Ever see a horse move stiff after fancy shoes? My friend's gelding started stumbling on trails after putting on those tall show heels. Their farrier took them off and said the horse was overreaching to compensate.

Seen this happen with regular stuff too, not just celebs.

Yeah cold blue gets a bad rap for good reason. That heat trick is a total game changer though.

What's your method for getting every last bit out of the tubes? I use the back of a small spoon to scrape them clean. I also keep a big jar for my painting water and let the sediment settle, then reuse the clear water on top for my next session. It saves a ton of water over time. Have you found any other good tricks for reusing supplies?

Totally get what you mean about the training wheels thing. Setting up automatic buys just turns it into another background bill to pay, like your phone plan. You never learn to feel when a dip is actually scary or when a rally is getting silly. It just turns the whole market into a boring spreadsheet that updates in the background.