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Sunday, 12. May 2002

mld, May 12, 2002 at 5:32:11 AM CEST

FoxFire

On the spur of the moment, I dropped by a garage sale last week. I bought a coupla old PC's, mostly to use as gifts for folks that don't yet have and can't yet afford one, and a complete set of the FoxFire books.

I'm really happy about the latter. Just last month I was in a used bookstore, and came very close to spending $100 for the set, and picked them up today, along with a half-dozen other books, for the low, low price of $.50 each. WooHoo!

For those of you that don't know, the FoxFire books are a combo historical record/how-to encyclopedia that cover everything from building a log cabin to churning butter to wild medicinal herbs to building a mandolin or flute by hand.

All of the information was based on teams interviewing elderly folk that used to actually do this stuff, supplemented by teams doing things like meticulously taking old cabins apart, and noting the manner in which they were made.

They're sitting on a shelf in my bathroom. It'll be a few months before I'll need anything further to read while I'm in there. :-)

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mld, May 12, 2002 at 5:26:33 AM CEST

Art Cars - Ten More

Here are ten more. Click on any of the pics to see a larger version. They'll all pop up in a new window.

	The KipsMobile
	Another BoatCar
	Another Dragon Car
	The FlinstoneMobile
	The HellCar
	Another look at the HellCar
	The RoachCar
	The CurlerMobile
	A SaberTooth Tiger Car
	The SnakeMobile
	The St. Arnold Brewery Bentley

The Art Cars 1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8 The Art Bikes The Art Folk Technical Notes

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mld, May 12, 2002 at 5:26:00 AM CEST

Art Cars - The Next 10

Here are the next ten cars. Any one of them could have really been in my top ten, I was flippin' coins before it was all over. Click on any of the pics to see a larger version. They'll all pop up in a new window.

	The Groucho Van
	"Let's Roll"
	Mr. Potato Head
	Beware the Student Driver
	The Beach Car
	The Bride And Her Bridesmaids
	The Gnome Van
	A Gnome Head
	The Laundry Car
	A Starry Night Van
	That Van Can Gogh!
	Dusty's '49

The Art Cars 1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8 The Art Bikes The Art Folk Technical Notes

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