Hobby Thread - April 4, 2026 [TRex]

Welcome hobbyists! Pull up a chair and sit a spell with the Horde in this little corner of the interweb. This is the mighty, mighty officially sanctioned Ace of Spades Hobby Thread. It is that time of the year, a spin of the Wheel of Hobbies (TM) naturally came up with Easter as a theme for this Hobby Thread.

[Top photo: Buc-ee's Bunny]

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What are you hobbying?

As per usual Hobby Thread etiquette, keep this thread limited to hobbying. All (legal) hobbying is welcome. I understand that some people pay attention to military hardware, tactics and strategy as a hobby. Discussion of current military events permitted but must be made in the form of hobby commentary. Pants are optional. As always, puns are welcome and encouraged.

Play nice and do not be rude. Do not be a troll and do not feed the trolls.

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Didn't we do an Easter themed Hobby Thread last year at this time? Yes, yes we did. It was fun. Anyway...

Easter bunnies, baskets, eggs, chicks, etc. So many crafting possibilities. Let's talk about all of them. Any Easter projects this year? Any favorites from years past? Are you wise in the ways of Peter Cottontail?

Going to need help from the gray boxes on this one. Dinos did not have a prominent role in most scriptural accounts of the resurrection story (kind of like the nativity story). Must have gotten lost in the translations along the way. We're also a little clumsy at times which makes for perilous times if you are a bunny or a chick. A dino has to know its limits.

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Making a wood Easter bunny on a lathe:

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Turning Celtic eggs on a lathe:

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Cadbury chocolate factory:

Peeps!

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German bunny pyramid:

Get Germanized! German Easter traditions:

Rick Steves with European Easter egg traditions. Some interesting egg dying and decorating techniques here:

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We'll do an origami theme at some point, but couldn't resist including here:

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Simple and adorable:

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Does anyone raise chickens and hatch chicks for a hobby? I had wondered about doing a chicken theme but thought it might be too narrow.

This is fancy chicken coop build.

This is chick hatching on a large scale. Not a hobby, but hobbyists might be customers.

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This guy keeps outdoing himself. Great project and result. Even more impressive to make it out of pallet wood. Pallets are the wooden version of legos. With a little creativity and labor, they can be made into almost anything.

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Did you miss the Hobby Thread last week? We did a singing theme. The comments may be closed, but you can re-live the content.

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Notable comments from last week:

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Words of wisdom:

"Because despite all our troubles, when things are grim out in that wide round world of ours, that's when it's really important to have a good hobby." Posted by: tankascribe at June 22, 2024 07:41 PM (HWxAD).

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Caution - not all rabbits are peaceful. Proceed accordingly. If you have trouble finding something in the content or comments that resonates with you, contribute your own. Send thoughts, suggestions and photos of your hobbying to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com. Do mighty things.

Posted by: Open Blogger at 05:30 PM

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1 Happy Easter!

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 04, 2026 05:32 PM (FrGmf)

2 Welcome Hobbiests and Happy Easter

Posted by: Skip at April 04, 2026 05:33 PM (Ia/+0)

3 Only wife and me nut we did color Easter eggs yesterday

Posted by: Skip at April 04, 2026 05:34 PM (Ia/+0)

4 I made boiled eggs yesterday. There shalt be deviled eggs tomorrow.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 04, 2026 05:35 PM (FrGmf)

5 I read the content. The sewing-free projects are so cute!

Posted by: Moonbeam at April 04, 2026 05:36 PM (rbKZ6)

6 My only problem with peeps is the marshmallow. So everything with Peeps.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 04, 2026 05:36 PM (zZu0s)

7 My only problem with peeps is the marshmallow. So everything with Peeps.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 04, 2026 05:36 PM (zZu0s)

Yes. Peeps are smores on steroids. Graham crackers are also gross.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 04, 2026 05:39 PM (FrGmf)

8 I have a hobby question somewhat topical that has been bugging me all day.

I know that some of you enjoy studying the heavens, and likely have a nice telescope as well with the knowledge that comes from using one. So you might be able to answer this.

With all the advances in technology over the decades, is there a commercial/ scientific telescope that is capable of viewing the Artemis Mission in real time? I would think that this is currently achievable, and I'm a bit surprised that the media hasn't taken advantage of it (unless they are trying to play down achievements...which is possible). Clear night; massive state of the art telescope; I would think we could peek in on Artemis any time we wanted. But, no media efforts or YouTube channels seem to be doing it.

Posted by: Orson at April 04, 2026 05:39 PM (dIske)

9 I made boiled eggs yesterday. There shalt be deviled eggs tomorrow.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 04, 2026 05:35 PM (FrGmf)

Oh, I did end up making the deviled eggs in the rice cooker. Pretty darn good. Did not use bacon as the recipe I tried for oven cooking the bacon gave me carbon- except for one piece which I ate.

So just:
Eggs
Kens Buttermilk Ranch
French's Mustard
Smoked Paprika (which was really tasty.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 04, 2026 05:39 PM (zZu0s)

10 Oh, I did end up making the deviled eggs in the rice cooker. Pretty darn good. Did not use bacon as the recipe I tried for oven cooking the bacon gave me carbon- except for one piece which I ate.

So just:
Eggs
Kens Buttermilk Ranch
French's Mustard
Smoked Paprika (which was really tasty.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 04, 2026 05:39 PM (zZu0s)

Sounds pretty yummy. What time do you want the Horde to arrive? 😆

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 04, 2026 05:41 PM (FrGmf)

11 Aetius, how did you cook the bacon in the oven that it turned to carbon? My recipe is 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Check and turn after that. It takes 25-30 minutes and is yum. I use thick cut bacon.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 04, 2026 05:45 PM (FrGmf)

12 EEEEEaster!

Our family when I was growing up had no religious affiliation at all. (Though Mom did once suggest Sunday School, and you'd have thought she'd spoken of swallowing rat poison or broccoli. "School?!? SIX DAYS a week?!?" was our reaction.) So our Easter was pretty much painting the hardboiled eggs and snacking on various kinds of chocolate.

