Appreciation post: My son's class loved the eclipse photo I sent

I shared a picture I took of the solar eclipse with my boy's school. His teacher used it for a lesson, and the whole class got excited about astronomy. It felt good to spark that interest.

In my workshop, we're split on shellac. Half love the classic shine, half say it chips too easy. Where do you stand?

My recent project used unverified reclaimed bricks

Many bricklayers insist on checking every brick's history. I disagree when the bricks are clearly in good condition.

A soup spill from my thermos messed up my floor sensor job

I was setting up a new floor sensor with my lunch bag close by. The thermos lid came loose and soup poured out, soaking the sensor and causing wild readings. What's the funniest food mess you've seen on a job?

DAE find that conspiracy debates online just go in circles now?

I got into a chat about old government projects and everyone kept repeating the same points. People would post articles but not actually read what others said. It hit me that we're not debating, we're just talking to win. We might get further if we listened more and argued less.