Found a perfect vintage lamp, then the shade shattered on the drive home

It was at the Springfield flea market, and I hit a pothole on Route 9. Anyone know a good place to find a replacement glass shade from the 60s?

A friend in Chicago said they only watch shows with a 'rewatch factor' now

We were talking about new series, and she mentioned she's stopped starting anything unless she thinks she'd enjoy seeing it again. It made me realize I've been chasing the new thing without thinking about lasting appeal. What's the last show you finished and immediately wanted to start over?

Appreciation post: My cat triggered a full-scale security drill last Tuesday

My cat, Mr. Whiskers, somehow managed to step on my keyboard and type a random 12-character string that matched my old, forgotten password for my home server (the one I set up back in 2018). This triggered a failed login alert from my security system at 3 AM, which then pinged my phone and woke me up thinking I was being hacked. Has anyone else had a pet cause a totally false security alarm?

I think the push for fancy tool presetters is overblown

Last month, our shop in Dayton bought a high-end presetter for about twelve grand. Everyone said it would cut setup time in half. For a week, I was slower than ever, fighting the software and double-checking its numbers against my old height gage. It finally messed up a Z-offset on a titanium part, costing us material and a day. Does anyone else just trust their own touch and simple tools more?

Pro tip: I tried making frozen fries versus fresh cut potatoes in my air fryer last night

I grabbed a bag of frozen crinkle cuts and also cut up a russet potato into wedges. The fresh wedges, tossed in a little oil and cooked at 400 degrees for 15 minutes, were way crispier and tasted so much better! The frozen ones just came out kind of soggy and sad. Has anyone else had this happen, or do you have a trick for frozen fries?

My neighbor in Phoenix swore the 2020 election was hacked by a foreign power, but his proof was a blurry map.

Last week he came over with a printed map of Arizona. He circled three counties in red marker. Said the vote counts there jumped overnight. I looked up the official state audit reports from 2021. The numbers he showed me were from a blog, not the certified totals. He just walked out. Has anyone else had a friend use totally wrong data to back a big claim?

I was painting my kitchen cabinets the hard way for years until a guy at the hardware store showed me a trick.

Am I the only one who used to just twist wire nuts on by hand?

I was doing a kitchen rewire in a 1920s bungalow last Tuesday and my foreman saw me doing it. He handed me his Wera screwdriver and told me to use the square shaft to tighten the nut after twisting it on. I haven't had a single call back for a loose connection since I started doing that. What's one simple tool trick that changed your work for the better?

Spilled coffee on my garage floor and it dried into a perfect map of Italy

Happened last Tuesday when my mug tipped over. My neighbor, Frank, walked by and said, 'Looks like you're taking a trip to Sicily without leaving home.'