There was a time in America when Easter was the holiday where men and women, and their children, got new outfits -- the men new suits or a new hat, the women dresses or frocks, the boys their first suit, etc. Again, the renewal theme, I guess. Now I suppose, if the old custom is observed at all, it's new running shoes or a new T-shirt. Maybe it's different where you are.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 04, 2026 05:46 PM (wzUl9)

13 As for pipe smoking, nothing new at Chez Wolfus since the purchase of the very nice Marxman straight smooth pot-bowl pipe from the '50s.

I've gone back to trying the "spiral" method of loading one's pipe. That is, you put the leaf in the palm of your off hand, invert the pipe, and "swirl" it around in a spiral fashion to push the tobacco up into the bowl. The idea is that it will be fairly evenly distributed but not tightly packed in there, and will burn evenly. The method doesn't always work for me, but then the whole pipe smoking thing is a journey, and every session is a little different. Recall Ian Malcolm's lecture about chaos in Jurassic Park.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 04, 2026 05:50 PM (wzUl9)

14 Easter in ND was often too cold for outdoor egg/candy hunts. My mom bought easter candy and hit it around the house. I don't remember easter as a new clothes event, perhaps we did get new dresses for easter services when I was younger and I just don't recall.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 04, 2026 05:51 PM (+89TD)

15 Chicks for free!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 04, 2026 05:53 PM (Cqx++)

16 And easter dinner was a key feature. Usually ham, and mom's yummy scalloped potato dish were the stars. I think the easter candy served as dessert.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 04, 2026 05:56 PM (+89TD)

17 Thanks for the hippity hoppity Hobby Thread, T Rex!

Those wooden Celtic eggs look interesting.

Happy Easter!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 04, 2026 05:57 PM (vrNzf)

18

People are documenting ‘sad’ Easter Bunnies at their local malls

https://t.ly/AGE3w

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 04, 2026 05:57 PM (Cqx++)

19 My chocolate Easter bunnies always molded. I couldn't stand to behead them. And I never much liked chocolate.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 04, 2026 06:00 PM (FrGmf)

20 I'm relieved that the plastic bunny up top is the Buc-ees store and not something likely to appear on neighborhood lawns.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 04, 2026 06:01 PM (+89TD)

21 18
People are documenting ‘sad’ Easter Bunnies at their local malls

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 04, 2026 05:57 PM
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They need to go to Buc-ees. Happy bunny there!

Posted by: TRex - hippity hoppity dino at April 04, 2026 06:01 PM (IQ6Gq)

22 No Easter activities like baskets, egg hunts, etc., as we don't have any little ones nearby. As a kid Easter, aside from the church aspects, was a fun time. Wake up to an Easter basket under the bed filled with fake grass and candy. Easter mass. Hunt for eggs later and a big family meal. Our town still did an Easter parade where new clothes were worn. We kids played and our parents spent most of the time trying to keep us from getting the new clothes dirty. Sometimes it worked.

Not a hobby, of course, but ancient tradition.

Posted by: JTB at April 04, 2026 06:02 PM (yTvNw)

23 Never had an issue with not eating the chocolate bunnies BSM. I was a feet first nibbler, saving the head and ears for last.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 04, 2026 06:03 PM (+89TD)

24 Svengoolie's movie tonight is An American Werewolf in London. Hardly Easter-themed, but then The Ten Commandments, which always pops up on broadcast TV at this time, isn't really either. Passover, yes, but not an Easter theme per se. You'd think they'd run The Greatest Story Ever Told or King of Kings instead.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 04, 2026 06:03 PM (wzUl9)

25 Wolfus, you've reminded me I have a copy of The Ten Commandments on DVD. What an epic. At least the networks were trying to stay in a Judeo-Christian theme. "A Very Special Jihad" still doesn't go over well in most of the US.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 04, 2026 06:10 PM (FrGmf)

26 The sorting facilities for USPS often have the cheep cheep cheep of chicks in transit,

Posted by: Steck at April 04, 2026 06:15 PM (LlRQB)

27 Happy Easter y'all.
Yes, we have an Easter egg tree...it was TRex's grandmother's with all the eggs she decorated. We made so many more that we needed to get a new tree so it could all of them!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 04, 2026 06:17 PM (IQ6Gq)

28 1917 is a Good Friday/Easter movie.

As for Easter, I ate some Cadbury mini eggs. As much as I like them, I really enjoy the dark chocolate ones. Like crack. I had my obilgatory Cadbury Creme egg and Reese’s peanut butter eggs so all is good. Alles gut.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 04, 2026 06:18 PM (E6xSb)

29 Aetius, how did you cook the bacon in the oven that it turned to carbon? My recipe is 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Check and turn after that. It takes 25-30 minutes and is yum. I use thick cut bacon.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 04, 2026 05:45 PM (FrGmf)

It was cold oven. 400 degrees. 15 min for normal cut.

My oven thermostat might be wonky but I had just made an egg casserole a couple days before and it was fine.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 04, 2026 06:19 PM (zZu0s)

30 Wolfus, you've reminded me I have a copy of The Ten Commandments on DVD. What an epic. At least the networks were trying to stay in a Judeo-Christian theme. "A Very Special Jihad" still doesn't go over well in most of the US.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 04, 2026

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Color, real color, epic scenes, great performances from Heston, Brynner, Anne Baxter, and Edward G. Robinson, plus Vincent Price. My man Robert Vaughn had a non-speaking role in it. He said John Derek didn't want anybody in his scenes who looked like him, so the young Vaughn, who resembled JD quite a bit, was kept off camera whenever Derek was on.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 04, 2026 06:19 PM (wzUl9)

31 I'm so excited to see the wooden rabbit and Celtic eggs made on a lathe...I've already put in my order to TRex, so he best get to figuring out that lathe thing.

