay, so this is not ideal. I obligated myself to work again tomorrow, sanding drywall. Which is itself not ideal, but it is a paycheck...
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Dave Hall
- Mar 1
- 11 min
Chaos and Order
There are some who posit that one of the big tasks of life is to attempt to bring some order out of the chaos of existence. It's a...
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Dave Hall
- Feb 21
- 8 min
The Quickening
It’s here. Can you feel it? I can. The world is opening back up. No, I’m not talking about lockdowns or COVID restrictions. I mean the...
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Dave Hall
- Feb 15
- 6 min
Austerity Measures
I missed my self imposed deadline earlier today. A home renovation crew I sometimes work for asked if I could help them out this week....
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Dave Hall
- Feb 8
- 8 min
Essential Tools: The Break Down
You’ve already seen me wax poetic about cast iron and watched me spit my ire over the microwave. Today I’d like to do a quick rundown of...
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Dave Hall
- Feb 1
- 7 min
Friendship Soup
I’m going off script today. You’ll come to find I do this. I’ll be making progress on one task and something will set me off on a...
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Dave Hall
- Jan 25
- 9 min
Cast Iron
Geni, a dear friend and reader, commented on my Essential Tools post on Facebook. She said she couldn’t wait to hear me wax poetic about...
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Dave Hall
- Jan 18
- 6 min
Death to the Microwave
I remember the first time I saw a microwave. It was probably 1984. My Uncle Boatie, my mother’s brother, had just bought one for my...
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Dave Hall
- Jan 11
- 7 min
Essential Tools
Throughout my youth and into college I thought I wanted to be a visual artist. I had a talent for drawing as a kid and I got much joy...
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Dave Hall
- Jan 4
- 5 min
A New (Old) Thing
One of the advantages of being sick is that it gives you time to think. Well, maybe not while you are sick but in those limbo days just...
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Dave Hall
- Nov 11, 2021
- 4 min
Just Show Up
Just show up. That’s it. That’s how you get better. Show up. Get your hands dirty. Do the work. Play the game. Whatever it is you want to...
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