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Learn to Pick Locks at Pioneer Works

Who among us hasn't dreamed of being a secret agent gifted in the art of sneaking in and out without detection? Or simply wished we'd remembered to grab our house keys from that little bowl by the door on our way to the movies? Whether your goal is to level up your skill set in covert operations, root out a solution for chronic forgetfulness, or you're simply interested in becoming a locksmith someday, Pioneer Works in Red Hook has just the strange and lovely thing for you.

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Have Yourself a Very European Christmas

A few years ago, I had the immense pleasure of attending a traditional Irish Christmas with my roommate and her family. It was, by far, the most memorable holiday experience of my life. If you're hosting a Christmas gathering this year, why not give it a multicultural kick by incorporating one – or both – of these delightful European traditions?

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Experience Endless Discoveries with Atlas Obscura

One of the things you hear people say all the time is that there's nothing new under the sun. Everything has already been discovered, everything has been pioneered... but the creators of Atlas Obscura don't look at the world that way. If you're an aspiring explorer (or simply fascinated by the more unusual corners of our world) you'll likely appreciate their collaborative index of places, collection of curious facts, and archive of wildly interesting articles.

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Single-Player Indie Games for Art Lovers

MMORPGs are fun and addictive, but sometimes the formulaic fantasy worlds (not to mention the hectic socialization) of most online games can get a bit daunting. If you're growing weary of seeing the same old thing when you hop online, try setting the internet aside and check out these downright beautiful indie games for solo players. 

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Russell Wilson, Colin Kaepernick and … David Cassidy

Reprinted from Sept. 5th at Rick's suggestion. All comments past #16 are comments that follow the 49er detonation.  - Jeff

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Dr. D was taken aback, on that read-option play which resulted in a bizarrely-open Ricardo Lockette.  As Lockette raced down the sideline for paydirt, Wilson during live action ! turned back toward the bench and gleefully shouted out the coach who set up the play.

Imagine how the coach felt.  ... Pete Carroll was asked about Wilson's cheesy rah-rah antics, and Carroll shot back "We all know it's from the heart."

First $100M Wins, brother

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Here's the sound bite from the 1970's :- )

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The SSI Diamond Club had this figured out in its head, before the rays of light from inside their eyes had even reached out and grabbed the headlines, to reel them back in.  (If you think it's easy to prove the current theory of vision, you think wrong).  But those of us in the bleachers need to see it laid out on a napkin:

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Season HARDBALL GRRRR Warm, fuzzy hometown deal Value/Remark
2015 Arb 1 $5m $5m Seager '14 = $30.4m
Arb 2 $9m $9m  
Arb 3 $14m $14m  
2018 FA1 $25m $18m  
FA2 $30m $18m  
FA3 $35m $18m  
FA4 $40m $18m  
FA5 $50m $20m  
FA6 Disney CruiseLiner --  
FA7 40% of ballclub    
FA8 RE coop with Stanton    
FA9 Things would start to get silly    

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One thing that fans are NOT good at, is allowing for increase in the yearly escalation of contracts given to truly desirable players, healthy ones, ones who play well at a glove spot, all that Chico Escuela stuff.  Suffice it to say that if Kyle Seager had hit the free agent market in 2018, you weren't getting him for no 5/$110M Hanley Ramirez money.

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