How I used to pack my weekly spreads full of stickers vs. now just using black pen

Back in 2021 I was all about the decoration. I'd spend an hour picking out washi tape and stickers for each week. Then I had a baby 8 months ago and I literally only have 5 minutes to set up my pages now. It's just black pen and straight lines. Anyone else find their style totally shifted after a big life change?

Found out 60% of celebrity apologies are filmed within 48 hours of the scandal breaking, saw it on a media timing study

Tried using painters tape as a cheap substitute for drywall mesh on a crack repair

I had a hairline crack in my living room ceiling that kept coming back after every patch job, so last weekend I decided to try painters tape instead of buying proper mesh tape. The crack is about 2 feet long and the tape lifted right off when I applied the joint compound, leaving me with a mess to sand down. Has anyone else found a reliable way to handle stubborn ceiling cracks without spending a fortune on specialty supplies?

I finally figured out why my leather was tearing on the spine

Took me three whole weekends of staring at my workbench before I caught the problem. Turns out I was using a bone folder that had a tiny chip in it from years ago. That little nick was catching the leather just enough to cause a weak spot every single time I rounded the spine. I replaced it with a cheap plastic folder from the craft store and my last two bindings came out clean. Has anyone else had a tool go bad on them and not notice for way too long?

That whole moon landing hoax thing? Changed my mind after a telescope meetup.

I used to think the moon landings were obviously faked, but then I saw a guy at a local astronomy club in Phoenix bounce a laser off the reflector they left up there. Has anyone else had a hardcore skeptic moment get flipped by something like that?

Had a debate with a neighbor about charcoal vs wood chunks after his pulled pork sucked

I was at a cookout last Saturday in Austin and this guy named Dave brought a dry, bitter shoulder that clearly came off a weber kettle with too much match light. His whole argument was that lump charcoal is all you need for smoke flavor, but I've been running a stick burner for 5 years and I think you need real wood chunks to get that deep ring. Am I crazy for saying you can't cheat real smoke with just charcoal?

My stucco patch job took 3 weekends because I ignored the shade factor

I tried to patch a crack in my stucco wall out in Phoenix last month and it kept drying too fast and crumbling. After the first weekend wasted I realized the sun was hitting it directly for 6 hours a day. I had to build a temporary shade tarp setup and mist the patch every 20 minutes to get it to cure right. Has anyone else run into this with exterior repairs in the desert heat?

Switched from clipper-over-comb to freehand shearing 6 months ago

Tbh I used to rely on clipper-over-comb for every fade transition, but after messing up a client's crown last April I forced myself to learn freehand. Has anyone else found it gives a way smoother blend once you get the hang of it?

Had an old Otis controller catch fire last week in a Chicago high rise

We were doing a routine PM on a 30 year old Otis system in the Loop and smoke started pouring out of the controller cabinet. Turned out a capacitor had been leaking for months and finally shorted. Anyone else here been dealing with aging controllers that are getting dangerous?

Switched to tubeless tires after a nasty flat on my commute last Tuesday

I was riding home in Seattle when my rear tube blew out at the worst spot on the Burke Gilman trail. After spending 20 minutes fixing it in the rain, I finally gave tubeless a shot and the sealant handled a small puncture on day two. Has anyone else found that tubeless is worth the mess or do you stick with tubes for reliability?