Old Man And His Dog

When we first spotted these statues, installed in 2007 at the Commons Way entrance to Lincoln Park Civic Commons, they were so lifelike that we thought they were a real man and a real dog.  Kudos to Santa Fe artist Glenna Goodacre for capturing the heartwarming emotion of a man and his best friend.  Someone, I can only assume part of the city's parks and recreation department, added the green bow around the dog's neck for this holiday season.  Very nice touch.

This is just one of ten locations in Kettering to have art installed, as detailed at the link below.  I have some exploring to do.

https://www.playkettering.org/location-taxonomy/citysites-art-installations

Salisbury Steak

This is a great way to turn your average hamburger-for-dinner into a tasty-something-special.  Mix together the ground meat with seasoned breadcrumbs, ketchup, dry mustard, Worcestershire and a crumbled beef bouillon cube then form the "steaks", and top with a gravy consisting of an onion, beef broth and the other ingredients shown in the recipe at the link below.

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ree-drummond/salisbury-steak-recipe-2126533

Fuzzy Text On TV

Santa brought me a 32" Samsung Smart TV as an upgrade to the monitor connected to my Macbook Air, bringing more screen real estate, Netflix, Amazon Video and an extra HDMI port.  But the screen looked "fuzzy" when displayed from the Mac, and it required quite a bit of searching to reveal the most unexpected resolution.  By default the first HDMI port, the one I plugged the Mac into, is called "HDMI 1", and simply renaming it to "PC", which changes the scaling of the source to improve picture quality for attached computers, resolved the issue. 

Wouldn't have guessed that in a million years.

https://www.samsung.com/au/support/tv-audio-video/hdmi-pc-connection-text-is-fuzzy-image-isn-t-clear

Google Call Screen

Currently available only on Google Pixel phones, Call Screen mimics, digitally, what many of us have done with answering machines for years.  Let the machine answer and spew out its "we're not available, blah, blah" message, then listen for the caller to identify themselves before deciding if you want to talk.

When a call comes into the Pixel, you have a "Screen call" option which activates this process.  The caller gets the message shown below and whatever they say is on-the-fly transcribed to text, and that's usually enough to determine if the call is legit or an annoying telemarketer or scammer.  You can report the number as spam, ask for more information, tell them you'll call back later and other options.

Google hit a home run in 2018 with this killer feature.

https://www.cnet.com/how-to/google-call-screen-everything-you-need-to-know

Merry Christmas

A very Merry Christmas to you, your families and all those you love.  Take a moment and tell those closest to you how much you love them. 

This YouTube link adds to the spirit, with three hours of classic Christmas music, complete with holiday scenery.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmg5lEfFGHQ

TEDxDayton 2018

All the presentations from this year's TEDxDayton are now available on YouTube, with the individual links at the URL below.  I particularly liked Mark Fogel's talk on leadership and followership as a US Air Force fighter pilot and Dr. Julie Servaites talk on A Good Death.

http://www.tedxdayton.com/tedxdayton-signature-event/

Slow Cooker Mac And Cheese

Yes, it's as good as it looks.

A total of four cups of grated Gruyère, American and Sharp Cheddar cheeses, a couple cans of evaporated milk and two cups of milk make this a slower cooker full of decadent delights.  Super easy to make, only one pot to clean and perfect for the carbotarians in your family.

https://www.mymagazine.us/mm/#recipes/1706/701/slow-cooker-mac--cheese

Cameron Indoor Stadium

Seeing a Duke basketball at Cameron Indoor Stadium has been on my bucket list for a very long time, but no longer.  Duke defeated Princeton 101-50, after shaking off some post-final-exam rust, on December 18, 2018 while my friend Bob and I watched from the rafters.  That sounds like far away, but in this throwback stadium with a capacity of only 9,314, you're really on top of the action, which the picture below does not do any justice.  Best of all, we saw the most dynamic Duke team in history with freshman R.J. Barrett, Zion Williamson, Cam Reddish and Tre Jones playing like the NBA-ready players they are.

http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=218099

Van Buren Room

One of Dayton's newest specialty cocktail bars is the Van Buren Room, located at the Belle of Dayton distillery on Wayne Avenue.  I opted for the rye whiskey-based House Manhattan (on the right below) while my wife went with the Chocolate Negroni, made with their own Belle of Dayton gin.  It's a very small place, so I suggest you have a backup plan in case you run into a crowd.

http://www.vanburenroom.com

Libby

A local library card is all I need to borrow free (I love free) audio books using the Libby smartphone app.  My current car trip is giving me the opportunity to listen to the 14-hour, Robert Heinlein science-fiction classic, The Cat Who Walks Through Walls.  I also have a hold on Heinlein's Stranger In A Strange Land, waiting for a copy to become available.  This all works just like a trip to the library, but without the need to whisper.

