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ALB is a horrible, nasty invasive beetle with an appetite for maple trees. Not a good thing if you like syrup.

That's just the sap. It'll only be 5.5 gallons of actual syrup.

Yep, 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of syrup. Explains why it goes for about $65 a gallon, doesn't it?

I go through phases where I just do other stuff for a while. I usually have a gaming lull about this time every year, I'm thinking about spring and spending more time outside.

It's nice after dealing with the trolls and immaturity on a lot of other sites, isn't it? But yes, I know what you're saying.

Preaching to the choir, Blake. I know that, but that old fart doesn't.

But one of them won't get you arrested on assault charges 

My pops never did get my older brother's and my interest in games. And he'd say so, loudly and annoyingly sometimes. My mom doesn't get it either, but she accepts it.

Yeah, pretty much, lol.

In my line of work, the increased hand-eye coordination is invaluable. I do a lot of maintenance involving all kinds of equipment, one of which is a chainsaw. You can never have too much hand-eye coordination when using a chainsaw! The other things I've noticed are better problem-solving skills and increased spatial awareness (being able to determine how much lumber, gravel, or stepping stones I'll need, as well as if something will fit into a given space). But that's just my experience.