Have you ever had grilled prime rib? Neither had I, until my family and I were invited over for Easter dinner with friends last weekend. I’ll spare you the cooking details and try to save you from drooling down your shirts, but suffice to say that that rib was absolutely prime. And it very nearly […]
A dear friend sent me this very unusual vintage folding knife from Germany. It comes from her elderly grandmother in Wiesbaden, and it probably dates from before WWII. The single drop-point blade is over 4.5″ long but barely 1/4″ thick. It’s made from a carbon steel with a nice patina and a few corrosion […]
Many nice things can be ordered online. Other nice things, like cars, usually have to be bought in person. Some even nicer things, like fine art, can only be bought at auction. Knives can be bought anywhere along this spectrum, but not Kramer knives.
Expanding on its recent line of blackwash-finish knives, Kershaw is set to release the new ‘Lifter’ model, possibly even before the Blade Show in June. The all-steel folder features both flipper and thumbstud opening, with Kershaw’s patented Speedsafe assisted opening mechanism and a sturdy liner lock. Unusual for a Kershaw, it’s got a deep-carry pocket […]
If you need to rob a gas station (and need I say that’s a mighty big “if”?) there are some things you don’t want to do. First you don’t want to knock over a Mini-Mart just a mile from your crib. You also don’t do it in daylight, you don’t drive your own car, and […]
This Facebook page is only satire, but nobody seems to have told Britain’s Tesco supermarkets about it. When 16-year-old Liam Whelen of Lancashire tried to buy teaspoons at a Tesco store in Haslingden, they refused. Employees told he had to be 18 to buy them, and they sent home empty-handed . . .
This is an idea of what I’ll be seeing a lot of for the next several days. I’ll be intentionally off the grid most of the time. So…
