u/MischaBurns — reddlx

My daughter is now a hognose, apparently.

My kiddo just spent about half an hour pretending to be a hognose (she initially just said "snake", but made it immediately obvious which species), including such iconic behaviors as:

- Puffing up and trying to be scary when approached

- dramatically dying when that failed

- trying to dig through my stomach with her face because why not.

- refusing to eat an imaginary mouse I offered her.

I had to stop her eventually because I'm trying to cook and we had repeated the same couple of skits several times between giggles, but figured y'all might appreciate.

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u/MischaBurns — 3 months ago

▲ 3 r/freediving

Fin brand rec with wide/square toe box?

My older-than-dirt fins have finally given up the ghost, so it's time to start looking for new ones (unfortunately using my backups for now, a pair of scuba fins I hate passionately.)

Unfortunately I have feet that are roughly flipper-shaped to begin with 🤣 and not even the decency be webbed or flipper-sized.

Can't buy any footwear without trying it on as a result, but since I live 90 minutes from any of the nearest dive shops I'd like to pick a trip with brands most likely to work

Mostly looking for suggested brands to go try on with wide/square toe boxes, but specific models wouldn't be unwelcome (mostly river and lake diving, 10m-ish max most days with a bunch of surface swimming and a current).

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u/MischaBurns — 3 months ago

▲ 481 r/castiron

Pancake spaghetti (with strawberry-rhubarb "sauce")

Is this dinner for breakfast, or breakfast for dinner?

u/MischaBurns — 4 months ago

▲ 42 r/airguns

Oscar Will Bügelspanner

.25 gallery dart gun (smoothbore.)

Just inherited this from my grandfather; he asked if there was anything I wanted during a recent downsize/move, and I asked about this old air rifle I remembered being in his garage (and having used a few times) as a kid. We eventually found it in a barrel of wood scraps, where it had probably spent the last decade or two 🤐

Actual age is unclear; we know that it was given to him "when the war ended" (so roughly 1945-6), but not whether it was new or how long his father had it stashed somewhere. I've found examples of this particular design dating back to around 1905, so 🤷🏻‍♂️

Current plan is to partially restore it (don't want it factory new, just clean, maintained, and functional) I strongly suspect the piston seal is toast, so that will be fun to make.

If anyone knows where to acquire .25/6.3mm darts let me know, because I suspect I'll be manufacturing my own.

u/MischaBurns — 4 months ago

▲ 48 r/skiingcirclejerk+1 crossposts

I took a ski trip in February where I was fortunate to have epic powder conditions (timed it for a storm). Now, I just can’t stop thinking about next season.

What do you do during the off season? Have you found an activity that is as enjoyable? do you just live in anticipation? Or do you manage to just switch off the anticipation until your again?

I do enjoy other hobbies. I surf and mountain biking ride, which are both quite fun. But unless I’m surfing Indo like conditions, it just doesn’t compare.

I used to paraglide and kitesurf a lot, but conditions are pretty fickle where I live.

It’s not like I’m miserable. I love being with my wife and kids and we do great things together, but I honestly can’t get skiing powder off my mind most of the time.

How do you switch off the yearning, so you can better enjoy the moments you’re in?

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u/MischaBurns — 6 months ago