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 04, 2026 06:20 PM (IQ6Gq)

32 24 Svengoolie's movie tonight is An American Werewolf in London. Hardly Easter-themed, but then The Ten Commandments, which always pops up on broadcast TV at this time, isn't really either. Passover, yes, but not an Easter theme per se. You'd think they'd run The Greatest Story Ever Told or King of Kings instead.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 04, 2026 06:03 PM (wzUl9)

Or…this would be a ballsy move…

A network has Standards and Practices look away for just long enough for it to broadcast The Passion of the Christ.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 04, 2026 06:20 PM (E6xSb)

33 Lastly, many thanks BSC for the idea of using the hard boiled eggs for deviled eggs. That is exactly what we are going to do!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 04, 2026 06:21 PM (IQ6Gq)

34 This was a new thing for the bacon. Pulled off the internet.

Notice how we don't say world wide web anymore?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 04, 2026 06:21 PM (zZu0s)

35 8 I have a hobby question somewhat topical that has been bugging me all day.

I know that some of you enjoy studying the heavens, and likely have a nice telescope as well with the knowledge that comes from using one. So you might be able to answer this.

With all the advances in technology over the decades, is there a commercial/ scientific telescope that is capable of viewing the Artemis Mission in real time? I would think that this is currently achievable, and I'm a bit surprised that the media hasn't taken advantage of it (unless they are trying to play down achievements...which is possible). Clear night; massive state of the art telescope; I would think we could peek in on Artemis any time we wanted. But, no media efforts or YouTube channels seem to be doing it.
Posted by: Orson at April 04, 2026 05:39 PM (dIske)

That speck of dust? I doubt it. Probably the only way to see it is of it does a night reentry.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 04, 2026 06:22 PM (E6xSb)

36 Happy Easter!
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 04, 2026 05:32 PM (FrGmf)

Same to you, and other Hordelings!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 04, 2026 06:24 PM (I7pZ1)

37 apparently Cadbury has decided to fuck up a good thing.
What a world...

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at April 04, 2026 06:26 PM (xcxpd)

38 My only problem with peeps is the marshmallow. So everything with Peeps.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 04, 2026 05:36 PM (zZu0s)
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I saw "Dr. Pepper" Peeps at Walmart this morning.

I was half-tempted to give them a try, though I'm not overly fond of Peeps.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 04, 2026 06:27 PM (ESVrU)

39 Our niece visited last week. She and her husband know modern weapons but love shooting my 'old stuff', especially the muzzleloaders and bolt action war rifles which are a big part of my target shooting hobby. Spent some time assembling my notes about fun ways to load ammo for the old war rifles. Cast bullets and pistol powders. It's a niche aspect of the hobby I've always enjoyed and it was fun assembling the information for them.

Posted by: JTB at April 04, 2026 06:29 PM (yTvNw)

40 This is kind of a funny...

Two days ago I went up on our roof to survey wind damage from some storms. We've had some pretty high winds.. 40+ MPH. It tore off some shingles... not many, but some.

I grabbed a ladder and went up to attempt some repairs.

The wind blew my ladder down.

I spent about 2 - 21/2 hours up there before my wife came home.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 04, 2026 06:34 PM (AkEZC)

41 Isn't Buc-ee Bunny Biden main aide when he pretended to be POTUS ???

Posted by: Jackson K. at April 04, 2026 06:34 PM (38587)

42 38 ... "I saw "Dr. Pepper" Peeps at Walmart this morning.

I was half-tempted to give them a try, though I'm not overly fond of Peeps."

Perfessor,
I tried some this week. There is an initial burst of Dr. Pepper flavor that lasts for a few seconds then the usual Peeps taste takes over. Okay as a novelty but I've never been a big fan. Preferred the chocolate bunnies.

Posted by: JTB at April 04, 2026 06:35 PM (yTvNw)

43 House of David season 2 is on Prime now!
I have to rewatch s1 first though.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 04, 2026 06:35 PM (dE3DB)

44 I saw "Dr. Pepper" Peeps at Walmart this morning.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

So, prune juice Peeps?

Preeps?

Posted by: mikeski at April 04, 2026 06:36 PM (VHUov)

45 I loved peeps as a kid, but my favorites are chocolate eggs and malted milk eggs....of, and jelly beans. I love them so much I don't buy them anymore. Still trying to figure out how Reagan kept a jar on his desk, and didn't have to refill it everyday!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 04, 2026 06:37 PM (IQ6Gq)

46 Wolfus, you've reminded me I have a copy of The Ten Commandments on DVD. What an epic. At least the networks were trying to stay in a Judeo-Christian theme. "A Very Special Jihad" still doesn't go over well in most of the US.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

Ben Hur is on TCM tomorrow morning/afternoon depending on your time zone.

Posted by: Tuna at April 04, 2026 06:38 PM (lJ0H4)

47 Martini Farmer I always carry my phone when up on the roof, not that my roof I couldn't jump.off

Posted by: Skip at April 04, 2026 06:38 PM (Ia/+0)

48 My only problem with peeps is the marshmallow. So everything with Peeps.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

They're marshmallows (so, fluffy sugar), rolled in sugar.

Eight-year-old mikeski liked them, because eight-year-old mikeski would have liked a tablespoon of sugar right out of the Crystal Sugar bag.

Posted by: mikeski at April 04, 2026 06:39 PM (VHUov)

49 >> scientific telescope that is capable of viewing the Artemis Mission in real time?

You can see it if it's close enough, like LEO distance. Some may have done that. But now, it's a dust speck pushing 180,000 miles away.