This link will take you to the Dayton Metro Library's web site, where you can install Libby on Android, iOS or Windows Phone.

https://dayton.overdrive.com

The Christmas Chronicles

The best new Christmas movie to come along in ages arrived this season on Netflix, with Kurt Russell starring as Santa Claus in The Christmas Chronicles.  You're sure to laugh and shed a few tears as Santa, with the help of two children, eight reindeer and enthusiastic elves try to save Christmas after Santa falls behind schedule.

https://www.netflix.com/title/80199682

Top Knot Kitchen

Local entrepreneur Whitney Kling creates one boxed salad per week, delivered on Tuesdays to anywhere in Dayton, Kettering or Oakwood for $12.  Orders are due by the previous Sunday, payable via Paypal or Venmo and are ordered by a Direct Message on Instagram.  The salad was more than enough for the two of us and this one contained a nice blend of spinach, apples, chicken, bacon, cheese, croutons and other things.  Whether it's a break from cooking, help with a healthier diet or just having a good dinner without the fuss, it's sure to please.

https://www.instagram.com/topknotkitchn

Pixel Night Sight

With just a living room light providing some around-a-corner faint illumination, I took a picture of our kitchen, as shown on the left below.  Then using my Google Pixel 2's Night Sight option, I took the same picture in the exact same light, no flash involved.  As you can see, the Night Sight version looks like I took the picture in daylight.  Like the author of this Engadget article that goes into more detail, I was blown away by the results.

https://www.engadget.com/2018/11/14/google-pixel-night-sight-launch-sample-photos-comparison

Villa Pillo

This is our choice for the holiday's red wine, a 2014 Villa Pillo Borgoforte Toscana, which garnered a 91 point rating from Wine Spectator and came in at #25 on their list of the top 100 wines of 2016.  Best of all, it's currently on sale for $11.99 per bottle (then add shipping) at the link below.

https://www.wespeakwine.com/villa-pillo-borgoforte-toscana-2014-750ml.html

(RT)2 FT

One of many gifts from our Mead Corporation CIO, John Langenbahn, was this Swiss Army knife that I still keep in my Jeep, and dates back somewhere to the mid-to-late 1980's.  Our department name, Corporate Information Resources, was a testament to his futurist-thinking on how important information would be and that we were a valuable resource to the success of the company, not just a purveyor of hardware and software technologies.

The logo, (RT)² Ft, means "Right Things Right The First Time" and was created by the team to express how we wanted to approach our jobs, day in and day out.  Being the techie group we were, we just had to make a mathematical formula out of it, and it was useful for branding purposes.

The Mead Corporation is long gone, merged with Westvaco Corporation in 2002 to form MeadWestvaco, then again in 2015 with their RockTenn merger to form today's WestRock Company.  But the Mead name is still alive, owned by ACCO Brands, delivering high-quality school and office supplies.

https://www.mead.com

Christmas Socks

It's a bit strange, at 63 years old, to get excited when the free (I love free) yearly Maker's Mark Ambassadors Club Christmas gift arrives in the mail, and as usual they've provided a thoughtful and useful gift, with 2018's addition being these festive socks.  Thin yet warm, they will provide comfort and joy this winter as we binge on our current Netflix series, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

https://www.makersmark.com/ambassadors

"Windows" Scam

Amazing that these scammers were able to pack five obvious errors into just three sentences. 

• The phone call is from the Netherlands (country code +31)
• The call is from "Windows Microsoft" (backwards syntax for English speakers)
• "Oh services" instead of "All services" or "Your services" (beyond a simple spelling mistake) 
• "Services are suspended" (easy to check if that's true or not)
• Callback number looks the same, but the exchange is different (313 versus 303)

Not to mention that I have Android, iOS, macOS and ChromeOS devices, but not Windows.  Sigh.

