TITLE: Good Tools
AUTHOR: Eugene Wallingford
DATE: March 15, 2019  2:01 PM
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From
<A HREF="https://www.davidlebovitz.com/how-to-take-care-of-your-knives/">
   David Lebovitz</A>:

<BLOCKQUOTE><EM>
 The best way to repair your knives is not to damage them in the
 first place.
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 I think one can probably replace "knives" with the name of any
 tool and have a good piece of advice.  It may even apply to
 software.

 Over the years, like many of you, I have gone through phases
 in which I was enamored with productivity pr0n.  I also have
 an interest in good pens and notebooks, though not nearly to
 the level of some of my friends.  Lately for me, though, it
 has been cooking that has captured my attention.  My
 twice-weekly adventures in the kitchen are so conspicuous
 among my family that now, whenever my daughters go to cool
 places like India and Europe, they bring me back native
 spices as gifts.

 ... which accounts for why I might be quoting a blog on
 knives.  I've become so aware of the utility of kitchen
 knives, and their feel in my hand, that I'm reading about
 them and thinking about making a purchase or two.

 Every programmer knows that a good tool can make all the
 difference in how we feel when we work and in the quality
 of what we create.  That's true in the kitchen, too.
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