This outfit here claimed to have imaged the separation of Orion from the upper stage at 30,000 miles here:
https://is.gd/78xQtv

That's crazy and you'll note some doubt it's real. But that is well, well beyond any backyard capabilities. That is military NSA grade stuff there.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 04, 2026 06:39 PM (w6EFb)

50 Discussion of current military events permitted but must be made in the form of hobby commentary.

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This is like Jeopardy!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 04, 2026 06:40 PM (Gx2ed)

51 Wolfus and any pipe smokers. To my surprise, the local pipe shop had a tin of Escudo Navy De Luxe. Haven't tried that blend for many years. This is really good stuff, even better than I remembered. I like navy flake blends as a rule and the Escudo is among the best. It's a few dollars more than other 1.75 oz tins but worth it as a treat now and then. Wish it was offered on bulk.

Posted by: JTB at April 04, 2026 06:43 PM (yTvNw)

52 Martini Farmer
1 do you have extra shingles ?
Do you know how to repair a spot?

Posted by: Skip at April 04, 2026 06:43 PM (Ia/+0)

53 Discussion of current military events permitted but must be made in the form of hobby commentary.
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This is like Jeopardy!
Posted by: Cicero
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I'll take chocolate Easter eggs for 500!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 04, 2026 06:45 PM (IQ6Gq)

54 I loved peeps as a kid, but my favorites are chocolate eggs and malted milk eggs....of, and jelly beans. I love them so much I don't buy them anymore. Still trying to figure out how Reagan kept a jar on his desk, and didn't have to refill it everyday!
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 04, 2026 06:37 PM (IQ6Gq)

Mmmm...malted milk eggs. I wonder where they are sold in Vancouver. I am like 2 blocks off the West Broadway shopping strip.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 04, 2026 06:46 PM (I7pZ1)

55 The sewing-free projects are so cute!
Posted by: Moonbeam

Very!

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 04, 2026 06:47 PM (DoBxX)

56 Mmmm...malted milk eggs. I wonder where they are sold in Vancouver. I am like 2 blocks off the West Broadway shopping strip.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Malted milk balls are like crack to me. Once I start eating them I can't stop.

Posted by: Tuna at April 04, 2026 06:48 PM (lJ0H4)

57 Soon to be a hobby, ordered replacement parts for grill, should be here Tuesday.

Posted by: Skip at April 04, 2026 06:50 PM (Ia/+0)

58 Malted milk balls are like crack to me. Once I start eating them I can't stop.
Posted by: Tuna
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you are speaking my language!!!!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 04, 2026 06:50 PM (IQ6Gq)

59 Oh I used to really like the malted milk candy eggs as a kid. Seems like I bought some a few years ago and they weren't as good as I remembered. I always wonder if the recipe is not as good anymore or my tastes have changed with age when that happens. But my fuzzy memory does think the childhood ones had a thicker chocolate coating and it could well be that they reduced the amount of chocolate to trim costs. Unlike Mary I am a chocolate lover.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 04, 2026 06:51 PM (+89TD)

60 Our niece visited last week. She and her husband know modern weapons but love shooting my 'old stuff', especially the muzzleloaders and bolt action war rifles which are a big part of my target shooting hobby. Spent some time assembling my notes about fun ways to load ammo for the old war rifles. Cast bullets and pistol powders. It's a niche aspect of the hobby I've always enjoyed and it was fun assembling the information for them.
Posted by: JTB at April 04, 2026 06:29 PM (yTvNw)

That reminds me. I have, in Arizona, a replica 1861 Remington Old Army cap and ball revolver, manufacturer unknown. It works OK using Pyrodex powder, but I acquired some Pyrodex cylindrical "pellets" and loaded it up with those. Big mistake; it lead to chain fire incident. Scary, but no evident damage.

If I were to use greased patches for the balls, would that obviate the need to pack the front of each charged cylinder cavity with bore grease?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 04, 2026 06:51 PM (I7pZ1)

61 Easter in ND was often too cold for outdoor egg/candy hunts. My mom bought easter candy and hit it around the house.
Posted by: PaleRider

That's my childhood, also. Those two-piece plastic snap-together eggs with a bit of candy hidden inside. Or maybe a quarter, back when 25 cents was worth something..... to Pac-Man or Donkey Kong it was, anyway.

Posted by: mikeski at April 04, 2026 06:51 PM (VHUov)

62 Malted Milk eggs are awesome, doubt had anh in many yesrs

Posted by: Skip at April 04, 2026 06:52 PM (Ia/+0)

63 Oh I used to really like the malted milk candy eggs as a kid. Seems like I bought some a few years ago and they weren't as good as I remembered. I always wonder if the recipe is not as good anymore or my tastes have changed with age when that happens. But my fuzzy memory does think the childhood ones had a thicker chocolate coating and it could well be that they reduced the amount of chocolate to trim costs. Unlike Mary I am a chocolate lover.
Posted by: PaleRider
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You are absolutely correct...it's my first world problem I suffer thru each year....

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 04, 2026 06:53 PM (IQ6Gq)

64 Ben Hur is on TCM tomorrow morning/afternoon depending on your time zone.

Posted by: Tuna at April 04, 2026 06:38 PM (lJ0H4)

I have Ben Hur on a disc with The Ten Commandments. It will be an epic day.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 04, 2026 06:54 PM (FrGmf)

65 Also amusing, darkly, to see Cadbury's diversity hires fucking up candy making. How familiar....

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at April 04, 2026 06:54 PM (xcxpd)

66 A hobby adopted me- the orphaned blog that a bunch of online friends congregate at needs someone to keep it alive.
So I post a pic or something daily for them.
Very low-effort but the consistency of doing it is a good challenge for my adhd brain.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 04, 2026 06:55 PM (DoBxX)

67 One of the non-religious benefits of the Easter season is the availability of good jelly beans, especially the black ones. Yes, I am among the elite who understand the superior flavor, and higher moral standing, of black jelly beans.