Slyder's Tavern

Tucked away in south Dayton's Belmont neighborhood, Slyder's is home to the best burger around.  The monster below was the larger 10 ounce version, and lessoned learned, I'll be getting the regular 7 ouncer next time.  Add one of their on-tap craft beers, in this case a Bell's Winter White Ale, and dinner was perfection.

http://www.slyderstavern.com/menu/menu.html

Round Pizza, Square Box

Courtesy of my friend Keith's brilliant daughter Lydia comes this out-of-the-box, in-the box thinking on how to arrange half a large, leftover pizza in a square, just-large-enough, take-home box.  By separating and turning two pieces 180 degrees, it makes the half-moon-shaped leftover pie almost square.  My jaw dropped when he demonstrated how easy it was.

This women has a very bright future ahead of her.  And Dad was beaming with pride.

GIPHY For Mac

GIPHY is a free (I love free) Mac utility that captures whatever portion of your screen you want and turns it into an animated GIF.  To demonstrate, I downloaded a free (repeat the love) video from Pixabay of crashing waves and ran the video while GIPHY recorded a selected portion of it.  Then using some of the available options to reduce the size of the resulting GIF, I saved it and uploaded the result to include it below.

https://giphy.com/apps/giphycapture

Windshield Damage

On a drive home a few days ago, I spotted the sign on a dump truck, shown below, that stated "Not responsible for broken windshields", and wondered if that was indeed a legal fact or just the wish of the trucking company to avoid having to pay for damages they cause.  A little research, at the link below, revealed the following:

• When another vehicle kicks up debris off the road, the driver isn’t at fault – for example, if the truck in front of you drives over a rock and it hits your windshield, they’re not responsible for the damage. 
• When another vehicle drops debris (gravel, trash, tools etc.) it’s transporting the other driver is at fault – for example, if a contractor drops a ladder off their truck they’re responsible for any damage to your car.

As a practical matter, I would bet that if your windshield is damaged by an object that could have come from either the truck or the road, you would have to prove it came from the truck, so some third-party proof (e.g. video, witness) would be necessary.  So staying back is good advice, even if their "warning" that they are "not responsible" is wishing thinking.

http://www.agordon.com/commercial-insurance-blog/a-rock-hit-my-windshield-who-pays-for-glass-damage

Fireplace Draft Fix

With no way to close off the holes at the bottom of the fireplace door, in order to keep out a steady flow of winter air, I pondered several ways before figuring out that a magnet would naturally stick to the metal frame, avoiding the use of glue or tape, and getting a good seal.  I bought a package of flexible magnetic sheets from Staples, the kind you would use to print custom refrigerator magnets, cut one sheet horizontally into three pieces to the needed height and put them in place with the white side facing away and the black side facing towards the living room, as shown below.  Problem solved at a minimal cost.

https://www.staples.com/Staples-Inkjet-Magnetic-Sheets-8-1-2-x-11-4-Sheets-34747-CC/product_386943

Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy

Getting a head start on Thanksgiving dinner, which always seems to involve cooking at least ten recipes, can bring a moment of sanity and some time to spend with your guests on the big day, and  turkey gravy can be made days ahead. My wife roasted turkey wings with onion, carrots, celery and vegetable oil in a large roasting pan for an hour, then simmer that with water, thyme, and garlic for another three hours.  Final step involves continuously whisking butter, turkey fat, flour and the turkey stock in a saucepan and adding salt, pepper and cayenne pepper as desired.  That's the condensed version, and the full recipe is at this link.

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/230049/chef-johns-make-ahead-turkey-gravy

Dear Daytonian

I've lived in and around the Dayton, Ohio region my whole life, but have travelled enough to know that other cities and states have some surprising quirks; laws, weather, traffic, animals and other things that make their everyday life more difficult, annoying or scary.  So to demonstrate some of those, I've started the "Dear Daytonian" blog which you can get to at the link below.  Like this blog, it has a signup feature that will send you that day's blog(s) in an email.  My goal is to post once a week, and I'm shooting for Wednesday's, but this retired guy's schedule can be a bit hectic, so no promises.

