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Cake day: October 12th, 2023

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  • My reluctance isn’t that this isn’t doable, but the amount of effort it would take to inspect every external surface for small gaps. Cracks, for reasons of personal head cannon, seem much easier to identify. Both the attic and crawl space require a fair amount of persistence in tight, dark spaces with not the best of footing and air quality conditions that are tolerable in limit situations without mitigating equipment.

    The roof is also another tricky spot. Definitely worth it for critter sized openings, but I’m not sure I can pull it off for bug sized.

    With that said, I think most people will get a lot of bang for the time if they inspect doors, windows and search for cracks on the sidewalk along the foundation.






  • I don’t think you understand how excellent your credit is. Most banks won’t extend different offers for an 830 and a 795. The amount of emotional energy you placed in this score isn’t commiserate with either your actions or your score. It sounds like you’re not using much of your credit and you’re a high earner. You’ll be fine. You’ll be better than fine honestly. You are well positioned to have access to money to get mostly every material need you want with little hassle. You are more well off than the last majority of people in this world. Appreciate that.



  • Opening and closing a new accounts has literally no effect on your credit score.
    The credit agencies pulling your report has a pretty minimal and very short lived.
    Your score was an 830. I’ll be surprised if it dips below 800. And that is still exceptional.

    Unless you have an immediate need to get a really good interest rate, you should not lose any sleep over this.



  • Guy comes from the burning of Guy Fawkes effigies on Bonfire Night. They would create these dolls of Fawkes where he was shabbily dressed and burn him for his prominent role in the Gunpowder Plot. Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot was not because he was an everyday man. He was trying to return the crown to being part of the Catholic church.

    Child made effigy of Guy Fawkes

    In the 19th century, the term guy was used to refer to a poorly dressed man. Eventually, his image changed as a freedom fighter and some, particularly Catholics, saw him as a hero in the 19th century.

    Guy goes back at least a millennium and was always a male name. Its hard to know for sure, but it probably was the word for wood.

    I don’t know if this unpopular, it’s just a contested opinion. Growing up, it was used either presumptively that masculity is the default or gender neutral. These debates are one way language changed. I don’t know why people care as much as they do. Society literally doesn’t fall apart because words change their meaning.









  • The framing of this article is all wrong. There aren’t just two choices: discipline or wild abandon. There’s times and places for both. Five pm at the colorful hippy burrito spot with dinosaur toys and a large play area, let them run free. Out at a special dinner with family bring them with, set your timer for their ability to keep it together and make adjustments as needed. If they don’t meet the standard, thats cool. Not their fault and probably not even your fault. Do a vibe check and leave if needed.

    Hell, I’m all for your kid doing frog jumps down the grocery aisle, but be a sentinal and see if there’s a person in that aisle that would care. You can read the people who are delighted by the child’s exuberance and those who want nothing to do with it. I’m not a big fan of screens, but they have their time and place like on the six hour flight.

    Any case, there’s only so much you can do when parenting. Creating a safe connection for them is so important and then trusting you to see them, receive them, and make the unknown a little bit safer is all a tall task.