Posted by: JTB at April 04, 2026 06:55 PM (yTvNw)

68 43 House of David season 2 is on Prime now!
I have to rewatch s1 first though.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 04, 2026 06:35 PM (dE3DB)

First episode of season 2 is just a confused combat scene with girl power and bad lighting. It could be worse but...it's not great.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at April 04, 2026 06:56 PM (xcxpd)

69 high five Mikeski. Except the arcades. We didn't have any nearby and I didn't have the reflexes nor hand/eye coordination to be any good at them, though sometimes I'd watch someone who was good play.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 04, 2026 06:57 PM (+89TD)

70 67 One of the non-religious benefits of the Easter season is the availability of good jelly beans, especially the black ones. Yes, I am among the elite who understand the superior flavor, and higher moral standing, of black jelly beans.
Posted by: JTB at April 04, 2026 06:55 PM (yTvNw
I know black jellybeans matter to some people, but not to me.

Posted by: Eromero at April 04, 2026 06:57 PM (LHPAg)

71 One of the non-religious benefits of the Easter season is the availability of good jelly beans, especially the black ones. Yes, I am among the elite who understand the superior flavor, and higher moral standing, of black jelly beans.
Posted by: JTB at April 04, 2026 06:55 PM (yTvNw)

I loathe anything like licorice, that tastes of anise. You can have all my black jelly beans.

Sour gummi bears are where it's at.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 04, 2026 06:58 PM (I7pZ1)

72 Since got all HD I can't get TCM. Seems Google it I should be able to turn it off, as non HD channels I still get. But tried it and it won't change.

Posted by: Skip at April 04, 2026 06:58 PM (Ia/+0)

73 Ben Hur is actually on Tubi so can watch whenever

Posted by: Skip at April 04, 2026 06:59 PM (Ia/+0)

74 One of the non-religious benefits of the Easter season is the availability of good jelly beans, especially the black ones. Yes, I am among the elite who understand the superior flavor, and higher moral standing, of black jelly beans.
Posted by: JTB
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THIS....of course I do like them all...now I'm starting to regret not getting any. Then again, they all go on sale on Monday!!!!!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 04, 2026 06:59 PM (IQ6Gq)

75 Not a huge fan of jelly beans anyway- but licorice is of the debbil!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 04, 2026 07:00 PM (zZu0s)

76 Hi Easter hobby fans! I attempted a lamb cake this year….it isn’t bad. It’s okay. It doesn’t look haunted like some of the other pictures i have seen…or like it might kill you in the night.

Posted by: Piper at April 04, 2026 07:00 PM (OoFl2)

77 JTB, I also like black jelly beans.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 04, 2026 07:00 PM (FrGmf)

78 I love the Russell Stover pectin jelly beans.

Posted by: Tuna at April 04, 2026 07:01 PM (lJ0H4)

79 Ouzo
Jagermeister
There are a ton of licorice liquors.

All it's works are evil.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 04, 2026 07:01 PM (zZu0s)

80 Black jelly beans are the black pills in physical form. You're eating nihilism and defeatism.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 04, 2026 07:02 PM (zZu0s)

81 But to each their own.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 04, 2026 07:02 PM (zZu0s)

82 Had a Greek salad and lamb kebab (Greek style) for lunch. It was yummy.

Sat at a sidewalk table, and watched traffic go by. There goes a city transit bus with a big poster on the side: "Join the B.C. Transit Police! We are expanding." When I lived in Vancouver, before 1980, there were no transit police. Not needed. What has changed in the intervening 45 years?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 04, 2026 07:03 PM (I7pZ1)

83 One of our favorite German Schwartzbiers (black beer) is Kostritzer, with a licorice undertone instead of coffee - which I'm allergic to.

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 04, 2026 07:03 PM (IQ6Gq)

84
That Anduril thing is real. They are a defense tech outfit, and that little post was just bragging and showing off. We can image two dust specks separating at 30,000 miles. We own the sky. There is nothing you can do that we can't see.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 04, 2026 07:04 PM (w6EFb)

85 Ouzo
Jagermeister
There are a ton of licorice liquors.

All it's works are evil.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 04, 2026 07:01 PM (zZu0s)

Fist bump!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 04, 2026 07:04 PM (I7pZ1)

86 If I were to use greased patches for the balls, would that obviate the need to pack the front of each charged cylinder cavity with bore grease?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 04, 2026 06:51 PM (I7pZ1)

They sell grease impregnated felt wads and plastic cups for just that use. They seat between the bullet and the powder to avoid the need to grease the balls.
You can make the felt wads yourself using an appropriate sized hollow punch.
The other thing used to be to get pistol balls sized so that they would leave a tiny ring of lead sheared off the bullet an the chamber mouth when you ram it home .which tried to make sure there was obturation and less risk of flash-over.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 04, 2026 07:05 PM (rbvCR)

87 82 Had a Greek salad and lamb kebab (Greek style) for lunch. It was yummy.

Sat at a sidewalk table, and watched traffic go by. There goes a city transit bus with a big poster on the side: "Join the B.C. Transit Police! We are expanding." When I lived in Vancouver, before 1980, there were no transit police. Not needed. What has changed in the intervening 45 years?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 04, 2026 07:03 PM (I7pZ1)

Drug legalization and massive immigration

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at April 04, 2026 07:06 PM (xcxpd)

88 The Ten Commandments airing soon on ABC. For people who watch it that way.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 04, 2026 07:06 PM (FrGmf)

89 The first thing I did after finding my Easter basket every year was go through the jelly beans and throw out the black ones.

Posted by: Tuna at April 04, 2026 07:06 PM (lJ0H4)

90 I wonder if anyone ever colored bullets like Easter eggs in a war. Or bombs. The Fat Man would make a mean Easter Egg.

What?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 04, 2026 07:07 PM (zZu0s)

91 I loathe anything like licorice, that tastes of anise. You can have all my black jelly beans.

Sour gummi bears are where it's at.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 04, 2026 06:58 PM (I7pZ1)
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Amen, brother!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 04, 2026 07:07 PM (ESVrU)

92 The first thing I did after finding my Easter basket every year was go through the jelly beans and throw out the black ones.
Posted by: Tuna
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Me too, actually I gave them to my Daddy who loved them. But as I got older I grew to like the taste.

