Saw a clever trick for tricky corners at a hotel in Boise

I was working on a big commercial job at the Riverside Hotel in Boise last week, replacing the hallway carpet. One of the older guys on the crew showed me how he handles those sharp, inward corners where two walls meet. He takes a small piece of scrap carpet, folds it over itself to make a thick pad, and uses it to press the carpet right into the corner before he makes his final cut. It seats the backing perfectly without leaving a gap. Has anyone else tried something like this for tight spots?

PSA: My pork shoulder stalled for 4 hours, so I wrapped it in peach paper from the butcher.

I was cooking a 10 pound shoulder for a family party and the temp just would not budge past 165. I grabbed the leftover peach paper from when I bought the meat, wrapped it tight, and it powered through in another 2 hours. Do you think butcher paper is always better than foil for a wrap?

My book club in Denver called me out for dominating the chat

We were talking about 'Project Hail Mary' last month and Sarah straight up said, 'Thomas, you talk over everyone and it kills the vibe.' I realized I was treating it like a work meeting where I had to have the answer. Now I make myself wait until at least three other people speak before I jump in. Has anyone else had to totally change how they act in a group talk?

I ran a test on two different email sign-up forms for my site, and the simpler one won by 22%

My copy of Terraforming Mars had a board warp so bad it wouldn't lay flat

It happened about three weeks ago after I left the game set up on my table for a few days. The central board just curled up at the edges like a potato chip. I tried the heavy book trick for a full week, but it didn't fix it. I ended up carefully using a hair dryer on low heat and then pressing it under a stack of my heaviest rulebooks, which helped a lot. Has anyone else had a warped board from that game, and what did you do to fix it for good?

I just filled an entire notebook for the first time, and it was 183 pages of my life.

I always thought I'd get bored and quit, but seeing that stack of daily logs and trackers made me realize how much actually happened in those six months, so what's a good way to celebrate finishing a journal?

My neighbor in Phoenix saw my burnt chicken and gave me a 5 minute lesson that fixed everything

Chat with a fire inspector made me double-check my attic work

He told me he sees a lot of junction boxes buried under insulation, which is a fire waiting to happen. I went back to a job I did last month and found one I'd missed. How do you guys make sure you never leave a hidden box?

I finally tried writing a story about a haunted library in my town

I used a prompt about a librarian who can see ghosts, set it in the old Carnegie library here in Springfield. But my main character, a guy named Leo, ended up just wanting to help the ghosts find peace instead of being scared of them. Has anyone else had a spooky prompt turn into something really kind?

Can we talk about the ethics of returning a used item as 'new'?

I used to think returning a slightly used tool was fine if it looked okay, like a cordless drill I ran for about an hour. I'd just clean it and put it back in the box. Last month, I bought a new orbital sander from a big box store and the motor sounded rough right out of the package. It was clearly a return someone else had used on a job. That changed my view. Now I only return something if it's truly unused or broken, because the next person shouldn't get my leftovers. Has anyone else had a moment that made them rethink a common return habit?