I hope those of us who enjoy our easy style of living will get to know what awaits us out there and will be prepared if we venture out.

https://deardaytonian.paulishing.com

CloudFlare DNS

I've used the Google public DNS (Domain Name System) for years for its faster resolution and avoidance of annoying ads when I mistype a website name, but recently I've changed my MacBook Air to use the CloudFlare DNS service (IP addresses 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1), which they say is three times faster.  More details at the link below.

But privacy peace-of-mind was the primary reason and their website states "We will never sell your data or use it to target ads. Period. We will never log your IP address (the way other companies identify you). And we’re not just saying that. We’ve retained KPMG to audit our systems annually to ensure that we're doing what we say."  Sounds serious enough.

There are also apps for Android and iOS at https://1.1.1.1/.

https://blog.cloudflare.com/announcing-1111

Mac Option Key

Similar to revealing extra options using Shift-Right-Click in Windows, macOS has a ton of hidden features when holding down the Option key, which the article at the following link does a good job of detailing.  The most useful to me is using Option with the Menu Bar icons, for example, showing expanded commands and information under the Wifi icon, as seen below.

https://www.cultofmac.com/213986/mastering-the-option-key-on-your-os-x-mac-feature

HiDow XPDS 18

My wife bought a HiDow XPDS 18, about the size of your hand and weighing only a few ounces, which uses Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) technology to help relieve sore, stiff or aching muscles.  I like it on my lower back, hamstrings and feet, and it really helps.  She scored ours at a local tennis tournament for half the list price you'll find on this website, and I've seen used models on eBay for as little as $100.  They make a number of models with different features at various price points, so shop and compare to get what's best for you.

https://www.hidow.com

Heather's Cafe

Nestled in downtown Springboro, Heather's Cafe was a recent destination for a late lunch, my wife having a "Nay Nay", roasted turkey, cream cheese, bacon and avocado on a pretzel roll, while I opted for a meat-lovers "Italian Stallion", ham, salami, pepperoni and mozzarella on a sub bun.  Heather's is also open for breakfast and dinner, to grab some coffee or enjoy a beer outside on their large patio.  One of the region's hidden gems.

http://www.heatherscafe.com

Fire TV Cube

With the addition of an Amazon Fire TV Cube, our house now has a total of 5 voice assistants, not counting our smartphones.  The Cube has been installed in the basement and can voice control the TV and cable box, just like a remote control.  "Alexa, turn on the TV" and "Alexa, tune to CBS" are examples of what it can do for the TV.  Then say "Alexa, play Doctor Strange" and it changes the TV's input source to the Fire TV Cube, figures out, all by itself, that this movie is available from multiple apps but currently free on our Netflix subscription, switches to Netflix and begins playing the movie.  I was stunned by how easy the setup was, with the Fire TV Cube having no problem determining the type of TV and cable box we have.

Best of all, Amazon has this discounted at the moment for $59.99, half off the normal price.  If your goal in life is fewer remote controls, this may be your nirvana.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0791T9CV7

Squoosh

While our smartphones take incredible pictures, they're also quite large, which usually makes sharing via email a one-picture-at-a-time, tedious chore.  To assist with that problem, the folks that Google have introduced Squoosh, a free (I love free) web app that will reduce an image's size, in the case below from 6.22 MB to 642 KB achieving a 90% reduction, with minimal loss in quality.  This is also a boon to web site developers, improving page load speed while maintaining picture quality.  All this work is done in your web browser and the pictures never leave your computer.  Just drag or upload a picture, the process automatically begins and when the spinner in the lower right-hand corner turns to a download icon, it's ready to save.

https://squoosh.app

Real Orange Juice

Fresh squeezed orange juice is the best, but finding it in Ohio is a Diogenes-like undertaking.  Much to my surprise and delight, the Whole Foods store on SR-725 in Centerville has this awesome juicer machine, cranking out a quart of sweet orange heaven in about 15 seconds.  That quart was $6.99, or about 10 cents for every "ah", and so worth it.

https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com

ezGIF

Following on from yesterday's post, the QuickTime screen recording was saved as a ".mov" file and I needed an animated GIF for the blog.  That was accomplished by ezGIF, a free (I love free) online tool.  I uploaded the file, trimmed a bit from the beginning and ending and downloaded the result as the needed GIF.  Easy peasy.