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 04, 2026 07:08 PM (IQ6Gq)

93 I like licorice, black jelly beans are a poor imitation

Posted by: Skip at April 04, 2026 07:09 PM (Ia/+0)

94 Perhaps black jelly beans were the way to help us understand disappointment and despair as children. Some of us grew to be okay with black jelly beans.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 04, 2026 07:09 PM (FrGmf)

95 > Martini Farmer
1 do you have extra shingles ?
Do you know how to repair a spot?
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No extras.... but I did have some sealant and epoxy. I figure the winds didn't allow enough time to cure.

I know there are commenters here who live in wind prone areas... but this, here, was wild.

The storm that did this was a tornado spawned nearly 40 miles away and traveled some 48 miles into KY. Hit my daughter's house. "Catastrophic" damage to their place. Not destroyed, but pretty close.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 04, 2026 07:09 PM (AkEZC)

96 The only use I have for Peeps, is microwave jousting.

Gotta use the "chick" shaped ones. Each team chooses a different color. Stick a half-toothpick in each Peep, and place 2 on a paper plate, facing each other. Zap until they rise up and one is first to poke the other. Winner!

Messy. Silly. Fun.

Posted by: JQ at April 04, 2026 07:11 PM (rdVOm)

97 I started seeds yesterday indoors, so the gardening hobby is on again.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at April 04, 2026 07:11 PM (Smewp)

98 Some of us grew to be okay with black jelly beans.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 04, 2026 07:09 PM (FrGmf)

Yeah, some parents made kids eat all bran or grape nuts.

Mom had one i did like: Almond Delight with cross section slivers of real almonds. And sugar.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 04, 2026 07:11 PM (zZu0s)

99 Back to the lawn duties...

Posted by: JQ at April 04, 2026 07:13 PM (rdVOm)

100 Not destroyed, but pretty close.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 04, 2026 07:09 PM (AkEZC)

Hope they are ok.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 04, 2026 07:13 PM (zZu0s)

101 Yeah, some parents made kids eat all bran or grape nuts.

Mom had one i did like: Almond Delight with cross section slivers of real almonds. And sugar.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 04, 2026 07:11 PM (zZu0s)

I still buy Grape Nuts. I like the nutty flavor. Use 18% coffee cream with them. Decadent, but good.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 04, 2026 07:13 PM (I7pZ1)

102 Yeah, some parents made kids eat all bran or grape nuts.

Mom had one i did like: Almond Delight with cross section slivers of real almonds. And sugar.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 04, 2026 07:11 PM (zZu0s)

Mom fed me instant oatmeal. One morning, I noticed there were grubworms in it. To this day, I don't prefer oatmeal. Or breakfast. Brunch is okay.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 04, 2026 07:14 PM (FrGmf)

103 Yeah, some parents made kids eat all bran or grape nuts.

Mom had one i did like: Almond Delight with cross section slivers of real almonds. And sugar.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone
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My mother only allowed Wheaties. Yuck. My grandparents took me to their home in NYC every summer. First stop? Grocery store to buy whatever sugared cereal I wanted!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 04, 2026 07:14 PM (IQ6Gq)

104 I was okay with grape nuts, but we had free rein to dump 2-3 spoons of sugar in the milk with it. Mom also let us have some sugared cereals.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 04, 2026 07:17 PM (+89TD)

105 I love black jelly beans- you used to be able to buy entire packages of them. Maybe you still can, don’t know, been of sugar for years now.

Posted by: Farmer Bob at April 04, 2026 07:18 PM (IX8iX)

106 Use 18% coffee cream with them. Decadent, but good.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 04, 2026 07:13 PM (I7pZ1)

When I was in high school and working out a lot I would eat Raisin Bran with Half & Half!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 04, 2026 07:20 PM (n9ltV)

107 Time to say thank you before the next act takes the Ace of Spades stage. Never know where these threads are going to go, but black jelly beans are clearly the star attraction on this one. No idea what we'll do for a theme next week, but the Wheel of Hobbies will come up with something.

Feel free to hang in the Hobby Thread comments for a while, but don't forget to stop in Club ONT later.

Posted by: TRex - jelly bean philosopher dino at April 04, 2026 07:21 PM (IQ6Gq)

108 I have always been impressed by candy making, especially great chocolates.

Anyone do that at home?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 04, 2026 07:22 PM (n9ltV)

109 So I bought Mr Scary a pack of KFC jelly beans. He had a bad week. They taste like KFC chicken, corn and gravy. They are surprisingly okay.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 04, 2026 07:22 PM (FrGmf)

110 When I was in high school and working out a lot I would eat Raisin Bran with Half & Half!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 04, 2026 07:20 PM (n9ltV)

Ahhh, the metabolism of youth.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 04, 2026 07:22 PM (zZu0s)

111 I have always been impressed by candy making, especially great chocolates.

Anyone do that at home?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
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Loved watching this in Belgium and Switzerland, but end result is I am too intimidated to try it myself

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 04, 2026 07:25 PM (IQ6Gq)

112 This trans-species nonsense has got to stop.

Posted by: fd at April 04, 2026 07:26 PM (vFG9F)

113 60 ... "That reminds me. I have, in Arizona, a replica 1861 Remington Old Army cap and ball revolver, manufacturer unknown. It works OK using Pyrodex powder, but I acquired some Pyrodex cylindrical "pellets" and loaded it up with those. Big mistake; it lead to chain fire incident. Scary, but no evident damage.

If I were to use greased patches for the balls, would that obviate the need to pack the front of each charged cylinder cavity with bore grease?"

AOP,
I assume this is a reproduction, probably made by Pietta. I never use Pyrodex pellets, just loose powder. A lot of opinions about why chain fires happen. I think it's most likely due to caps too loose. My loading process is: pour in the measured powder charge, put a lubed felt wad (I make my own but they are available commercially) on top of the powder, then ram the ball down. The round ball should be slightly oversized so a thin ring of lead is shaved at the chamber mouth. That should seal the chamber from the front. Make sure the caps fit well enough so they don't just fall off due to recoil. That should seal the rear of the chamber. I don't use grease on top of the ball and have never had a chain fire using this process.

