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1. Checked out the Dell computer. The basic 4 gig 1 year is $500. More memory jacks up price depending on what you order.

2. Started reading The Creature From Jekyll Island recommended by a friend and Mr. Rawles. Just the first 20 pages are such an eye opener, awaiting the rest of the book.

   1. Yes, it is. You might also like The Forgotten Man by Amity Schlaes. She gives economic and political depth to the Great Depression and the movers and shakers around FDR. It, too, is eye opening and a great alternative to the worshipfulness America has about FDR and his “saving” the country.

3. That Dell Inspiron has a glaring flaw. A SSD is a must-have instead of a slow and unreliable HD. Hard drives have a nasty failure rate but it’s rare for SSDs to fail. I’ve refurbished many an old laptop with new SSDs and they’re finally inexpensive again. A 1080p screen would be very nice to have unless your eyes have gone bad and you can’t read small fonts anyhow. CPU isn’t much of an issue for most people though I prefer AMD’s Ryzen over Intel given a choice. You can find 1080p Ryzen laptops with SSDs for close to that Inspiron price on sale at the usual big box stores.

4. Instructional Videos: A couple of interesting ones…

   Amazing Concrete Garden Boxes – DIY Forms to Pour and Cast Cement Planter link together Beds
   (YouTube Video)
   MAN about TOOLS
   Published on May 26, 2018
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuSBwFkCiAw
   Duration 23:49

   Build a Firewood Cutting Jig – DIY Wood Processor
   (YouTube Video)
   MAN about TOOLS
   Published on Mar 24, 2018
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwwlgAt6cpY
   Duration 19:07

   Plans https://manabouttools.com/shop/

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