https://ezgif.com

Mac Screen Capture And Record

One of the handier features included with the macOS Mojave (aka 10.14) is launched using the Shift-Command (⌘)-5 keyboard shortcut, which brings up all the options you'll need to record video and capture still images, either portions or an entire screen.  Capturing the animation below required the use of this feature in combination with the other screen recording option, QuickTime, and a third component to create this animated GIF, which will be covered tomorrow.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208721

Dayton Blue Star Mothers

Leftover halloween candy is a yearly tradition, overbuying to make sure you never run out but never knowing how many kids will make the rounds.  Left with three bags of Hershey, Snickers and other goodies, and not wanting to pack on more pounds, I did a quick internet search and discovered that they could be donated to the Dayton Blue Star Mothers, and they will include these in the care packages they send to troops all over the world.  Win-win!

The drop off is at 6661 Clyo Road in Centerville Ohio, in the front, left corner of the KHN Medical Building.  Just one more opportunity to donate this year, Saturday, November 17th, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.  And I now have a yearly reminder on my calendar so I never forget.

https://bluestarmothersdayton.com

Zemore's

Tucked in the shops at the southeast corner of Wilmington Pike and SR-725/West Franklin St. in Bellbrook, Ohio, Zemore's has a most exciting menu to go with a glass of wine or other beverages.  Below is the delicious small plate of crab empanadas in red sauce I had a couple weeks ago, paired with a glass of 1000 Stories Bourbon Barrel Aged Zinfandel from their 2016 vintage.  When the chef/owner was trained at the Culinary Institute of America, it has got to be great.

https://www.zemores.com

Wet Shoes

Consequences are a part of growing up, parents helping children to develop self-control by being able to envision how their decisions play out over time.  One such child had the habit of leaving their shoes wherever they took them off and no amount of telling them not to proved useful.  So one night, after he went to bed, I put his shoes on the back porch and it took him twenty minutes the next morning to find them.  Didn't quite get him to change his behavior, so the next time the shoes were thrown in the yard.  Obviously capable of learning, he found them quite quickly this time.  Not quite getting it, he left them in the middle of the living room a third time, and again I pitched them into the backyard.  The next morning he easily found them, but as it had rained overnight, they were quite wet.  He never left them in the middle of a room again.  

PST Bridge - For Mac

Another one of those free (I love free), high-quality utilities that serves a specific purpose, this one being to open and peruse PST (Personal Storage Table) files, in other words that file type Microsoft Outlook stores your emails in.  Convert the files to a Mac format or just browse using its included interface.  Available in the Mac App Store by following this iTunes link.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pst-bridge/id457503727

Linux on Chrome OS

The most recent Chrome OS update (70.0.3538.76) on my Acer Chromebook 14 has enabled Linux support, providing local installations of free (I love free) applications such as LibreOffice (Office Suite), GIMP (Graphics Editing), Audacity (Audio Editing) and Atom (Source Code Editor).  While the Chromebook is great for everyday tasks like email, web browsing, web-based apps and some local lighter-weight apps, it's nice to have some some super-powerful utilities at my traveling fingertips.

https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/9145439

Disguised Signs

I been at the Fraze in Kettering hundreds, if not thousands, of times, mostly as a stop for water during a run, but also for many concerts and festivals.  Until a few days ago, I had never noticed the restroom signs cleverly, and perhaps too cleverly, included at the bottom of two of these banners.  Fortunately there's a less obtuse sign just to the left of this picture, pointing the way to the best restrooms at any venue. 

http://fraze.com

Brussels Sprouts Harvest

We harvested, with the assistance of our little neighbors, one of our two Brussels Sprouts plants.  Standing over four feet tall and with a three foot stalk, it delivered about three cups of the mini-cabbage-looking vegetables.  First coated with olive oil, garlic powder, cayenne pepper and sea salt, they were baked with bacon slices and diced onion for 30 minutes at 400 degrees.  Out of the oven, they were topped with pine nuts before serving.  Yummy!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_sprout

Solar Panels at Curran Place

I missed this article on the naming of the former NCR HQ, now Daniel J. Curran Place, and that the University of Dayton was installing 4,026 solar panels capable of generating 1.26 megawatts of power in the front lawn of the building.  The picture shows just one small part of the solar array and a nearby sign stating "Prairie in Progress" can only mean this will turn into a beautiful landscape.