Posted by: JTB at April 04, 2026 07:29 PM (yTvNw)

114 Yeah, some parents made kids eat all bran or grape nuts.

Mom had one i did like: Almond Delight with cross section slivers of real almonds. And sugar.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 04, 2026 07:11 PM (zZu0s)

Luxury. The only slivers of anything we got were wood or glass with a tablespoon of fetid pondwater instead of milk. And if we didn't eat everything in the bowl we were buried up to our necks in a compost heap and hit in the head with a 3-wood until dinnertime when we were made to finish what was left from breakfast.

Posted by: It's rough growing up in Yorkshire at April 04, 2026 07:29 PM (TbWk/)

115 Presdent oboner needs two dew sumthings about that stewpid Iran war thing..

Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at April 04, 2026 07:32 PM (nZNS1)

116 MiL use to make fudge, that was really good

Posted by: Skip at April 04, 2026 07:32 PM (Ia/+0)

117 Mom fed me instant oatmeal. One morning, I noticed there were grubworms in it. To this day, I don't prefer oatmeal. Or breakfast. Brunch is okay.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 04, 2026 07:14 PM (FrGmf)

That'll put you off oatmeal forever.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 04, 2026 07:33 PM (h7ZuX)

118 Breakfast just hasn't been the same since they did away with Quisp.

Posted by: fd at April 04, 2026 07:33 PM (vFG9F)

119 A 3 wood! Well la-di-da!

We got beat with a length of rebar Dad pulled out of the scrap heap that he had to use as a cane!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 04, 2026 07:33 PM (zZu0s)

120 We got fed oatmeal. No weevils. Instant.

Apples and Cinnamon and Cinnamon and Brown sugar.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 04, 2026 07:34 PM (zZu0s)

121 Was Quisp the one with the chocolate center? Or am I thinking of candy?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 04, 2026 07:35 PM (zZu0s)

122 Oh and in the oatmeal we also put sugar and butter. Mmmm.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 04, 2026 07:36 PM (zZu0s)

123 I guess Im a Scrooge.

I never did the Easter bunny thing with my boys. We went to Mass. we celebrated the Risen Christ with time in nature and a wonderful meal.

After my divorce, I saved and saved so we could go to Maui for spring break. We went to Easter Mass at Maria Lanakila, a small parish in Lahaina. The parochial school kids did a hula dance and there was a TON of flowers and happiness and singing. We spent Spring break snorkeling and surfing and enjoying Maui.

No bunnies or egg hunts.

Sorry.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 04, 2026 07:36 PM (A5RD0)

124 I am sure it is a repop, pretty brass frame. No chain fires with several loads and reloads using 20 grains of powdered Pyrodex. But I also filled space ahead of the ball with Bore Butter. Did not do that with the pellets.

The pistol is quite devoid of markings of any kind.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 04, 2026 07:36 PM (I7pZ1)

125 I like oatmeal with butter and brown sugar. But I haven't eaten it for some years, from back when I did keto. I tell myself I'm keeping low carb, which is ridiculous, as I'll happily stuff my face with delicious sourdough bread, or half a bag of potato chips.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 04, 2026 07:38 PM (h7ZuX)

126 Hello Nurse! Is it sunny for you in Seattle? Fine day here in Vancouver.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 04, 2026 07:38 PM (I7pZ1)

127 The pistol is quite devoid of markings of any kind.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 04, 2026 07:36 PM (I7pZ1)

Ghost Gun!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 04, 2026 07:39 PM (zZu0s)

128 Quisp was little flying saucers that tasted like Captain Crunch but didn't destroy the roof of your mouth.

Posted by: fd at April 04, 2026 07:39 PM (vFG9F)

129 For breakfast we had to eat grits, eggs, bacon, and sausage, biscuits and gravy, and cheese. Unless we had stewed squirrels with onion gravy. Or fried catfish.

Posted by: Eromero at April 04, 2026 07:40 PM (LHPAg)

130 Quisp was little flying saucers that tasted like Captain Crunch but didn't destroy the roof of your mouth.
Posted by: fd
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I loved Captain Crunch....

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 04, 2026 07:41 PM (IQ6Gq)

131 Thats a shit ton of peeps.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 04, 2026 07:41 PM (snZF9)

132 For breakfast we had to eat grits, eggs, bacon, and sausage, biscuits and gravy, and cheese. Unless we had stewed squirrels with onion gravy. Or fried catfish.
Posted by: Eromero at April 04, 2026 07:40 PM (LHPAg)

Sounds pretty good.

Biscuits and Gravy are proof God loves us and wants us to enjoy life.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 04, 2026 07:42 PM (zZu0s)

133 Alberta Oil Peon!

It is gorgeous out here! Went whale watching a bit ago. No whales, but the moon tains are out and so are the seals and birds.

Lucy says hello!

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 04, 2026 07:42 PM (A5RD0)

134 Biscuits and Gravy are proof God loves us and wants us to enjoy life.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 04, 2026 07:42 PM (zZu0s)

One day I'm going to try that.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 04, 2026 07:42 PM (snZF9)

135 My dad tells of his grandpa cracking squirrel skulls for breakfast to get the brains.

Posted by: fd at April 04, 2026 07:43 PM (vFG9F)

136 Wolfus and any pipe smokers. To my surprise, the local pipe shop had a tin of Escudo Navy De Luxe. Haven't tried that blend for many years. This is really good stuff, even better than I remembered. I like navy flake blends as a rule and the Escudo is among the best. It's a few dollars more than other 1.75 oz tins but worth it as a treat now and then. Wish it was offered on bulk.
Posted by: JTB at April 04, 2026

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There were some bags of Escudo blends at my local shop a couple of weeks ago. Does this Navy De Luxe have perique in it?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 04, 2026 07:43 PM (wzUl9)

137 My dad tells of his grandpa cracking squirrel skulls for breakfast to get the brains.

Posted by: fd at April 04, 2026 07:43 PM (vFG9F)

How we ever got to the moon is a mystery. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 04, 2026 07:44 PM (snZF9)

138 My dad tells of his grandpa cracking squirrel skulls for breakfast to get the brains.
Posted by: fd
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Wow, I didn't think anything could make Wheaties sound good.....

