A blog repository by "thestickman"

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Casa Loma Castle: A Medieval Castle in Modern-day Toronto, Canada

We visit here often enough, -kind of becoming known. Although now that my Cultural Access Pass is about to expire I’ll have to start paying to get in now. Oh well, -it’s been fun. Still, the visit is worth is and you can stay as long as you like (until 5-PM at least.)


Good Inbound Links and Inline-Links Means Better Ranking and More Traffic to Your Site

A little primer in good SEO and the importance of good inbound links, and inline-links used to reference articles in the same domain.


They Are Not Escargot: Do Not Eat Garden Slugs

One might make the assumption that slugs might be edible, like the high cuisine escargot. They are not. At least, the raw ones are unfit for human consumption but the same could be said for escargot which must be ‘purged’ of stomach contents and ‘gutted’ prior to cooking.
Still, I could probably manage to eat escargot that I knew was prepared by a chef. But a common garden slug? -No way!


Health Ontario Releases Findings of Public Water Fountains in The GTA | HealthMad

Returning to the use of plastic bottles for drinking water I guess!


The Effects of Temperature Change on the Entropy of a Rubber Band

I smooched a lot of rubber bands back in High School demonstrating this very principle…


Health Ontario Releases Findings of Public Water Fountains in The GTA | HealthMad

Bacteria such as Coli and Legionella have been found, in some cases at levels ‘beyond countability.’ The levels of these potentially deadly bacteria are stated to be greater than what is typically found in dog watering bowls outside of coffeeshops and bistros…


Costuming 101: Assembling the Fantasy/Sci-Fi Armor

PART II of ‘How to Build Fantasy Armor’ using a recycled 55-gallon Chemical Barrel. Assembly of the two carapaces created a wearable ‘body armor’


The Romance of The Balloon

Another perspective of the Great Wellsville Hot Air Balloon Rally of July, 2010


Butcher's Block Table; Meat-Cutter's Countertops and How to Care for Them
The Coal Miner's Birdcage: Vintage Wooden Bird Cages

I am learning the specs on these and intend to make some reproduction models.


The Common Milkweed Plant and Uses of the Milkweed Fluff

We used to eat milkweed stalks like asparagus, the leaves like boiled spinach and although we never tried stir-fried seed-pods, they are supposed to be very good.


The Simplest Mouse Trap You'll Ever Make

You’ll laugh at how simple this effective and easy to set-up mouse trap is. And how effective it is too.


Apitherapy: Bee Sting Therapy for Pain Relief

A little bee sting may work better than the very best anti-inflammatory for relieving aches & pains of joint and tendon conditions.


USB Decoration Case Modding for USB Flash Drives

Style to go! Mini, portable and completely mod; different completely!


Stone-Age Tools: How to Make a Stone Ax, a Stone Knife and Spear Point

So easy, a caveman could do it! Really. And, -they did! Making a stone hand-ax, stone knife and spear points.


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