https://udayton.edu/news/articles/2018/03/melink_solar_array.php

iPhone 6 Battery

My wife's iPhone 6, being 3-4 years old now, was losing its ability to hold a charge like most older phone do, but otherwise worked perfectly and looked brand new, so instead of buying a new $750 phone, we opted instead to have the battery replaced, and went to our local Batteries Plus Bulbs to perform the operation.  For $60 plus tax, which included a $10 off coupon for scheduling our appointment online, her phone is back to its original condition, easily making it through an entire day on a single charge.

https://www.batteriesplus.com

Cincinnati Dinner Train

Onboard the Cincinnati Dinner Train, a throwback to 1949, for a trip through the east side of Cincinnati and along the Ohio River, complete with the Queen City Sisters bringing back childhood memories.  After dinner we walked to the back of the train and my wife got to blow the train whistle, let's say, several times.  A fun evening with friends.

http://www.cincinnatirailway.com/dinnertrain

Cast Iron Smoker Box

To add some extra tastiness to grilled chicken, I soaked some hickory chips in water for about 30 minutes then put them in a cast-iron smoker box and placed that over full flame on the left.  The chicken, coated in a maple rub, went over no flame on the right.  The center burner was used to keep the closed grill around 400 degrees for around 45 minutes.  Not only was the chicken delicious, but a favorable wind direction resulted in the house smelling like hickory.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001B50B2

Walnut Grove

Here is visual proof that I can, at least on occasion, hit a drive in the fairway.  It was a lovely autumn day for nine holes of golf, walking on a course I basically had to myself. 

http://walnutgrovecc.net

Woodford Reserve

Had the pleasure to take a tour of Woodford Reserve, located about 20 miles northwest of Lexington, Kentucky.  This was my fourth distillery tour and while some similarities exist, each is unique in its history, ingredients and techniques used to make their spirits.  On this tour I learned there are a lot of federal rules in making bourbon and those were not crafted by politicians, but by the producers themselves in order to combat low-cost, inferior products from benefitting from the bourbon branding.  Of course, like any good tour, the next-to-last stop is a tasting, in this instance, some of their Straight Bourbon and, my favorite, the Double Oaked Bourbon.  The last stop is the gift shop, because it wouldn't be right to go home empty-handed.

https://www.woodfordreserve.com

Hey Goo Goo

The standard wake words for a Google Home device are "Hey Google" and "OK Google", but as I read recently you can also use "Hey Goo Goo".  No clue if that was intentional on Google's part or if the device just can't distinguish between "Google" and "Goo Goo".  Nothing particularly useful here, other than being able to startle a friend with your in-depth knowledge.

But for some laughs, watch this hilarious YouTube video of an Italian grandmother trying to interact with a Google Home.  ROFL!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mVg6tKteA0

Siebenthaler Fen

Last week afforded me the opportunity to visit Siebenthaler Fen, located a couple miles north of the intersection of US-35 and Factory Road in Beavercreek, Ohio.  The mile-long boardwalk keeps you dry as you walk through and over the fen, enjoy the scenery, dodge a frog sunning itself and letting your body relax.  This is just one of eleven parks along Beaver Creek, which begins in the north at Oakes Quarry Park and  travels south about twelve miles to merge with the Little Miami River near the Narrows Reserve Nature Center on Indian Ripple Road.  Lots more exploring to enjoy this autumn.

http://www.beavercreekwetlands.org/maplocations-siebenthaler.html

Flat Chicken

This barbecue-marinated flat chicken from Dorothy Lane Market was nicely done in 45 minutes using a 350 degree oven, making this quick enough to be a weekday meal.  If you want to learn how to remove the backbone yourself, this YouTube video will show you how.  My wife sure is nice to me!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfJ1lz3P8IE

Ink Stamp

A rubber stamp with your return address seems like an odd purchase in this day of online bill pay, but the driver wasn't that, although this is handier than handwritten or preprinted labels, and will be very useful for the yearly batch of Christmas cards.  It's true purpose is to avoid writing our contact information on the back of raffle tickets dozens and dozens of times, saving a wee bit of writer's cramp.

Big shout out to Jane T for this idea!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073QX7JQ5