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 04, 2026 07:45 PM (IQ6Gq)

139 Black jelly beans and squirrel skulls...

If you had both on your Hobby Thread discussion topic bingo card, you earn a Club ONT restroom token as a prize.

Posted by: TRex - prize closet dino at April 04, 2026 07:46 PM (IQ6Gq)

140 It is gorgeous out here! Went whale watching a bit ago. No whales, but the moon tains are out and so are the seals and birds.

Lucy says hello!
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 04, 2026 07:42 PM (A5RD0)

Can't really see the mountains from here, unless I go out in the middle of the street, where I would risk being run over by a hipster on an e-bike. Sis and I walked up to a Greek cafe on W. Broadway for lunch. Sat outside with the doggeh.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 04, 2026 07:46 PM (I7pZ1)

141 136 ... "There were some bags of Escudo blends at my local shop a couple of weeks ago. Does this Navy De Luxe have perique in it?"

Yes, a small amount which adds some flavor but doesn't overwhelm the Virginia.

Posted by: JTB at April 04, 2026 07:47 PM (yTvNw)

142 There were some bags of Escudo blends at my local shop a couple of weeks ago. Does this Navy De Luxe have perique in it?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 04, 2026 07:43 PM (wzUl9)

Avoid the blends containing peruke.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 04, 2026 07:47 PM (I7pZ1)

143 137 My dad tells of his grandpa cracking squirrel skulls for breakfast to get the brains.

Posted by: fd at April 04, 2026 07:43 PM (vFG9F)

How we ever got to the moon is a mystery. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 04, 2026 07:44 PM (snZF9)

Get Mad Squirrel Disease that way.

Posted by: Start craving acorns and scurrying up trees at April 04, 2026 07:48 PM (TbWk/)

144 Going to my friend’s home with my #1 and my
Goddaugher and nieces. We do an adult egg hunt and search for hidden airline bottles of booze. It’s hilarious. And the kids are all adults now, so it’s a free for all.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 04, 2026 07:49 PM (csvZG)

145 There were some bags of Escudo blends at my local shop a couple of weeks ago. Does this Navy De Luxe have perique in it?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 04, 2026
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Avoid the blends containing peruke.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 04, 2026

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I mostly do. My local shop has two blends of perique by itself. One smells musty but basically okay. The other is almost nauseating. I can't imagine putting that stuff into another blend and smoking it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 04, 2026 07:50 PM (wzUl9)

146 Going to my friend’s home with my #1 and my
Goddaugher and nieces. We do an adult egg hunt and search for hidden airline bottles of booze. It’s hilarious. And the kids are all adults now, so it’s a free for all.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 04, 2026 07:49 PM (csvZG)

That sounds like fun! Enjoy! My BIL and niece flew to Montreal this morning to take in a couple of Habs games. Big hockey fans.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 04, 2026 07:51 PM (I7pZ1)

147 "There were some bags of Escudo blends at my local shop a couple of weeks ago. Does this Navy De Luxe have perique in it?"

Yes, a small amount which adds some flavor but doesn't overwhelm the Virginia.
Posted by: JTB at April 04, 2026

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About the only blend I smoke with perique is the Luxury Bullseye Flake. I don't really notice it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 04, 2026 07:52 PM (wzUl9)

148 I mostly do. My local shop has two blends of perique by itself. One smells musty but basically okay. The other is almost nauseating. I can't imagine putting that stuff into another blend and smoking it.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 04, 2026 07:50 PM (wzUl9)

Eh... You missed the joke. "Peruke" is an archaic word meaning "wig" like worn by Brit lawyers.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 04, 2026 07:53 PM (I7pZ1)

149 Nood musicana

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 04, 2026 07:53 PM (wzUl9)

150 Also an open thread.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 04, 2026 07:54 PM (wzUl9)

151 Eh... You missed the joke. "Peruke" is an archaic word meaning "wig" like worn by Brit lawyers.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 04, 2026

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Oh, I saw that, but I thought you were combining "perique" and "puke."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 04, 2026 07:54 PM (wzUl9)

152 "Peruke" is an archaic word meaning "wig" like worn by Brit lawyers.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 04, 2026 07:53 PM
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Is there anything you do not know something about?

Posted by: TRex - dictionary dino at April 04, 2026 07:55 PM (IQ6Gq)

153 147 ... I find the Escudo and Luxury Bullseye Flake are very similar.

Posted by: JTB at April 04, 2026 07:55 PM (yTvNw)

154 JTB is on the money on Black powder.
My ".44" black powder Pietta doesn't create a nice circular ring with a .452 lead ball.
It does with the .457 lead ball.
Lesson?
My replica .44 is most probably a .45.

Posted by: MkY at April 04, 2026 08:10 PM (q6tQZ)

155 BTW, where has all the Scheutzen gone?

Posted by: MkY at April 04, 2026 08:11 PM (q6tQZ)

156 155 ... "BTW, where has all the Scheutzen gone?"

Can't find any 2F or 3F in stock at the usual outlets. The canon and 1F and 4F is available.

Posted by: JTB at April 04, 2026 08:18 PM (yTvNw)

157 MkY,
Midwayusa has some Swiss in stock but at 60 bucks a pound it makes me wince. I wish Goex would get off their ass and get production going. If you are shooting percussion, consider Pyrodex. I prefer real BP but Pyrodex will do the job. Just clean carefully.

Posted by: JTB at April 04, 2026 08:22 PM (yTvNw)

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