I climb. The proceeds from the mug went toward the Access Fund’s loan program which allows for local climbing coalitions to purchase land where climbing exists, thereby protecting it from outsider interests (like development or oil). The handle is a little climbing pinch hold. It’s so cute. I love it.

I’ve been around! Finally got my test cell working properly, so less time for cruising the internet in between making our company’s test assets break a couple times a day to show why I can’t use them for useful data acq. and more time acquiring data!

Close, but no. I had to go dry for November 2017 - 2 January 2018 for diagnostic testing of a potential liver issue. No alcohol (not even a sip! just in case) for Friendsgiving, Thanksgiving climbing trip, work holiday part with open bar, two family Christmases, and New Year’s celebrations. Blood drawn every other…

Also, not at all being disingenuous, it sucks that that happened to you. HR is supposed to be there to protect the employee, but sometimes acts to protect the company. And that’s BS.

The company we work for, which is a huge automotive company (there are nearly 200K employees worldwide), has a very explicit non-retaliation policy that’s drilled into us in multiple required training courses each year. While it’s not impossible for that to happen, the fact that the policy is coupled with an anonymous…

I have a friend at work (we’re in different departments, but we typically understand how each of our areas of the business work) who drives me bananas with how unwilling she is to take parts of her career into her own hands. She recently got a new position, so I hope that this fresh role will stave off her complaining…

Coincidentally, LAS and MCO are two of the airports at the top of my list of never wanting to be at...and they are both airports I’ll have to be at the in the next 3 months.

I, and engineer, work with a bunch of non-engineer technicians at my job and I am so thankful that I have them as a resource for my work.

In some cases survey ratings even impact the salesman’s commission and what he gets paid.

I am so glad that I had an exercise in college (in one of my engineering classes that taught MATLAB) that had use generate a basic income tax calculator. I had no idea how income tax brackets work prior to that exercise.

I’ve never had my 60L duffel that I bring carry-on weighed on an international flight. If there is a weight-limit, it’s not universally enforced, just like the baggage count and size limits.

The answer is typically “Yes, the electricity is cheaper” but it depends on what ICE vehicle you’re currently in/would buy instead of an EV, which EV you buy, and what the electricity rates are in your area when you charge.

My favourite quick-ish treadmill work out is doing pyramids and my second is negative splits. I do this training in the winter when it’s pretty dangerous to run outside in my area due to ice and low light outside of business hours. It’s super hard at first, because I typically neglect these aspects of my running when…

So? Subaru has had professional dogs driving for years!

SO BAD. And SOOOOOOOO MUCH PLASTIC PACKAGING.
Why do yellow squash need to be presented 3-to-a-tray inside plastic wrap?

My boyfriend owns one and it’s registered and insured in Michigan as a wagon. Sooooo, depends on how you define “counts”.

I’m 5'11" ish, but it’s all leg. It was probably me.

I want to give you more stars than one!

Came here to shun the stupid decision to ride that bike, as well.